# RI.gov: Rhode Island Government


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05/14/2024
State of Rhode Island Awarded Federal Disaster Declaration From Severe Weather in January 2024 Cranston, RI – On May 9, 2024, President Joseph Biden approved Rhode Island's request to include Public Assistance (PA) for the Major Disaster Declaration from the severe storms and flooding event...
05/14/2024
At 1:30 PM, Troopers arrested Antonio Barnes, age 51, of 159 Bridgham Street, Apt. #A8, Providence, Rhode Island for Reckless Driving—1st Offense. The arrest was a result of a motor vehicle stop on Route 95 in the City of Warwick. Barnes was transported to the Wickford Barracks where he was...
05/14/2024
No arrests. Media Contact: Captain Jeffrey L'Heureux, District "B" Commander, Rhode Island State Police, 401-764-5614 or rispdps@risp....
05/14/2024
On Monday, May 13, 2024, at 2:11 PM, Troopers arrested Brooke Drummond, age 24, of 11 Free Street, Milford, Massachusetts, on a Providence Superior Court bench warrant for failure to appear for a Pre-Arraignment Conference on the charge of Unlawful Breaking and Entering originating out of the...
05/13/2024
Last night, Sunday, May 12, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) began changing the traffic pattern at the work zone on Route 138 where it passes underneath the Tower Hill Road (Route 1) Bridge in North Kingstown. The travel lanes on Route 138 East are now shifting to the left,...
05/13/2024
On Sunday, May 12, 2024 at 11:06 PM, Troopers arrested Madison Kelley, age 26, of 62 Roberts Street, West Warwick, Rhode Island for Possession of a Schedule I-V Controlled...
05/13/2024
On May 12, at 10:30 AM, Troopers arrested Paul Moura, age 20, of 31 Windmill Lane, Rumford, Rhode Island, for an active Affidavit and Arrest Warrant originating out of the State Police Lincoln Woods Barracks on the original charge of Obtaining Property by False Pretenses. The arrest was the result...
05/12/2024
On May 11, at 9:53 PM Troopers arrested Tony Mariano, age 53, of 49 Bowdoin Street, Providence, Rhode Island, for 1.) Driving Under the Influence of Liquor – BAC Unknown – First Offense, 2.) Driving Without a License – Fourth or Subsequent Offense, and 3.) Refusal to Submit to a Chemical Test –...
05/11/2024
At 1:09 AM, Troopers arrested Jeremy Cokonis, age 29, of 6 Moulton Street, Rehoboth, Massachusetts for 1.) Driving Under the Influence of Intoxicating Liquor – BAC Unknown – 1st Offense. The arrest was a result of a motor vehicle stop on Route 95 North in the City of Cranston. Cokonis was...
05/11/2024
On May 10, 2024, members of the Rhode Island Violent Fugitive Task Force, the Massachusetts State Police (VFAS), the Worcester Police Department and Uniform members of the Lincoln Woods Barracks arrested Juan Hernandez-Cruz, age 28, of 20 Arthur Street, Warwick, Rhode Island, as a Fugitive from...