On Thursday, July 17, 2025 at 5:06 PM, Troopers arrested Joseph Pepin, age 26, of 182 Rogers Road, Groton, Connecticut, for 1.) DUI BAC Unknown – First Offense and 2.) Refusal to Submit to a Chemical Test. The arrest was the result of a report of an erratic operator and subsequent motor vehicle stop on Route 95 South in the Town of Hopkinton. The subject was transported to the Hope Valley Barracks, processed, arraigned by a Justice of the Peace and later released to the custody of a responsible adult pending a future court date.
On Friday, July 18, 2025 at 3:03 AM, Troopers arrested Kerry Price, age 42, of 6 Esmond Street, Apt 202, Boston, Massachusetts for Obstructing an Officer in the Execution of Duty. The arrest was the result of a motor vehicle stop on Route 95 in the Town of Richmond. The subject was transported to the Hope Valley Barracks, processed, arraigned by a Justice of the Peace and released pending a future court date.
Media Contact: Captain Jeffrey L'Heureux, District "B" Commander, Rhode Island State Police, 401-764-5614 or rispdps@risp.gov