On Saturday August 30, 2025 at 10:14 AM, Troopers arrested George Collazo, age 48, 171 Broadway Apt. 2, Newport Rhode Island for an Active Superior Court Bench Warrant for Failure to Appear on the original charge of Possession with Intent to Distribute. This arrest was the result of a motor vehicle stop on Douglas Avenue in the City of Providence. Collazo was processed at the Lincoln Woods Barracks and turned over to the Adult Correctional Institutions Men's Intake Center.
On Saturday August 31, 2025, at 2:30 PM, Troopers arrested Sedat Emlek, age 30, of 415 Sunset Avenue, North Providence, Rhode Island, for 1.) Two Counts of Failure to Stop for Accident Resulting in Damage to Attended Vehicle, 2.) Reckless Driving and Other Offences Against Public Safety - 1st Offense. This arrest was the result of a Barracks investigation and Emlek subsequently responded to the barracks. Emlek was processed, arraigned by the Justice of the Peace, and released with a future Sixth Division District Court arraignment date.
On Saturday August 31, 2025, at 2:30 PM, Troopers arrested Francisco Santos, age 30, of 155 Chapin Avenue, Providence, Rhode Island on a Superior Court Full Bench Warrant on the charge of Domestic Violence – Unlawful Breaking and Entering originating out of the Providence Police Department. This arrest was the result of a motor vehicle stop on Route 95 South in the City of Pawtucket. Santos was processed at the Lincoln Woods Barracks and transported to the Adult Correctional Institutions Men's Intake Center.
On Saturday August 30, 2025, at 11:35 PM, Troopers arrested Mirian Lima, age 31, of 238 West Avenue, Pawtucket, Rhode Island for Forgery and Counterfeiting of Registration Plates. This arrest was the result of a motor vehicle stop on Sheridan Street in the City of Central Falls. Lima was processed at the Lincoln Woods Barracks, arraigned by the Justice of the Peace, and released with a future Sixth Division District Court arraignment date.
On Sunday August 31, 2025, at 1:46 AM, Troopers arrested Jessica Thibault, age 36, of 3188 Post Road, Warwick, Rhode Island for 1.) Two Superior Court Full Bench Warrants for the original charge of Possession of a Schedule I to V Controlled Substance originating out of the Providence Police Department. This arrest was the result of a motor vehicle stop on Broad Street in the City of Central Falls. Thibault was processed at the Lincoln Woods Barracks and transported to the Adult Correctional Institutions Women's Intake Center.
On Sunday August 31, 2025, at 4:05 AM, Troopers arrested Moises Medrano, age 36, of 6 Shawmut Street, Apartment #2, Malden, Massachusetts for 1.) Driving Under the Influence of Liquor – BAC Unknown – First Offense, 2.) Possession of a Scheduled I to V Controlled Substance – Less Than 10 Grams (Ketamine), and 3.) Refusal to Submit to a Chemical Test – First Offense. This arrest was the result of a Troopers responding to a disabled motor vehicle on Route 146 North in the Town of North Providence. Medrano was processed at the Lincoln Woods Barracks, arraigned by the Justice of the Peace, and released into the custody of a responsible adult.
Media Contact: Captain David Bassignani, District "A" Commander, Rhode Island State Police, 401-764-5604 or rispdps@risp.gov