On September 2, 2025, members of the Rhode Island Violent Fugitive Task Force arrested Scott T. Brown, age 58, of 47 Oakland Avenue, Providence, Rhode Island, on the following: 1) Affidavit and Arrest Warrant from the Warwick Police Department for Felony Shoplifting; 2) Affidavit and Arrest Warrant from the Cranston Police Department for Felony Shoplifting; 3) Providence County Superior Court Bench Warrant for Failure to Appear for Sentencing on an original charge of Domestic Violence originating from the Smithfield Police Department; 4) Providence County Superior Court Bench Warrant for Failure to Appear for Pre-Trial Conference on an original charge of Domestic Violence originating from the Cranston Police Department; 5) Second District Court Bench Warrant for Failure to Appear for Pre-Trial Conference on an original charge of Obstruction originating from the Middletown Police Department; 6) Newport County Superior Court Bench Warrant for Failure to Appear for Arraignment on an original charge of Felony Shoplifting originating from the Middletown Police Department; 7) Washington County Superior Court Bench Warrant for Failure to Appear for Arraignment on an original charge of Felony Shoplifting originating from the North Kingstown Police Department; 8) Kent County Superior Court Bench Warrant for Failure to Appear for Arraignment on an original charge of Felony Shoplifting originating from the Warwick Police Department; 9) Third District Court Bench Warrant for Failure to Appear for Pre-Trial Conference on an original charge of Obtaining Property by False Pretense originating from the Warwick Police Department; and 10) Third District Court Bench Warrant for Failure to Appear for Pre-Trial Conference on an original charge of Obtaining Property by False Pretense originating from the Warwick Police Department. Mr. Brown was taken into custody without incident and transported to the Warwick Police Department.
On September 2, 2025, members of the HIDTA Task Force and the Pawtucket Police Department Special Squad arrested Efrain Domenech, age 50, of 36 Division Street Lincoln, Rhode Island, for the following: 1) Possession With the Intent to Deliver 1 oz – 1 kilogram of a Schedule II Controlled Substance – Cocaine; 2) Possession with Intent to Deliver a Schedule II Controlled Substance - Cocaine; 3) Possession With the Intent to Deliver a Schedule II Controlled Substance – Fentanyl; 4) Possession of a Firearm While Committing a Controlled Substance Violation (2 counts); 5) Possession of a Firearm by Certain Persons Prohibited (2 counts); 6) Possession of a Device that Renders a Firearm Fully Automatic; and 7) Large-Capacity Feeding Devices Prohibited (5 counts). Mr. Domenech was processed at the Lincoln Barracks, arraigned by a Justice of the Peace and transported to the ACI Intake Service Center pending his morning arraignment in Third District Court.
Media Contact: 401-764-5604 Major Kenneth M. Moriarty, Detective Commander