On Saturday, September 20, 2025, at 11:46 PM, Troopers arrested Allan S. Copeland, age 61, of 61 Fruit Street, Apartment R, Milford, Massachusetts, for 1.) Driving Under the Influence of Intoxicating Liquor / Drugs – B.A.C. Unknown – First Offense; and 2.) Refusal to Submit to a Chemical Test – First Offense. The arrest resulted from a motor vehicle stop on Route 146 in the Town of North Smithfield. The subject was transported to the State Police – Scituate Barracks, where he was processed and held overnight pending arraignment by a Justice of the Peace.
On Sunday, September 21, 2025, at 12:06 AM, Troopers arrested Nathan A. Jones, age 29, of 17 East Street, Whitinsville, Massachusetts, for 1.) Driving Under the Influence of Intoxicating Liquor / Drugs – B.A.C. .15 or Greater – First Offense (Phase I: .254%; Phase II: .252%) The arrest was the result of a motor vehicle stop on Old River Road in the Town of Lincoln. The subject was transported to the State Police – Scituate Barracks, where he was processed, arraigned by a Justice of the Peace, and released with a notice to appear in Third Division District Court.
Media Contact: Captain David Bassignani, District "A" Commander, Rhode Island State Police, 401-764-5604 or rispdps@risp.gov