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09/02/2026
LOCATION: NORTH SMITHFIELD At 6:00 AM, members of the Auto Theft Task Force and ACI Investigations Unit arrested Olusegun Osho, age 69, of 1655 Old Smithfield Road, North Smithfield, Rhode Island, for 1) Forgery; 2) False Statement to Obtain a Registration; 3) Motor Vehicle Dealer's License...
09/02/2026
No arrests to report. Media Contact: Captain Mark D. McGehearty, District "A" Commander, Rhode Island State Police, 401-764-5604 or rispdps@risp....
09/02/2026
On Monday, September 1, 2026 at 3:37 PM, Troopers arrested Ryan Marshal, age 38, of 339 South County Trail, Exeter, Rhode Island, for Possession of a Schedule I-V Controlled Substance – Ten Grams or Less. The arrest was the result of troopers responding to an unwanted party at the Mobil Gas...
09/02/2026
On Tuesday, September 1, 2026 at 9:15 PM, Troopers arrested Anthony Dinitto, age 46, of 268 Kingstown Road, Narragansett, Rhode Island for 1.) Domestic Violence – Violation of a No Contact Order – 3rd Offense. The arrest was the result of a motor vehicle stop on Warwick Avenue in City of Warwick....
09/01/2026
On Friday night, September 11, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) is scheduled to begin a process to temporarily close two bridges and reopen three others that had been closed for construction. The bridges are part of two multi-bridge rehabilitation projects underway in the City...
09/01/2026
LOCATION: WESTERLY On Monday, August 31, 2026, at approximately 6:30 AM, members of the Rhode Island Violent Fugitive Task Force and the Westerly Police Department arrested Elvis Rodriguez, age 48, of 12 West Street, Westerly, Rhode Island as a 1.) Fugitive From Justice from the State of...
09/01/2026
On Monday, August 31, 2026 at 2:30 p.m., Troopers out of the Hope Valley Barracks arrested Brian Balcher, age 31, of 172 Queens River Drive, West Kingston, Rhode Island on an Affidavit and Arrest Warrant originating out of the State Police Hope Valley Barracks for 1.) Domestic Violence - Simple...
09/01/2026
At 3:28 PM, Troopers arrested Ray Echavarria, age 22, of 76 Sabra Street, Providence, Rhode Island for 1.) Full Extradition Warrant out of the Polk County, Florida Sheriff's Office for 1.) Failure to Appear on the original charges of Eluding a Police Officer, No Valid License, and Resisting Arrest,
09/01/2026
On Monday August 31, 2026 at 9:39 AM, Troopers arrested Ronald Maria Disla, age 18, of 9 Sackett Street, Providence, Rhode Island, on a Sixth Division District Court Bench Warrant for Failure to Appear for Arraignment on the original charge of Obstructing Officer in Execution of Duty originating...
08/31/2026
LOCATION: WOONSOCKET On August 30, 2026, at approximately 4:30 PM, members of the Computer Crimes Unit/Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force arrested Andrew Morris, age 35, of 11 Highland Street, Spencer, MA for 1) Second Degree Child Molestation, 2) Production of Child Pornography,...