Starting on Friday night, February 27, RIDOT will reduce the number of through travel lanes from two to one in each direction at the Douglas Pike Bridge (Route 7) where it passes over I-295 in Smithfield. The change is part of an ongoing bridge replacement project.
With the lane reduction,...
At 12:22 PM, Troopers arrested Kenneth Perez Villaran, age 36, of 125 Archambault Avenue, West Warwick, Rhode Island for 1.) Third District Court Bench Warrant for Failure to Appear on Reciprocal Body Attachment. The arrest was a result of Perez Villaran turning himself in at the Lincoln Woods...
At 2:30 PM Trooper J. Clarke arrested Christopher Santiago, age 35, of 20 Welles Street, Apartment #2F, Woonsocket, Rhode Island for 1.) Fraudulent Checks > $1,500; 2.) Obtaining Property by False Pretenses greater than $5,000 and less than $10,000; and 3.) Passing of Counterfeit Certificates,...
At 12:40 AM, Troopers arrested Jayvon Nunez, age 27, of 301 Cranston Street, Apt. 314, Providence, Rhode Island, for a Sixth Division District Court Bench Warrant for Failure to Appear for Arraignment on the original charge of Driving with a Suspended License- 4th or Subsequent Offense,...
At 11:25 AM, Troopers arrested Johnjahhaas Delgado, age 31, of 1077 Dexter Street, Central Falls, Rhode Island, for 1.) Sixth Division District Court Bench Warrant for Failure to Appear for Arraignment on the original charge of Failure to Stop for an Accident, originating out of the Providence...
At 12:09 PM, Troopers arrested Peter J. Mardo, age 23, of 4 Steere Road, Cumberland, Rhode Island, for Manufacturing/Delivery/Possession with Intent to Deliver a Schedule I/II Controlled Substance (Marijuana). This arrest was the result of a motor vehicle stop on Greenville Road in the Town of...
On Monday February 16, at 4:45 PM, Troopers arrested Francesca Sarantapoulas, age 45, of 35 Beech Road, Narragansett, Rhode Island on an Affidavit and Arrest Warrant for 1.) Obtaining Property by False Pretenses/Personation > $10,000, 2.) Fraudulently Obtain Public Assistance > $500, 3.)...
On Monday, February 16, 2026 at 11:20 PM, Troopers arrested Jesse Prestly, age 47, of 100 Elena Street Apt. 207, Cranston, Rhode Island for 1.) Driving Under the Influence of Liquor – BAC .15 or Greater (Phase I: .222%; Phase II: .226%) - First Offense. The arrest was the result of a motor vehicle...
