The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) are recommending people avoid contact with Georgiaville Pond in Smithfield due to a confirmed cyanobacteria bloom. Cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae, are naturally present in...
On Sunday night, August 3, from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m., the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will temporarily close a section of Route 102 (Broncos Highway) in the Glendale section of Burrillville as part of ongoing rehabilitation of the structurally deficient Joslin Road Bridge, which...
On July 30, 2025, members of the Gaming Enforcement Unit and the Hope Valley Barracks arrested Dylan Burdick, age 19, of 160 Weeks Hill Road, Coventry, Rhode Island, for one (1) count of Vandalism/Malicious Damage to Property. Mr. Burdick was processed at the Hope Valley Barracks and arraigned in...
On Wednesday July 30, 2025, at 6:53 PM, Troopers arrested Richard L. Adams, age 49, of 135 Blackstone Street, Central Falls, Rhode Island on an Affidavit and Arrest Warrant on the original charge of Failure to Stop for Accident Resulting in Damage to Vehicle. This arrest was the result of a...
At 10:15 AM, Troopers arrested Nathan Gentry, age 37, of 203 Truman Street, Newport, Rhode Island for 1.) Obstructing an Officer in Execution of Duty. The arrest was the result of a motor vehicle stop on Route 138 in the Town of Jamestown. The subject was transported to State Police – Wickford...
On Friday night, August 1, the Rhode Island Department Transportation (RIDOT) will shift all travel lanes to the left for road work where I-95 North and Route 4 North merge in Warwick. The change represents the second phase on a project to widen the highway corridor to provide more space for...
On July 29, 2025, members of the Rhode Island Violent Fugitive Task Force arrested Victoria Robbins, age 34, of 590 Pawtucket Avenue, Apartment 3R, Pawtucket, Rhode Island, on an Affidavit and Arrest Warrant from the Providence Police Department for Robbery. Ms. Robbins was taken into custody...
On Tuesday, July 29, 205 at 11:20 AM, Troopers arrested Daniel Lavasseur, age 64, of 389 Glenwood Avenue, Pawtucket, Rhode Island for 1.) Superior Court Bench Warrant issued for a technical violation on the original charge of Domestic Violence – Vandalism out of the Pawtucket Police Department and...
On Wednesday July 30, 2025, at 1:55 AM, Troopers arrested Antonio A. Rivera, age 29, of 110 Benedict Street, Apartment 1, Providence, Rhode Island, for 1.) Driving Under the Influence of Liquor – BAC Unknown – First Offense, 2.) Operating on a Foreign License During Suspension, and 3.) Refusal to...
