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05/16/2026
At 1:02 AM, Troopers arrested Isaiah Polite, age 24, of 71 Health Avenue, Apartment 1, Providence, Rhode Island, for 1.) Driving Under the Influence of Intoxicating Liquor – B.A.C. .08 - .10 – First Offense (Phase I: 0.95, Phase II: 0.94), and 2.) Possession of a Schedule I-V Controlled...
05/16/2026
At 3:42 PM, Troopers arrested Jermone Hodge, age 38, of 146 Mauran Avenue, Apt. 2 East Providence, Rhode Island for 1.) Domestic Simple Assault 2.) Failure to Relinquish a Telephone 3.) Domestic Disorderly. The arrest was the result of Troopers responding to an E-911 call for a rolling domestic...
05/15/2026
On Friday, May 15, 2026, at 1:19 AM, Troopers arrested Donald Thigpen, age 48, of 717 Atlantic Street, Stamford, Connecticut for Reckless Driving – Eluding Law Enforcement in High-Speed Pursuit – First Offense. The arrest was the result of a motor vehicle pursuit and subsequent motor vehicle stop...
05/15/2026
On May 14, 2026, Detectives with the HIDTA Task Force arrested John Courtemanche, age 38, of 59 Pocasset Street, Apt. 3, Johnston, Rhode Island, for the following: 1) Possession with the Intent to Deliver One Ounce to One Kilogram of a Schedule II Controlled Substance - Cocaine; and 2) Possession...
05/15/2026
At 11:48 PM, Troopers arrested James Anderson, age 42, of 19 Homestead Avenue, Cranston, Rhode Island, on an Affidavit and Arrest Warrant out of the Providence Police Department for a Violation of a No-Contact Order – Domestic Simple Assault. The arrest was the result of a motor vehicle stop on...
05/15/2026
At 3:17 AM Troopers arrested David Cafaro, Age 32, of 20 Marne Street, Johnston, Rhode Island, for 1) Possession of a Schedule I-V Controlled Substance - 10 Grams or less (Crystal Meth). The arrest was the result of a motor vehicle stop on Smithfield Avenue, in the City of Pawtucket. Cafaro was...
05/14/2026
On Thursday, May 14, 2026, at 12:36 AM, Troopers arrested Maegan Clark, age 34, of 16 Colonial Way, West Warwick, Rhode Island for 1.) Driving Under the Influence of Intoxicating Liquor and/or Drugs – BAC UNK – 1st Offense. The arrest was the result of a motor vehicle stop on New London Avenue in...
05/14/2026
At 8:38 PM, Troopers arrested Dewon Northup, age 30, of 130 Wendell Street, Providence, Rhode Island, for 1.) Domestic – Violation of No Contact Order – First Offense; and 2.) Driving After Suspension of License – Fourth or Subsequent Offense. The arrest was the result of a motor vehicle stop...
05/13/2026
On May 11, 2026, members of the HIDTA Task Force, the Drug Enforcement Administration Providence District Office, and the East Providence Police Department Special Investigations Unit arrested Lorenzo Medina Rivas, age 30, of 15 Sprague Street, Providence, Rhode Island, for the following: 1)...
05/13/2026
No arrests to report. Media Contact: Captain David Bassignani, District "A" Commander, Rhode Island State Police, 401-764-5604 or rispdps@risp....