The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) are advising people to avoid contact with Worden Pond in South Kingstown due to harmful algae blooms (HABs). HABs are caused by blue-green algae, also known as cyanobacteria, which are...
On June 5, 2025, members of the HIDTA Task Force arrested Milvio Ramirez, age 30, of 147 Prudence Avenue, Apt. 1, Providence, Rhode Island, for the following: 1) Possession With the Intent to Deliver A Schedule II Controlled Substance – Fentanyl; 2)? Possession With the Intent to Deliver A...
Starting at 9 p.m. on Friday, June 6, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will begin work to open additional travel lanes on I-95 North and the northbound Providence Viaduct service road at Exit 38 (Route 146/State Offices) in Providence. The lanes will enable easier access to...
At 10:41 PM, Troopers arrested Alex Ghorishi, age 27, of 82 N Quinsigamond Avenue, Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, for 1.) Driving Under the Influence of Intoxicating Liquor – BAC Unknown – First Offense, and 2.) Refusal to Submit to a Chemical Test – First Offense. The arrest was the result of a...
Daytime and evening lane closures planned
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) is reminding motorists of ongoing paving operations on a section of Route 7 (Douglas Pike) in Smithfield. The work is part of a larger project to pave more than 11 miles on Route 7 in North Smithfield,
On June 3, 2025, members of the Rhode Island Violent Fugitive Task Force and the Violent Fugitive Apprehension Section (VFAS) of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts arrested Jesse Tomlinson, age 36, of 1555 Tower Hill Road, North Kingstown, Rhode Island, as a Fugitive from Justice out of the MASP...
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) Healthy Eating and Active Living (HEAL) Program and the Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Program (ADRD) recently awarded funds to seven organizations through the program's Rhode Island Streets Transformation Project (RISTP).
These grants...
ARREST: 2025-118060 LOCATION: WARWICK
At 2:10 pm, Troopers arrested Jeremy Kirk, age 35, of 76 Dunham Street, Trenton, New Jersey as a Fugitive from Justice from the State of New Jersey for Failure to Appear on the original charge of 1) Obstructing an Officer in Execution of Duty. This...
At 11:50 AM, Troopers arrested Carmen Gonzalez, age 53, of 154 Morin Heights Boulevard for two counts of Domestic Violence- Violation of a No Contact Order. The arrest was the result of Troopers responding to Sixth District Court where the Sheriffs had Gonzalez in custody. The subject was...
