The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) recommends closing the swimming area at City Park and Conimicut Point Beach in Warwick due to high bacteria counts.
RIDOH will continue to monitor and review beach water quality through Labor Day. The status of a beach may change as new data become...
Starting Thursday night, July 17, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will resume nighttime closures on short sections of I-95 and I-295 in both directions for continued reconstruction of bridges that span these highways along East Avenue in Warwick. The closures will be in place...
On Wednesday, July 9, 2025, at 12:10 PM, Troopers arrested Andres Pizarro, age 22, of 210 East Main Street, Apartment 2, Fall River, Massachusetts, for 1). License or Permit to Carry Concealed Pistol or Revolver, 2.) Resisting Legal or Illegal Arrest, and 3.) Obstruction of an Officer in the...
On Wednesday, July 9, 2025 at 1:55 PM, Troopers arrested James Simon, age 60, of 7 Warner Street, Plains, Pennsylvania, for 1.) Bank Fraud, 2.) Identity Fraud, 3.) Theft-Obtaining Credit Card Through Fraudulent Means, 4.) False Statement as To Financial Condition or Identity, 5.) Fraudulent Use of...
On July 8, 2025, members of the Computer Crimes Unit/Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force arrested Nicholas Stone, age 27, of 95 Thomas Street, Woonsocket, Rhode Island, for Possession of Child Pornography. Mr. Stone was transported to the Lincoln Barracks, where he was processed, and then...
Starting, Friday night July 11, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will install traffic paddles along a section of I-195 East in Providence as part of a pilot to help traffic merge more efficiently. They will be located along a 500-foot section at the beginning of the highway,...
On Tuesday, July 8, 2025, at 10:14 PM, Troopers arrested Erik Morin, age 57, of 10 Little John Lane, West Warwick, Rhode Island for 1.) Driving Under the Influence of an Intoxicating Liquor – BAC Unknown – First Offense and 2.) Refusal to Submit to a Chemical Test – First Offense. The arrest was...
On Tuesday, July 8, 2025 at 10:42 PM, Troopers arrested Shawn P. Reid, age 46, of 76 Arcadia Road, Hope Valley, Rhode Island for 1.) Driving Under the Influence of Intoxicating Liquor and/or Drugs – BAC Unknown – First Offense (Blood Results Pending). The arrest was the result of Troopers...
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) are advising people to avoid contact with Almy Pond in Newport due to harmful algae blooms (HABs). All recreation, including swimming, fishing, boating and kayaking, is high risk to health...
