At 7:30 PM, Troopers arrested Tue Banto, age 28, of 179 Massachusetts Avenue, Providence, Rhode Island, on a Kent County Family Court Reciprocal Body Attachment Warrant. The arrest was the result of a motor vehicle stop on Route 95 in the Town of West Greenwich. The subject was transported back to...
Beginning, Friday night, June 20, at 10 p.m., the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) is scheduled to begin a temporary extended weekend closure of Newell Bridge in Cumberland for its demolition and reconstruction. The bridge carries Diamond Hill Road (Route 114) over the East Sneech...
On June 6, 2025, members of the Rhode Island Violent Fugitive Task Force arrested Jordan Carl, age 18, of 131 Blackamore Avenue, Cranston, Rhode Island, on an Affidavit and Arrest Warrant from the Middletown Police Department for Aggravated Assault with a Weapon. Mr. Carl was taken into custody...
At 10:25 PM, Troopers arrested Edney Afonso, age 20, of 91 Harvard Street, Providence, Rhode Island for Failure to Stop in Accident resulting in Damage to Attended Vehicle. This arrest was the result of a barracks investigation by Troopers and the Pawtucket Police Department taking Afonso into...
Starting at 9 p.m. on Saturday, June 14, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will temporarily close access to the Sayles Hill Road intersection for drivers on Route 146 South in North Smithfield. The closure will be in place until noontime on Sunday, June 15, and will allow RIDOT...
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...
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...
