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08/10/2025
ARREST: 2025-135303 LOCATION: LINCOLN At 12:21 AM, Troopers arrested Ross Gould, age 31, of 187 Harrison Avenue, Apartment 1, Woonsocket, Rhode Island for 1.) Driving Under the Influence of an Intoxicating Liquor- BAC Unknown – First Offense and 2.)...
08/10/2025
At 10:20 AM, Troopers arrested Lauren Cocozza, age 29, of 74 Vernon Street, Apartment #1, Providence, Rhode Island for 1) an Affidavit Arrest Warrant for Domestic Violence – Violation of a No Contact Order – First Offense and 2) an Affidavit Arrest Warrant for Domestic Violence - Simple Assault...
08/10/2025
At 6:14 PM, Troopers arrested Joseph Heffernan, age 42, of 10 Birch Driver, Exeter, Rhode Island for 1.) Violation of Protection Order-1st Offense. The arrest was the result of Troopers responding to the residence for a well-being check at the request of Warwick Police Department and subsequent...
08/09/2025
At 6:06PM, Troopers arrested Derek S. Mackenzie, age 33, of 129 Main Street, Hope, Rhode Island, on an Affidavit Arrest Warrant for 1.) Obtaining Property by False Pretenses/Personation and 2.) Tamper with Odometer. This arrest was the result of a Barracks investigation and Pawtucket Police...
08/08/2025
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) recommends closing the swimming areas at Camp Yawgoog (Sandy Point, Three Point, and Medicine Bow) in Hopkinton due to high bacteria counts. RIDOH will continue to monitor and review beach water quality through Labor Day. The status of a beach may...
08/07/2025
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) are recommending people avoid contact with a section of Tiogue Lake near Briar Point Beach in Coventry due to a confirmed cyanobacteria bloom. Cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae,...
08/06/2025
PROVIDENCE, RI – Secretary of State Gregg M. Amore and the Rhode Island State Archives today announced the opening of a new State Archives exhibit, Picturing Rhode Island: Scenes and Sights from the State Archives. The exhibit is installed in the windows of the State Archives and is viewable...
08/05/2025
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is alerting the public that a rabid bat with injuries of unknown origin was found in Beavertail State Park in Jamestown on July 30th at approximately 9 a.m. The injured bat was found by a worker adjacent to the water hose spigot on the Lighthouse...
08/04/2025
Providence, RI—The Rhode Island State Council on the Arts (RISCA) announced today that applications are now open for selected arts and culture grant programs – General Operating Support for Artists, Artist Open Studio Tours and the State Cultural Facilities Grant Program. The deadline to...
08/01/2025
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) are recommending people avoid contact with JL Curran Reservoir and Blackamore Pond in Cranston due to a confirmed cyanobacteria bloom. Cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae, are...