On Friday May 2, 2025 at 10:00 AM, Troopers arrested Michael Gustafson, age 50, of 6 Capital Street, Johnston, Rhode Island, for 1.) Possession of a Controlled Substance- Schedule I-V (Ecstasy) and 2.) Possession of a Controlled Substance- Schedule I-V (Adderall). This arrest was the result of a...
At 10:21 PM, Troopers arrested Jonathan Ortiz, age 22, of 1350 Sandhill Shady Grove Road, Carrollton, Georgia, for 1.) Obstructing Officer in Execution of Duty, and 2.) Disorderly Conduct. The arrest is the result of a motor vehicle stop on Route 95 South in the Town of Exeter. The subject was...
On Friday night, May 16 at 9 p.m., the Rhode Island Department Transportation (RIDOT) is scheduled to temporarily close the Devil's Foot Road Bridge, located between School Street and the Davisville Road/Old Baptist Road intersection in North Kingstown.
The bridge will remain closed until...
Governor Dan McKee, the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH), and the Board of the Health Professional Loan Repayment Program proudly recognized the 2024 cohort of the Health Professional Loan Repayment Program recipients at a State House ceremony today. The event also honored the donors and...
Traffic delays expected
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) is reminding motorists that starting tomorrow night Thursday, May 1, at 9 p.m. it will begin the first of two consecutive extended weekend lane closures on Route 1 at the Route 138 interchange in North Kingstown....
At 10:45 am Troopers arrested Laurys Abreu, age 35, of 12 Davis Avenue Norwood, Massachusetts on an Affidavit and Arrest Warrant for Obtaining Money Under False Pretenses – Over $1500.00 originating out of the Rhode Island State Police Wickford Barracks. This arrest was the result of a Barracks...
PROVIDENCE, RI – Secretary of State Gregg M. Amore today announced Keith Stokes as Rhode Island's next Historian Laureate, serving a term to conclude in April 2030.
"Ensuring that Rhode Islanders learn about and continue to pass on our state's history is one of my top priorities as Secretary...
At 12:30 AM, Troopers arrested Norman Potvin, age 68, for Possession of a Schedule I-V 10 Grams or Less (Oxycodone). This arrest was the result of a motor vehicle stop on Route 95 North in the Town of West Greenwich. The subject was transported to the Hope Valley Barracks where he was processed,...
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) is reminding motorists that starting tonight, Friday, May 2, it will close the on-ramp from Route 113 East (East Avenue) to I-95 North in Warwick as part of an ongoing bridge replacement project. The ramp will be closed through late fall 2025...
