As part of its ongoing project to rehabilitate the Joslin Road Bridge, which carries Route 102 (Broncos Highway) over Joslin Road and the Branch River in Burrillville, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will need to conduct two overnight closures on a section of Route 102. The...
On Tuesday, April 7th, 2026, at 11:55 p.m., Troopers arrested Brandon White, age 29, of 100 Chapel Street, Newton, Massachusetts, for 1.) DUI of Liquor and/or Drugs – BAC Unknown – First Offense and 2.) Refusal to Submit to a Chemical Test – First Offense. This arrest was a result of motor vehicle...
On Tuesday, April 7, 2026, at 9:00 AM, Troopers arrested Iliandro Freitas, age 19, of 398 Armistice Boulevard, Pawtucket, Rhode Island, for 1.) Conspiracy, 2.) Forgery and Counterfeiting, 3.) Obtaining Property by False Pretenses over $1,500 and 4.) Check Kiting. This arrest was the result of a...
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) is reminding motorists that starting on Thursday, April 9, it will begin a series of brief, temporary highway closures associated with blasting activities at the ongoing Route 4 "Missing Move" project. The closures will affect Route 4 South at...
At 11:10 AM, Troopers arrested Willie Franklin, age 63, of 485 Douglas Pike, Smithfield, Rhode Island on a Sixth Division District Court Bench Warrant for Failure to Appear for Pretrial Conference on the original charge of Driving with a Suspended License. This arrest was the result of a motor...
On Monday April 6, 2026, at 9:32 PM, Troopers arrested Wayne A. Hamilton, age 59, of 57 Bernon Street, Apartment 2R, Providence, Rhode Island, for 1.) Driving Under the Influence of Liquor – BAC Unknown – First Offense, 2.) Driving After Suspension of License – Fourth or Subsequent Offense, and 3.)
At 9:19 p.m., Troopers arrested Miranda Sampson, age 40, of 515 Carolina Back Road, Charlestown, Rhode Island on an Affidavit and Arrest Warrant for eight (8) counts of Receiving Stolen...
Governor Dan McKee, United States Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse, Congressmen Seth Magaziner and Gabo Amo, and Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) Interim Director Robert Rocchio today gathered with other state and local leaders to celebrate the completion of the East Bay...
