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03/26/2026
No arrests to report. Media Contact: Captain Jeffrey L'Heureux, District "B" Commander, Rhode Island State Police, 401-764-5614 or rispdps@risp....
03/25/2026
Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is seeking public comment on the 2026 Town of North Kingstown Clean Water Infrastructure Replacement Plan update. North Kingstown has developed an update to its Clean Water Infrastructure Replacement Plan (CWIRP). This updated CWIRP is being noticed in...
03/25/2026
Starting on Friday night, March 27, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will temporarily close the ramp (Exit 1C) from Route 10 North to I-95 South in Cranston. RIDOT is building new ramps and retaining walls as part of the I-95 15 Bridges project and that work cannot proceed...
03/25/2026
On March 24, 2026, members of the Intelligence and Auto Theft Units arrested Luis G. Velez, age 29, of 2128 Hartford Avenue, Johnston, Rhode Island, for the following: 1) Possession with Intent to Deliver (Crack Cocaine); 2) Four (4) Counts of Possession of a Firearm while Delivering or...
03/25/2026
No arrests to report. Media Contact: Captain Jeffrey L'heureux, District "B" Commander, Rhode Island State Police, 401-764-5614 or rispdps@risp....
03/25/2026
At 5:37 PM, Troopers arrested Robert Heroux, age 38, of 44 Newland Avenue, Woonsocket, Rhode Island, for a Sixth District Bench Warrant for Failure to Appear for Arraignment on the charge of Possession of a Schedule I to V Controlled Substance, originating out of the State Police – Lincoln Barracks.
03/25/2026
On Tuesday March 24, 2026, at 1:53 PM, Troopers, arrested Edward Barrios age 52, of 5 Greenwood Avenue, Coventry, Rhode Island for Possession of a Schedule I/V Controlled Substance – Under 10 grams (Heroin). This arrest was the result of a motor vehicle stop on Wakefield Street, in the Town of...
03/24/2026
On National Diabetes Alert Day, the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is urging all Rhode Islanders to take the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)'s Prediabetes Risk Test (https://health.ri.gov/diabetes/prediabetes) and learn whether they are at risk for developing type 2...
03/20/2026
As part of ongoing improvements to School Street in Lincoln, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will resume its temporary weekday closures of a portion of School Street in Lincoln on Monday, March 23. The affected area runs from Old River Road (Route 126) to Main Street in the...
03/20/2026
As progress continues at a multibridge replacement project in Foster, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) is scheduled to temporarily close Moosup Valley Road between Potter Road and the Tyler Free Library to place steel at the Moosup Valley Road Bridge. The road will be closed...