ARREST: 2025-128327 LOCATION: Warwick
At 6:24 PM, Troopers arrested Robert Frye, age 55, of 274 Hartford Avenue, Providence, Rhode Island for 1.) Driving Under the Influence of Intoxicating Liquor – BAC Unknown – 2nd Offense 2.) Refusal to...
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) recommends closing the swimming area at Hope Community Service Pond in Scituate and Briar Point Beach in Coventry due to high bacteria counts.
RIDOH also recommends reopening the swimming area at City Park and Conimicut Point Beach in Warwick for...
Starting Thursday night, July 17, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will shift the northbound travel lane on Mendon Road (Route 122) at the Mendon Road Bridge over I-295 in Cumberland. The change is the last phase of work before RIDOT fully opens the new bridge later this summer.
Starting on Sunday night, July 20, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will be temporarily closing a section of Oaklawn Avenue at the Route 37 overpass in Cranston during late evening and overnight hours. The closures will take place Sunday through Thursday nights, for the next...
On Monday, July 14, 2025, at 2:54 PM, Troopers arrested Brian Gilbert, age 47, of 17 Longmont Street, Apt. 2., Providence, Rhode Island, for a Third District Court Bench Warrant for Failure to Appear for Pretrial Conference on the charge of Larceny – Less than $1,500 originating out of the Warwick...
On Monday, July 14, 2025 at 5:47 PM, Troopers arrested Majanga Monewa, age 27, of 8800 Fondren Road, Apartment #A254, Houston, Texas for an Active Affidavit and Arrest Warrant out of the Cranston Police Department on the original charge of Reckless Driving. This arrest was the result of a motor...
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) are advising people to avoid contact with Roger William Park Ponds (Edgewood Lake, Cunliff Lake, and Elm Lake) in Providence due to a confirmed cyanobacteria bloom. Cyanobacteria, also known...
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) recommends reopening the swimming area at the George Washington Campground in Chepachet for swimming because bacteria counts have returned to safe levels.
RIDOH will continue to monitor and review beach water quality through Labor Day. The...
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is alerting the public that a stray cat found in the area of Newell Court in Coventry tested positive for rabies on July 10. The cat was tested after scratching a person in that area on July 7.
Rabies is a fatal disease if it is not treated before...
