On Sunday, March 22, 2026 at 12:10 a.m., Troopers arrested Tyler Lemos, age 27, of 1700 Main Street, West Warwick, Rhode Island for 1.) Driving Under the Influence of Liquor – B.A.C .15 or Greater – First Offense (Phase I: .165% and Phase II: .146%). The arrest was the result of a motor vehicle...
At 1:58 AM, Troopers arrested Maria Mateo Ixcuna, age 28, of 15 Mosher Street, Apt. 2, New Bedford, Massachusetts, for 1.) Driving Under the Influence of Liquor – B.A.C. .15 or Greater – First Offense (Phase I: .150% BrAC, Phase II: .147% BrAC) and 2.) Refusal to Submit to a Chemical Test – First...
On Saturday, March 21, 2026, at 2:30 PM, Troopers arrested Michael Pacheco, age 48, of 10 Ostend Street, Johnston, Rhode Island, for Domestic Violation of a No Contact Order - Third Offense. This arrest was the result of a motor vehicle stop on Route 195, in the City of East Providence. Pacheco...
At 10:47 AM, Troopers arrested Lisa Jean Deady, age 38, of 22 East Street, Riverside, Rhode Island, for a Second Division District Court Bench Warrant for Failure to Appear on the original charge of 1.) Reckless Driving and Other Offenses originating out of the Tiverton Police Department. This...
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...
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...
Beginning Sunday night, March 22, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will begin lane closures and short detours for a section of I-95 South in Cranston for the installation of new steel beams spanning the highway.
The work will span approximately two weeks, on Sunday-...
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is alerting the public to an increase in non-fatal drug overdoses between March 10, 2026, and March 16, 2026. During this time, there were 55 reports of people receiving care at emergency departments for suspected drug overdoses. In 2026, Rhode Island...
Starting Friday night, March 20, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will begin making traffic changes on Route 2 and I-295 in Warwick as part of an ongoing multibridge repair and replacement project.
The work on the project will first focus on the Bald Hill Road Bridges over...
Starting tonight, Friday, March 13, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation will begin a series of lane and road closures associated with the rapid demolition and replacement of the Douglas Pike Bridges, which carry Route 7 over I-295 in Smithfield.
This work will take place during...
