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07/08/2025
No arrests. Media Contact: Captain Jeffrey L'Heureux, District "B" Commander, Rhode Island State Police, 401-764-5614 or rispdps@risp....
07/07/2025
ARREST: 2025-126185 LOCATION: JAMESTOWN At 10:24 PM, Troopers arrested Richard Ferreira, age 34, of 44 Oak Street, South Kingstown, RI for 1.) Driving Under the Influence of Intoxicating Liquor and/or Drugs BAC Unknown – First Offense; and 2.) Refusal to Submit to a Chemical Test –...
07/07/2025
On Thursday night, July 10, the Rhode Island Department Transportation (RIDOT) will begin making numerous minor traffic changes as part of the ongoing I-95 15 Bridges project, affecting different sections of I-95 and Route 10 between Warwick and Providence. No highway lanes, ramps or exits...
07/07/2025
On Friday night, July 18, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will change the traffic pattern on Route 99 South where it passes over Route 146 in North Smithfield. RIDOT is doing phased bridge preservation and needs to work on the center of the bridge. This will require a lane...
07/07/2025
On July 2, 2025, members of the Computer Crimes Unit/Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force arrested Richard Crothers, age 29, of 144 Circuit Drive, Warwick, Rhode Island, for Possession of Child Pornography. Mr. Crothers was transported to the Wickford Barracks, where he was processed, and...
07/07/2025
On Sunday, July 6, 2025 at 11:35 AM, Troopers arrested Cynthia Santiago, age 41, of 566 Armistice Boulevard, Pawtucket, Rhode Island on an Active Affidavit and Arrest Warrant on the original charge of Embezzlement over $100 originating out of the Rhode Island Attorney General's Office and an...
07/07/2025
On Sunday July 6, 2025 at 3:45 PM, Troopers arrested Ashley Kazana, age 33, of 22 Cherry Street, Pawtucket, Rhode Island for 1.) an affidavit arrest warrant originating out of the Pawtucket Police Department on the original charge of Obstructing Court Order and 2.) an affidavit arrest warrant...
07/03/2025
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) are advising people to avoid contact with a section of Wenscott Reservoir in North Providence (western basin, south of Douglas Avenue) due to harmful algae blooms (HABs). All recreation,...
07/07/2025
As part of its ongoing Cranston Canyon/Route 37 Bridges project, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) on Sunday night, July 6, will make an adjustment to the current traffic pattern on a section of Route 37 West in Cranston. This involves shifting the location of the lane split...
07/03/2025
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) recommends closing the swimming area at George Washington Campground in Chepachet due to high bacteria counts. RIDOH will continue to monitor and review beach water quality through Labor Day. The status of a beach may change as new data become...