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06/22/2025
At 4:00 PM, Troopers arrested Aloys Martinez, age 38, of 696 Plainfield Street, Providence, Rhode Island for 1.) Violation of Protection Order – 2nd Offense. The arrest was a result of a motor vehicle stop on Admiral Street in the City of Providence. The subject was transported to the State...
06/22/2025
At 9:59 AM Troopers arrested Steven Smith, age 64, of 4 River Street, Wood River Junction, Rhode Island for an Affidavit and Arrest Warrant for Shoplifting and Conspiracy originating out of the Smithfield Police Department. This arrest was the result of a motor vehicle stop on Route 95 in the City...
06/22/2025
At 2:30 a.m., Troopers arrested John Mottola, age 23, of 3 Gary Street, Smithfield, Rhode Island, for 1.) Driving Under the Influence of Liquor – BAC .10 to .15 (Phase I: 0.123% & Phase II: 0.124%). The arrest was the result of a motor vehicle stop on Route 295 in the Town of Johnston. The...
06/22/2025
On Saturday, June 21, 2025 at 11:41 AM, Troopers arrested Andrew T. Sullivan, age 33, of 16 Newton Avenue, Westerly, Rhode Island for 1.) Driving Under the Influence of Liquor and/or Drugs – BAC Unknown – First Offense, and 2.) Refusal to Submit to a Chemical Test – 2nd Offense. The arrest was the...
06/21/2025
At 2:17 AM, Troopers arrested Eduardo Hernandez, age 38, of 107 Laurel Hill Avenue, Providence, Rhode Island, for Driving Under the Influence of Liquor – BAC .15 or Greater (Phase I: .181%; Phase II: .173%.) The arrest was the result of a motor vehicle stop on Atwells Avenue in the City of...
06/21/2025
On Friday, June 20, 2025 at 2:00 PM, Troopers arrested Jaime A. Ramirez, Jr., age 27, of 14 Brenden Street, Westerly, Rhode Island for 1.) Obstructing Officer in Execution of Duty. The arrest was a result of a barracks investigation and Mr. Ramirez turning himself in at Fourth Division District...
06/18/2025
Starting Sunday, June 22 at 10 p.m., the Rhode Island Department of Transportation will implement a series of nighttime closures on I-295 and I-95 both north and south to demolish the East Avenue West Bridge and the East Avenue Bridge in Warwick. Both are at the juncture of I-95 and I-295. All the...
06/20/2025
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is advising consumers that five lots of Little Remedies Honey Cough Syrup are being recalled. Little Remedies Honey Cough Syrup is packaged in a 4 FL OZ (118 mL) amber bottle and is sold in an outer carton with the Lot Code appearing both on the...
06/20/2025
The HICKORY RIDGE CAMPGROUND Public Water System in Coventry, RI is required to issue a boil water notice to its customers because E. coli bacteria was found in the water system. For more information, customers should refer to the notice provided to them by their water supply officials. ...
06/20/2025
As part of the I-95 15 Bridges Project, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will need to narrow lanes on a short part of I-95 north and southbound in Providence starting Friday, June 27, 2025. The lanes between approximately 1,500 feet north of the Elmwood Avenue exit (33B)...