Starting on Friday night, April 24, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will temporarily close a section of Wood Avenue in Woonsocket to begin rehabilitation of the Wood Avenue Bridge over the Peters River in Woonsocket. The bridge will be closed for approximately two weeks for...
This spring, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will temporarily close two bridges along a short section of Route 116 (Main Street) in the village of Hope in Scituate, just over the Coventry town line. The detour will be in place for approximately eight months while RIDOT...
In observance of National STI Awareness Week (April 12-19), the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is highlighting some encouraging trends in reducing the burden of sexually transmitted infections in Rhode Island. RIDOH is also promoting some of the innovative STI prevention strategies that...
At 1:08 AM, Troopers arrested Michael A. Perez Valenzuela, age 22, of 158 Rushmore Avenue, Apartment 1, Providence, Rhode Island, on a Sixth Division District Court Bench Warrant for Failure to Appear for Arraignment on the original charge of Driving After Suspension of License – Fourth or...
At 5:15 PM, Troopers arrested Gregory Case, age 35, of 48 Stokes Street, Warwick, RI for Second Degree Sexual Assault. This arrest was the result of a walk-in barracks investigation and Mr. Case subsequently turned himself into the Wickford Barracks. Mr. Case was processed arraigned by a Justice...
At 5:35 PM Troopers arrested Kerry Robinson, age 35, of 355 Douglas Ave, Apartment R, Providence, Rhode Island for a Third Division District Court Bench Warrant for Failure to Appear for Arraignment on the original charge of Driving with Suspended/Revoked/Cancelled License- 4TH + Offense. The...
At 9:50 AM, Troopers arrested Brandon Ovalles, age 29, of 165 Norwood Avenue, Warwick, Rhode Island on a Sixth District Court Bench Warrant for Failure to Appear for Arraignment on the original charge of Driving with a Suspended/Revoked License originating out of the Providence Police Department....
At 10:30 PM, Troopers arrested Ernest Martinelli, age 70, of 599 Hatchery Road, North Kingstown, for 1.) Driving Under the Influence of Liquor – BAC Unknown – First Offense, and 2.) Refusal to Submit to a Chemical Test – First Offense. The arrest was the result of a motor vehicle stop on Route 4,
ARREST: 2026-023659
LOCATION: Cranston
On Friday, April 10, 2026, at approximately 6:00 AM, members of the Rhode Island Violent Fugitive Task Force arrested Andre L. Wilkinson, age 47, of 62 Magnolia Street Apartment 2, Cranston, Rhode Island, on an Affidavit and Arrest Warrant from the...
