One week from today, starting on Friday night, November 6 at 10 p.m., the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) is scheduled to close I-195 in both directions near the Taunton Avenue exit in East Providence. The closure is necessary for the safe demolition of the Potter Street Bridge...
On October 29, 2026 at approximately 11:30 AM, members of the HIDTA Task Force, Intelligence Unit, and the Cranston Police Special Investigations Unit arrested Joshua Jackson, age 36, of 668 Park Avenue, Woonsocket, for 1) Possession with the Intent to Deliver One Ounce to One Kilogram of a...
On Thursday, October 29, 2026 at 2:15 PM, Troopers out of the Hope Valley Barracks arrested Jonah Cutting, age 26, of 415 Hog House Hill Road, Exeter Rhode Island for 1.) Driving Without Consent of Owner or Lessee. The arrest was the result of a barracks investigation and the Charlestown Police...
At 9:30 PM, Troopers arrested Naisha Ruiz, age 31, of 13 Bartow Street, Apt 1, Providence, Rhode Island, for 1.) Affidavit and Arrest warrant out of the Providence Police Department for Violation of a Court Order. The arrest was the result of a motor vehicle stop on Route 95 North in the City of...
On Thursday, October 29th, 2026, at 1:12 PM, troopers arrested Joseph Colon Santos, age 27, of 226 River Street, Providence, Rhode Island, on a Third Division District Court Bench Warrant for Failure to Appear for Pre-Trial Conference on the original charge of Vandalism originating out of the East...
On Thursday, October 29, 2026, troopers arrested Jeremiah Allen, age 34, of 44 Oriole Avenue, Floor 3, Providence, Rhode Island, for 1.) Possession of a Schedule I-V Controlled Substance – 10 Grams or Less (Cocaine). This arrest was the result of a motor vehicle stop on North Main Street in the...
On Friday night, November 13, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) is scheduled to install a lane split on I-95 South beginning about one-half mile before the Jefferson Boulevard off-ramp (Exit 31C) on the Cranston/Warwick line. The lane split is necessary for phased replacement...
At 5:30 PM, Troopers arrested Marcis Gautier, age 42, of 49 Bristol Avenue, Riverside, Rhode Island for 1.) False Statement to Obtain Replacement Public Assistance Check - Over $500, 2.) Fraudulently Obtain Public Assistance - Over $500, 3.) Fraudulent Use of Food Stamps - Over $500, 4.) Giving...
On October 29, 2026 at 12:08 AM, Troopers arrested Christopher Veliz, age 25, of 27 Palm Street, Pawtucket Rhode Island for An Affidavit and Arrest Warrant originating out of the Cranston Police Department for Maintaining a Common Nuisance. This arrest was the result of a motor vehicle stop on...
