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State Government Press Releases

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11/07/2026
Highway was temporarily closed for Potter Street Bridge Demolition The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) announced that it has reopened I-195 in both directions in East Providence. The highway had been closed since last night at 10 p.m. for the safe demolition...
11/07/2026
No arrests to report Media Contact: Captain Steven Haynes, District "B" Commander, Rhode Island State Police, 401-764-5614 or rispdps@risp....
11/07/2026
No Arrests to Report Media Contact: Captain Steven Haynes, District "B" Commander, Rhode Island State Police, 401-764-5614 or rispdps@risp....
10/29/2026
Seek alternate routes; avoid travel on I-195 during closure times The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) is reminding motorists that starting tomorrow night, Friday, November 6 at 10 p.m., I-195 is scheduled to close in both directions near the Taunton Avenue...
11/06/2026
Starting Monday night, November 9, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) is scheduled to shift existing traffic on the Eddy Street Bridge, which carries Eddy Street over I-95 in Providence, from one side of the bridge to the other. RIDOT is replacing the bridge in phases. This...
11/06/2026
At 1:29 PM, Troopers arrested Juan Hernandez Gonzalez, age 31, of 135 Laura Street, Apartment B, Providence, Rhode Island for 1.) Obtaining Property by False Pretenses/Personation - Over $10,000 and 2.) Providence Superior Court Bench Warrant for Attorney General – Rule 9 on the charge of...
11/06/2026
At 1:15 PM, Trooper Pamela Lora, age 33, of 172 Willow Street, Providence, Rhode Island on an Affidavit and Arrest Warrant for 1.) Simple Assault and or Battery and 2.) Disorderly Conduct. The arrest was the result of a Barracks investigation and Lora subsequently turning herself in at the...
11/06/2026
At 1:45 AM, Troopers arrested Meyhara Coleman, age 23, of 25 Glendale Street, Apartment 1, Boston, Massachusetts, on an Affidavit and Arrest Warrant out of the State Police – Lincoln Woods Barracks on the original charge of 1.) Obstructing an Officer in the Execution of Duty. This arrest was the...
11/05/2026
On November 4, 2026, at approximately 5:00 AM, members of the HIDTA Task Force and Johnston Police Department arrested David LeBlanc Crumady, age 40, of 14 Mulberry Circle, Johnston, for an affidavit and arrest warrant from the Johnston Police Department for two counts of Obtaining Money Under...
11/05/2026
Thursday November 5, 2026, at 1:07 AM, Troopers, arrested Sytha Mao, age 39, of 41 Carovilli Street, North Providence, Rhode Island as a Fugitive from Justice (FFJ) out of the State of Massachusetts, Bristol County District Attorney's Office, on the original charge of Larceny over $1,500. This...