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State Government Press Releases

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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,...
07/03/2025
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...
07/03/2025
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is advising consumers that Kraft Heinz Food Company is recalling more than 350,000 pounds of fully cooked turkey bacon products that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes (Lm). The company is recalling the following products that were...
07/03/2025
At 4:07 PM, Troopers Thomas and Dietsch arrested Eugene Gomez, age 54, of 13 Woodward Street, Norton, Massachusetts, for a 4th Division Court Bench Warrant on the original charge of Driving with a Suspended/Cancelled/Revoked License out of the Narragansett Police Department. The arrest was the...
07/03/2025
ARREST: 2025-125233 LOCATION: EAST GREENWICH At 11:41 PM, Troopers arrested Eric Quigley, age 21, of 71 Black Plain Road, Exeter, Rhode Island for Reckless Driving-First Offense. This arrest was the result of a motor vehicle stop on South County Trail, in the Town of East Greenwich....
07/03/2025
No arrests to report. Media Contact: Captain Jeffrey P. L'heureux, District "B" Commander, Rhode Island State Police, 401-764-5604 or rispdps@risp....
07/03/2025
No arrests to report. Media Contact: Captain David Bassignani, District "A" Commander, Rhode Island State Police, 401-764-5604 or rispdps@risp....
07/02/2025
On July 1, 2025, members of the HIDTA Task Force arrested Daniel Cooper, age 28, of 100 Bellevue Avenue, Floor 3, Providence, Rhode Island, for the following: 1) Possession With the Intent to Deliver 1 Ounce to 1 Kilogram of Schedule II Controlled Substance – Cocaine; 2) Possession With the Intent...
07/02/2025
On Tuesday, July 1, 2025, at 7:30 AM, Troopers arrested Srood Barwary, age 34, of 42 Indian Rock Lane, Hope, Rhode Island, for Second Degree Sexual Assault. This arrest was the result of a barracks investigation and Barwary surrendering himself into the Lincoln Woods Barracks. Barwary was...
07/02/2025
At 7:58 AM, Troopers arrested Christopher Mills, age 43, of 636 Main Street, Branford, Connecticut for 1.) Possession of a Schedule I-V Controlled Substance - 10 Grams or Less. This arrest was the result of a motor vehicle stop on Route 95 North in the Town of West Greenwich. The subject was...