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04/30/2025
No arrests to report. Media Contact: Captain Jeffrey P. L'heureux, District "B" Commander, Rhode Island State Police, 401-764-5604 or rispdps@risp....
04/29/2025
At 10:45 am Troopers arrested Laurys Abreu, age 35, of 12 Davis Avenue Norwood, Massachusetts on an Affidavit and Arrest Warrant for Obtaining Money Under False Pretenses – Over $1500.00 originating out of the Rhode Island State Police Wickford Barracks. This arrest was the result of a Barracks...
04/29/2025
PROVIDENCE, RI – Secretary of State Gregg M. Amore today announced Keith Stokes as Rhode Island's next Historian Laureate, serving a term to conclude in April 2030. "Ensuring that Rhode Islanders learn about and continue to pass on our state's history is one of my top priorities as Secretary...
04/29/2025
On April 24, 2025, the Gaming Enforcement Unit arrested Jose F. Mendez, age 29, of 20 Dunnell Avenue, Pawtucket, Rhode Island, for the following: 1) Disorderly Conduct; and 2) Willful Trespass.  Mr. Mendez was processed at the Lincoln Barracks, arraigned by a Justice of the Peace, and held as a...
04/29/2025
At 10:35AM, Troopers arrested Jovanna Nunez, age 35, of 70 Kinfield Street, Providence, Rhode Island for 1.) Superior Court Full Bench Warrant on the original charge of Stalking Prohibited originating out of the Cumberland Police Department and 2.) Extraditable Affidavit/Arrest warrant on the...
04/29/2025
No arrests to report. Media Contact: Captain Jeffrey P. L'heureux, District "B" Commander, Rhode Island State Police, 401-764-5604 or rispdps@risp....
04/28/2025
At 7:42 PM Troopers arrested Gary Allen III, age 29, of 446 Woodward Road, North Providence, RI for 1.) Leaving the Scene of Accident, 2.) Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol and/or Drugs – BAC Unknown – 1st Offense. The arrest was the result of Troopers responding to the report of an accident...
04/28/2025
On Monday, April 28, 2025 at 1:48 AM, Troopers arrested Homero D. Brito, age 48, of 14 Lambert Street, Coventry, Rhode Island for Driving After Denial, Revocation, or Suspension for Certain Violations. The arrest was the result of a motor vehicle stop on Weaver Street in the Town of West Warwick....
04/27/2025
At 12:30 AM, Troopers arrested Norman Potvin, age 68, for Possession of a Schedule I-V 10 Grams or Less (Oxycodone). This arrest was the result of a motor vehicle stop on Route 95 North in the Town of West Greenwich. The subject was transported to the Hope Valley Barracks where he was processed,...
04/27/2025
No arrests to report. Media Contact: Captain David Bassignani, District "A" Commander, Rhode Island State Police, 401-764-5604 or rispdps@risp....