Starting tonight, November 21, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will shift traffic onto a newly constructed bridge carrying Route 10 over Elmwood Avenue in Providence. The next day, Saturday, November 22, RIDOT will temporarily close a section of Elmwood Avenue to demolish the...
On November 19, 2025, members of the Financial Crimes Unit arrested Theresa Perry, age 56, of 75 Moccasin Drive, Warwick, Rhode Island, for the following: 1.) Embezzlement and Fraudulent Conversion; 2.) Embezzlement and Fraudulent Conversation; 3.) Access to a Computer for Fraudulent Purposes; and...
On Thursday, November 21, 2025, at 11:48 AM, Troopers arrested Peter D. Goodheart, Jr., age 38, of 86 Pleasant Street, Westerly, Rhode Island for 1.) Third Division District Court Bench Warrant for Failure to Appear for Pretrial Conference on the original charge of Driving Without a License out of...
At 11:12 AM, Troopers arrested Jason Andrade, age 47, of 104 Donelson Street, Providence, Rhode Island, for a Third Division District Court Bench Warrant for Failure to Appear on the original charge of Driving with Expired License originating out of the Cranston Police Department. The arrest was...
At 4:00 PM, Troopers arrested Kasara Borden, age 38, of 100 Wayne Street, Providence, Rhode Island, for 1.) Leaving the scene of an accident resulting in damage to an attended vehicle and 2.) Driving with Suspended License- Fourth and Subsequent Offense. This arrest was the result of a barracks...
As part of efforts to acknowledge National Rural Health Day, the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is proud to recognize Michael Gingell as Rhode Island's 2025 National Rural Health Day Community Star.
Chief Gingell, Emergency Management Director for the Town of Burrillville and former...
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) have lifted the advisory recommendation to avoid recreational activities at Tiogue Lake in Coventry and Meshanticut Lake in Cranston. The harmful algae bloom (HAB) caused by blue-green algae (
On Wednesday, November 19, 2025, the Auto Theft Task Force, the Adult Correctional Institutions Investigations Unit, and the Intelligence Unit arrested Ibraheem Al Tekreeti, age 28, with last known address of 105 Ives Street, Apartment #3, Providence, Rhode Island, on an Affidavit and Arrest...
At 2:19 PM, Troopers arrested Diondre Watson, age 26 of 33 Nicholas Brown Yards, Providence, RI for 1.) Simple Assault and 2.) Disorderly Conduct. This arrest was the result of a Troopers responding to the Rhode Island Traffic Tribunal for Capitol Police advising the subjects were in custody as a...
At 4:00 PM, Troopers arrested Jason Lavena, age 53, of 1 Hancock Drive, Coventry, Rhode Island on an Affidavit and Arrest Warrant for the charge of 1) Simple Assault and 2) Disorderly Conduct. The arrest was the result of a barracks investigation and Mr. Lavena subsequently turning himself into...
