Rhode Island crime

WOONSOCKET, R.I. — Police arrested two people Saturday on drug and firearm charges following a traffic stop in Woonsocket. According to the Woonsocket Police Department, officers pulled over 50-year-old Malda …

CRANSTON, R.I. (WJAR) — Three men allegedly connected to a South American Theft Group were arrested Wednesday evening after alert neighbors in Cranston reported suspicious behavior. Police responded to Uxbridge …

CUMBERLAND, R.I. — Assad Awan, 27, co-owner of Anis Pizza and Seafood in Cumberland, was arrested as he attempted to board an international flight at JFK International Airport. The East …

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — Michael Marrapese, the son of a former Rhode Island mobster, pleaded guilty Thursday to the 2019 murder of his ex-girlfriend, Lauren Ise, just as jury selection …

CENTRAL FALLS, R.I. (WJAR) — A Central Falls man has once again been convicted in the fatal 2020 shooting of 22-year-old Joel Rosario following a retrial, Rhode Island Attorney General …

WARWICK, R.I. (WJAR) — Roy Mangum, 40, of Warwick, has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for robbing a TD Bank at gunpoint, leading police on a dangerous high-speed …

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — The man convicted of killing 24-year-old Miya Brophy-Baermann in a 2021 drive-by shooting on Olney Street has been sentenced to double life in prison plus 60 …

CRANSTON, R.I. — Police in Cranston announced the arrests of three men in separate drug investigations that uncovered large quantities of illegal substances, cash, and even stolen property. In the …

TIVERTON, R.I. — A New Bedford man with an outstanding arrest warrant is facing several charges after allegedly stealing from vehicles at the Tiverton Casino and fleeing from police. Police …

Johnston, R.I. – A 40-year-old Johnston man, Anthony Rubino, was arrested Tuesday after police executed a search warrant at his Lafayette Street residence. What Police Found: 🔹 Fentanyl, Psilocybin, Adderall, …