Rhode Island State Police

The Rhode Island State Police are looking for upstanding, dedicated and hardworking men and women to become troopers. The agency this week launched a recruiting drive for its next training academy scheduled to start in January. “Service in the Rhode Island State Police requires active, intelligent people whose reputations are above reproach,” the agency said in a statement. “High moral,…

A Rhode Island man who was driving with a suspended license is now facing drunk driving charges after he allegedly struck a state police cruiser that was stopped in the breakdown lane of Interstate 95. State police say the trooper was in his marked cruiser during a traffic stop late Saturday night on I-95 in Warwick, when Alfredo Falcon-Benitez struck…

A Boston man charged with being under the influence when he allegedly struck and killed an off-duty nurse who had stopped to help someone at the scene of a car rollover in Rhode Island has been held on $45,000 bail. Luis Baez, 22, appeared in court Monday to face several charges in connection with the crash on Interstate 95 in…

A pedestrian was hit by a vehicle and killed on a highway in Pawtucket on Saturday night, Rhode Island State Police said. Officers identified the victim as 57-year-old Ricardo Masariegos, affiliate WJAR-TV reported. Police say they believe Masariegos was homeless. The crash happened on Interstate-95 south near Exit 27 around 9 p.m., according to WJAR. Police said Masariegos was crossing…

A police officer in Cumberland, Rhode Island, was reportedly stabbed at the town’s high school Saturday night, according to the mayor. Mayor Jeff Mutter told NBC10 Boston affiliate WJAR that he was briefed on an incident that occurred at Cumberland High School. Mutter tells WJAR shots were fired following the stabbing. Both the assailant and police officer were taken...

A police officer in Cumberland, Rhode Island, was reportedly stabbed at the town’s high school Saturday night, Mayor Jeff Mutter told NBC10 Boston affiliate WJAR.

A Rhode Island State Police trooper caught on video punching a man in a holding cell has been fired, his lawyer said Friday. Trooper Jamie Donnelly-Taylor’s dismissal was a non-disciplinary termination, his attorney, Carly Lafrate, said in an email to The Providence Journal. The basis for the termination first reported by WJAR-TV was “his medical condition which was incurred...

A Massachusetts police officer has been arrested on child pornography charges by Rhode Island State Police.

A Rhode Island man was arrested Wednesday for the road rage-related death of a box truck driver in Johnston, RI on March 30, according to state police.

A small plane has made an emergency landing on Interstate 95 in West Greenwich, Rhode Island. A photo shows a plane in the middle of the highway, near Exit 6. Emergency officials report there are no injuries.

A small plane made an emergency landing Saturday evening on Interstate 95 in West Greenwich, Rhode Island.

Rhode Island State Police have arrested an elementary school music teacher on a child pornography charge. Anthony Martin was held on $5,000 bond at a court appearance Thursday. He did not enter a plea and was referred to the public defender’s office.

A Rhode Island man has been arrested after allegedly trying to solicit a 14-year-old boy for sex. Korey Morris, a 43-year-old Middletown resident, solicited a person he believed to be a 14-year-old Rhode Island boy for sexual activity, authorities said. He was arrested after an investigation by the Rhode Island State Police/Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.

The head of the Rhode Island State Police is assigning additional troopers to enforce seat belt laws.

A body was found Thursday morning at a recycling facility in Rhode Island. Authorities said the body was discovered around 10:30 a.m. at Full Recycling on Green Hill Road in Johnston.

Rhode Island state police have identified the two men killed during a single-vehicle crash on I-95 North as Hyde Park residents Romario A. Cameron, 24, and Johny G. Goyau, 25.

A youth tennis instructor has been arraigned on child pornography charges, Rhode Island State Police say. Thomas E. Gallagher, 75, of Newport, was arrested Friday and charged with possession of child pornography after an investigation by the Rhode Island Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. Gallagher was arraigned at Second Division District Court and released on $50,000 personal recognizance with...

Further sexual assault charges have been filed against a former assistant Catholic chaplain who worked at a boy scout summer camp.

A Smithfield, Rhode Island resident died early Friday morning in a car crash, reports Rhode Island State Police.

Rhode Island State Police have arrested a lawyer with a suspended license for allegedly threatening a state Supreme Court justice. Police say 36-year-old Nicholas Gelfuso, of Cranston, was arrested Friday and charged with threatening public officials, cyberstalking and cyberharassment.