Monday, October 1, 2012
Woonsocket Police played a major role in the Jan. 29 drug bust at a North Kingstown warehouse, believed to be the largest seizure of drugs and cash in Rhode Island history.
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Monday, October 1, 2012
Andrew Rios, 41, of California, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Providence today to federal drug trafficking charges in connection with the seizure of 65 kilos of cocaine and more than $1.2 million in cash in North Kingstown in January 2011, the largest cocaine seizure ever in Rhode Island. The Woonsocket Police Department worked with the DEA and Rhode Island State Police in a joint partnership resulting in the bust. Rios, appearing before U.S. District Court Judge William E. Smith, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine and one count of possessing with the intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine. A Plea Agreement signed …
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Tuesday, August 14, 2012
The following arrest information was supplied by the RI State Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.
Editor's note: The following reports were posted on the RI State Police website this week: Scituate barracks: Troopers arrest driver for failing to appear on suspended license charge At 9:40 a.m. Aug. 11, Troopers arrested Taysavanh Thepkaysone, age 50, of 93 Getchell Ave., Woonsocket, on a Sixth District Court Bench Warrant for Failure to Appear for Ability to Pay on a charge of Operating on a Suspended License originating out of the State Police Scituate Barracks. The arrest was the result of a motor vehicle stop on Knight Street in the City of Woonsocket. Thepkaysone was transported to the Lincoln Woods Barracks where he was processed then turned over to Sixth District Court. Lincoln Woods barracks: Troopers stop driver, discover …
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
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Editor's note: The following reports were posted on the RI State Police website this week: Scituate Barracks Troopers apprehend city man, escaped bank robber At 5:57 p.m. June 1, Troopers arrested Eric Lefrancois, age 37, of 74 Laurier St., Woonsocket, RI, as a Federal Escapee for Robbery – Banking Type originating out of the United States Marshal Service (Boston, MA). The arrest was the result of a motor vehicle stop on Route 295 North in the Town of Cumberland. Lefrancois was transported to State Police Headquarters, processed, and then turned over to Wyatt Detention Center. Lincoln Woods barracks Woman arrested on DUI charge after traffic stop on Rte. 146 On Friday June 1, at 4:30 p.m., Troopers arrested Donna R Mandell, age 47, of 91…
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
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Editor's note: The following reports were posted on the RI State Police website this week: Lincoln woods barracks: Man makes unwise choice in shortcut At 4:35 a.m. May 26, troopers arrested John McParlin, age 55, of 47 Paradis Ave., on an affidavit arrest warrant from the Woonsocket Police Department for Simple Assault and Battery. The arrest was the result of the subject located cutting through the back lot of the Lincoln Barracks. Subject was processed before being turned over to the Woonsocket Police Department. Scituate Barracks: Seat belt check turns up fugitive At 3:30 p.m. May 27, troopers arrested Janessa Ladouceur, age 25, of 335 Pond St., as a Fugitive from Justice out of the North Attleborough Massachusetts Police Department …
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Friday, May 25, 2012
Solicitor, Mayor update Council during Monday meeting.
The city's insurance company has compensated Woonsocket for $200,000 of $389,000 the city discovered missing last year, Mayor Leo Fontaine told the City Council Monday. On Oct. 12, 2011, RI State Police arrested retired Municipal Court clerk Rachel Arruda on embezzlement charges. She was accused of stealing approximately $389,000 between 2004 and 2010. Arruda retired in August 2010. On Sept. 8 Woonsocket Police arrested City Treasury Clerk Michelle Giguere, charging her with Unlawful Appropriation (over $1,000) and Computer Access for Fraudulent Purposes. Police charge she stole more than $7,000 from city coffers during her time at City Hall. Councilman Roger Jalette asked for an update on the cases at the beginning of Monday night's …
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Tuesday, May 15, 2012
The following arrest information was supplied by the RI State Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.
Editor's note: The following reports were posted on the RI State Police website this week: Scituate Barracks Saturday, May 12: Motor vehicle stops lead to warrants for driving with suspended license. At 10:27 a.m., Troopers arrested Jared Villar, 18, of 191 Reynolds Ave., Providence for: 1) Driving with a suspended license, 2) A sixth District Court warrant for failure to appear for arraignment for driving with a suspended license originally charged by the RI State Police – Lincoln Woods Barracks, 3) Affidavit and Arrest warrant out of the Cranston Police Department for Domestic Simple assault. The arrest was the result of a motor vehicle stop on Park East Drive in Woonsocket. Villar was transported to headquarters for processing and …
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
The following arrest information was supplied by the RI State Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.
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Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Editor's note: The following reports were posted on the RI State Police website this week: Lincoln Woods Barracks: Traffic stop leads to arrest on warrant for failure to appear on marijuana charge At 2:30 a.m. May 1, troopers arrested Jose Ayala, age 21, of 360 Prairie Ave., Providence, on a Sixth District Court Bench Warrant for Failure to Appear for the Ability to Pay on an original charge of Possession of Marijuana-1st Offense originating out of the Woonsocket Police Department. His arrest was the result of a motor vehicle stop on Eddy Street, in Providence. Ayala was transported to the Lincoln Woods Barracks, where he was processed and turned over to the ACI. Wickford Barracks: WPD turns woman with outstanding warrants over to State …
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Wednesday, April 25, 2012
The following arrest information was supplied by the RI State Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.
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Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Editor's note: The following reports were posted on the RI State Police website last week: Lincoln woods barracks: At 11 p.m., April 19, troopers arrested Xavier A Diaz, age 26, of 441 Woonasquatucket Ave., North Providence, RI on an Affidavit Arrest Warrant out of the State Police Lincoln Woods Barracks for 1) Operating on a Suspended License and 2) Obstruction. Diaz was transported to the Lincoln Woods Barracks where he was processed and held overnight pending morning arraignment at Sixth District Court. Lincoln barracks: At 5:10 p.m., April 18, troopers arrested Jennifer L. Delaurier, age 39, of 288 Ward St., 2nd Floor, Woonsocket, RI, for 1) Possession of Crack Cocaine, 2) Possession of Oxycodone, 3) Possession of Clonazepam, 4) …
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Driver reported earlier death of Johnston man after crashing his car into a guardrail.
RI State Police have charged a Woonsocket woman with failing to report a man's death for several hours, taking his car and crashing it into a guardrail in Smithfield before telling police he was dead. State Police Captain Michael J. Winquist said that at 11:45 a.m. yesterday, a trooper responded to a car crash on Rte. 44 west in Smithfield involving a car that had struck a guardrail. The officer arrested driver Dawn Utting, age 45, of 75 Union St., apt. 1R, Woonsocket, for reckless driving and operating with a suspended license, but there was more to her story. "When the trooper was speaking to her, she referred to a male friend" whose car she was driving, and whom she said had died at his Johnston apartment at about 4 am that morning, …
Friday, April 13, 2012
The following arrest information was supplied by the RI State Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.
Editor's note: The following reports from the Scituate Barracks were posted on the RI State Police website this week: Traffic stop reveals man in possession of marijuana On April 12 at 10:52 a.m., Troopers arrested Luis Sanchez, age 20, of 183 Burnside Ave., Woonsocket, RI, for Possession of Marijuana. The arrest was the result of a motor vehicle stop on Cumberland Hill Road in the City of Woonsocket. Sanchez was transported to State Police Headquarters, processed, and then taken to Sixth District Court. Traffic stop nabs man sought by Woonsocket Police On April 12 at 11:31 a.m., Troopers arrested Craig Kelly, age 27, of 48 Golden View Drive, Johnston, RI, for: 1) 6th District Court Warrant for Failure to Appear for Ability to Pay on a …
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Gotta love Woonsocket
7:47 am on Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Good job boys hopefully some of that 1.2 million will be coming back to Woonsocket. Maybe for next investigation they can find another antiquated law for Jon Brien to use against Stephen Casey! more ›