Police & Fire Archives (2024)

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Newport Police Department provided the following arrest and dispatch logs from 7 am on June 3 through 7 am on June 3, 2024. Arrest Log At 4:17 pm on Monday, June 3, Jack Clare, 22, of Newport, Rhode Island, was summoned/cited by Officer Coates on charges of Alcohol, Drink, Possess, Open Container in Public. At […]

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Newport Police Department provided the following arrest and dispatch logs from 7 am on May 15 through 7 am on May 16, 2024. Arrest Log Presumption of Innocence: Those arrested, taken into custody, or summoned/cited should be presumed innocent of their charges until proven guilty in a court of law. Wednesday, May 15 At 8:50 […]

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Newport Police Department provided the following arrest and dispatch logs from 7 am on May 3 through 7 am on May 6, 2024. Arrest Log At 4 pm on Friday, May 3, Lynnette Dow, 63, of Middletown, Rhode Island, was arrested by Officer White on charges of Resisting Legal or Illegal Arrest, Disorderly Conduct, and […]

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A West Warwick man is facing several charges after police say he was found to be driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs while also carrying a large capacity magazine. Lawrence Cole, 77, is facing one count of possession of a large capacity magazine, one count of carrying a firearm while under the influence, […]

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Newport Police Department provided the following arrest and dispatch logs from 7 am on April 30 through 7 am on May 1, 2024. Arrest Log At 11:12 am on Tuesday, April 30, Edwardo Figueroa Cruz, 44, of Newport, Rhode Island, was taken into custody by Detective Sullivan on a Warrant Superior Court Bench charge. Presumption […]

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Four men from Florida have been convicted in federal court in Providence, Rhode Island on a scheme that used stolen personal information (PII) to obtain fraudulent debit and credit cards, as well as bank accounts to receive federal and state benefits and payments. The four men are James Legerme, 33, Allen Bien-Aime, 33, Junior Mertile, […]

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A Newport man who is alleged to have enticed a minor female to engage in illicit sexual activity and who was allegedly found to be in possession of child p*rnography has been ordered detained in federal custody, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha. Kyle Patrick Tormey, 39, is charged by way of a federal […]

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Newport Police Department provided the following arrest log and dispatch log for the period from 7 am on April 26 through 7 am on April 29, 2024. Arrest Log Presumption of Innocence: Those arrested, taken into custody, or summoned/cited should be presumed innocent of their charges until proven guilty in a court of law. At […]

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Newport Police Department provided the following arrest log and dispatch log for the period from 7 am on April 25 through 7 am on April 26, 2024. Arrest Log At 11:15 am on Thursday, April 25, Terrance Greene, 48, of Newport, Rhode Island, was taken into custody by Officer Cavallaro on a charge of driving […]

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Newport Police Department provided the following arrest log and dispatch log for the period of 7 am on April 24 through 7 am on April 25, 2024. Arrest Log At 8:03 am on Wednesday, April 24, Tyler Franco, 26, of Bristol, Rhode Island, was taken into custody by Detective Johansen on charges of disorderly conduct, […]

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On April 19, 2024, a Newport County Grand Jury returned an indictment charging Jose Vega, 52, of Newport, Rhode Island, with five counts of first-degree child molestation. According to the Rhode Island Attorney General’s Office, the alleged acts occurred in the Town of Portsmouth on diverse dates between May 2, 2012, and May 2, 2017. […]

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According to their latest arrest log, Newport Police took five individuals into custody on April 19 – 22, 2024. Arrest Log Presumption of Innocence: Those arrested, taken into custody, or summoned/cited should be presumed innocent of their charges until proven guilty in a court of law. At 12 pm on Friday, April 19, Ramondo Howard, […]

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According to their latest arrest log, Newport Police took three individuals into custody on Wednesday, April 17. Arrest Log At 1 am on Wednesday, April 17, Shayne Chandronnet, 54, of Newport, Rhode Island, was taken into custody by Officer San Antonio on a disorderly conduct charge. At 7:35 am on Wednesday, April 17, William Meininger, […]

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According to their arrest log for Sunday, April 14, through 7 am on Tuesday, April 16, Newport Police Department arrested two individuals. Arrest Log Presumption of Innocence: Those arrested, taken into custody, or summoned/cited should be presumed innocent of their charges until proven guilty in a court of law. At 8:25 am on Sunday, April […]

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Four Guatemalan men are facing federal charges at federal court in Providence for allegedly stealing and reselling thousands of dollars worth of products from Home Depot and Kohls stores across multiple states. 33-year-old Marvin Estuardo Morales De Paz, 24-year-old Abraham Dayger-Enrique, 30-year-old Sebastian Lajuj-Soloman, and 31-year-old Jonathan Josue Amperez-Perez, are facing federal charges for allegedly […]

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Newport Police Department reported two arrests and three summons/citations from Thursday, April 11, through 7 am on Friday, April 12. Arrest Log Presumption of Innocence: Those arrested, taken into custody, or summoned/cited should be presumed innocent of their charges until proven guilty in a court of law. At 12 pm on Thursday, April 11, Miriam […]

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Newport Police Department reported no arrests from Wednesday, April 10, through 7 a.m. on Thursday, April 11. Arrest Log There were no arrests. Dispatch Log Press-Log-4-10-to-4-11Download

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According to their Arrest Log for Friday, April 5, through 7 am on Monday, April 8, 2024, Newport Police Department made eight arrests over the weekend. Arrest Log Presumption of Innocence: Those arrested should be presumed innocent of their charges until proven guilty in a court of law. At 12:58 pm on Friday, April 5, […]

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According to their Arrest Log for Wednesday, April 3, through 7 am on Thursday, April 4, 2024, Newport Police Department made one arrest on April 4. Arrest Log At 3:30 am on Thursday, April 4, Selvin Coquin Jolon, 29, whose address was not disclosed, was arrested by Officer White on charges of Domestic – Disorderly […]

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According to their Arrest Log for Tuesday, April 2, through 7 am on Wednesday, April 3, 2024, Newport Police Department made one arrest on Tuesday, April 2. Arrest Log At 12:52 pm on Tuesday, April 2, Troy Butler, 50, whose address was not disclosed, was taken into custody by Detective Moseley on charges of Violation […]

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Newport Police Department made five arrests over the weekend, according to their Arrest Log for Friday, March 29, through 7 am on Monday, April 1, 2024. Arrest Log At 1:25 am on Saturday, March 30, Nichol Corey, 40, whose address was not disclosed, was taken into custody by Officer Epstein on a charge of Domestic […]

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Newport Police made three arrests on Thursday, March 28, according to their Arrest Log for the period from Thursday, March 28, through 7 am on Friday, March 29, 2024. Arrest Log At 3:30 am on Thursday, March 28, Brian Raffa, 58, of Newport, Rhode Island, was arrested by Officer Ballantine on a charge of Willful […]

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Newport Police arrested a Newport man on charges of willful trespass on Wednesday, according to the Newport Police Department’s Arrest & Dispatch Logs for Wednesday, March 27, through 7 am on Thursday, March 28. Arrest Log At 3:30 am on Wednesday, March 27, Brian Raffa, 58, of Newport, Rhode Island, was arrested by Officer Ballantine […]

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The Middletown Police Department announced on Wednesday, March 27, that they have recovered the body of a missing juvenile. At 11:17 am on Wednesday, March 27, Middletown Police Department said in a press release that their department, along with the Newport and Portsmouth Police Departments and U.S. Marshal’s Fugitive Task Force members, located the body […]

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Newport Police arrested two Newport men on various charges on Tuesday, March 26, according to the Newport Police Department’s Arrest & Dispatch Logs for Tuesday, March 26, through 7 am on Wednesday, March 27. Arrest Log At 3:45 am on Tuesday, March 26, Benjamin Lederman, 23, of Newport, Rhode Island, was taken into custody by […]