CENTRAL FALLS – On February 20th, 2017, at approximately 9:45 p.m., Officers responded to the area of 189 Washington Street for a report of a man shot. Upon arrival, Officers identified the adult male victim who had a single gunshot wound to his abdomen. The male was immediately transported to Rhode Island Hospital where he […]Load more...
Quarterly Event Open to Constituents WARWICK, R.I. – Congressman Jim Langevin (D-RI) will host one of his quarterly Lunch with Langevin events on Saturday, March 11, at noon at the Cowesett Inn in West Warwick. This is Langevin’s 10th Lunch with Langevin, having previously visited Coventry, Narragansett, Scituate, Providence, Westerly, Burrillville, Cranston, North Kingstown, and […]Load more...
The Rhode Island State Police has hired a nationally recognized law enforcement expert to assess the agency’s policies and procedures and recommend strategies to improve recruitment, training and administrative actions. Colonel Ann Assumpico proposed the review last fall, when she was first appointed Superintendent of State Police to help identify improvements particularly with regards to […]Load more...
Carbon monoxide poisoning, which is being blamed for critically injuring five family members in a Smithfield home last night, is a potentially deadly hazard that everyone needs to be aware of, said James Gumbley, Chief Deputy in the State Fire Marshal’s Office. “People cannot rely on their sense of smell to protect themselves from the […]Load more...
PROVIDENCE – Two suspects have been arrested and a third is being sought in connection with the theft of $90,000 worth of diapers that were to be delivered to the Amazon distribution center in Fall River, according to Maj. Dennis Fleming, Detective Commander of the Rhode Island State Police. Detectives recovered about 800 boxes of […]Load more...
PROVIDENCE — The president of the local chapter of a non-profit agency that provides leadership support to African-American women in high school today was arrested and charged with embezzling approximately $6,000 from the agency for personal use, according to Major Dennis Fleming, Detective Commander for the Rhode Island State Police. Shemika L. Moore, 37, of […]Load more...
Raimondo statement on President Sanchez’s inauguration “On behalf of the state of Rhode Island, I’d like to congratulate Frank Sanchez on his inauguration as the tenth President of Rhode Island College—and the first Latino president of any Rhode Island college. When we began our search for a new RIC President, we knew we needed someone […]Load more...
Providence, RI – Rhode Island General Treasurer Seth Magaziner today hosted representatives from Rhode Island’s small business community, local banks, and credit unions to announce «Bank Local» a community deposit program, moving millions of dollars in state deposits to local banks and credit unions to encourage loans to Rhode Island small businesses. «I am constantly […]Load more...
STATE HOUSE — House Minority Leader Patricia Morgan and members of the House GOP Caucus intend to propose several amendments to House Rules legislation being voted upon on the floor of the House on Wednesday, February 15, 2017. One amendment, important to House GOP members, addresses Sub A legislation. For example, under House Rules, after […]Load more...
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jack Reed issued the following statement in opposition to the confirmation of U.S. Representative Mick Mulvaney (R-SC) to be the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB): «Congressman Mulvaney is an inappropriate choice for budget director. He once voted to declare Social Security and Medicare ‘unconstitutional’ and has […]Load more...