Auto theft rose 5.7 percent since 2021 in Rhode Island, according to a recent FBI crime report.
The following people were arrested by Cranston police between Oct. 6 and Wednesday.
Rolando Estrella, 35, was sentenced for defrauding banks in Rhode Island and other states out of more than $2.8 million.
The following people were arrested by Cranston police between Oct. 1 and Tuesday.
The following people were arrested by Cranston police between Sept. 25 and Sunday.
Prosecutors say federal agents found 12 brick-like packages containing cocaine in Richard Pineda Novas' carry-on luggage.
The following people were arrested by Cranston police between Friday and Monday.
Freddy Rodriguez, 38, was caught crossing into U.S. waters from Canada with 26 pounds of cocaine on a kayak, federal prosecutors say.
Anyone with information about the suspect or his whereabouts is asked to call Cranston police Det. Bob Lindsay at 401-477-5142.
The following people were arrested by Cranston police between Tuesday and Thursday.
Prosecutors say Nathan Boddie hid fentanyl, meth, and DMT in mail packages containing toy trucks, Halloween decorations, and Disney items.
The following people were arrested by Cranston police between Friday and Tuesday.
Peter Walkovich, 38, of Pepperell, Massachusetts, admitted he was caught in Cranston with 461 grams of crystal meth.
Authorities have determined there is no credible security threat at T.F. Green International Airport, officials said at 12:39 p.m. Friday.
MA State Police say Joseph Pompei, 50, of Cranston, caused a crash on I-95 that killed Randall Ricketts, 58, of Foxborough, Massachusetts.
Police say Alcides Medina broke glass doors with a rock at the Target and cinema at the Warwick Mall, before stealing a shirt and liquor.
Prosecutors say an 11-year-old girl fractured a bone in her forearm, as well as her spine, during a drunken crash James Thatcher caused.
Prosecutors say Steven Porricelli, 52 sexually assaulted a child under 14 five times in May 2023.
Prosecutors say James Barbieri's estate included collections of sports cards worth more than $1 million and guns worth more than $100,000.
Other charges in the Cranston police arrest log include receiving stolen goods, breaking into a home, shoplifting, and more.
Prosecutors say Sgt. Britton Kelly kicked a man in the head and struck him in the face during a domestic disturbance investigation.
Two people were also charged by Cranston police with shoplifting at Walmart. See other charges in the police log.
Other charges in the Cranston police log included possession of crack cocaine, domestic assault, shoplifting and more.
Authorities say state Sen. Joshua Miller, obstructed a police officer investigating whether he keyed an SUV with a “Biden Sucks” sticker.
Patrick M. O'Donnell, 60, was arrested on child pornography charges a month after being released from prison, federal prosecutors say.
Prosecutors prove Willard Whiting, 60, assaulted the two co-owners of Cranston Collision near the business on Walnut Grove Avenue.
James Harrison, 53, was accused of killing his mother, Janet Harrison, and his next-door neighbor, Thomas "TJ" May, in Cranston in May.
Police responded to the woman's home on Midland Road at around 11 p.m. Wednesday after she reported a drone spying on her through a window.
Disorderly conduct, vandalism, and receiving stolen goods were among the other charges in the Cranston police arrest log.
Gino Rotondo, 58, was released on bail two months ago after a 16-hour stand-off with North Providence police, Cranston police said.
Two people faced crack cocaine charges, according to the Cranston police arrest log.
Jimmy Lopez, 26, of Central Falls admitted, to shooting his brother in the leg in June 2022 during an argument on I-95 in Providence.
Police say the shooting happened on Bailey Street on Sunday, and there, officers found shell casings and blood splatter in the street.
Ex-Cranston City Councilor Matthew Reilly resigned after police say they found him unconscious in his car after he smoked crack cocaine.
Prosecutors say Peter Dambruoso was caught when a Providence Public Works employee confronted him about the stole backhoe and followed him.
The fire at the Mansion House Apartments on Oaklawn Avenue displaced nine adults and two children, according to the American Red Cross.
Prosecutors say Portsmouth police seized 310 grams of cocaine from a vehicle Francisco Vazquez Ramos, 39, was in.
Someone was also charged with shoplifting at Stop & Shop, while others faced larceny and vandalism charges, according to the arrest log.
RI State Police say Nolbertico Caba, 33, had 542 grams of xylazine, a dangerous drug that cannot have its overdoses reversed by naloxone.
A Providence County Grand Jury returned an indictment Tuesday against Jose Fondeur Arias, 54, of Cranston.