Crime & Safety

Wanted Johnston Sex Offender Apprehended: Cops

The Johnston man was arrested by the Computer Crimes Unit/Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, police said.

JOHNSTON, RI — A wanted Johnston sex offender was apprehended, police said.

Robert Hogan, 43, was arrested Tuesday by the Rhode Island State Police Computer Crimes Unit/Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, the state police said in a media release.

Hogan was arrested on warrants charging him with technical violations in cases of manufacturing, delivering or possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, electronically disseminating indecent materials to a minor, and failure to notify as a sex offender, according to the release.

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"Mr. Hogan was processed at State Police Headquarters and transported to Providence County Superior Court," the release said.

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