Crime & Safety

State Police Take Newport Man to ACI

Alfredo Santiago-Velazquez, 48, of Newport, was arrested on a bench warrant

NEWPORT, RI — A Newport man was sent to the Adult Correctional Institutions after state police stopped his car on Girard Avenue.

Alfredo Santiago-Velazquez, 48, was arrested on Friday Jan. 27, at 2:17 p.m. He was taken into custody on a bench warrant for Failure to Appear for Ability To Pay.

The original charge was Violation of a No-Contact Order originating from the Newport Police Department, state police said.

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