PROVIDENCE – A former member of the Middletown Police Department was found guilty on Wednesday, February 26, 2020 by a Newport County Superior Court jury on charges stemming from his actions in 2016 where he deleted and altered police records in order to assist his girlfriend secure a public...
Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced today that seven contractors are facing felony charges and 10 more were arraigned on misdemeanor charges in Providence District Court for failing to comply with a final order from the Contractors' Registration and Licensing Board (CLRB). Two additional...
Mitchell Savard (age 43), of Woonsocket was sentenced today to five years to serve at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI) by Superior Court Justice Maureen B. Keough for his role in a 2017 fatal crash on Interstate 295. The Court sentenced Savard to 10 years with 5 years to serve, 5 years...
Edward Delossantos (age 24), of Milford, MA was sentenced today to three years in prison by Superior Court Justice Maureen B. Keough. The sentencing comes after the defendant was found guilty in November 2019 of five felony charges related to a 2016 domestic assault in Woonsocket.
Delossantos...
Two Rhode Island men recently received prison sentences for cases involving elder abuse. On February 17, 2020, Angel Fernandez, of North Providence, received a prison sentence of 11 years to serve after he previously entered a plea of nolo contendere in the Providence County Superior Court to one...
Expungement Eligibility Requirements
You may be eligible for expungement of misdemeanor offense(s) if:
• You have not been convicted of a felony
• You are not currently facing any criminal charges
• If you have a single misdemeanor conviction and:
- It has been 5 years or more from the...
Are you eligible for expungement of your Rhode Island criminal record?
Join the Office of the Attorney General at this event to take the first step in the
expungement process.
When: February 19, 2020 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Where: Institute for the Study and Practice of Nonviolence, 265...
Three men all pled nolo contendere on February 12, 2020 in Providence County Superior Court in connection to a Providence home invasion and hostage incident that took place in March 2019.
Jose Rodriguez (age 33), of Warwick pled to burglary, using a firearm during a crime of violence,...
Justin Santerre (age 38), of Fall River and Jeffrey Wilson (age 63), of Providence were found guilty on January 31, 2020 of attacking of a fellow inmate at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI) in July 2017.
A Providence Superior Court Jury convicted Wilson of one count of assault with a...
National Grid and Attorney General's Office Warn Customers
To Be Vigilant and Know Tips to Stay Protected
The Rhode Island Attorney General's Office and National Grid are warning electric and gas customers to be vigilant of potential scammers posing as bill collectors trying to take...