Grants will fund the purchase of 1,773 cameras for 42 local law enforcement organizations across the state as part of body camera program
PROVIDENCE, RI – The Office of the Attorney General, the Rhode Island Department of Public Safety, the Rhode Island Police Chiefs’ Association, Rhode Island’s Congressional Delegation, and state legislative leaders today announced $16 million in grant awards for 42 local and state law enforcement agencies to equip approximately 1,773 frontline police officers with body-worn cameras.
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An indictment, information, or complaint is merely an allegation. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Office of the Attorney General announced today that the Statewide Grand Jury has returned a “no true bill,” declining to charge Newport Police Detective Patrick Walsh, stemming from a use-of-force incident on June 26, 2022, on Thames Street in Newport.
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha today announced that a Providence man was found guilty in Providence County Superior Court of the 2011 murder of 17-year-old Tiphany Tallo in Providence.
On October 4, 2022, following the conclusion of a 12-day jury trial before Superior Court Justice Robert D. Krause, the jury found Leron Porter (age 41) guilty of one count of second-degree murder, one count of discharge of a firearm when committing a crime of violence resulting in death, and one count of possession of a firearm by person prohibited. The State has also filed a notice with the Court asking that it find the defendant to be deemed a habitual criminal, which carries a maximum 25-year sentence consecutive to any other sentence imposed. The jury returned the verdict after approximately five hours of deliberation.
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An indictment, information, or complaint is merely an allegation. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
Kevin Hernandez (age 19)
Providence, RI
P1/22-3510AG
On September 29, 2022, the Providence County Grand Jury returned an indictment charging Kevin Hernandez with one count of first-degree robbery, one count of using a firearm during the commission of crime of violence, one count of conspiracy to commit robbery, two counts of assault with a dangerous weapon, one count of discharging a firearm while in the commission of a crime of violence, and one count of carrying a pistol without a license.
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha today announced that a Providence man was found guilty in Providence County Superior Court of multiple counts of child molestation against a female victim under the age of 14 between 2013 and 2019.
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced today that three Rhode Island-based drywall installation contractors have been arraigned in Providence Superior Court on felony and misdemeanor charges following an investigation by the Office of the Attorney General and the Department of Labor and Training into allegations that they stole more than $64,000 in wages from 14 workers during the construction and renovation of RISE Prep Mayoral Academy in Woonsocket in 2018 and 2019.
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that a Pawtucket woman was found guilty in Kent County Superior Court of multiple felony counts following her arrest in 2020 for pointing a gun at a pregnant woman and firing several shots with a firearm outside of a home in West Warwick.
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An indictment, information, or complaint is merely an allegation. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
Amauri Razon (age 21)
Hopkinton, RI
P1-2022-3371ADV
On September 21, 2022, the Statewide Grand Jury returned an indictment charging Amauri Razon with one count of first-degree sexual assault, one count of domestic felony assault, one count of domestic strangulation, one count of domestic simple assault, one count of domestic refusal to relinquish a telephone for an emergency call; and one count of domestic violation of a No Contact Order.
The alleged acts occurred in the city of Providence sometime on February 2, 2022. The Providence Police Department conducted the investigation.
The defendant is scheduled to be arraigned on October 12, 2022, in Providence County Superior Court.
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that given the prospect of significant increases in supply-side energy rates this winter, the Office today is advocating that the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) consider all available options and approve a plan that will best mitigate Rhode Island Energy’s proposed rate changes for electric service, slated to take effect October 1, 2022.
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that a Pawtucket man was sentenced in Providence County Superior Court to serve 30 years at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI) after being found guilty after trial of first-degree child molestation against a female victim under the age of 14 between 2015 and 2020.
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