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State of Rhode Island, Attorney General Peter F. Neronha ,

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Providence man arraigned for October 2021 murder

An indictment, information, or complaint is merely an allegation. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty. Johan Quinones (age 22) Providence, R.I. P1-2021-3710AG On December 10, 2021, the Providence County Grand Jury returned a secret indictment charging Johan Quinones with one count of first-degree murder, one count of discharging a firearm when in commission of a crime of violence resulting in death, and one count of carrying a pistol without a license. ...

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Statewide body-worn camera program awarded $1.5 million federal grant

U. S. Department of Justice grant announced by Congressional delegation will help fund program to equip more than 700 patrol officers across 12 police departments in Rhode Island with body-worn cameras PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Office of the Attorney General (RIAG), Department of Public Safety (DPS), and the Rhode Island Police Chiefs’ Association (RIPCA) announced that a statewide program to equip police departments with body-worn cameras has received a $1.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Justice. ...

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Former Warwick woman sentenced to serve 18 years in state prison for manslaughter in death of 9-year-old child

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that a former Warwick woman was sentenced in Providence County Superior Court to serve 18 years at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI) after pleading to manslaughter and child neglect charges stemming from her actions that caused the death of nine-year-old Zhanae Rothgeb at her home in Warwick in 2019. ...

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Lincoln man, Foster woman arrested by Pawtucket Police and charged with multiple drug and firearms offenses; eight firearms and over $20K worth of marijuana seized

Arrests made as part of Attorney General’s Urban Violent Crime Initiative Attorney General Peter F. Neronha and Pawtucket Acting Public Safety Director Chief Tina Goncalves announced that a Lincoln man and Foster woman were arrested on Monday on a multitude of drug and firearms charges. ...

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Providence man sentenced to serve 3.5 years in state prison for possessing illegal gun and drug trafficking

​​​​​​​PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that a Providence man was sentenced in Providence County Superior Court to serve three and a half years at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI) stemming from his arrest by the Providence Police Department for possessing an illegal pistol and MDMA (ecstasy/molly). ...

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