A jury acquitted a young man of First-Degree Sexual Assault (or Rape) and Domestic Strangulation in Rhode Island Superior Court.   The man was criminally charged with these offenses following allegations by his ex-girlfriend that he had beaten, strangled and anally…

Department of Homeland Security and other law enforcement agencies conducted an online investigation into the distribution of child pornography. The investigation led them to an Idaho man residing in Rhode Island. Agents obtained a search warrant for the man’s home…

Two spouses visiting Newport, RI had a verbal argument and physical altercation inside of their hotel room. Hotel guests heard loud voices and noises coming from the couple’s room. Police were called and responded to the scene. When they arrived…

A married couple, each with medical marijuana licenses, was engaged in a large-scale marijuana grow operation. Police received a tip that the couple was growing marijuana in multiple locations and in quantities that far exceeded the legal limits of their…

Rhode Island State Police performed a traffic stop of a vehicle with a New York registration that was speeding. Police approached the licensed operator who was driving the rental vehicle. After some questioning unrelated to the purpose of this traffic…

Rhode Island State Police performed a traffic stop of a car they observed to be speeding. Upon approaching the vehicle and encountering the operator, police detected an odor of marijuana. The operator, a young college man, admitted to previously smoking…