Providence Police

Providence Police Officer Tony Lepore was assigned traffic duty in 1984. He began to dance while directing traffic in downtown Providence to 'ease the boredom.'

A New Bedford man with a lengthy criminal history was arrested Tuesday morning in Providence, Rhode Island apparently in connection with Monday night's riots and looting in that city. Bruno Lopes, 24, of 24 Griffin St. in New Bedford, was among more than 60 people taken into custody in Providence either Monday night or Tuesday morning, according to a list of arrestees released by the Providence Po

A New Bedford man has died from injuries suffered when he fell through a hole in the roof of the Rhode Island Community Food Bank on Monday.

A man is believed to have fallen in Providence River.

Massachusetts State Police say they have arrested a woman after a highway chase that began in Rhode Island and reached speeds over 100 mph. State Police said 26-year-old Chelsea Smith of Providence was fleeing from officers in Central Falls on Interstate 95 and they assisted after the car crossed into Massachusetts. ...