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Three Rhode Island men charged after multiple guns, drugs, drug paraphernalia, $18,000 seized
Three Rhode Island men are facing several charges after a multi-agency investigation.
According to police, on Friday, the Pawtucket Police Department’s Narcotics Unit with the assistance of the Pawtucket Police Special Response Team, Rhode Island State Police –HIDTA, and members of the Pawtucket Police K9 Unit, conducted court authorized search warrants on Calder Street and Benefit Street in the city of Pawtucket and North Main Street in the City of Providence after a narcotics investigation involving the distribution of Cocaine and Fentanyl throughout the City of Pawtucket and surrounding communities.
As a result of the search warrants, detectives located and seized a 10mm Glock Semi-automatic handgun with an obliterated serial number, a Mini UZI semi-automatic firearm, a high-capacity magazine, approximately $18,000 in cash, approximately 600 grams of Cocaine, approximately 105 grams of Fentanyl, digital scales, cutting agents, and packaging material.
Based on the investigation, the following individuals were charged with:
28-year-old David Benevides, Calder Street, Pawtucket
- Manufacturing/ Delivery/Possession 1oz.-1kilo (Fentanyl)
- Manufacturing/Delivery/ Possession 1oz.-1kilo (Cocaine)
- Possession with Intent to Deliver (Fentanyl)
- Possession with Intent to Deliver (Cocaine)
- Maintaining a Common Nuisance
- Conspiracy
- Distribution/Manufacturing in/near school
28-year-old Nigel Almeida, Benefit Street, Pawtucket
- Manufacturing/Delivery/ Possession 1oz.-1kilo (Fentanyl)
- Manufacturing/Delivery/ Possession 1oz.-1kilo (Cocaine)
- Possession with intent to Deliver (Fentanyl)
- Possession with intent to Deliver (Cocaine)
- Use of a Firearm while committing crime of violence
- Alteration of Marks of Identification on Firearms
- Large Capacity Feeding Device
- Maintaining a common nuisance
- Conspiracy
28-year-old Evan Santos, North Main Street, Providence
- Manufacturing/Delivery/ Schedule I/II (FENTANYL)
- Possession with Intent to Deliver-Schedule I/II (FENTANYL)
The investigation is ongoing.
CUMBERLAND, R.I. (WPRI) — Rhode Island State Police are investigating a crash that happened on I-295 North in Cumberland Tuesday night.
The crash happened in the right lane near Exit 22 just before 9 p.m.
It’s unclear exactly what caused the crash or if anyone was injured.
12 News has reached out to Rhode Island State Police for more information but has not heard back.
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Rhode Island’s Democrat and Republican primary elections will officially be held on Wednesday, Sept. 9 this year, instead of the usual Tuesday election day.
Lawmakers passed the bill at the urging of state and local officials, who were concerned that an election day falling the day after Labor Day would not give them enough time to set up polls for the arrival of voters.
Gov. Dan McKee signed the bill on April 20, officially moving the primary day for 2026.
Which races will be on the ballot? The Republican and Democrat nominees for a swath of local offices – most notably governor but also lieutenant governor and attorney general.
Why was RI’s primary day moved?
At a hearing on the bill earlier this year, Randy Rossi, executive director of the Rhode Island League of Cities and Towns explained the “significant logistical and financial challenges” municipalities otherwise would have faced having an election the day after Labor Day.
“Beyond cost, municipalities face serious logistical challenges accessing and setting up more than 430 polling locations on a major federal holiday, a process that often requires many hours and access to facilities that are typically closed and unstaffed on Labor Day,” he said.
“Compounding these challenges, many municipalities conduct early voting in city or town halls that must also serve as primary day polling locations,” Rossi noted.
Without changes to current law, he said, “municipalities would be required to conduct early voting and primary day polling simultaneously, often in the same limited space and with the same poll workers, requiring additional staffing and facilities.”
By the time this legislative hearing took place in January, other states facing similar issues, including Massachusetts, had already adjusted their primary dates, “and Rhode Island itself has demonstrated that alternative scheduling can be successful, as occurred during the statewide Wednesday primary in 2018,” Rossi said.
EAST GREENWICH, R.I. (WPRI) — If you’re looking to satisfy you’re sweet tooth, look no further than Division Street.
Nothing Bundt Cakes opened its first Rhode Island bakery in East Greenwich earlier this month. The new bakery is situated within East Greenwich Square, which is also home to the Ocean State’s first Crumbl.
The bakery is known for its handcrafted specialty Bundt cakes, as well as smaller “Bundtlets,” and bite-sized “Bundtinis,” that come in a variety of flavors.
“There’s a strong sense of local pride, creativity, and community here that aligns perfectly with our values,” said Jake Williams, who owns the East Greenwich bakery. “We were drawn to the area’s vibrant small business culture and the opportunity to contribute something special.”
Nothing Bundt Cakes is also expected to open another bakery at Chapel View in Cranston later this year.
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