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Rhode Island
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.
Rhode Island
Star-studded cast of ‘My Boyfriend is a Demon,’ filming in RI, released
RI’s Verdi Productions films ‘Bad News On The Doorstep’ in Providence
Verdi Productions wrapped filming of Tom DeNucci’s “Bad News On The Doorstep” early on May 23 in Providence.
Verdi Productions’ secret horror movie, “My Boyfriend is a Demon,” now filming in Rhode Island, is no longer a secret as Chad A. Verdi, the East Greenwich production company’s president, has announced the cast and given an outline of the movie’s plot.
The ensemble cast comprises veteran actors and rising young talents. The story follows Mary, a lonely, small-town girl who creates a fake Instagram account that pretends to be boyfriend, a guy too perfect to be real. Mary puts so much effort into making him “real” that he shows up at her door one day.
The cast includes:
- Mattias Ferrell, son of comic actor Will Ferrell and known for “A Very Jonas Christmas Movie” and “Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues.”
- Coco Arquette, daughter of Courteney Cox and David Arquette and known for “Cougar Town.”
- David Arquette, known for his work in the “Scream” film franchise.
- Rosanna Arquette, David’s sister and Coco’s aunt, known for “The Moment.”
- Bailey Sloan, known for “Ragamuffin.”
- Jack Champion, known for “Avatar.”
- Ever Anderson, known for “Peter Pan & Wendy.”
- Vinnie Hacker, known for “Euphoria.”
- Josephine Reitman, known for “Juno.”
- Savannah Lee Smith, kown for “Tunsel Town.”
- Lisa Yamada, known for “Elle.”
- Ty Law, known for “Friday Night Lights.”
“My Boyfriend is a Demon” is written and directed by first-time director mishka.
“My Boyfriend is a Demon” is filming in Providence
The movie began filming in Rhode Island in April and has rented Providence’s Cranston Street Armory for the month of May to use as a studio.
The producing team for Verdi Productions includes Chad A. Verdi, Chad Verdi Jr., Paul Luba, Michelle Verdi and Sera Verdi. Executive producers include Ketchup Entertainment and Kinolime.
Rhode Island
Weather Now: Showers, T’storm Today
Good morning! Happy Thursday! Today will be pretty unsettled with the chance for showers and t’storms. Friday will still be damp with showers and drizzle, but the weekend still looks amazing!
The one good thing with the rain, for allergy sufferers at least, the pollen levels will be lower. In fact, both today and tomorrow, the tree pollen counts will be low locally. Do expect a spike in the pollen count for Saturday and Sunday with the dry weather.
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TODAY
Hour-by-hour forecast for today…
We’ll have some showers around during the morning commute today, but the greatest chance for showers and t’storms will be after 9AM and before 5PM.
Showers and thunderstorms could slow travel around mid-day. Rain could fall heavily at times.
A line of showers and t’storms will be sweeping across the area through the afternoon as a slow-moving weather systems moves through the region.
Highs today will be in the upper 50s to lower 60s with southeast to east winds of 5-15mph.
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TONIGHT
Showers are still possible this evening; although they won’t be as numerous.
TOMORROW
That low center will be nearby Friday morning, and we’ll be stuck with a damp, cool windflow. Expect drizzle and showers in the morning and possibly some lingering showers in the afternoon.
Highs Friday will only be in the 50s. The average high this time of year is in the upper 60s.
LOOKING AHEAD
Then…there’s the weekend. Saturday looks amazing with lots of sunshine and dry weather. It’ll be warmer, too, with highs in the 70s.
-Meteorologist T.J. Del Santo
T.J. Del Santo (tdelsanto@wpri.com) is the weekday morning and noon meteorologist for 12 News. Connect with him on Facebook and Twitter and Instagram and Threads and BlueSky.
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Rhode Island
Rhode Island Department of Health issues overdose alert for Johnston, North Providence
The Rhode Island Department of Health issued an overdose spike alert for Johnston and North Providence.
Health officials said over the past week, five Johnston and North Providence residents received medical care for a drug overdose.
According to RIDOH, these municipalities have historically lower overdose rates than the statewide average.
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