A former employee of Ross-Simons Jewelers has been charged with embezzlement in connection with the theft of more than $222,000 in jewelry, according to Cranston Police. Yanill C. Taveras, 26, of … more

By DANIEL KITTREDGE A driver who fled the scene of a fiery Feb. 7 car crash on Laurel Hill Avenue was wanted by Woonsocket Police on a charge of domestic strangulation, according to Cranston Police. Richard B. Gobern III, 29, of 70 Newland Avenue, Apt. more

DOMESTIC CHARGES On Feb. 4 at 10:57 a.m., police arrested Marielys Gonzalez, 21, 192 Farmington Ave., Cranston, on charges of domestic assault, domestic vandalism and domestic disorderly. On Feb. 4 at 10:57 a.m., police arrested Arialdi Gonzalez Matias, more

Picture perfect The Cranston Police Department has been named one of 12 winners nationally in the U.S. Department of Justice Community Oriented Policing Service's 2019 photo contest. The image the department submitted shows officers Brenda Sirois, more

EMBEZZLEMENT On Jan. 31 at 6:15 p.m., police arrested Yanil Taveras, 26, 148 River Ave., Providence, on a charge of embezzlement. Police say Taveras was arrested after an investigation. DUI On Feb. 2 at 4:10 a.m., police arrested Santiago Martinez, 42, more

SEXUAL ASSAULT On Jan. 23, police arrested Richard Rivera, 20, 118 Pond St., second floor, Cranston, on charges of first-degree sexual assault and kidnapping. Police say Rivera was arrested as a result of an ongoing investigation. DOMESTIC On Jan. 23 at more

DRUG CHARGES On Jan. 15 at 3:52 p.m., police arrested Ronald W. Allen II, 39, 52 Gillooly Drive, Warwick, on one count of manufacturing/possession/delivery of a controlled substance, three counts of possession of a controlled substance and one count of more

By DANIEL KITTREDGE A 25-year-old city resident is facing a felony charge after the vehicle he was driving struck and critically injured a pedestrian near the intersection of Park and Elmwood avenues. Jacob Travis, 191 Lyndon Road, Cranston, is charged more

ASSAULT On Jan. 8 at 10:26 a.m., police arrested Angel Liriano Jr., 29, 339 Farmington Ave., Cranston, on charges of domestic simple assault, domestic vandalism and domestic disorderly conduct. On Jan. 11 at approximately 11:23 p.m., police arrested more

ASSAULT On January 7 at 10:10 a.m. officers arrested Aileen Santana, 29, of 32 Carr Street in Providence for domestic simple assault, domestic vandalism and domestic disorderly conduct. The arrest was a result of the subject turning herself in on a more

DISORDERLYOn December 28 at 11:24 p.m., officers arrested Michael Botelho, 29, of 101 Holland Avenue in East Providence for disorderly conduct and vandalism/malicious injury to property. His arrest … more

ASSAULT Officers arrested Antonio Brieva, 24, of 11 Natick Circle in Cranston for domestic simple assault. The arrest was a result of a call for service at the above address. He was held for … more