A RHODE ISLAND man who R.I. State Police say is wanted here for failing to register as a sex offender has been apprehended in Scotland after being hospitalized with COVID-19. Nicholas Alahverdian now faces extradition to the U.S. to face a charge of first-degree rape in Utah.
PROVIDENCE – The state has received a $1.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Justice to help equip police departments with body-worn cameras. The grant announced Thursday by Attorney General Peter F. Neronha, the Department of Public Safety and the Rhode Island Police Chiefs’ Association will expand funding for the statewide program to equip…