State Police Log: Pot Possession, Lacking Support

Lincoln Woods Barracks 

• On Feb. 14 at 12:40 a.m., Troopers arrested Nancy Aquino, 25, of 4 Cleveland St., Johnston, on a Sixth District Court Bench Warrant for failure to appear on the initial charge of driving with suspended license originating from the Providence Police Department. The arrest was the result of a motor vehicle stop on Prairie Street in Providence. Aquino was transported to the Lincoln Woods Barracks where she was processed, arraigned before a justice of the peace and released after posting cash bail.

• At 10:10 p.m. on Feb. 24, Troopers arrested Arthur Peters, 32, of 20 Park St., Johnston, on a Sixth District Court Bench Warrant for failure to appear on the original charge of possession of marijuana. The arrest was the result of troopers checking a road walker on Chalkstone Avenue in Providence. Peters was processed at the Lincoln Woods Barracks and later turned over to the ACI Intake Center.

Scituate Barracks

• At 12:40 p.m. on March 2, troopers arrested Edward E. Smith, 33, of 809 Greenville Ave., Johnston, on a Family Court warrant for non-support. Smith was transported to State Police Headquarters where he was processed and later turned over to the Adult Correctional Institution Intake Center.

The above reports detail arrests made by the Rhode Island State Police. Descriptions of all events are based solely on police officer reports provided to Patch.