PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — A 70-year-old man was stabbed in the neck multiple times on Monday, Providence police confirmed.

Police said it happened at the address for the Saint Elizabeth Apartments for Seniors on Westminster Street.

Officers responded to that location just after 4 p.m. Monday.

The man who was stabbed was not identified.

He was taken to the hospital for treatment, police said.

A police spokesperson did not elaborate on his condition.

Police said a 79-year-old man who lives in the same building as the victim was taken into custody at the scene and brought to police headquarters.

Detectives are still investigating the circumstances of the stabbing.

FALL RIVER, Mass. (WLNE) — Fall River police arrested a man who was stabbed in the city over the weekend — marking the second time he has been stabbed and then arrested in a three-month span.

Police said 34-year-old Vincent Valois was arrested after being stabbed on Pine Street Sunday.

Police originally responded to a call that a man was suffering from multiple stab wounds inside a car on North Main Street.

When officers arrived, police said Valois told them he was stabbed inside a home on Pine Street.

Detectives investigated the incident, and according to police, determined Valois drove to an apartment belonging to 43-year-old William Paiva even though he was not welcome there.

Police accuse Valois of then entering the apartment, stealing $100, stealing several prescription pills, and then trying to flee.

Police said Paiva chased Valois outside and a fight began.

That’s when Valois was stabbed in the neck and back, according to police.

When Valois tried to get in a car to leave the area, police said Paiva slashed multiple tires on his car.

Both were arrested — Valois is charged with breaking and entering in the daytime, which is a felony, along with unarmed robbery and assault and battery.

Paiva is charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and malicious damage to a motor vehicle.

The previous stabbing incident occurred on Aug. 19.

In that case, police responded to a report of a man stabbed on Second Street at Wade Street.

Upon arrival, police said they found Valois bleeding from his leg.

Police said he was acting belligerent, refusing commands, and advanced toward officers in an “aggressive manner.”

Officers eventually used a TASER to try to subdue him, police said.

While he was being evaluated for his injuries, police said Valois was found to have powdered cocaine and crack cocaine in his possession.

Valois was arrested after declining medical treatment in that case, police said.

Police had also previously arrested Valois on Second Street for trespassing a day earlier, on Aug. 18, on South Main Street.

In that case, police said Valois ran from officers before being arrested, leading to the injury of a police officer involved in the pursuit.

At the time, police said Valois had multiple warrants out for his arrest and had a lengthy criminal history.

NORTH PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — A Providence man was arrested Saturday for alleged possession of a firearm without a license.

Kindill Miller, 32, was pulled over on Mineral Spring Avenue for allegedly driving without a license plate affixed to his vehicle.

Miller was found to be driving an unregistered vehicle, according to North Providence police.

During the inventory search of the car, police said that officers found a 9mm hand gun with a fully loaded 10-round magazine inside the driver’s side door pocket.

ACUSHNET, Mass. (WLNE) — The Bristol County District Attorney’s office has identified the victim of a fatal weekend motorcycle crash in Acushnet.

Micha Nason, 27, of Plymouth, was found lying on the ground by officers arriving to the 44 Main Street scene at approximately 10:10 p.m. Saturday.

Nason’s 2010 Harley Davidson was found with catastrophic damage up against the Main Street residence.

Nason was found a distance from the motorcycle suffering from life-threatening injuries.

He was transported to a local hospital where he passed away Sunday morning.

The investigation into the crash remains ongoing by Massachusetts State Police detectives and Acushnet police.

 

There’s a lot going on in the weather department, starting with the fact that in the Caribbean, Hurricane Melissa has reached Category 5 status. The storm looks like it will make landfall in Jamaica by Tuesday afternoon, still as a Category 5, before making a second landfall in Cuba and a third in Turks and Caicos. The impacts of this storm will be catastrophic for parts of the Caribbean, namely Jamaica, with storm surge of 10 feet or higher and rainfall of 30″ or greater possible. The storm currently has winds of 160 mph, and gusts of 195 mph as well.

Back here at home, we’ve had a cool start to the day. We woke up to the 20s and 30s, and will have highs in the low 50s by the afternoon. We’ll start off mostly sunny, but clouds increase throughout the day. We could even see an ocean-effect shower in the evening. Any rain will be very, very limited, but it’s not something to count out.

Our ocean-effect showers will continue Tuesday and Wednesday, staying limited both days. Highs will be in the low 50s both days, and it will be windy as well.

Thursday will be in the upper 50s, but heavy rain returns by Thursday evening with our next storm. That rain will last from Thursday evening through early Friday morning, with a few lingering showers during the morning commute. The good news is that the rain looks largely gone by the time the kids are getting ready for trick-or-treating! It will, however, still be windy and cool with highs in the low to mid 50s.

— Kristina

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — Providence police have arrested several individuals after a Sunday morning stabbing, reportedly involving a machete.

According to Providence police spokesperson Kristy Dos Reis, the incident occurred at 675 Elmwood Avenue.

The victim sustained non-life-threatening lacerations to the arm in the attack.

Police detectives are investigating the incident.

 

PAWTUCKET, R.I. (WLNE) — Pawtucket-based non-profit the Elisha Project distributed 50,000 pounds of food and household essentials to Rhode Islanders in need Sunday.

The event gave out 15 pounds of meats, 25 pounds of fruit and vegetables and 45 pounds of hygiene items to 600 local families.

The Elisha Project said that the event was held to assist families at risk of losing SNAP benefits on November 1 due to the government shutdown.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — Better Lives RI is asking community members to donate non-perishable food items and gift cards in the face of empty shelves at their food pantry.

The pantry was closed earlier last week because of the of the shortage.

The organization said in a statement, in part:

More and more people need our help. Please help us help them. Please consider donating to our food pantry to keep providing as much as we can to keep our communities with food on their table.

Donations can be dropped off in person at 12 Abbott Park Place in Providence, and monetary gifts can be made here.

The organization also posted an Amazon wish list, which can be found here.

NORTH HAMPTON, N.H. (WLNE) — A box truck crash in New Hampshire left a Rhode Island injured Sunday morning, according to New Hampshire State Police.

Aaron Carpenter, 42, of Providence, was driving the truck on I-95 south  in North Hampton at approximately 9:30 a.m. Sunday when the vehicle went off the road.

It then went down an embankment and into a wooded area.

Carpenter was trapped inside the vehicle, according to NH state police, and he was taken to an area hospital with minor injuries.

The crash remains under investigation.

SOMERSET, Mass. (WLNE) — The Somerset Police Department said a missing teen who was reported missing on Oct. 23 was found safe on Sunday.

Police said 14-year-old K’Dence Bates was found Sunday night and reunited with her parents.

According to police, K’Dence was reported missing on Oct. 23 after she was last seen on the night of Oct. 22.

FALL RIVER, Mass. (WLNE) — The Fall River Police Department said detectives are investigating after a stabbing on North Main Street Sunday.

According to police, officers responded to the 300 block of North Main Street around 3:45 p.m. for reports of a stabbing.

Upon arrival, police discovered a man had been stabbed.

The victim was taken to the hospital with “non-life-threatening injuries,” according to police.

The stabbing remains under investigation.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — Providence police said a suspect was arrested after a stabbing on Elmwood Avenue Sunday night.

According to police, a victim was stabbed at the Stratford House Apartments and taken to the hospital.

ABC6 News crews on scene reported seeing the parking lot of the apartment complex blocked off by police tape around 8:10 p.m.

Police said a suspect was taken into custody.

ABC6 News has reached out to Providence police for more information.

This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.

WATERFORD, Conn. (WLNE) — The Waterford Police Department said a Westerly man died in a motorcycle crash on Route 32 on Oct. 25.

Police said the crash occurred around 11 p.m. at Smith Cove.

The motorcycle had struck a guardrail and ejected the rider into a wooded area.

55-year-old Thomas Peabody was pronounced dead on the scene.

Anyone with information on the crash was asked to call 860-437-8080.

ACUSHNET, Mass. (WLNE) — The Acushnet Police Department said a motorcyclist was killed in a crash on Oct. 25.

Police responded to the area of Main Street at Heritage Road around 10 p.m. to find the motorcycle “against a residence” and the 27-year-old rider unresponsive.

The victim was transported to St. Luke’s Hospital where he later died due to his injuries.

The crash is under investigation.

SMITHFIELD, R.I. (WLNE) — Special Olympics Rhode Island said it celebrated the completion of the sixth annual Law Enforcement Torch Run at its Fall Festival Sunday.

Organizers said the 70-mile, 24 hour run raised funds and awareness for Special Olympics athletes in the state.

The six members of law enforcement who took part in the run were:

• Jim Baum, Founder of the 24-HOUR SUPER WALK and Assistant Attorney General at the Rhode Island Office of Attorney General
• Zachary Coyne, Police Officer, City of Warwick
• Eric Leclerc, Founder of the 24-HOUR SUPER WALK and Police Detective, City of Cranston
• Mark Lindberg, Field Scientist for Cytiva
• Sarah McNulty, Police Officer, City of Central Falls
• Kerri McWilliams,  Correctional Officer, Department of Corrections Women’s Division

The over $10,000 raised by the event will go towards the organization’s sports, health, and leadership programs.

WARWICK, R.I. (WLNE) — The Rhode Island Department of Transportation said it would resume closures on sections of Interstate 95 and Interstate 295 in both directions for reconstruction of bridges along East Avenue in Warwick on Sunday.

The closures will take place from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. each night.

RIDOT said the bridge over I-95 is located at Exit 28 and the bridges over I-295 are near Exit 1A.

The schedule for the highway closures and detour routes is as follows:

Oct. 26, Nov. 2, and Nov. 12: I-95 North will be closed at Exit 28A. Stay on I-295 North to Exit 3A and proceed to the I-95 interchange to access I-95 North. For those seeking access to Rhode Island TF Green International Airport, follow these directions but use I-95 South to Exit 29 to the Airport Connector.

Oct. 29, Oct. 30, and Nov. 13: I-95 South will be closed after Exit 28B. Follow I-295 North and take Exit 3B to Route 37 West. Follow signs to I-295 South to return to I-95 South.

Nov. 3: I-295 North will be closed at I-95 North Exit 28A. Stay on I-95 North to Exit 31B, then take the I-295 North exit ramp.

Nov. 4: I-295 South will be closed at Exit 3A. Follow Route 37 East to the I-95 South exit.

High pressure currently centered over the Great Lakes will keep us on the dry side through Tuesday as it slowly lifts northward into Canada. However, this will be the cause for cooler than normal temperatures, low 50s, through the upcoming week. As winds turn more Northeasterly during the week a lot of clouds will be around that can also create an isolated shower on the Cape.

Later in the week we will be seeing a significant storm coming up the Appalachians for Thursday into Friday morning, bringing periods of wind-swept rain. At the moment it does look like this system will lift through the area during Friday to allow for some drying by the trick or treating hours, but it will remain windy into Saturday.

ABC6 Meteorologist Bill Gile

SOMERSET, R.I. (WLNE) — The Somerset Police Department asked the public for assistance in locating a missing 14-year-old girl.

K’Dence Bates was last seen during the nighttime hours of Oct. 22.

She was described as being five feet tall and 150 pounds and was said to frequent the areas of Providence and Mattapan.

Anyone with information on her whereabouts was asked to reach out to the department at 508-679-2138.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — Big Brothers Big Sisters of Rhode Island hosted its second annual Big Breakfast on Oct. 23.

Multiple community leaders were honored for their contributions to the nonprofit.

ABC 6 News Anchor Tiffany Murphy hosted the event and spoke to the honorees.

LITTLE COMPTON, R.I. (WLNE) — Former United States Ambassador and Secretary of the Navy J. William “Bill” Middendorf, II died on Oct. 24 at the age of 101.

Sen. Jack Reed said that Middendorf lived in Little Compton for over 70 years, served as an engineering officer and navigator during World War II, an investment banker, and as treasurer of the Republican National Committee.

His ambassadorships were to the Netherlands, the Organization of American States, and the European Union.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — The Providence Police Department said that a police cruiser was struck by another vehicle early Saturday.

The crash occurred around 6:15 a.m. on Chalkstone Avenue and Mount Pleasant Avenue.

The department said the cruiser sustained “moderate damage,” and there were no injuries, although the officer in the vehicle was evaluated at the hospital.

EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — The East Providence Police Department said that a 19-year-old was charged with DWI after a crash into a home on Gemini Street on Oct. 24.

Christopher Cabral was charged with driving while intoxicated BAC unknown and reckless driving.

Police responded around 10 p.m. to find a vehicle had struck a townhouse.

The building inspector reviewed the damage to the home and declared it unsafe for occupation.

The incident is under investigation.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — Into the home stretch of the high school football season, each game could be the difference between a playoff run or an early end to the season.

Scores from featured games are listed below:

• La Salle 42 / Barnstable 36
• St. Ray’s 14 / Cumberland 7
• Westerly 35 / Burrillville 7
• Woonsocket 36 / Coventry 28
• East Providence 32 / Moses Brown 0
• North Smithfield 47/ Hope 6
• Case 25 / Seekonk 22

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — The man accused in a 2023 Providence Mother’s Day murder has been convicted in Providence County Superior Court.

Luis Sepulveda, 53, was found guilty of one count of first-degree murder, one count of discharge of a firearm resulting in death and several other charges Thursday.

On May 14, 2023, at approximately 11:04 p.m., Providence police responded to a call of a shooting on Manton Avenue, arriving to find victim Angel Rodriguez, 44, on the ground.

Rodriguez had suffered a gunshot wound to the chest and was transported to Rhode Island Hospital where he was pronounced deceased at 11:36 p.m.

According to witnesses, Sepulveda and Rodriguez had argued earlier in the day at the Mother’s Day party at the home.

They resolved the issue peacefully.

A fight broke out later in the garage at the address, and Sepulveda produced a gun, fired two shots in the air and then shot Rodriguez in the chest.

Sepulveda fled the scene in a minivan and was stopped by Rhode Island state troopers on Route 95 south and placed in custody.

A handgun was found in the door of the minivan driver’s door and five spent shell casings were found at the scene.

These rounds were determined to have come from Sepulveda’s firearm through ballistic analysis.

Further analysis also found his DNA on the weapon.

There is no word on when Sepulveda will face sentencing.