A gun was found by an employee at top Providence Italian restaurant Al Forno on Tuesday night.

According to police, the owner of the firearm was later arrested for not having a permit to carry in Rhode Island.

Al Forno is Rhode Island's most award-winning restaurant.

About Incident

Shortly before 10 PM on Tuesday, police were called to Al Forno for a report of a gun found in the restaurant bathroom.

An employee reportedly found the firearm and turned it over to the manager, who called the police.

Officers said upon arrival that they seized the gun, which was identified as a Glock with bullets in the magazine as well as the chamber.

Owner Turns Himself In - Police Make Arrest

Police say that the owner of the gun, Anthony Fournier, age 36 of Connecticut, later responded to Central Station regarding the incident.

According to police, Fournier said he had a permit to carry in Connecticut. Police determined he did not have a permit in Rhode Island.

He is being charged in Rhode Island with RIGL 11-47-8: License or permit required for carrying [a] pistol.

 Karen Emmes has lived in East Providence her entire life, and has never seen rats scurrying around her neighborhood until this past year.

“It’s disgusting,” Emmes said. “Where are they coming from?”

Within the past year, Emmes said she’s caught more than 100 rats in her yard, which is situated on the corner of Grassy Plain Road and Ormond Drive.

Emmes said these rats aren’t small, either.

“The traps are 7 inches long, and the rats just as large,” she explained.

Emmes and other residents who live nearby told 12 News the neighborhood is tidy and there does not appear to be a noticeable food source for the rats.

She said the entire neighborhood has set up traps and residents are proactively protecting their homes to keep the vermin out.

East Providence Mayor Bob DaSilva told 12 News the city is trying to figure out where the influx of rats is coming from.

“Has something changed in their environment? Is there an open food sources?” DaSilva questioned. “Something that sometimes disrupts rats is construction on roads. We have been doing a lot of construction on some of the main roads.”

“Are those vibrations, or the opening up of the roads, causing the rats to scurry from their homes to more populated places?” he continued. “It could be a number of these factors.”

DaSilva is urging impacted residents to report any rat sightings through the city’s online portal.

“If you have a rat issue, please report it so we know,” DaSilva said. “Posting on social media does not create real data points for us to follow through on or send an inspector to see where the problem is and if we can solve it.”

Way too salty, and the taste is mid at best.

I will stick to Whole Foods.

The Cranston Police Department arrested two adults and a juvenile following a report of a person in possession of a handgun and a subsequent disturbance at Lang’s Bowlarama, 225 Niantic Avenue, on Saturday night.

At approximately 10:44 p.m. on August 15, 2026, Cranston Police officers responded to Lang’s Bowlarama, 225 Niantic Avenue, for a report of a person with a handgun. The caller reported that the suspect had a handgun inside a white backpack and had made statements indicating he intended to harm someone inside the bowling alley. The caller provided officers with a detailed description of the suspect, his backpack, and his location inside the bowling alley.

According to Cranston Police, "Upon arrival, officers located the suspect, identified as Jayden Rodriguez, 19, of Cranston, and he acknowledged that there was a firearm inside his backpack. As officers attempted to take Rodriguez into custody, a struggle ensued. Several individuals accompanying Rodriguez interfered with officers and pushed officers as they attempted to make the arrest."

The Rhode Island State Police and Providence Police Department were requested to assist Cranston officers. Officers took additional individuals into custody during the disturbance.

 Colonel Michael J. Winquist said, “This incident is a stark reminder of the risks our police officers face every day when they answer calls for service. Our officers responded to a potentially deadly situation involving a person with a firearm and acted decisively and professionally to protect everyone inside the bowling alley. Their courage, restraint, and commitment to the safety of others are exactly what we expect from the men and women of the Cranston Police Department.

"This incident could have ended in tragedy if our officers had not intervened when they did. I commend every officer involved for the manner in which they handled this dangerous situation and for putting the safety of others before their own. I also want to commend the individual who alerted police. Having the courage to immediately report what they observed and provide officers with detailed information was critical to our response. I also thank our law enforcement partners from the Rhode Island State Police and Providence Police Department for their prompt assistance. Their support helped our officers safely bring this incident under control,” said Winquist.

 The firearm, which was loaded, was subsequently determined to have been reported stolen out of South Carolina.

 Rodriguez was arrested and charged with:

License or Permit Required for Carrying a Pistol

Large Capacity Feeding Devices Prohibited

Possession of a Stolen Firearm

Modification of a Semi-Automatic Weapon

Disorderly Conduct

Resisting Legal/Illegal Arrest

 Rodriguez was arraigned by a Justice of the Peace and transported to the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI) Intake.

 Ismael Monge, 19, of Woonsocket, was also arrested and charged with:

Disorderly Conduct

Resisting Legal/Illegal Arrest

Obstructing an Officer in Execution of Duty

Monge was arraigned by a Justice of the Peace and released.

 A 16-year-old male juvenile from Massachusetts was also arrested in connection with the disturbance and released to a parent. The juvenile was charged with:

Disorderly Conduct

Resisting Legal/Illegal Arrest

Obstructing an Officer in Execution of Duty

 Members of the public with information about criminal activity can also provide it anonymously by texting the keyword CRANSTONPD to 847411.

Two people were stabbed in Providence overnight in separate incidents.

One incident took place in the area of Broad and Somerset Streets, where police officers found the victim to be bleeding heavily.

Another victim was slashed with a razor blade in Kennedy Plaza, where officers made an arrest.

First Incident

Police said they were on patrol in the Somerset Street area off of Broad Street on Thursday night when officers responded to a report of a fight.

Officers said they encountered a man who was bleeding heavily from his back; police say the victim appeared to have multiple stab wounds.

He was taken by rescue to Rhode Island Hospital for treatment.

A trail of blood was located starting at the Salvation Army on Broad Street leading to the location of the victim, say police.

Second Incident

Shortly before 2 AM on Friday, police responded to Kennedy Plaza for a report of a stabbing.

The victim, a male in his 30s, said he had been talking with a female before she slashed him with a razor blade.

According to police, the victim had a nearly 6-inch laceration on his arm and was bleeding.

Police say that based on witness accounts, they located a female suspect - later identified as Jacqueline Peters, age 43 - and placed her under arrest.

The victim was taken by Providence Rescue to Rhode Island Hospital.

A man was seriously injured following a stabbing in Providence on Thursday.

The Providence Police Department says it responded to 8 Somerset Street for a reported stabbing.

Officers found a man with stab wounds to the back, neck, and shoulder.

The victim was taken to Rhode Island Hospital in stable condition, the department said.

The department did not release any information on the circumstances or a suspect.

Police continue to investigate the situation.

Providence Police responded to multiple calls from car owners who found that the tires on their vehicles had been slashed.

 Each of the incidents was located around the Jewelry District; police found additional vehicles with slashed tires.

From a Porsche to a BMW to a Land Rover to a Tesla — the vandal or vandals seem to spare no one.

The vandalism calls started coming into police starting during the day on Thursday and continued into the evening.

The cars hit were located on Chestnut Street, Imperial Place, and in area parking lots.

No arrests have been made, and police continue to investigate.

Rhode Island State Senator Sam Bell has filed eleven formal complaints with the Rhode Island Department of Health alleging that a group of businesses around Atwells Avenue on Federal Hill is violating the state’s ban on indoor smoking at bars and restaurants by openly offering hookah. 

“The ban on indoor smoking in public places is a very important public health law. Tobacco smoke puts you at risk of serious health problems like cancer and emphysema, and the damaging effects of second-hand smoke have been robustly documented.  It is shocking to see so many establishments openly flouting the law.  They do not even hide it.  That is why I am calling for enforcement by filing these complaints,” said  Bell (D-Dist. 5, Providence).  “I commend the Department of Health and the Division of Taxation for taking the problem seriously.  They have both been great to work with on this critical issue.” 

According to his announcement, “Out of an abundance of caution, Senator Bell has also forwarded these complaints to the Division of Taxation to request an audit in case one of these establishments might claim to be exempt by virtue of being a ‘smoking bar,’ where services other than tobacco can be 'only incidental,' and a majority of revenue must come from tobacco.”

Over the past decade plus, Federal Hill has transformed from primarily fine dining to a hub for clubs and hookah bars.  This is just the latest issue facing Federal Hill after a rash of violent episodes and a split in the business community in the area of how the area should be managed. 

RIDOH writes on its website, "The Public Health and Workplace Safety Act of Rhode Island protects patrons and employees from secondhand smoke inside bars and restaurants. It does not extend into outdoor dining areas. However, secondhand smoke is toxic - even outside."

“I believe claiming the smoking bar exemption would be absurd,” said Senator Bell.  “Alcohol and food sales are very clearly the primary focus of all of these establishments.  In fact, many of them appear to be unregulated nightclubs that illegally operate on restaurant licenses.  The historic Atwells Avenue business district on Federal Hill is one of our state’s most iconic destinations.  Enforcing our laws is critical to ensuring its success for years to come.” 

Bell provided GoLocal with copies of the complaints.

Those businesses named are as follows, and here is what Bell wrote, in part, in his complaints:

Afrique D’Lounge on 126 Spruce St bills itself as “a unique African bar and lounge.” The overwhelming majority of their promotional material is dedicated to food and dining services, which are prominently featured on their website and social media accounts. Their website has a prominent menu tab featuring food and drinks, but makes no mention of their hookah offerings. When hookah appears, it is supplementary to their drink and food offerings.

Bae Lounge on 146 Acorn St advertises itself as “an American Latin Restaurant with the best Food, Drinks and Hookah filled with a relaxing and soothing ambiance on Federal Hill.” However, their promotional material makes clear they offer hookah, which is prominently featured on their website and social media accounts.

Crown Providence at 242 Atwells Avenue advertises itself as “bringing together flavorful cuisine, handcrafted cocktails, and smooth hookah in a vibrant, upscale setting.” Most of their promotional material focuses on their drink service, which is prominently featured on their website, social media accounts, and in online reviews. However, beneath their primary dining service, they also offer services that allow patrons to smoke indoors.

INSA Lounge at 190 Atwells Ave is a bar and lounge that “offers premier hookah, craft cocktails and drinks, and fresh Mediterranean bites.” Their promotional material focuses on their drink and hookah service, which is prominently featured on their website and social media accounts. Until INSA Lounge’s revenue can be verified by an inspector, the bar is allowing patrons to smoke inside in violation of Rhode Island state law.

Mambo Sushi at 380 Atwells Avenue advertises itself as a Peruvian and Asian-blend sushi restaurant. All of their promotional material focuses on their large menu and dining services, which are prominently featured on their website and social media accounts. Their social media promotes many sushi and drink options even though the restaurant also offers hookah smoking inside.

Opa The Phoenician on 230 Atwells Ave advertises itself as “Traditional Mediterranean cuisine served in a romantic setting with live music & belly dancers.” Though most of their promotional material focuses on their robust menu, dining services, and catering, which are prominently featured on their website and social media accounts, the restaurant also provides hookah services.

Ours at 223 Atwells Avenue advertises itself as “a sophisticated restaurant and lounge concept with a dinner party unlike any other.” Much of their promotional material focuses on their large menu and dining services, which is predominantly featured on their website and social media accounts. Their social media promotes a wide variety of food and drink options even though the restaurant also offers a hookah service.

Pure Lounge at 387 Atwells Ave is a bar and lounge that advertises itself as a place for patrons to “Sip on flavorful cocktails and drinks and enjoy the unique vibes of our lounge.” Their promotional material focuses on their drink and hookah service, which is prominently featured on their website and social media accounts. Until Pure Lounge’s revenue can be verified by an inspector, the bar is enabling its patrons to smoke inside in violation of Rhode Island law.

Terra Luna at 57 Depasquale Ave is a Latin American cafe that offers “a wide variety of culinary delights.” Their promotional material focuses on their food menu and drink service, which are prominently featured on their website and social media accounts. However, one is hard-pressed to find any information about the cafe’s hookah service, which they do have on offer but which patrons say you “have to ask for.” The reality is that Terra Luna is a restaurant and bar that also allows patrons to smoke inside.

Terra Negra Cantina at 59 Depasquale Ave is a Latin American restaurant and bar that offers “Mexican & fusion cuisine.” Their promotional material focuses on their food menu and drink service, which are prominently featured on their website and social media accounts. However, one is hard-pressed to find any information about the cafe’s hookah service, which they do have on offer. The reality is that Terra Negra Cantina is a restaurant and bar that enables its patrons to smoke inside.

Twelve 21 on 248 Atwells Avenue advertises itself as “a Modern American Restaurant, Bar, and Hookah Lounge.” “During the dinner hours,” Twelve 21 says, “the focus is on providing a dining experience along with a selection of the best wines, specialty cocktails, and hookah.” Most of their promotional material focuses on their large menu and dining services, which are prominently featured on their website and social media accounts. Their website has headlining tabs for their food and drink menu, but conceals their hookah service, which is offered inside the restaurant.

Rhode Island Democratic gubernatorial candidate Helena Foulkes' political website and new ad feature the endorsement of a Providence club owner who has been cited by the city of Providence for violations.

The Paris Bistro was shut down by the Providence Board of Licenses in June. The Board closed the facility for a number of violations.

The action was sparked after a shooting outside the club.

The club is owned by Andy Andujar, who also serves on the Cranston City Council. He is also a real estate developer and works for the state of Rhode Island’s Department of Labor and Training. His annual salary is just over $90,000, according to state records.

On June 11, the Providence Board of Licenses took up the case of Paris Bistro.  The formal hearing followed an emergency hearing before the board, during which the lounge was ordered closed for 72 hours. 

After the first closure, the board ordered the club to close for another week. 

The lounge was also cited by the board for violence at the facility earlier in the year. In March, five people were arrested at the club on a range of charges.

Andujar’s club also operated an illegal patio and had failed to pay previous costs for police details, according to city records and the Board of Licenses.

Andujar has donated $1,500 to Foulkes in 2026.

GoLocal reached out to Foulkes about the appropriateness of an Andujar endorsement. She did not respond to questions.

This is not Foulkes' first questionable political association. See below.

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Warren and Portsmouth.

The future of Rhode Island Football Club’s stadium project was uncertain in 2023. Costs were rising, financing remained incomplete, and public officials and private lenders were demanding additional assurances before moving ahead.

Behind the scenes, project leaders turned to a wealthy businessman whose identity has remained a secret for years, with attorneys, consultants and public officials involved in the deal referring to him as “Mr. Big.”

A 10-month Target 12 investigation has found the mystery backer was W. Whitney George, the CEO of Toronto-based investment firm Sprott Inc. The revelation comes one day after Target 12 revealed NBA superstar Kawhi Leonard was also among Rhode Island FC’s previously undisclosed investors.

George, who lives in Connecticut and owns property in Westerly, acknowledged his role in an interview with Target 12.

“I’d never do that again,” George said about backing the bonds. “I’m an equity person and I don’t much like debt, and I honestly didn’t know what I was signing up for when I did it. But it all worked out.”

The investigation found George’s identity was proactively shielded from public view as Rhode Island FC worked to secure financing for its 10,000-seat stadium in 2023. 

Rhode Island taxpayers will spend $116.6 million over the next three decades repaying the public bonds, yet the identity of the man backstopping the stadium deal was withheld not only from the public, but from Rhode Island’s governor and Pawtucket’s mayor. The elected officials have championed and provided political cover for the controversial deal.

At the time of the deal, Rhode Island FC founder Brett Johnson of Fortuitous Partners was trying to assemble enough private support to unlock the public financing for the project. 

As concerns grew about whether the fundraising would work out, lenders and public officials pushed Johnson to identify wealthy guarantors who could backstop the project if construction costs spiraled out of control. (The price tag had already increased by nearly 50% since inception.) 

Bond documents required the guarantors to maintain a combined net worth of at least $250 million and at least $14.5 million in liquid assets during construction. The stadium ultimately cost more than $130 million to build.

One guarantor was Johnson.

The other was dubbed “Mr. Big.”

‘No idea’

The nickname — evoking the famous “Sex and the City” character — became shorthand for George, whose identity was also withheld from many of the people working directly on the deal. Those brought into the inner circle were required to sign nondisclosure agreements, a requirement stipulated in publicly available bond documents.

Multiple people who assembled the moving parts to get the stadium deal over the finish line told Target 12 they never learned Mr. Big’s true identity. 

Among them was municipal adviser John Simmons, who suggested in an internal email that people abandon the nickname altogether. Simmons said he knew about the “Sex and the City” character and didn’t care for the reference. He also said he knew the secrecy would eventually draw questions.

“I knew months later that we’d be asked about it,” Simmons told Target 12. “Everything comes out.”

The “Mr. Big” nickname was first reported by The Providence Journal in 2024. 

Emails obtained through public-records requests show attorneys working on the project actively sought to keep George’s identity from becoming public.

“We cannot expose the second guarantor upfront to this unwanted and unnecessary scrutiny,” Fortuitous Partners attorney Michael Sweeney wrote in a September 2023 email.

“We will lose our guarantor if we expose him to this highly public/political process and he is a crucial backstop and benefit to the project,” Sweeney added.

That included keeping his name from elected officials. Pawtucket Mayor Donald Grebien said he had never heard of George before an interview with Target 12.

Gov. Dan McKee said the name “Whitney George” meant nothing to him either.

“I would have thought it was a woman, so I have no idea,” he told Target 12.

Asked in March whether George was Mr. Big, Johnson declined to comment and downplayed the need for any disclosure.

“They don’t want to take any credit from it other than what they’ve been doing, which is investing their hard-earned money into this state,” Johnson said.

‘A ways to go’

After Target 12 identified the man behind the curtain as George, he confirmed his role and said staying anonymous mattered to him.

“I’m a public person in that I’m the CEO of a public company, but that’s the extent of what I care to be public about,” he said.

George runs Sprott Inc., a Canadian investment firm with a market capitalization of more than $3 billion. He made much of his fortune over more than two decades working alongside Charles “Chuck” Royce, the investment manager best known in Rhode Island as the owner of the Ocean House resort in Westerly, a short walk from Taylor Swift’s seaside mansion in Watch Hill. 

George left Royce’s firm in 2013 and became Sprott’s CEO in 2022.

Under his own name and through family trusts, George owns multimillion-dollar properties in Westerly and Connecticut, according to land records.

George told Target 12 he was initially skeptical about investing in professional soccer. In the late 1960s, his father launched a National Professional Soccer League team, the Pittsburgh Phantoms, only to see the franchise fold after half a season.

George said it was because, “Pittsburgh didn’t like losing teams” at the time.

“He lost a bunch of money, so I was not inclined to retry his mistakes,” George said.

George was introduced to Johnson through a mutual acquaintance and eventually agreed to help, believing at first that the deal would come together easily.

“I thought it was going to be very easy to raise all the capital they wanted,” he said.

Instead, he said, the financing proved far more complicated than anticipated.

“They’ve had a couple of great seasons, but I’d say it’s been a challenge, and they’ve got a ways to go,” he said.

‘Needs to end’

Even as Mr. Big agreed to help secure the deal, questions about transparency and risk persisted.

In June 2023, Pawtucket’s municipal adviser, Hilltop Securities, warned that investors buying the bonds would expect the completion guarantor to be identified in bond documents.

“The city’s legal team has expressed concern about the project completion guarantee and underwriters have been told the guarantor cannot be publicly identified,” Hilltop officials wrote.

The firm later withdrew from the transaction, citing “concerns about the proposed stadium transaction and bond offering.”

A Hilltop spokesperson declined to comment for this report. 

The issue surfaced again three months later, when bond counsel questioned whether records identifying the guarantor could be subject to Rhode Island’s Access to Public Records Act, known also as APRA.

“I don’t see on what basis we can say that the guarantees are not ‘public records,’ but I invite you to opine on what exception or exceptions apply,” attorney Karen Grande wrote in a September 2023 email, later obtained through a public record’s request.

Hours later, Sweeney fired back.

“This is coming full circle and needs to end,” he wrote. “We are not going to review APRA exemptions.”

“We have been clear we cannot name or expose the second completion guarantor to APRA and the press,” Sweeney added. 

Despite those concerns, the deal moved forward.

In October 2023, an underwriter vetted George’s finances and concluded his net worth “was significantly in excess of the [amount needed]” to serve as a guarantor.

Simmons said he knew the secrecy could invite scrutiny, but that he was satisfied with how closely George’s personal wealth had been examined, noting that Mr. Big was also on the hook to the private lenders and other investors in the deal.

“We felt comfortable having other people looking at it and providing an opinion,” Simmons said. “They had to do the same due diligence.”

Four months later, in February 2024, the Pawtucket Redevelopment Agency sold $54.3 million in high-risk bonds at an interest rate of 7.5%. Bloomberg News described it as “eye-popping,” noting that taxpayers were “paying dearly to bring a pro-sports team back to the faded industrial city.”

George’s guarantee expired after the stadium opened in June 2025, which he acknowledged was a relief.

“You got that right,” he said.  

He is now one of an undisclosed number of investors — including the NBA’s Kawhi Leonard — with a stake in the team. The bonds were resold last December, netting the initial buyer – New York-based Rosemawr Management – an estimated $20 million in profit.

In the end, the deal delivered $27 million in public funds toward building the stadium. Rhode Island taxpayers will spend more than four times that amount over the next three decades to pay it off.

A popular Puerto Rican cafe in Providence is closing its doors after seven years.

Little Sister, located on Hope Street, posted the announcement on Instagram on Wednesday.

The restaurant said the decision was lifestyle-driven.

It will switch from reservations to first-come, first-served.

They plan to close by the end of the year.

The Flock camera company took a hit in one Rhode Island community on Monday night.

Flock cameras are fixed, solar-powered automated license plate readers (ALPR) made by Flock Safety that capture vehicle details, log movements into a searchable database, and alert police to hotlists.

The data can be shared with other law enforcement agencies.

There is much debate about whether Flock camera data is, or can be, used by federal agencies like Homeland Security to target individuals in immigration enforcement.

The South Kingstown Town Council voted 5-0 to remove the cameras.

South Kingstown is not alone. A growing number of U.S. cities—including Los Angeles, Austin, Seattle, Flagstaff, and Bloomington—are canceling or suspending their Flock contracts. Driven by concern over civil liberties, at least 80 communities have ditched the technology amid worries about warrantless mass surveillance and data sharing with federal immigration enforcement.

One member of town council said it is the biggest turnout at a meeting — the audience was overwhelmingly opposed to the use of the technology.

South Kingstown Police Chief Matthew Moynihan gave a presentation defending the technology. Claiming the program was critical to law enforcement. “It absolutely works, and we have examples where it saved lives, where we were able to identify vehicles and further investigations…” said Moynihan.

Also defending the program was Trevor Chandler, a government relations executive with Flock, who cited that Flock was being used by more than 40 cities, towns and agencies across Rhode Island. He told the council that nationally Flock was being used by more than 7,000 law enforcement departments.

In 2022, the Rhode Island ACLU criticized Providence officials for implementing and expanding the use of Flock cameras.

“The interest of the Providence Police Department in creating a mini-surveillance state in the city has never been clearer.  Anybody interested in preserving privacy should be truly concerned as the department plans to triple the number of cameras spying on motorists in the city, not only without allowing sufficient time to gather data from the pilot program it is currently engaged in…” wrote the ACLU.

“I feel it is too unpredictable to measure the damage,” said Councilor Deborah Bergner, referencing the potential that the federal government could use data in ways that the town is not intending to use it for.

A man and a woman were assaulted and robbed following a bike lane dispute on the East Side of Providence overnight.

According to police, officers were called to the corner of Prospect and Olney Streets shortly after midnight.

There were two victims, say police; one was bloodied and suffering visible injuries.

About Incident

Police said when they arrived, the victims - a male and a female, both in their 30s - told them they had been riding their bikes on Olney Street.

The female told police the couple encountered a car blocking the bike lane, at which time she moved the vehicle’s mirror.

The victims told police that three men then got out of the car, grabbed the woman by her shirt, and threw her to the ground.

Her partner said that when he tried to intervene, the three men turned on him and threw him from his bike.  He said he was then punched and kicked by at least two of the men while the alleged victim was lying on the ground.

The suspects then stole his wallet.

The man, who police say was suffering from visible injuries, was transported to Rhode Island Hospital for treatment.

Police are currently investigating. 

Police are asking for the public’s assistance finding two men wanted in connection with a double shooting that happened in Newport last weekend.

The Newport Police Department announced Thursday that an arrest warrant has been issued for Tyquan Johnson on charges of felony assault with a firearm and firing in a compact area.

Police confirmed Johnson was born on Jan. 14, 2007, and that his last known address is in Hampton, Virginia. Johnson’s name, date of birth and address match that of the same 19-year-old man who told 12 News last August that his birth was deemed a miracle by Pope Leo XIV.

His date of birth also matches the one included in a report published by the Dicastery of the Causes of Saints, which identifies the baby as “Tyquan.”

Detectives are also looking to identify another man seen on surveillance footage walking near where the shooting happened. Police said the man is wanted for questioning, though it’s unclear if he will be charged in connection with the shooting.

Both men are believed to be armed and dangerous.

Officers were called to Park Holm neighborhood Sunday night after receiving reports of shots fired near Truman Road and Rosedale Avenue.

Investigators later determined the shooting happened off Truman Road, which is where two victims, ages 22 and 25, were found suffering from gunshot wounds.

Both men were brought to the hospital to be treated for their injuries, which were determined to be not life-threatening. Detectives believe the shooting was targeted and there’s no threat to the public at this time.

Anyone who spots Johnson or can identify the other man is asked to contact Detective Sergeant Joseph Lavallee by calling 401-845-5763 or emailing jlavallee@newportri.gov. Tips can also be submitted anonymously at 401-846-2606.

 A massive sinkhole opened up at a construction site in Providence Tuesday evening, according to authorities.

In a social media post, the Providence Police Department confirmed the sinkhole opened up near Blackstone Boulevard and Irving Avenue.

Drivers are being asked to seek alternative routes while workers assess the sinkhole, though one side of the roadway is still open.

Providence Mayor Brett Smiley told 12 News he expects the sinkhole to be repaired by Wednesday morning.

The sinkhole opened up as a strong line of thunderstorms moved across the state.

Two people were reportedly shot in Newport overnight.

The incident took place off of West Main Road.

Shortly after midnight, police said that they were investigating a shooting in the Park Holm area.  

"At this time, there is no indication that the safety of the general public is in danger," said police.

Two Men Shot

Lisa Pina Warren, the Executive Director of the Nonviolence Institute, shared that two people had been shot.

"A 21-year-old and a 25-year-old male were each shot in the leg," shared Warren. "Both are in stable condition."

The Newport Police Department did not release any additional information at the time of publication.

This story is developing...

Union Station Brewery in Providence is closing its doors for good on Sunday night.

“We truly appreciate every single person who has visited us throughout our many years of service, and are so sorry to see the end of this era,” the post reads.

It’s unclear why the restaurant is permanently closing.

This comes less than a year after Crisp Restaurant Group, which owns Union Station Brewery, was acquired by Heritage Restaurant Group.

The restaurant, which first opened back in 1993 inside Providence’s historic Union Station, is known for its American tavern fare and rotating selection of beers brewed on-site.

Jeremy Ogunba, a former Hope and Classical High School football coach, has been arrested and charged with four felony drug charges.

He was arrested on June 5.

Ogunda has been a celebrated Providence resident.

His Middle School, Roger Williams, features him as one of its notable alumni along with State Representative Jose Baptista, Major League Baseball player Jeremy Pena, and others.

Roger Williams wrote:

Jeremy Ogunba attended Roger Williams and was promoted in 2001. He attended and graduated from Classical High School in 2005.  From there Jeremy attended CCRI and RIC. He received a degree in education from RIC.  He did not go directly into teaching but did work as a university minister at UMass Dartmouth, RIC and Brown University.  While working on his degree and during his tenure as a university minister, Jeremy also helped coach the Classical football team for 12 years.  Three years ago, Jeremy transitioned from academia and started a career in real estate as an agent.  He was also recently hired as the head football coach at Hope High School.  

He has also been cited for his work as a pastor. "Jeremy is now on staff with InterVarsity (IV) Christian fellowship at Brown University,” writes Glean, a faith-based ministry organization.

In addition, he received a Master’s degree from Brown University in 2025.

Charges

According to those with firsthand knowledge, two kilos of fentanyl and six kilos of cocaine were confiscated.

Ogunda’s attorney Artin Coloian said in a statement to GoLocal, “The evidence used to charge in Mr. Ogunba’s case is disturbing.”

Jurisdiction: Providence Police Department 

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"Drivers in Coventry say they were the latest targets of a bizarre social media trend involving cheese.

Police said someone has been tossing slices of cheese at moving cars."