Man arrested on warrant in Providence

PROVIDENCE, RI — State Police arrested a Providence man on an outstanding warrant following a traffic stop Friday morning.

Francisco Ramos Ortiz, 53, of Providence, was taken into custody at 8:54 a.m. on Harris Avenue.

Ortiz was wanted on a Sixth Division District Court bench warrant for failure to appear for arraignment on an original charge of driving without or with an expired license from the Providence Police Department.

He was transported to State Police Headquarters for processing and later brought to Sixth Division District Court for arraignment.

In a separate incident, troopers arrested Joseph Carvalho, 36, of Smithfield, at 12:26 p.m. following a traffic stop on Winter Street in Woonsocket.

Carvalho faces charges of possession of a Schedule I-V controlled substance less than 10 grams (crack cocaine) and obstruction of an officer in the execution of duty.

He was also wanted on two Superior Court bench warrants for failure to appear for pretrial conferences on charges of possession of a Schedule I-V controlled substance less than 10 grams and felony assault and/or battery, both originating from the Providence Police Department.

Carvalho was processed at State Police Headquarters and transported to the Adult Correctional Institution – Men’s Intake as a Superior Court bail violator.