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Heard on: Providence RI Law Dispatch Group Calls · 1/12/2026 01:43 PM
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50, could you respond code one and check the area Putnam Pike westbound near the crossing from a passerby? She advised there's a tractor trailer truck with its hazards flashing in the lane of travel.
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Officer checks tractor trailer blocking lane

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As discussed during the dispatch call, an officer was sent to Putnam Pike in Smithfield to check a report that a tractor trailer truck with its hazard lights flashing was blocking a westbound travel lane near a crossing. The situation may have caused a temporary traffic obstruction.

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