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title: "I was pulled over on the Mount Hope Bridge. Was that a state police stop?"
description: "The Mount Hope Bridge and the Sakonnet River Bridge are both heavily patrolled by Rhode Island State Police. Local Portsmouth PD has jurisdiction at the bridge approaches. The arrest paperwork tells..."
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date: 2026-05-23
modified: 2026-05-23
author: "The RI DUI Guy"
type: faq
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# I was pulled over on the Mount Hope Bridge. Was that a state police stop?

The Mount Hope Bridge and the Sakonnet River Bridge are both heavily patrolled by Rhode Island State Police. Local Portsmouth PD has jurisdiction at the bridge approaches. The arrest paperwork tells you which agency made the stop. State police bridge stops have specific procedural issues (no proper shoulder, bridge lighting, wind conditions) that create defense angles.

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