N. Providence Woman Arrested For Road Rage Incident Involving a Gun

N. Providence Woman Arrested For Road Rage Incident Involving a Gun

A North Providence woman was arrested by the Rhode Island State Police following an incident of road rage that involved a gun.

Valerie Arce, 26, was charged with license or permit required for carrying a pistol and disorderly conduct (fighting/tumultuous behavior).

The Incident

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The arrest stemmed from an incident reported about 6:40 p.m. Wednesday night, when a Scituate resident called 911 to report that she was the victim of a road rage incident involving a gun on the off-ramp from the northbound lanes of Route 146 to Mineral Spring Avenue.

According to the RI State Police, the victim said she was trying to merge onto the exit ramp when the operator of a black SUV traveling in front of her repeatedly stepped on the brakes and allegedly waved a gun out the car window. The driver of the SUV then pulled alongside the victim’s car and momentarily stopped, again allegedly displaying the handgun before driving off.

No shots were fired.

The victim provided a description of the SUV and the license plate number. Troopers notified police in surrounding communities. At approximately 8 p.m., North Providence located the SUV in front of Arce’s home at 2 Atwood Ave. and notified troopers, who responded to that location.

State Police say that troopers arrested Arce without incident and seized a loaded .45 caliber handgun and a loaded magazine from her vehicle.