PROVIDENCE — Judge Frank Caprio dismissed two low-level cases and reduced a loud-music fine during a morning session at the Municipal Court of Providence.

Katie Bachelder, identified on the docket and who told the court she works as a hospice nurse, appeared on a $30 parking-in-a-prohibited-area charge on Westminster Street. The judge asked about her work and the emotional demands of hospice care; after hearing from the defendant, Caprio thanked her for her service and dismissed the case.

The dismissal followed the judge's remarks about the value of hospice work. "You're doing God's work by being a hospice nurse," the judge said before announcing, "Case is dismissed." The defendant responded with thanks and left without paying the ticket.

Later, the court addressed a loud-music complaint identified in the record as involving "mister Gonzales." The court heard that the defendant said the music "wasn't that loud" and that a language difficulty may have affected the police interaction. The judge said the defendant would be issued a summons for disturbing the peace and indicated the defendant would receive another ticket for loud music. Caprio told the court he would reduce the originally noted $500 fine to $50, calling the reduction a savings for the defendant.

In another matter, Joe Yukopita appeared on two red-light violations and a school-zone violation. Yukopita told the court he had recently lost his husband and was checking on tickets to avoid having his car booted. After expressing sympathy, Caprio dismissed the charges "in memory of your husband." Yukopita thanked the court and departed.

There were no reported motions, contested evidentiary rulings, or formal pleas recorded in the transcript for these docket items. The session was marked by the judge's informal, conciliatory style in resolving low-level violations and by brief human-interest exchanges with defendants.

The court record does not show statutory citations or published legal authority referenced during these dispositions, and the transcript does not indicate future hearings for these matters.