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Judge dismisses stop‑sign citation for caregiver who described immigrant hardship

Municipal Court of Providence · December 30, 2025
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Summary

Karma Cooper, who told the court she works third shift caring for disabled people and emigrated from Liberia, admitted going through a stop sign but said she did not know it was a stop sign; Judge Frank Caprio dismissed the citation after considering her circumstances.

Karma Cooper appeared in the Municipal Court of Providence on a citation for failing to stop at an intersection. Cooper told the court she works third shift caring for disabled people and that she "didn't know it was a stop sign." After a conversation in which…

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