Rhode Island Police to Hunt Down New Yorkers Seeking Refuge
- Cars stopped, homes to be checked to enforce quarantines
- Officers halt cars on the interstate to start the crackdown
Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo
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Rhode Island police began stopping cars with New York plates Friday. On Saturday, the National Guard will help them conduct house-to-house searches to find people who traveled from New York and demand 14 days of self-quarantine.