Acting Assistant Homeland Secretary Lauren Bis had called Melissa DuBose an “activist” judge who released a “wanted murderer.

Caprio was known for handling traffic violations with empathy and humor for more than two decades.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Frank Caprio, a retired municipal judge in Rhode Island who found online fame as a caring jurist and host of “Caught in Providence,” has died. He was 88. His official social media ...