Retired Providence, Rhode Island, Municipal Court Judge Frank Caprio, who found online fame as a caring jurist and host of ”Caught in Providence″ died Tuesday.

A longtime municipal judge, he became a social media star for “Caught in Providence,” which viewers said showed his compassion in the courtroom.

He was 88. "Judge Frank Caprio passed away peacefully at the age of 88 after a long and courageous battle with pancreatic cancer," the family wrote on Facebook. "In his honor, may we each strive to bring a little more compassion into the world – just as he did every day."