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Tiverton man charged in crank texting spree
Zachary RobinsonTuesday, April 29 After he sent allegedly threatening and vulgar text messages to his female victim — including a total of 26 such messages over a 10 hour period — Zachary Robinson,...
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Barrington elementary school targeted by vandals
Hampden Meadows School was recently targeted by vandals who destroyed and stole equipment from the school’s playground area. Police received a phone call on Monday, April 28, after someone at the...
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View ArticleCranston Police arrest Warren man after officer is struck by a car at nightclub
CRANSTON — A 27-year-old Warren man was arrested early Saturday morning, May 10, by officers from the Warwick and Cranston Police Departments after striking a Cranston Police Officer with his motor...
View ArticleVisit to Cape Verde Isles inspires East Providence Police Chief Tavares to...
EAST PROVIDENCE — Calling it a professional and emotional epiphany of sorts, East Providence Police Chief Joseph Tavares recently returned from of a visit to the Cape Verde Islands, native to his...
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Barrington residents spot man breaking into their cars
Surrey Road residents in Barrington were on edge Thursday night, May 8, after a man was spotted riffling through cars and attempting to enter homes. Police received a 911 call at about 10 p.m. from a...
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East Providence Police Chief Tavares agrees to retirement pact
EAST PROVIDENCE — East Providence Police Chief Joseph Tavares has agreed to retire from his duties atop the department as of Aug. 31, 2014, multiple sources confirmed over the last several days. A...
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Police: Barrington SUV involved in hit-and-run
A Barrington police officer tracked down the vehicle involved in an alleged hit-and-run that took place in Seekonk on Tuesday, May 6. After learning of the incident, the local officer searched...
View ArticleChief, East Providence Police rank-and-file issue retirement releases
EAST PROVIDENCE — Earlier Tuesday, May 13, out-going East Providence Police Chief Joseph Tavares and the department officer’s union, IBPO Local 569, issued press releases in regard to the former’s...
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Two drivers of same car arrested in Portsmouth
PORTSMOUTH — Here are some highlights from the Portsmouth police log from over the past week. Tuesday, May 6 A Belmont Drive resident reported that four pairs of sunglasses and a battery device had...
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Barrington Town Hall spooked by unexpected visitor
The Barrington Town Hall employee thought it was a leaf. The town worker and Bristol resident was walking out the town hall’s rear door at about 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, May 7, when he saw what he...
View ArticleEast Providence Police warn consumers of possible driveway paving scam
EAST PROVIDENCE — The East Providence Police Department has issued a public awareness announcement pertaining to the return of driveway paving scams aimed at bilking residents out of their hard-earned...
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East Providence Police conduct candle light vigil for 10th annual memorial...
EAST PROVIDENCE — As part of National Police Week, the East Providence Police Department added a special spirit to the noteworthy 10th anniversary of its annual memorial service, conducting a...
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Police: Barrington restaurant served teenager a beer
A waitress who works at a Barrington restaurant is looking at a municipal court date after she allegedly served an underage person a beer during a recent compliance check conducted by Barrington...
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Warren police: Man robs convenience store, flees on foot
The Warren police dispatcher reported that a man robbed the Supermart Convenience Store on Route 114 in Warren at about 12:50 p.m. on Wednesday, May 14. According to the dispatcher, a man struck the...
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Owner brazenly abandons ‘Yorkie’ in front of East Providence pound
EAST PROVIDENCE — In yet another case of brazen pet abandonment locally, a dog owner last week dumped a young male Yorkshire terrier in front of the East Providence Animal Control compound on...
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Barrington police: Gun found, fakes sold on Amazon, road striping gone bad
Barrington police were kept busy on Wednesday, May 7, handling a number of calls, including one for a gun discovered on Adelaide Avenue. According to the police report, a landscaper was digging holes...
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One shot, another stabbed in Colt State Park
Two men are hospitalized after one was stabbed and the other shot during a fight at Colt State Park Sunday evening, State Police Commissioner Colonel Steven G. O’Donnell announced Monday morning. Two...
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New Hampshire man charged in Colt State Park shooting
A New Hampshire man has been charged in connection with gang violence at Colt State Park Sunday that resulted in one man stabbed and another shot. Lang Bounama Lek, 24, with a last known address in...
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Barrington schools: online threat posted, false lockdown alarm
A Barrington High School student reportedly posted an online threat last week, stating that she was going to shoot up the school. Barrington police responded to the school on Thursday morning, May 22,...
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