Bristol Police: Library threat, long red light
Bristol Police officers responded to the following calls between Monday, July 14 and Sunday July 20: Monday, July 14 Officers were called to Rogers Free Library on Hope Street about 10 a.m. for reports...
View ArticleLittle Compton teen charged with intent to commit murder
LITTLE COMPTON — A 17-year old youth was taken into custody by Little Compton police at a Little Compton residence Saturday at 1:30 p.m., and was later charged with assault and battery with a dangerous...
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Barrington baseball: Calls disputed, police called in
The Barrington Police Department received a 911 call on Monday, July 21, after someone at a youth baseball game grew concerned about escalating tempers. Officers responded to the field at Barrington...
View ArticleEast Providence Police arrest Pawtucket man in Chelo’s burglary
EAST PROVIDENCE — A suspect in a case of breaking-and-entering at a city eatery was arrested Monday, July 28, after East Providence and Pawtucket Police officers executed a warrant issued earlier that...
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Barrington police: Two homes, two days, two larcenies
Jewelry was discovered missing at a County Road home on Wednesday, July 23, and from a house on Valentine Drive a day later. A County Road resident contacted police at about 4 a.m. on July 23, just a...
View ArticlePortsmouth man arrested twice in five days
PORTSMOUTH — A Bristol Ferry Road man who was arrested on a domestic assault charge last week got into trouble again after he crashed his car four days later, police said. On Wednesday, July 23, John...
View ArticleMan arrested after asking Portsmouth police for escort
PORTSMOUTH — Here are some highlights from the Portsmouth police log from over the past week. Tuesday, July 22 Azell Malone, 61, of 130 Islington Ave., was charged with driving while intoxicated (first...
View ArticleBristol residents charged in cocaine ring bust
Seven Bristol residents were arrested Tuesday in connection with an organized cocaine distribution ring brought down by a State Police operation dubbed “Get Shorty.” The two-year investigation by the...
View ArticleEast Providence man faces child porn charges
NORTH SCITUATE — Members of the Rhode Island Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force arrested Bryan R. Lafreniere, 32, of 10 Bullocks Point Ave., Apartment 209, East Providence, for...
View ArticlePortsmouth police prevent woman from jumping off bridge
PORTSMOUTH — A Portsmouth police officer stopped a woman from jumping off the Mt. Hope Bridge Saturday afternoon, according to police. On Saturday at 3:35 p.m., police responded to the bridge for the...
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PORTSMOUTH — A Portsmouth police officer stopped a woman from jumping off the Mt. Hope Bridge Saturday afternoon, according to police. On Saturday at 3:35 p.m., police responded to the bridge for the...
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Barrington police, fire respond to backyard burn
A hot dog on a skewer saved Nayatt Road residents from receiving a ticket for having an outdoor fire in their backyard last week. On Monday night, July 21, Barrington police and fire officials stopped...
View ArticleState Police nab East Providence man in coke ring bust-up
NORTH SCITUATE — The Rhode Island State Police High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) Task Force, during an investigation conducted with the assistance of the Rhode Island Attorney General’s...
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Barrington police charge two with house break
Peter M. CostaBarrington police charged two Fall River men in connection to a house break in Swansea, Mass. on Monday, July 28. According to a press release, the Warren Police Department sent out an...
View ArticleEP man arrested for masturbating in library
EAST PROVIDENCE — A homeless city man was arrested Wednesday, July 30, and arraigned the following day on a charge of disorderly conduct-indecent exposure after he was allegedly found to have pleasured...
View ArticlePortsmouth chief also discourages free cup of joe
PORTSMOUTH — After the issue came up in Warren recently, several local police chiefs say they discourage the practice of officers accepting free coffee from local businesses. Portsmouth Police Chief...
View ArticleBristol Arrest Log: DUI, Domestic
The Bristol Police Department made the following arrests last week: Raymond J. Dubord, 63, of 50 Munrow Ave., Bristol, was arrested on an East Providence warrant when he turned himself into Bristol...
View ArticleThree charged with Tiverton car breaks
Three young men — 17, 19, and 20 years old — pushed their luck early in the morning on Tuesday, July 22, by trying to break into a few too many cars in the side streets off the north end of Main Road...
View ArticleParella is named permanent E.P. Police Chief
EAST PROVIDENCE — Acting City Manager Paul Lemont made it official Friday morning, Aug. 1, taking away the interim tag from Christopher Parella and naming him as the permanent chief of the East...
View ArticleDriver charged with DUI after hitting Portsmouth police car
PORTSMOUTH — Police charged a 24-year-old Barrington woman with driving while intoxicated after her vehicle allegedly struck a police cruiser and injured an officer inside early this morning. At 2:24...
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