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Tiverton police: no seat belt stop leads to drug bust
Monday, April 15 A police officer on patrol stopped a vehicle at 7:21 p.m. after observing that the occupants were not seat belted, then learned that an occupant, Kris Vieira, 42, of 245 Chace Avenue,...
View ArticleLittle Compton: driver misses turn, hits wall, two hospitalized
Friday, April 12 An 18 year-old driver from Fall River failed to negotiate the turn at the intersection of West Main Road and Warrens Point Road at 6:42 p.m., went off the roadway, and struck a stone...
View ArticleEast Providence Police officer adds perspective to Boston Marathon tragedy
EAST PROVIDENCE — East Providence Police Lieutenant Raymond Blinn has an intricate knowledge of attempting to contend with incidents such as the tragic bombings Monday afternoon, April 15, during the...
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Were men in Veterans’ Park connected to attempted break-in?
On April 3, a Barrington police officer spotted two men wearing black clothing wandering out of the woods at Veterans’ Park in the middle of the night. Less than a week later, a resident in a...
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Marijuana decriminalization only a first step
Many believe only full legalization and an end to drug prohibition will address the current drug crisis in America. Before the ink was dry on the legislation decriminalizing marijuana possession in...
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Barrington residents urged to turn in old meds, no questions asked
BAY Team official Kathy Sullivan (center) has helped organize a drug take-back event for April 27: “We appreciate the time and effort that community members take to rid their homes of potentially...
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Domestics, warrants and alcohol induced decisions top Bristol arrests
Monday, April 8 Police are investigating the theft of three hunting bows from a Charles Street garage. The theft was reported at 6:52 p.m. Thursday, April 11 A car driving on Metacom Avenue at 2:27...
View ArticleGallogly reinstates East Providence Budget Commission on personnel matters
EAST PROVIDENCE — In what is likely a not-so coincidental development, State Director of Revenue Rosemary Booth Gallogly Thursday, April 18, reinstated the Budget Commission’s authority over personnel...
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Stolen car chase starts on Aquidneck Island, ends in Westport
River AhlquistPursued by police from three towns, a car that had been reported stolen in Newport went out of control in Westport Sunday afternoon and slammed into a sign. The two men inside both face...
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Portsmouth police: Coast Guard boat complains of green laser
PORTSMOUTH — Here’s the police log from the past week: Saturday, April 13 Officer Jacob J. Silva reported to a Birchwood Drive home for complain of a larceny around 9:20 a.m. A man who lived at the...
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East Providence Police seek information on missing teenager
EAST PROVIDENCE — The East Providence Police Department is actively seeking information on the whereabouts of Jessica Bartlett, a 17-year-old city teen who has been missing since Wednesday, April 17....
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Barrington police still looking for information about this man
Barrington police are hoping someone can share information about the man (right) shown in this surveillance footage.Barrington police are still trying to identify a man spotted by a surveillance camera...
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Fight breaks out at Democratic Club in Barrington, two arrested
Barrington police charged two Barrington men with simple assault or battery after they allegedly beat up another Barrington man late Saturday night, April 20 at the Democratic Club on Roffee Street....
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Tiverton police: driver rear-ends parked car, faces DUI, heroin charges
Matthew Ceiley, 27Wednesday, April 17 After rear-ending a parked car on north Main Road at 6:19 p.m., Matthew Ceiley, 27, of Middletown, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, and...
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Barrington break-ins update: Men wandering woods are possible suspects
Two men found wandering in the woods at Veterans’ Park in Barrington earlier this month are attracting more and more attention from area police. At about 2:30 a.m. on April 3, a Barrington police...
View ArticleLittle Compton police: mailboxes hit; hunt on for red car
Wednesday, April 17 At 5:05 p.m., officers responded to a call from a Long Highway resident that a groups of mail boxes had been struck by a red car, but were unable to locate a vehicle with passenger...
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Noisy Coast Guard group gets a visit from Barrington police
A Barrington resident called police after a noisy group of Coast Guard officials arrived at this Lorraine Street rental property.A Barrington resident called police early Sunday morning, April 21,...
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Stubborn safe strikes back at thieves’ SUV
Raymond J. PrevostUnable to pry the safe open, thieves instead lugged a thousand-pound safe from a Westport business last Thursday in a borrowed SUV and then tried without success to open it elsewhere....
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17 RWU students nabbed for underage drinking in Portsmouth
PORTSMOUTH — Seventeen Roger Williams University students were arrested for underage drinking at an Island Park bar shortly before midnight on Thursday, April 25. An undercover officer went to the...
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State police arrest Barrington man for child porn possession
On April 30, the Rhode Island State Police charged eight Rhode Island men, including Barrington resident John Licciardello, with possession and transfer of child pornography. Task force members...
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