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Bomb, knife suspect unlikely to return to Mt. Hope
The Warren man arrested for having a bomb in his bedroom and bringing a knife to Mt. Hope High School may never return to the school, administrators said this week. Though they would not comment...
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Tiverton police: hazardous materials spill on Brayton Road
Friday, Feb. 6 At 7:57 a.m. the hydraulic line on a Patriot Disposal garbage truck burst, spewing hydraulic oil all over the roadway in the 300 block of Brayton Road south of Bulgarmarsh Road. Treating...
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Tiverton police: 16-year old hit with scheduled drug charge
Sunday, Feb. 15 At 2:39 p.m., a Hooper Street caller, who didn’t want to talk to an officer, said another resident was shoveling snow into the street. The officer talked to the shoveler “and advised.”...
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Barrington police: Plenty of snow-related incidents
The Barrington Police Departments handled a series of snow-related calls last week, ranging from downed utility poles to cars ticketed for violating the parking ban. On Tuesday, Feb. 17, a Ferry Lane...
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Bristol arrests: Heroin at Mt. Hope boat ramp
The Bristol Police Department made the following arrests last week: Renee A. Palardy, 52, of 117 Dewolf Ave., Bristol, was charged with simple assault on Feb 19.. Chayce R. Neto, 19, of 196 State St.,...
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Two city men arrested on burglary charges in East Providence
EAST PROVIDENCE — The East Providence Police Department arrested two city men for burglary and other crimes. Christopher Storti, 22, and Jason Veader, 24, were taken into custody Friday, Feb. 27, on...
View ArticleBristol parking ban begins Sunday night
A parking ban throughout Bristol will begin at 11 p.m. Sunday, continuing until further notice, Bristol Police announced Sunday night. No cars are allowed on the road at any time during the ban to...
View ArticleBristol Police: Parking wars, fraud attempt
The Bristol Police Department responded to the following calls between Feb. 16 and Feb. 22 Monday, Feb. 16 Officers assisted with an accident at Bay View Avenue and Manchester Street. They called for a...
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Barrington police charge 12-year-old boy with sexting
Graphic photos discovered on a 12-year-old Barrington girl’s cell phone led to the arrest of a 12-year-old Rehoboth, Mass. boy last week. On Friday, Feb. 27, Barrington police charged the Rehoboth boy...
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No ‘thank you’ for chief’s years of service on ethics commission
Barrington Police Chief John LaCross.Barrington Police Chief John LaCross learned last week while reading the Providence Journal that his services were no longer needed on the Rhode Island Ethics...
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Barrington woman drives wrong car home from bakery
Motorists may want to think twice before leaving their cars running while darting inside a shop to run an errand. On Saturday, Feb. 28, a Bristol man pulled his 1998 black Nissan Pathfinder into a...
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Barrington man tries to reclaim his stolen phone
A Barrington resident stopped into the station on Monday, Feb. 23 to report the larceny of his cell phone. After mistakenly leaving the phone in a coffee shop, the resident tried to track it down. He...
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Pothole at Barrington Police Dept. claims victims
An orange traffic cone marks a destructive pothole on Federal Road.A pothole that formed on the street in front of the Barrington Public Safety Building claimed two victims last week. The pothole — it...
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Missing Barrington first-grader found safe-and-sound after short search
A first grade student at Nayatt School in Barrington who was reported missing on Tuesday afternoon, March 3, was located at a friend’s house after an intense 20-minute search. According to police, the...
View ArticleSame Portsmouth pothole takes out 4 cars
PORTSMOUTH — Here are some highlights from the Portsmouth police log from over the past week. Tuesday, Feb. 24 A small deer that apparently had been struck by a motor vehicle on West Main Road near...
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Bristol Police: DUI, assault, coyotes on the loose
The Bristol Police Department responded to the following calls between Feb. 23 and March 1: Monday, Feb. 23 A resident on Lisa Lane was reported to be plowing snow into a neighbor’s driveway. Officers...
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Barrington moves closer to having a school resource officer
Barrington Police Chief John LaCross.Barrington moved one step closer to hiring a school resource officer recently. At a meeting late last month, the Barrington School Committee approved the proposed...
View ArticleBristol Police to host citizens academy
The Bristol Police Department wants you! The department will be hosting a Citizen’s Police Academy beginning on March 24. The 10-week course is to give Bristol residents a better understanding of the...
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East Bay’s Most Wanted: Bank fraud
Police in towns throughout the East Bay are searching for suspects in several unsolved crimes and have listed their crimes on rimostwanted.org. Take a look at the gallery and descriptions below, and...
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Barrington woman allegedly head-butts officer
A 35-year-old Barrington woman who was facing two police charges picked up a third when she allegedly head-butted an officer while being transported to the ACI. At about 10 a.m. on Friday, March 6,...
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