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Barrington police search for bank robbery suspect
Barrington police are looking for information on the whereabouts of an East Providence man who allegedly robbed a Citizens Bank in town. According to local police, Aaron M. Lapointe, of 803 Willett...
View ArticleFormer Bristol officer charged with B&E, larceny
A former Bristol Police officer is facing felony charges after he allegedly broke into his neighbor’s home and stole prescription medication. Spencer Parks, 26, who was reportedly no longer an active...
View ArticlePortsmouth men charged with stealing truck
PORTSMOUTH — Here are some highlights from the Portsmouth police report from over the past week. Wednesday, April 1 Adam H. Cox, 28, of 5 Simmons St., Apt. D103, Newport, was arrested at 1:20 a.m. on a...
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Barrington gas station looks out for its neighbor
An alert employee at the BP gas station on County Road in Barrington called police after noticing something suspicious on Thursday, April 2. The employee told police a vehicle carrying three people...
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Barrington police: My phone is where?
According to police, a local man stopped into a Barrington dry cleaners office on Friday, April 3 at 12:30 p.m. after he lost his cell phone. The man believed he had left the phone at the local...
View ArticleWoman is arrested in stabbing incident in East Providence
EAST PROVIDENCE — An adult female is currently in the custody of East Providence Police following the aftermath of a stabbing incident in the Rumford section of the city Tuesday night, April 7. Darlene...
View ArticleBristol looks to ‘Big Brother’ to help issue tickets
The town of Bristol would place cameras at busy intersections to catch motorists who drive through red lights, under a proposal endorsed by the chief of police. On Monday night, the Bristol Town...
View ArticleBristol Police: Domestic strangulation, needle on the road
The Bristol Police Department responded to the following calls between March 30 and April 6: Monday, March 30 A hypodermic needle was found at the end of a driveway on Wapping Drive. Officers removed...
View ArticlePublic safety personnel lead East Providence’s top earners in 2014
EAST PROVIDENCE — The East Providence Post and eastbayri.com recently sought information through an Access to Public Records Act (APRA) request with the office of City Solicitor Tim Chapman about the...
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Barrington girls arrested for choking, taunting, slapping, ‘kidnapping’...
Two 12-year-old Barrington girls allegedly lured another girl into an unsupervised home, before taunting her, choking her, slapping her, striking her with a wooden brush and forcing her to strip off...
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Arrested Barrington girls due back in court May 7
The two 12-year-old Barrington girls who allegedly kidnapped and attacked a 15-year-old girl last week will be back in court next month to face a series of police charges. According to a spokesman...
View ArticlePolice break up loud college party in Portsmouth
PORTSMOUTH — Here are some highlights from the Portsmouth police log from over the past week. Wednesday, April 8 Marci A. McNicol, 49, of 8 Ivy Meadows Lane, Westport, was charged on a R.I. State...
View ArticleLive wires close Thames Street after utility poll leans
Police closed Thames Street just after 4 p.m. Tuesday after a utility pole just outside Independence Park leaned over, snapping live wires that fell into the road near the entrance to the park. No one...
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Barrington police arrest bank robbery suspect
A Barrington police investigation led to the arrest of an East Providence man who allegedly robbed the Citizens Bank branch at 965 County Road earlier this month. On Wednesday, April 7, at about 4...
View ArticleBarrington police: Threat to resident included famous photo
A Barrington resident stopped into the station on Tuesday, April 7 file a complaint over receiving a threatening letter. The man said the letter arrived at his home on April 6 and that when he opened...
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Barrington police check ATMs, ‘skimming’ device found
Barrington police conducted a check of the ATMs at local banks last week after being alerted to an incident where two men allegedly installed a small surveillance camera and other electronic equipment...
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Barrington parents angry after alleged bullies allowed back in school
Barrington Middle SchoolSome parents of Barrington Middle School students are not pleased with the district’s decision to allow two girls charged in the assault of another girl, back to class this...
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Bristol arrests: DUIs, domestic assault
The following suspects were arrested in Bristol this week: Ellen Hayden, 36, of 54 Coggeshall Ave., Bristol, was arrested on a 2nd District Court bench warrant April 6 for failure to appear in court on...
View ArticleRetirement party for East Providence PD’s Garo helps send girl to Disney
EAST PROVIDENCE — In late February, dozens of colleagues and friends sent East Providence Police Department Lieutenant Armen Garo into retirement with a dinner at the Agawam Hunt Club and in the...
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Nineteen Barrington residents file tax fraud complaints
For Barrington police, tax season means plenty of tax fraud cases. During a five-day period last week, nearly 20 Barrington residents filed complaints with the police department after their personal...
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