Portsmouth police stay busy with DWI arrests
PORTSMOUTH — Here are some highlights from the Portsmouth police report from over the past week. Tuesday, April 28 A Westport man who found a missing GoPro camera in Island Park waived off the reward...
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Barrington police called for knife and raw pork
It could have been a barbecue in the making … or something else altogether. On Thursday, April 30 at about 2:25 p.m., a person walking along a path at the Osamequin Bird Sanctuary in the northern part...
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Barrington police charge teen with alcohol possession
Barrington police charged Christopher Michael Taylor, 19, of East Providence, with possession of an alcoholic beverage by an underage person on Thursday, April 30. While on routine patrol of Homestead...
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Better news for Barrington’s broken trees
Barrington’s Helen Tjader was disgusted by the recent vandalism inside Veterans’ Park, where four recently-planted trees were uprooted or destroyed.Volunteers once victimized by vandals inside...
View ArticleBristol arrests: DUI, domestic, juveniles charged
The Bristol Police Department made the following arrests this week: A juvenile was charged with possession of narcotics and possession of marijuana on April 29. Justin T. Gamon, 39, of 11 Bliven Ave.,...
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Barrington police search for dangerous driver
Barrington police are trying to track down a Saunderstown resident who allegedly drove his BMW erratically on Washington Road on Sunday morning, May 3 while a road race was being held. Police said the...
View ArticleFormer Bristol youth coach Jesse Perry sentenced to life for molestation
Former Bristol Youth Football Coach Jesse Perry, convicted of child molestation in January, will serve the rest of his life in prison, the state Attorney General’s office announced Friday afternoon. In...
View ArticleBristol Police: Street fight, rabid fox, kids left alone
The Bristol Police Department responded to the following calls between April 27 and May 3: Monday, April 27 Officers assisted with a car accident at Metacom Avenue and Fatima Drive just before 8 a.m....
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Barrington residents rescue drowning college student
Barrington police are crediting some Barrington residents — John and Jim Anderson and Dr. David Beitle — with rescuing a Brown University student who nearly drowned in the water off Nayatt Point...
View ArticleEast Providence men arrested in child pornography sweep
NORTH SCITUATE — Two East Providence men were among 11 arrested early Tuesday, May 12, on charges of possession of Child Pornography and transfer of Child Pornography. The Rhode Island State Police...
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Barrington police called for man photographing girls at beach
Police received a 911 call on Sunday, May 10, for a suspicious subject at Barrington Beach — a man was reportedly taking pictures of young girls. By the time police got to the beach, the man had left....
View ArticlePortsmouth man charged in road rage incident
PORTSMOUTH — Here are some highlights from the Portsmouth police report from over the past week. Friday, May 8 Allison F. Lalli, 24, of 56 Lowell Drive, was charged with domestic failure to relinquish...
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Temple Habonim fires education director after charges surface
Barrington’s Temple Habonim terminated its education director, Gary Kabler, shortly after Rhode Island State Police charged Mr. Kabler with possession and transfer of child pornography. The state...
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Barrington girl arrested in alleged bullying case facing new charge
One of the 12-year-old Barrington girls who was charged with simple assault and battery, felony assault, kidnapping of a minor, and conspiracy, stemming from an alleged bullying case in early April,...
View ArticleBristol Police: Strangulation, indecent exposure top busy week of arrests
The Bristol Police Department made the following arrests last week: Alexander J. Bangs, 23, of 120 Horizon Drive, Tiverton, was charged with simple assault and disorderly conduct for indecent exposure...
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Barrington family reeling after Maple Ave. hit-and-run
Stella sits in a lawn chair.A Barrington family’s pet dog was struck by a fast-moving pickup truck on Maple Avenue late Wednesday afternoon, May 13, adding to a reported rash of hit-and-runs along the...
View ArticleHousebreaks have Bristol residents on edge
Bristol police are “working on leads” in an ongoing investigation of a rash of daytime housebreaks in Bristol. Although police declined to discuss the case for fear of jeopardizing the investigation,...
View ArticleBristol Police: ‘Suspicious’ reports unfounded
The Bristol Police Department responded to the following calls between May 4 and May 10: Monday, May 4 A resident on Naomi Street called to report a suspicious man in his 30s walking in the woods near...
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Barrington student reports stranger in school, then recants story
A Barrington elementary school student reportedly made up a story about an older man who had been spotted using the girls’ bathroom at the school last week. On Thursday, May 14, a female student at...
View ArticleMan charged with disorderly conduct at Portsmouth job
PORTSMOUTH — Here are some highlights from the police report from over the past week. Tuesday, May 12 A Park Avenue couple told police they were the victims of identity fraud. The husband and wife said...
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