Police: Barrington woman was at the wheel during crash
Police said Barrington resident Cindy Motte lucky to escape injury during a crash Sunday night.A Barrington woman was lucky to escape injury when she lost control of her car Sunday night on the Warren...
View ArticleJohnston man, 27, found in car with Barrington girl, 16; faces drug charges
A Barrington police officer on patrol early Wednesday morning, July 3, noticed a car parked in the area of Woodland Road and Rumstick at about 2:30 a.m., and decided to take a closer look at the...
View ArticleBarrington teen facing fireworks, fake ID charges
Some Class C fireworks and a fake license have landed a Barrington teenager in some hot water. Early Friday morning, July 5, at about 1 a.m., a Barrington police officer noticed a blue Ford pickup...
View ArticlePolice called for Providence teens using Barrington Beach after hours
The Barrington Police Department received a phone call early Monday morning, July 8, after a resident who lives near Barrington Beach spotted young people lighting off fireworks. Police responded to...
View ArticleState Police end investigation into most recent East Providence Police fiasco
NORTH SCITUATE — Colonel Steven G. O’Donnell, superintendent of the Rhode Island State Police and Commissioner of the Department of Public Safety, announced that the Rhode Island State Police has...
View ArticleState Police official adds perspective to East Providence Police case, sends...
EAST PROVIDENCE — The Rhode Island State Police recently concluded a five-week investigation into claims of misuse of power on the part of some city officials in regard to the status of East Providence...
View ArticleEast Providence City Manager says officials, officers have also been cleared...
EAST PROVIDENCE — East Providence City Manager Peter Graczykowski offered up his response to the press release issued by the Rhode Island State Police Thursday, July 11, into alleged misconduct on the...
View ArticleEast Providence Police officers union issues no confidence vote against Chief...
EAST PROVIDENCE — The East Providence Police union, the International Brotherhood of Police Officers Local 569, has submitted a vote of no confidence on the status of Chief Joseph Tavares to City...
View ArticleEast Providence IBPO Local 569 releases statement on no confidence vote
EAST PROVIDENCE — In response to the report issued by the Rhode Island State Police on the matter earlier in the day, the East Providence Police Officers Union, International Brotherhood of Police...
View ArticleChief’s attorney continues to question motives of East Providence City...
EAST PROVIDENCE — The legal representative of embattled East Providence Police Chief Joseph Tavares Friday, July 12, issued a terse response to a statement offered by City Manager Peter Graczykowski...
View ArticleEast Providence Police apprehend Barrington bank robbery suspects
BARRINGTON — Multiple media outlets reported East Providence Police apprehended two suspected bank robbers late Friday afternoon, July 12, following a high-speed chase which started in Barrington. The...
View ArticlePortsmouth police: Woman illegally cashed check for $825
PORTSMOUTH — Here are the highlights from the Portsmouth police log over the past week. Wednesday, July 10 Marena Boyadjan told police that her mooring chain and ball had been damaged by a barge being...
View ArticleTwo nights in a row, Tiverton man is charged with B &E
Nathan FournierTIVERTON — After allegedly breaking into a liquor store one night, being apprehended and released, then allegedly breaking into Tiverton High School the next night, a 29-year old...
View ArticleRunaway cesspool truck slams utility pole
TIVERTON — The brakes on a cesspool-cleaning truck on Hilton Street failed and the vehicle coasted downhill more than a block until it hit a utility pole at the intersection of Hilton Street and Bottom...
View ArticleEast Providence Police chief’s attorney delivers another response to City...
EAST PROVIDENCE — In what is quickly turning into a very public and almost daily tete-a-tete, Attorney Thomas McAndrew attempted to trump a recent statement issued by City Manager Peter Graczykowski in...
View ArticleProp problem in Barrington: Thieves targeting boat parts
A boat is lowered into the water at Cove Haven Marina. Recently, duo props were stolen off a boat at the marina.There’s a new challenge for Barrington boat owners this summer: Thieves. Since mid-June,...
View ArticleTiverton Police: Man charged with “domestic strangulation”
Thursday, July 11 Hernan C. Peralta, 30, charged Hernan C. Peralta, 30, of 200R Bulgarmarsh Road, Tiverton, was charged at 12:10 a.m. with domestic disorderly conduct and domestic strangulation...
View ArticleCar blocking intersection leads to heroin bust
Kellie A. Sargent, 36, chargedTIVERTON — A 36-year old Taunton woman was charged with felony possession of 16 bags of heroin (two unused, 14 with residue, said police) after she and a male companion...
View ArticleEast Providence Budget Commission quickly dispenses with brief agenda
EAST PROVIDENCE — In a meeting that lasted barely 15 minutes Thursday afternoon, July 18, in Room 306 at City Hall, the East Providence Budget Commission dispensed with a rather thin agenda in record...
View ArticleCity’s attorney asks legal rep for East Providence Police Chief Tavares to...
EAST PROVIDENCE — The latest twist to the ongoing saga surrounding the status of East Providence Police Chief Joseph Tavares came late Friday afternoon, July 19, when the city’s attorney requested his...
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