Bristol police nab 12 on warrants, DUI, assault
The following report is compiled from the Bristol Police Department call log for the week of Aug. 5-13, 2013. Monday, Aug. 5 Police responded to a complaint on Bayview Avenue because a truck was in...
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Bristol man to police: I can drive faster in Portsmouth
Here are some highlights from the Portsmouth police log from the past week. Wednesday, Aug. 7 Joshua J. Beaupre, 25, of 38 Jane Howland Place, Seekonk, was charged with driving while intoxicated...
View ArticleBoy critical after weekend Tiverton stabbing
TIVERTON — A weekend stabbing has left a 17-year old Fall River youth in critical condition. Tiverton police Captain Patrick Jones released the following statement Tuesday evening, which he said is all...
View ArticleBristol businesses targeted by scam
As part of running the family’s business, Deidre Balzano makes sure that her bills are paid on time. So when Ms. Balzano received a call telling her that she had 60 minutes to settle an outstanding...
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Barrington targeted for series of car break-ins
A van with a sliding door reportedly seen traveling along local roadways last week may have been involved in a series of larcenies from motor vehicles. Police said a woman in town spotted the van,...
View ArticleRITBA chief comments on Sakonnet River Bridge sabotage Saturday morning
PROVIDENCE — David Darlington, Chairman of the R.I. Turnpike and Bridge Authority (RITBA) released a statement on the sabotage of equipment on the Sakonnet River Bridge in the wee hours of Saturday...
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Man robs Tiverton bank Saturday morning
TIVERTON — A man claiming he had a gun robbed the North Tiverton branch of BankNewport Saturday morning just minutes after the bank opened for business. The man escaped with what Tiverton Police...
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Police release photo of alleged Tiverton bank robber
Bank surveillance photo of the alleged Tiverton bank robber.Tiverton police have released a bank surveillance photograph of the man they say robbed the North Tiverton branch of BankNewport Saturday...
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East Providence Police recognize distinguished career of retiring Sergeant...
EAST PROVIDENCE — One of the more noteworthy careers of any current East Providence Police officer comes to an end this week as Sergeant T.J. Britto retires from the force after nearly 36 years on the...
View ArticleBristol police log: Resident harassed via Twitter
The following report is compiled from the Bristol Police Department call log for the week of Aug. 13-18, 2013. Tuesday, Aug. 13 Police responded to a Metacom Avenue home at 3:14 a.m. for a well-being...
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Updated: One person injured in three-alarm mill blaze
EAST PROVIDENCE — A three-alarm fire engulfed the unfortunately-named in this instance Inferno Wood Pellet manufacturing plant located at 275 Ferris Ave. in the Rumford section of the city Tuesday...
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Illegal dumper in Portsmouth leaves evidence in trash
When the Portsmouth transfer station closed due to a holiday, a local man found some other place to dump his trash.PORTSMOUTH — It seems not everyone learned something from Arlo Guthrie’s most famous...
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Updated: One employee injured, Inferno Pellet fire raised to four alarms in...
EAST PROVIDENCE — A 54-year-old employee is the lone confirmed injury as a result of a four alarm fire Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 20, at the Inferno Wood Pellets manufacturing plant located at 275 Ferris...
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Portsmouth police deal with alleged ATV assault, topless woman
Here are some highlights from the Portsmouth police log from the past week. Monday, Aug. 12 Meryl L. McGaw, 29, of 65 Riverside Ave., was charged with disorderly conduct and obstructing an officer in...
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Barrington and Westport police help save a life
Quick thinking by two Barrington police officers, and assistance from Westport police, averted an apparent suicide attempt by a Barrington man who threatened to kill himself. At 2:43 a.m. on Sunday,...
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Another Barrington teen rushed to hospital after partying
For the fourth time this summer, Barrington rescue personnel had to rush a local teenager to a hospital after the underage individual drank too much alcohol and became dangerously ill. At 12:43 a.m. on...
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Wild ride through Westport ends with Taser jolt
The battered Chevy rests against a Route 88 guardrail.His car battered from two collisions, it took a Taser jolt to convince a Fall River man to surrender after what police describe as a wild pursuit...
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Barrington police charge 13 teenagers in Fireside Drive ‘squatters’ incident
Police have arrested 13 teenagers who partied inside this Fireside Drive home while the family was away on vacation in late July.Barrington police have arrested 13 juveniles — all between the ages of...
View ArticleNewport man jumps to his death
It took a task force of emergency personnel over six hours to locate the body of a Newport man who died jumping off the Mt. Hope Bridge late Thursday night. The U.S. Coast Guard found the body of Jose...
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Investigators tentatively rule East Providence fire accidental, likely caused...
EAST PROVIDENCE — The Rhode Island State Fire Marshals Office, in conjunction with local and federal officials, has tentatively determined sparks created during the production process ignited what...
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