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Police investigating potential threat targeting Cranston West
An investigation is underway after the Cranston Police Department received an anonymous tip threatening violence at Cranston High School West Thursday.
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Fishermen caught with 140 illegal filets in Middletown
The Rhode Island Environmental Police fined a group of fishermen after they were caught with 140 filets of suspected black sea bass and tautog over the weekend.
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Police: Man stole 22 campaign signs in Tiverton, Portsmouth
Police have arrested a Portsmouth man accused of stealing nearly two dozen political campaign signs.
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North Kingstown crash victim's mom 'shocked, not surprised' after suspect skips sentencing
Not a day goes by where Ruth Ribner doesn't think of her 20-year-old daughter.
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2 injured in Providence stabbing
Police are investigating after two people were stabbed in Providence Wednesday afternoon.
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Man accused of car breaks, theft in Lincoln
The 55-year-old Cumberland man is facing several counts of larceny.
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Prosecution, defense seek to resolve Rehoboth murder case before trial
The family of an 18-year-old Rehoboth woman who was killed last year continues pushing for a no-plea deal for the man charged in her death.
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Former Bradley Hospital worker accused of sexual assault takes plea deal
A former hospital worker was accused of sexually assaulting an underage patient last year.
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5 charged with murder of Central Falls woman appear in court
Five suspects arrested in connection with the suspicious death of a woman in Central Falls last year are expected to appear in court on Wednesday.
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Man charged with assaulting Miriam Hospital staffer
A Pawtucket man was charged with assaulting a health care provider stemming from an incident at the Miriam Hospital last Thursday.
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Woman charged in deadly 2021 crash skips sentencing
The South Kingstown woman charged in connection with a deadly crash five years ago did not show up for her sentencing Tuesday because she is in the hospital, according…
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Brighter streetlights cut nighttime violence, but only for a while, study finds
As days grow shorter and darkness arrives earlier across much of the country, a new study suggests that brighter streetlights may help reduce nighttime violence — at…
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Man charged with breaking into Bristol apartment
Police have arrested a Providence man accused of breaking into an apartment in Bristol over the weekend.
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More than 200 Flock cameras in use in RI as some towns pull the plug
A Target 12 analysis found that as of this week, there are 223 active automated license plate readers between local and state police departments alone in Rhode Island.
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Rhode Island is first state to sue Meta over alleged profits from scam ads
A fake investment opportunity, a phony Social Security benefit or a dubious health product might seem like just another random ad on Meta’s platforms. But Rhode Island…
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Recruitment efforts bring mixed results for state law enforcement agencies
The Rhode Island Division of Sheriffs spent less on a recruitment advertising campaign to address staffing shortages than the Rhode Island State Police did and ended up…
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RIPTA bus involved in East Providence crash
First responders were called to a crash involving a RIPTA bus Friday afternoon on Wampanoag Trail in East Providence.
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Charlestown man charged with DUI after nearly hitting officer in construction zone
Police arrested a Charlestown man accused of driving drunk and nearly hitting an officer who was working a construction zone detail in Hopkinton Thursday.