CRIME & SAFETY
Driver with a learner's permit crashes into Cranston Dunkin'
(WJAR) — A car crashed through the front of a Dunkin in a strip mall in Cranston on Monday. The aftermath was a car that went barreling through the front of this Dunkin'. Around 6:30 a.m. is typically a busy time for the coffee shop, but people who witnessed it told NBC 10 it's a miracle no one was hurt.
North Providence Officer Florio hailed for retrieving stolen groceries
NORTH PROVIDENCE – When Centredale Manor resident Raymond Lyons experienced a grocery delivery mishap last week, he said North Providence Police Officer Mathieu Florio didn’t hesitate to step in and take action to help him. Lyons ordered his groceries through a new delivery service on the morning of...
Cold Case Murder Leroy Julious Ewing NJ
Julious's murder went unsolved for 16 years -- until authorities announced that technological advances and a shared mission among various agencies and law enforcement forensic experts cracked the cold case. Breyon Goodman, 36, of Trenton, and Jason Howard, 41, of Providence, R.I. killed Julious during a robbery near his Ewing...
$4 million lawsuit filed against Pawtucket, former police officer
PAWTUCKET, R.I. (WPRI) — The city of Pawtucket and a former member of its police department are facing a multimillion-dollar civil rights lawsuit related to an off-duty shooting in 2021. The federal lawsuit was filed on behalf of three men who were teenagers when their car was fired upon by then-officer Daniel Dolan on Nooseneck […]
Attleboro police arrest New York man accused of stealing used cooking oil
ATTLEBORO, Mass. (WJAR) — Attleboro police said a New York man was arrested early Tuesday morning after he allegedly stole used waste cooking oil that was stored behind businesses. Police said 38-year-old Wilkin Argamonte of Yonkers, New York, was arrested on 68 Washington St. around 3 a.m. Argamonte, who...
Girl, 10, hit by car in RI while in crosswalk, police say
A 10-year-old girl was hit by a car in Johnston, Rhode Island, while crossing the street Tuesday night, according to NBC affiliate WJAR. The crash happened at about 8 p.m. on Plainfield Street, Johnston police said. The girl was in the crosswalk in front of the Pentecostal Fountain of Life...
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