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Police Report 4/15 – 4/21
On Monday, April 15 there was an issue of vandalism reported at the Robert L. Carothers Library at 7:42 a.m. The police arrived at the scene and filed a report for the incident by 8:04 a.m. On Tuesday, April 16 there was suspicious activity reported in the faculty/staff lot next...
Throwback: NBC 10 'investigates' a missing moose
(WJAR) — It was 30 years ago when NBC 10’s Gene Valicenti landed a hard-hitting assignment. On April 25, 1994, Gene was “investigating” what happened to a missing moose. He was looking for “Moxie”, a wood calf. The moose was later found down an...
This Rhode Island county has some of the worst ozone pollution in the Northeast
PROVIDENCE – When you think of Washington County, you may conjure images of ocean beaches and lush forests. What probably doesn’t come to mind is smog. Yet Rhode Island’s southernmost county chronically grades poorly for pollution from ozone – a gas that’s the main component of smog – in the American Lung Association’s annual...
'A complete failure': The plight of 2 teens lays bare the absence of mental health care for girls
PROVIDENCE – The dire state of psychiatric care for teenage girls in crisis in Rhode Island is laid bare in two recent state Supreme Court rulings. In both cases, the state Department of Children, Youth & Families failed to find placements for teenage girls with significant behavioral and mental-health issues, despite its efforts.
Four Kittens Abandoned At Plainfield Humane Society
At 5:55 a.m., security footage showed the person abandoning the four gray and white kittens on the front porch of the Plainfield Area Humane Society. Staff brought the kittens in, described as "scared and cold", the Plainfield Area Humane Society said. The kittens were placed on a heating pad and...
West Warwick man charged with illegally possessing firearm and 11 large capacity magazines
WARWICK, R.I. (WLNE) — Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced today a West Warwick man has been charged in Kent County Superior Court. 31-year-old Martin McLintock was charged with with illegally possessing a semi-automatic handgun and 11 large capacity magazines following his arrest by the Rhode Island State Police. He was charged on April 10 with one count of carrying a firearm in a vehicle without a license, one count of possession of large capacity magazines, and one count of possession of 10 grams or less of oxycodone.
West Warwick police say SWAT's presence at home was out of caution
WEST WARWICK, R.I. (WJAR) — West Warwick police on Thursday explained why a SWAT team responded to a home on Harris Avenue earlier this week. Police said they were called to the home at about 9 p.m. Tuesday to help the fire department with what police called a medical aid incident.
Motorcyclist Killed In Plainfield After Crashing Into Parked Car: Authorities
At 5 a.m. Plainfield police responded to the 700 block of East 3rd St. on a report of a crash, Andrea Wright, a spokeswoman for the city said. Upon arrival, police located a man who crashed his motorcycle into a parked car, Wright said. EMS responded and the man was pronounced dead at the scene, Wright said.
RI police release body camera footage from arrest of retired Patriots Super Bowl hero Malcolm Butler
WARWICK, R.I. — Police in Rhode Island on Wednesday released body camera footage of retired NFL star Malcolm Butler's arrest on drunk driving charges last month. Butler, whose late-game interception made him the hero of the New England Patriots' Super Bowl 49 victory, has pleaded not guilty in the case.
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