CRIME & SAFETY
He ran one of the most 'brazen and egregious' health care frauds in RI. Now he's going to prison.
PROVIDENCE – The owner of addiction recovery centers in Rhode Island and Massachusetts has agreed to admit to conspiring to defraud health insurers out of millions of dollars while depriving as many as 1,800 patients of crucial opioid treatment services. Michael Brier, 61, of Newton, Massachusetts, the CEO of...
Connecticut man with Rhode Island warrants surrenders to police, faces multiple charges
A Connecticut man with arrest warrants in Rhode Island is facing several charges after turning himself into police on Monday. Police said they arrested 23-year-old David Rajchel shortly before 9 a.m. for an arrest warrant issued after an incident in January. On January 27, an officer in Plainfield attempted to...
New England law enforcement agencies bust ring behind $4 million jewelry theft
Law enforcement agencies from Massachusetts and Rhode Island worked together to take down a burglary ring that stole upward of $4 million in jewelry over nearly a six-year period, Massachusetts State Police officials announced. At least four Rhode Island men — Jovan Lemon, 29, Paul Lemon, 30, Steven Berdugo, 28, and Paul Miller, 46 — […]
Hundreds of responders participate in RISP 5K Foot Pursuit Road Race
NARRAGANSETT, R.I. (WLNE) — Over 1,000 individuals participated in Rhode Island State Police’s 33rd Annual 5K Foot Pursuit this weekend. The event was held at Narragansett Town Beach, and is an annual fundraiser for the Rhode Island Troopers Association. Additional money from the event is donated to a...
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