CRIME & SAFETY
East Providence police arrest Woonsocket man after car chase through East Providence
EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — The East Providence Police Department have identified a man who stole a car and led police on a chase through North Providence Sunday. According to officials, 43-year-old Paul Molloy from Woonsocket was charged with possession of a stolen motor vehicle, obstruction of a police officer, and eluding police.
Bellingham man faces charges after crashing through ice cream shop’s parking lot
A Bellingham man is being criminally cited for operating under the influence, along with a slew of other traffic violations, after he crashed his Ford F350 through three parking lots on Pulaski Boulevard Sunday evening.
Jamaine Johnson Faces Multiple Charges After Alleged Attack
Jamaine Johnson faces multiple charges following the alleged attack on Tuesday morning, April 30, the Rhode Island State Police said. Johnson is accused of choking his girlfriend during an argument at her Peabody home before he took her car and their child around 2:30 a.m., officers said. He reportedly told her he would harm himself and the baby if she called the police.
State police arrest former North Providence town employee accused of harassing mayor
(WJAR) — Rhode Island State Police and North Providence police announced that they have arrested a former town employee accused of harassing Mayor Charles Lombardi. State police said Darren Barnes, 54, was charged with stalking, vandalism/ malicious damage to property and two counts of conspiracy. In March 2023, state...
Recent deaths at ACI prompt call for independent investigation
A coalition of nine community organizations on Monday called for an independent investigation after reports of the deaths of four inmates at the Adult Correctional Institutions over the last three months. In a letter to Wayne Salisbury Jr., acting director of the Rhode Island Department of Corrections (DOC) since January 2023, the community groups expressed […] The post Recent deaths at ACI prompt call for independent investigation appeared first on Rhode Island Current.
Four men convicted in $4.8 million dollar fraud scheme
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — Four Florida men have been convicted in Providence federal court for their roles in a widespread conspiracy to use stolen personal identifying information (PII) to fraudulently obtain more than $4.8 million by defrauding banks and federal and state agencies. The four men pleaded guilty in...
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...
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