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CRIME & SAFETY
Services and scholarship announced for 25-year-old nurse killed in Rhode Island bicycle crash
A local woman who died after she was hit by a vehicle in Rhode Island is being remembered. According to police, on Monday, at just after 9:30 p.m., an officer of the Smithfield Police Department located a female bicyclist who was struck by a vehicle in the area of 140 Pleasant View Avenue.
Providence man sentenced to two consecutive life sentences for murder at restaurant
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha announced Friday that a Providence man was sentenced to serve two consecutive life sentences for the murder of a 38-year-old at a restaurant in 2021. According to prosecutors, 37-year-old Juan Rivera of Providence was given life sentences for first-degree...
Rhode Island man dies from injuries sustained after being intentionally hit by vehicle
A Rhode Island man has died after a reported hit-and-run collision. Crews responded to East School Street in Woonsocket at approximately 11:30 p.m. on Monday after a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle, later determined to be 31-year-old Michael Lefebvre of Woonsocket. An investigation revealed that Lefebvre was intentionally hit...
Police ID 2 kayakers found dead, but an explanation for their deaths is elusive
EAST PROVIDENCE – The police have identified two men found dead on Friday not far from two unoccupied kayaks near the shore of Omega Pond. The deceased kayakers, identified Saturday as Joseph Fritz, 52, of East Providence, and Gregory Boerman, 37, of Allston, Massachusetts, were found in the pond after family members told police that the men had not returned from a kayaking excursion Thursday night, according to East Providence police Capt. Michael Rapoza. ...
Violence at scene of brawl in Cranston leaves one dead, another, a teen, with stab wounds
CRANSTON − Body cameras worn by police officers recorded a driver intentionally hitting and killing another man early Friday morning, just seconds after the officers arrived at the scene of a fight with a dozen people involved, including a 15-year-old bleeding from a stab wound to the back, the police said.
36-year-old Massachusetts man killed in fiery crash on Route 195 brought so much joy to those who knew him
A Massachusetts man recently killed in a highway crash is being remembered. According to Trooper Brandon Doherty, at just after 1:15 p.m. Tuesday, Troopers assigned to State Police-Dartmouth responded to reports of a crash involving three vehicles on Route 195 westbound prior to Exit 1 in Seekonk. Upon the arrival...
Rhode Island woman accused of defrauding seniors, vulnerable individuals in 41 states of $10 million dollars
PROVIDENCE, RI – A Rhode Island woman who is alleged to have created and executed direct-mail sweepstakes schemes that defrauded seniors and other vulnerable individuals in Rhode Island and in dozens of states across the country out of an estimated $10 million dollars, has been indicted by a federal grand jury and arraigned on conspiracy and fraud charges, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha.
Police called to disturbance in Pawtucket
PAWTUCKET, R.I. (WJAR) — Police responded to an unspecified incident in Pawtucket early Friday morning. The Pawtucket Police Department and officers from surrounding municipalities worked a scene on Primrose Street just after midnight. Police have not released details of the incident.
3 boaters saved by ‘good Samaritan’ at Oakland Beach in Warwick
WARWICK, R.I. (WLNE) — Three people were rescued from the water at Oakland Beach in Warwick by a “good Samaritan” yesterday, according to the Rhode Island Coast Guard. The incident happened in the afternoon when a sailboat overturned in the water, according to officials. All three people...
5 men arrested after ‘unruly’ crowd gathers in downtown Providence
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — Four juveniles and one man were arrested in Providence yesterday after refusing to disperse from a large crowd in downtown Providence. According to officials, Providence Police had received a call that fireworks were falling on top of homes. Crews were dispatched to find illegally parked...
VIDEO: Truck Takes Out Utility Pole and Tree in Crash on North Main Street in Providence
A one-vehicle crash involving a work truck took out a utility pole - as well as a tree - on North Main Street in Providence on Friday. Photos and video taken by GoLocal’s Anthony Sionni show the aftermath of the crash close to the Charlesgate Apartments and Doyle Avenue.
Eight junkyard cars engulfed in flames in Foster
Several junkyard cars were in flames Thursday night in Foster. Police said crews received reports of a fire with smoke behind Foster Auto Parts. Crews on scene found approximately eight cars fully engulfed in flames on the property. All eight vehicles were extinguished. It is unclear what may have caused...
Troopers make multiple arrests on Independence Day in Providence
PROVIDENCE — Troopers from the Lincoln Woods Barracks conducted several arrests on Independence Day, July 4, following traffic stops and other incidents in the Providence area. At 10:16 p.m., Bush Henglatsamy, 35, of Providence, was arrested for driving under the influence and refusing a chemical test after being stopped...
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