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CRIME & SAFETY
One person shot outside Cranston restaurant
CRANSTON, R.I. (WPRI) — Police say a Cranston restaurant is temporarily closed as they investigate a shooting there that sent one person to the hospital. Police were working a detail outside a restaurant on Phenix Avenue around midnight when they say a shooting happened within arm’s reach of officers. The business, 39 West, had a large tent outside the restaurant during their event.
Rhode Island man sentenced to federal prison after admitting to buying cocaine, selling crack
PROVIDENCE, RI – A Providence man who admitted to a federal judge that he made multiple purchases of cocaine that he later transformed into crack and then sold to others has been sentenced to federal prison, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha. 46-year-old Juan Gonzalez pleaded guilty on...
Early morning fire under investigation in Providence
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Crews in Providence are investigating a fire that happened early Saturday morning. According to Battalion Chief Robert Lyman, crews were called to the corner of Chalkstone Ave. and River Ave. for a report of a building fire. When they arrived, fire was coming from the roof of the building. Lyman they were able to […]
Man convicted of killing Roger Williams Park ranger granted parole
A brutal scene in Roger Williams Park in October 1995. A park ranger fatally shot. A Providence Police officer seriously wounded. Now, 29 years later, the killer is set to go free. “I’m disgusted over the whole thing. It’s like a slap in the face to our family that he’s...
Hazmat crew called to clean up gas spill after tanker truck tips over on I-95 ramp
PROVIDENCE – A tanker truck loaded with 11,000 gallons of gasoline tipped over on the Allens Avenue on-ramp to Interstate 95 north on Saturday night, leaking fuel onto the roadway, according to the state Department of Environmental Management, which sent an emergency crew to clean up the spill. The...
Ambulance rolls over on Interstate 95 north in Pawtucket
(WJAR) — An ambulance has rolled over on Interstate 95 north near School Street in Pawtucket. According to Rhode Island State Police, the crash occurred at around 8 p.m. State police said a private ambulance service van was side-swiped by another vehicle, lost control, and rolled over on the grass.
Man Stabbed in Robbery in Downtown Providence
A man was stabbed in an attempted robbery in downtown Providence overnight. The victim was taken to Rhode Island Hospital for his injuries. Shortly after 3 AM Saturday morning, police were called to 2 Regency Plaza for a report of a stabbing. The victim - a male in his 30s...
He used addiction recovery patients to defraud the government. Now, he's pleaded guilty.
PROVIDENCE – Michael Brier was on probation after serving time for tax evasion when he began defrauding the government and private health care insurers out of millions of dollars – and using people needing drug treatment services to orchestrate his scam. On Thursday, Brier, the owner of Rhode Island-based Recovery Connections Centers of America, Inc., pleaded guilty to defrauding Medicare and other insurers while shortchanging patients with substance abuse disorders. ...
37-year-old New Bedford cocaine trafficker sentenced to prison
“A 37-year-old New Bedford cocaine trafficker arrested while also in possession of an illegal gun was sentenced this week to serve eight to 10 years in state prison, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced. Johan Baez pleaded guilty in Fall River Superior Court to indictments charging him...
Officials call for closure of Ash Street Jail as old building becomes difficult to upkeep
(WJAR) — Since the late 1800’s, the Ash Street Jail in New Bedford has been taking in inmates from all throughout Bristol County. But for the past several years, law enforcement is saying that the building has become a money pit. “We spend hundreds of thousands of dollars...
Organizers pleased with support for injured Coventry firefighters
COVENTRY, R.I. (WJAR) — First responders in Coventry held a fundraiser Saturday for two firefighters who were injured by a hit-and-run driver. It happened on Victory Highway in May, as emergency crews were responding to a call. Miranda Hennessy, a single mom to three kids who works in Coventry...
Time for all to say enough is enough of domestic violence | Opinion
Jim Berson is board president of the Rhode Island Coalition Against Domestic Violence. When is enough, enough? When is it time to move from complacency to outrage? When is it time to say that it is no longer acceptable for women to be murdered by men who are perpetrators of domestic violence? When will the state step up, lean in, and invest real money, real commitment and real policy to protect women and protect survivors of domestic violence from even more harm, including death?
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