PORTSMOUTH — Five people with serious injuries were transported to local hospitals following a head-on collision Thursday morning, Aug. 12, on West Main Road near Melville …
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8/12/21
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Barrington Police responded to the intersection of the East Bay Bike Path and West Street on Monday, Aug. 2, after witnesses reported seeing a man brandishing a large knife in the area.
Police …
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8/12/21
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A 20-year-old Tiverton man is facing federal charges on allegations that he enticed and transported a 13-year-old girl from Pennsylvania to Tiverton with the intent to engage in sexual …
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By Ted Hayes
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7/28/21
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PROVIDENCE — Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that an East Providence man was sentenced in Providence County Superior Court to serve 16 years at the Adult Correctional Institutions …
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7/15/21
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Dino DeCrescenzo had been on the job for less than a year when he responded to a disturbance in Bay Spring.
He was working the overnight shift and was not sure what to expect when he drove his …
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By Josh Bickford
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6/30/21
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The Warren police officer accused of crashing his truck into a Metacom Avenue home while driving drunk earlier this month now faces a felony charge of possession of a firearm while under the …
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By Ted Hayes
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6/21/21
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An off-duty Warren police officer has been charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and refusal to submit to a chemical test, after he was involved in a single car accident early on the …
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6/14/21
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There were a few arrests and some noisy neighbor complaints in Bristol from May 31 to June 6.
Monday, May 31
Police were called to Saint Elizabeth Manor to disperse a visitor who refused to …
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6/11/21
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A Warren woman who police say suffered a brutal hammer attack at the hands of her son two weeks ago remains in critical condition, and friends of the family have set up a GoFundMe page to help cover …
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6/4/21
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Barrington has hired a new police chief.
On Thursday, June 3, the town manager announced that Michael Correia, a 34-year veteran of the Providence Police Department, has been named the …
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By Josh Bickford
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6/4/21
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On multiple occasions late last month, residents in a quiet West Barrington neighborhood found themselves under attack.
A large raccoon ambushed people on Walnut Road, Grant Street and Bradford …
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6/1/21
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A Cranston man has been charged in connection with the recent rash of offensive and racist stickers posted around Warren.
Zachary Pickering, 22, turned himself in to Warren police Friday morning …
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By Ted Hayes
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5/29/21
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A Warren man accused of the attempted murder of his mother was ordered held without bail Monday, and was ordered to undergo a psychiatric evaluation.
Kevin M. Mendes, 34, of 22 Birchswamp Road, …
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By Ted Hayes
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5/25/21
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Bristol police officers made a handful of arrests, including two for driving under the influence, from May 10 to 17.
Monday, May 10
A sick animal was reported on Dominion Avenue at 2:21 …
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5/21/21
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A Barrington police officer was on routine patrol in the Hampden Meadows area of Barrington early Tuesday morning, May 11, when he spotted something suspicious.
The officer saw two juveniles on …
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5/18/21
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Bristol Police made three arrests from May 3 to May 9, including two in sexual assault cases.
Monday, May 3
Roger Williams University security called police to the campus at 8:17 a.m. …
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5/14/21
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Bristol Police have arrested one of two men they believe placed Nazi-themed stickers on signs downtown last month. Chase Gilroy, age 26, of Warwick, was taken into custody this morning after turning …
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5/13/21
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A Barrington resident called 911 after a disturbing experience with an Uber driver late Saturday night, May 8.
The resident and her husband had been out to dinner in Providence and later called …
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5/12/21
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Barrington EMTs rushed a 14-year-old girl to the hospital and local police charged 11 teenagers with underage possession of alcohol following an underage party on Friday night, May 7.
Someone …
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5/10/21
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There’s more than one way to catch the bad guys. Police officers can catch them in the act, catch them after they commit the act — or they can stop them before anything even happens. The …
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By Scott Pickering
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5/7/21
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Now that vaccination appointments are easy to obtain and the vaccine is moving through state clinics and local pharmacies, it’s hard to believe that just a few weeks ago they were being …
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By Christy Nadalin
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5/6/21
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The pandemic can take credit for having one positive impact on Bristol. It significantly reduced crime.
According to statistics released by the Bristol Police Department, arrests, citations and …
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By Scott Pickering
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4/30/21
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Among the numerous noise complaints and calls about sickly animals, Bristol police officers broke up a college party and cited three young men for providing alcohol to minors.
Monday, April 19
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4/30/21
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Bristol Police have now released video footage of the two suspects they are hoping to identify and question regarding a string of six "White Boy Summer" stickers placed in public locations downtown …
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4/28/21
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Bristol Police made a handful of arrests in the first full week of April, including two for domestic assault, one for driving under the influenced and another for breaking-and-entering.
Monday, …
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4/16/21
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