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PORTSMOUTH — A 33-year-old Fall River woman was charged last week with forgery and counterfeiting registration plates, as well as giving a false document to an agent or public official. At … more
Tiverton police need help identifying a vehicle believed to be involved in a hit-and-run accident that critically injured a pedestrian Sunday evening. Police and fire crews were dispatched to … more
The Warren Police Department announced the arrest of a Tiverton police officer following an investigation into potential child abuse. more
Crime among adolescents and teens has gone up since 2020, with multiple East Bay communities seeing their highest number of arrests in 2021 or 2022. We examine this troubling trend and search for reasons why that might be. more
PORTSMOUTH — A 51-year-old Portsmouth woman has been charged with cruelty to animals.   At about 1:15 p.m. on Wednesday, April 3, officers responded to 28 Sprague Court to … more
Monday, April 24 Jerelle D. Jordan, 31, of 1295 Stafford Road, Apt. #2, was charged with domestic simple assault and/or battery, domestic disorderly conduct, and domestic obstruction of the … more
A 16-year-old boy was arrested Wednesday after police said he entered Tiverton High School without authorization and later scuffled with officers who had detained and brought him to the police … more
MIDDLETOWN — The body of Portsmouth teen Owen B. Cameron, who was last seen Saturday night after leaving his Middletown job, was discovered late this morning in that town. more
A Providence woman working as a certified in-home caregiver was arrested last week after police said she attempted to defraud a client in Little Compton out of nearly $9,000. Jahlena Ann Giron, … more
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 … more
Monday, July 25 A caller from Stafford Road called in an animal complaint at 8:32 a.m. Stephon Calice, 26, of 182 Whipple St., Apt.1, Fall River, was charged with possession of a Schedule I … more
A 24-year-old local man has been charged with first-degree murder after allegedly killing his landlord, 50-year-old Xue Feng Wu, by striking him with a small axe at his rental property. more
PORTSMOUTH — A 29-year-old Tiverton man was charged with manufacturing/possessing/delivering a controlled substance shortly before 3 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 27. According to police, patrol … more
Monday, April 11 A resident found a debit card at the Wilbur and McMahon Schools track, and handed it in to police. Tuesday, April 12 Another ATM card was found on the Commons, and … more
Records released by the Little Compton Police Department last Wednesday reveal more details about the death of Swansea resident Steven Velozo, who died at a house party on Pottersville Road in Little … more
A police officer was charged on multiple counts Wednesday following an internal Tiverton Police Department investigation into his conduct while serving as the school resource officer... more
Monday, June 20 Police investigated a suspicious car on Main Road at 12:17 a.m. A Rockland Terrace resident walked in to the station to report a stolen car. An employee of a Stafford … more
A Tiverton man accused of a violent robbery at a Fall River convenience store last year will serve five to seven years in state prison, after pleading guilty in Superior Court last week. Randy … more
Police have arrested a Fall River man suspected of running over and critically injuring a man during a road rage altercation in Tiverton earlier this month. Tiverton police, with help from the … more
A Providence woman who police say attempted to scam an elderly Tiverton resident out of $16,000 has been charged with felony obtaining money under false pretenses and felony conspiracy. Luz … more
EAST PROVIDENCE — East Providence Police investigators are seeking the input of the public in their attempt to apprehend two people alleged to have passed counterfeit currency at a local … more
The president of the Fall River City Council is facing Westport charges that she harassed a Westport woman, using a 'burner' cell phone application to cover her tracks, misled police and attempted to … more
A Tiverton man was found guilty last week of two counts of sexual assault against female victims in 2006 and 2018. Following the conclusion of a four-day trial before Newport County Superior … more
A Tiverton man died Friday morning, Dec. 31, after he lost control of his car and struck a tree on Brayton Road. John Carlos "JC" Barretto, 18, was driving south just before 6:30 a.m. when he … more
Tiverton police believe speed and alcohol contributed to an accident Friday night that left a Tiverton resident in the hospital in critical condition. Police and fire crews were called to the … more
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