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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 …
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9/12/22
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A Westport man faces child pornography possession charges after police allegedly discovered pornographic images on his computer.
Richard Vohnoutka Sr., no age given, of 793 Gifford Road, was …
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11/3/22
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A Westport woman faces numerous charges after she allegedly assaulted a police officer investigating a road rage incident on Route 177 Friday evening.
Amy Hoesterey, 38, of 140 Robert St., was …
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By Ted Hayes
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3/14/23
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Tuesday, June 6
Stephen Bried, 37, of 104 Tyndall Ave., Colorado Springs, Co., was charged with operating under the influence of liquor after police pulled him over at Old Bedford and Sanford …
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6/14/23
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They're used to dealing with stray dogs, cats on walkabout and a loose cow now and then. But peach-faced lovebirds? Probably not as often. The story of the colorful bird discovered apparently …
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9/2/22
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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.
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3/27/24
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Lt. Thomas Plourde, a member of the Westport Police Department for more than three decades, is nearly ready to turn in his badge. The Westport resident always wanted to be a cop, and said he lived …
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By Ted Hayes
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5/3/22
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Monday, May 1
A caller lodged an animal complaint from Route 88 at American Legion Highway.
A caller from Tickle Road reported a missing person at 9:19 a.m.
A Pettey Lane resident …
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5/9/23
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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, …
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By Jen Campisi
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8/3/22
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PORTSMOUTH — Two out-of-towners were arrested on drug charges in separate incidents over the past week.
On Thursday, May 18, Brandilee Crystal Raposa , 37, of 4980 North Main St., …
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5/22/23
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Westport has a new police officer, and another on the way.
The select board last week unanimously approved the hiring of Cody Smith as a full time officer, following the probationary period that …
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By Ted Hayes
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12/13/22
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They found a fork in the road, and returned it.
Westport police reported Thursday afternoon that the iconic fork at River and Old Harbor roads has been found, and returned to owners Tom and Kate …
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7/21/22
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Social media publicity, tips and help from the Fall River Police Department and old-fashioned police work helped Westport police track down and arrest a man suspected of breaking into the Back Eddy …
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By Ted Hayes
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8/25/22
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Westport police have charged a Cornell Road man with stealing Christmas presents and other items from his neighbors over the past three months.
Armed with search and arrests warrants, police on …
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By Ted Hayes
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2/7/23
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It's a little worse for wear, but the fork in the road stolen Tuesday is back.
Tom Schmitt, the Westport resident who a decade ago built the 11-foot utensil with his wife Kate and planted it at …
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By Ted Hayes
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7/21/22
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Monday, June 26
A caller reported a road hazard at Cornell and Adamsville roads at 9:33 a.m., but police couldn't find it.
A 911 caller from Chestnut Hill Road lodged animal complaints at …
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7/6/23
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Tuesday, June 6
Stephen Bried, 37, of 104 Tyndall Ave., Colorado Springs, Co., was charged with operating under the influence of liquor after police pulled him over at Old Bedford and Sanford …
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6/20/23
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Tuesday, May 30
A 911 caller reported an accident on American Legion Highway at 7:23 a.m., but police deemed the report unfounded. Another was called in from Eddy Drive at 7:27 a.m.
An …
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6/7/23
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Tuesday, June 21
Police investigated a suspicious car on Old Bedford Road at 1:36 a.m.
Liliana Paige Vegnani-McArdle, 24, of 55 Boutwell St., Dorchester, Ma., was charged with various motor …
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7/1/22
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Westport Animal Control officers are looking for more information on the owner of a dog found dead in a pillowcase at the Brookside Conservation Area last Sunday.
The dog was a female mixed …
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5/24/23
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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 …
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8/26/22
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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 …
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9/16/22
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Monday, August 14
A 911 caller from Pine Hill Road lodged animal complaints at 7:05 p.m., but police deemed them unfounded.
Police pulled over nine vehicles and issued eight citations over …
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8/24/23
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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 …
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10/21/22
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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 …
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By Ted Hayes
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8/31/22
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