“I think most people, when they see a cop, they think, ‘uh oh’," said one participant. “I won’t do that anymore.”
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By Christy Nadalin
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3/30/23
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EAST PROVIDENCE — A team of assessors from the Rhode Island Police Accreditation Commission (RIPAC) will arrive at the East Providence Police Department on April 3 to examine all aspects of the …
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3/30/23
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The Rhode Island Police Accreditation Commission recently held its awards ceremony to recognize six police departments that achieved re-accreditation, as well as three individuals for their …
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3/24/23
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A motorist called Barrington Police on Thursday morning, March 16, following an incident with a bicyclist.
The female motorist told police she was driving down Lincoln Avenue with her young …
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3/23/23
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EAST PROVIDENCE — The East Providence Animal Control is seeking the public’s help in identifying the owner of dog.
On March 16, East Providence police responded to Rumford Pets at 865 …
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3/22/23
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After Bristol, the other safest communities in RI are South Kingstown (also for the 4th year in a row), North Kingstown, Cumberland, Smithfield, Westerly, North Providence, Coventry, East Providence, and Warwick.
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By Christy Nadalin
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3/22/23
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Two Barrington residents were arrested following an incident that occurred late on Friday night, March 17, in Warren.
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By Ethan Hartley
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3/21/23
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Barrington Police officers responded to a County Road residence for a suspicious condition late Tuesday night, March 7.
The incident, which led to the arrest of a woman who was wanted on two …
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By Josh Bickford
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3/16/23
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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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PORTSMOUTH — Dennis C. Seale, who spent more that two decades in law enforcement here before retiring as Portsmouth’s police chief in 2006, died last week at the age of 68.
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By Jim McGaw
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3/14/23
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The Tiverton police officer charged earlier this week on assault and disorderly conduct charges pulled out and activated his department-issued taser at least twice during school events over the past …
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By Ted Hayes
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3/10/23
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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...
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By Ted Hayes
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3/8/23
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EAST PROVIDENCE — East Providence Police detectives are investigating a shooting and a possible concurrent domestic violence case following an incident early Tuesday morning, March 7.
At …
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3/7/23
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Three homeless men living in the woods behind the Bayside YMCA have 30 days to clear out.
On Wednesday, March 1, Barrington Police officers hiked into the Veterans Park woods and served …
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3/6/23
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As part of the on-site assessment, agency employees and members of the community are invited to offer comments to the assessment team.
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3/2/23
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Barrington Police are crediting an alert shuttle bus driver for thwarting an attempted $70,000 scam.
Police said an elderly woman who lives at a Barrington senior living facility recently …
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3/1/23
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EAST PROVIDENCE -— City resident Angel “AJ” Lewis, a 9-year-old, fourth-grade student at Waddington Elementary School, was recently sworn in as the East Providence Police …
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2/28/23
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On Wednesday, Feb. 22, Barrington Police charged Samuel I. Lawson, 27, of Warren, with possession of a schedule I to V controlled substance-first offense.
Police said Lawson has been living …
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2/28/23
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Barrington Police will not charge anyone following the investigation into a Barrington daycare where a worker allegedly gave children melatonin gummies without their parents’ knowledge.
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By Josh Bickford
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2/28/23
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A person called Barrington Police at about noon on Feb. 14 after finding a dead swan at the Osamequin Bird Sanctuary off the Wampanoag Trail.
The caller told police it appeared that the bird had …
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2/24/23
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It is February vacation week, but that did not stop someone from phoning in a school threat.
Barrington Police Chief Michael Correia said the department received a call on Thursday, Feb. …
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By Josh Bickford
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2/23/23
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A new anonymous text-a-tip line is aimed at reducing underage drinking in the East Bay.
The program exists in Bristol, Warren and East Providence, and has yielded more than a thousand tips. The …
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By Josh Bickford
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2/16/23
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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.
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By Ethan Hartley
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2/15/23
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PORTSMOUTH — Two people were arrested on Wednesday, Feb. 8, in connection with the distribution of illegal narcotics in Portsmouth, according to police.
An investigation in …
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2/9/23
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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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