Central Falls

There are frustrations over school safety that’s taking center stage in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. However, it’s not targeting just one district. Six people were arrested this week after a fight at a high school in Central Falls. Back in January, four were arrested at Mount Pleasant High School in Providence after a fight broke out during a basketball game....

A violent weekend in Rhode Island left three people dead following two stabbings and a shooting. A man died this weekend after he was shot in Central Falls, Rhode Island, in what police are calling a targeted attack. Central Falls police tell NBC10 Boston affiliate WJAR that officers responded to a call of a shooting near Dexter Street and Sumner…

The former leader of a Rhode Island Boy Scout troop has been charged with sexually assaulting a child 40 years ago. The office of Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha said Friday that 61-year-old Michael Chalk of Pawtucket had been charged with two counts of first-degree sexual assault. A grand jury returned a secret indictment charging Chalk on Friday. The…

A Rhode Island man has been arrested for his alleged role in the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021. Juan Rodriguez of Central Falls was arrested Thursday, the FBI Boston Division said, adding that he was the 27th person it had taken into custody in the insurrection. Federal prosecutors allege that Rodriguez was a part of the mob that forced…

Police in Rhode Island are investigating after human remains were found at a construction site on Monday morning. Police told WJAR-TV that a construction crew reportedly discovered a skull around 8:45 a.m. while working on a lot of land on Sheridan Street in Central Falls. The property was formerly the site of a bar. Rhode Island State Police and the…