Cranston

A vehicle slammed into a Dunkin’ in Cranston, Rhode Island, Tuesday morning, according to NBC affiliate WJAR. Firefighters responded to the Dunkin’ on Reservoir Avenue crash at about 6:30 a.m., where they found the vehicle entirely inside the coffee shop, the Cranston Fire Department said. The driver of the car had his learner’s permit and was learning how to...

Authorities are looking for a man who tried to grab a teenager in Cranston, Rhode Island, on Friday. Police say the girl was approached by a man at around 7:48 a.m. while walking on Gansett Avenue. The man said something in Spanish before grabbing the teenage girl by the arm, according to WJAR. When the high schooler resisted and sought…

Some residents in Cranston, Rhode Island, had to be rescued by boat from a flooded apartment building on Tuesday, after the nearby Pocasset River overflowed, according to WJAR-TV. It took fire rescue crews over 15 hours to get residents from Riverview Terrace Apartments on Fordson Avenue to dry land, reported WJAR-TV. “It’s very cold in the apartments. Very cold, no…

Police say the boy was taken to Hasbro Children’s Hospital, where he underwent emergency surgery and remains in critical condition Tuesday afternoon.

A Rhode Island man has been arrested after police say he accidentally shot his 4-year-old son in the head Tuesday at their Cranston home. Authorities responded to 911 calls around 10:15 a.m. reporting that a child had been shot at a residence on Queen Street. Police say the boy was taken to Hasbro Children’s Hospital, where he underwent emergency surgery…

A member of the Cranston School Committee and President of the Stone Hill Elementary School Parent Teacher Group was arrested on multiple charges. Police say the charges against Tera Norberg include unlawful appropriation, embezzlement, filing a false document, and obstructing an officer in execution of duty.  At the start of the investigation, Norberg was asked to provide bank statements of…

Rhode Island State Senator Joshua Mille was arrested for damaging a vehicle on Thursday afternoon. Miller was charged with vandalism/malicious injury to property after allegedly keying a car at Garden City Shopping Center. According to police, they responded to a report regarding a pickup truck reportedly vandalized. The owner of the truck said he saw a man standing on...

One person is dead and another seriously injured after a head-on collision involving two vans Monday night in Cranston, Rhode Island. Cranston police confirmed the injuries to NBC affiliate WJAR, saying it appeared the vans were driving in opposite directions when one of the vehicles crossed the double yellow line, crashing into the other van on Scituate Avenue. First responders…

A Rhode Island man who was released from a correctional institution in late April has been arrested in connection to a bank robbery in Cranston, police said. According to Cranston police, 58-year-old Gino Rotondo was taken into custody Friday night after he was found hiding in a self-storage unit. Earlier Friday, authorities allege it was Rotondo who robbed the Citizens…

A horse was attacked last week at a therapeutic ranch in Cranston, Rhode Island, according to the owner, who says he is heartbroken over the disturbing case of animal abuse. Andy Calcione, director of Horses 4 Hope, says his brother found one of their three horses had been attacked last Friday afternoon inside their barn in the larger paddock. “What…

A former City Council member in Cranston, Rhode Island, was arrested on Thursday and is facing a child sex charge. According to reports by WJAR, the allegations against Matthew Reilly involve a young girl he met online. He is also facing a charge of first degree child molestation, second degree child molestation and enticement of a person under 16. Reilly…

A man was arrested on Wednesday night after a car crash in Cranston, Rhode Island. The accident happened at the Farmington Avenue and Dyer Avenue intersection at around 8:39 p.m., according to authorities. Police say one of the occupants was a 4-year-old child that suffered serious injuries. Both drivers and one passenger were transported to a local hospital with minor…

A city councilor from Cranston, Rhode Island has resigned following an arrest for drug posesssion, Cranston Mayor Ken Hopkins announced. “I hereby submit my resignation as the Ward Six City Councilperson, effective immediately,” said Matthew Reilly’s in a one-sentence letter. According to reports by WJAR, Reilly was arrested on Monday for drug posession. Body camera footage of the arrest...