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Providence Police Looking for Man Who Stole Car With Baby in Back Seat
Police in Rhode Island are searching for a man who they say stole a car with a 2-month-old baby in the back seat outside a Cumberland Farms in Providence Saturday afternoon. A couple went into the Branch Avenue convenience store around 2 p.m., leaving the baby inside their running car, Maj. David Lapatin told NBC affiliate WJAR. While the couple…
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Man Wanted for Stealing Car That Had Baby Inside
Providence police said they are searching for a man who stole a car with a 2-month-old baby in the back seat Saturday afternoon, according to NBC affiliate WJAR.
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Dozens Hold New Protest Calling for Justice in RI Man's Moped Crash
About 60 protesters marched peacefully through Providence Friday night calling for justice in the case of a Rhode Island man hospitalized last weekend when the moped he was operating crashed as it was being followed by a police cruiser. This week had already seen some protests that ended with arrests and clashes with police. But the protest on Friday was…
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More Arrests in 2nd Night of Protests Over Providence Police Crash With Moped
Several more people were arrested when protesters demanding justice for a Rhode Island man injured when the moped he was operating crashed as it was being followed by a police cruiser clashed with police for a second night. Several dozen protesters marched through the Providence streets on Wednesday night and threw bottles, smoke bombs and rocks at police near the…
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Hundreds Protest After Crash Involving Police
At least 19 people were arrested during protests in Providence Tuesday night over a crash between a cop car and a moped that put a man in critical condition.
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7 Charged With Sexually Assaulting Teen in RI
Seven men have been arrested and an eighth man remains on the loose in connection with the brutal sexual assault of a female teenager last year in Providence, Rhode Island. The men, ranging in age from 19 to 25, are charged with raping the 16-year-old after luring her to a house party in South Providence at 1 a.m. on Dec….
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‘An Organized Attack on Our Community': Nearly 70 Arrested in Providence Riot
A crowd of hundreds of people that the head of the Rhode Island State Police described as a “mob” smashed storefront windows, broke into a closed mall, and torched a police cruiser in Providence early Tuesday morning. The people who caused the damage were not protesting the death of George Floyd, the Minneapolis man who died after a police officer…
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Protest Turns Violent in Providence
A group of protesters stormed the Providence Place Mall, breaking inside around 11 p.m. Monday.
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Rhode Island Police Looking for Sneaker Thief
Police in Rhode Island are looking for Alphonse Capone. No, not the infamous Chicago gangster. Providence police say a 19-year-old city man was robbed Wednesday of a $415 pair of sneakers he was trying to sell to a man who used the name Alphonse Capone on Facebook.
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Teen Shot to Death Outside Providence Nightclub After Birthday Celebration
A teenager from Massachusetts was shot and killed outside a Rhode Island nightclub after celebrating her birthday. The family of 19-year-old Berta Pereira-Roldan of Revere is living a nightmare. The Northeastern student and 2019 Revere High School graduate, affectionately known as “Bird,” was shot to death early Sunday morning outside a Providence club.
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Young Girl Accidentally Shot by Neighbor Cleaning Shotgun
Police say a 4-year-old girl was accidentally shot in her bed by an upstairs neighbor cleaning his shotgun in Rhode Island. Providence Police say 22-year-old Lisandro Vicario Rodriguez was cleaning the shotgun around early Friday. Online court records do not list an attorney who could comment on Rodriguez’s behalf.
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Homeless Man Struck, Killed While Sleeping in Roadway
Providence Police say a man who was apparently sleeping in the roadway has died after being run over by a vehicle.
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Homeless Man Struck, Killed While Sleeping in Roadway
Providence Police say a man who was apparently sleeping in the roadway has died after being run over by a vehicle.
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Self-Driving Vehicle Pulled Over by Curious Police Officer
A self-driving shuttle got pulled over by police on its first day carrying passengers on a new Rhode Island route. Providence Police Chief Hugh Clements says an officer pulled over the odd-looking autonomous vehicle because he had never seen one before.
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Police: Man Found Dead in SUV in Providence
Providence police have launched a homicide investigation after a finding a man shot to death in an SUV.
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Police Investigate Death of Woman Who Fell From Third-Story Window in Providence
Police in Rhode Island are investigating the death of a woman who apparently fell from a third-story window. Providence police are still trying to determine whether the woman’s death was an accident or if she was pushed from the window of the Wendell Street home at about 3 a.m. Sunday.
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First Homicide Victim of 2019 in Providence Is Identified
Providence police have identified the victim of the city’s first homicide of 2019. The department on Twitter Saturday afternoon said 41-year-old Gerald Taylor, who was last known to live in Pawtucket, was shot and killed earlier at 1:30 a.m. on Andem Street.
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Suspended Lawyer Arrested for Threatening Rhode Island Supreme Court Justice
Rhode Island State Police have arrested a lawyer with a suspended license for allegedly threatening a state Supreme Court justice. Police say 36-year-old Nicholas Gelfuso, of Cranston, was arrested Friday and charged with threatening public officials, cyberstalking and cyberharassment.
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Police: Assault Rifle Seized After Student Made Threat
Providence police say they have seized a semiautomatic rifle from the home of a high school student who made an online threat. Police say they met with the teenager and his guardians Wednesday morning after Alvarez High School administrators alerted them about a video the student had posted the previous night.