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State Police Create Hotline to Report Clergy Sexual Abuse
The Rhode Island State Police have created a new hotline for people to report allegations of clergy sexual abuse. The State Police announced the new telephone line within the Major Crimes Unit.
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Off-Duty Rhode Island Officer Pleads Not Guilty in Road Rage Incident
A Rhode Island police officer charged in connection with a road rage incident last month has pleaded not guilty. Warwick Officer David Boardman pleaded not guilty Monday to vandalism and disorderly conduct and was released on $2,000 bond, according to the Providence Journal.
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Rhode Island Police Officer Facing Forgery Charges
A veteran Rhode Island police officer has been charged with forging the town treasurer’s signature about 30 times so he could withdraw about $50,000 from his deferred compensation plan. Tiverton Sgt. William Munroe was released on $10,000 bond Wednesday on 30 counts of forgery. It’s not clear if he has an attorney.
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Arrest Made in 1988 Death of 10-Year-Old Rhode Island Girl
Rhode Island police have made an arrest in the 1988 killing of a 10-year-old girl. Pawtucket police on Thursday said they have charged 59-year-old Joao Monteiro with murder in the death of Christine Cole. Cole was last seen alive on Jan. 6, 1988, after leaving a Pawtucket market where she had been sent by her mother to buy milk.
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Police: Mother Drove Into Reservoir With 3 Children on Board
Rhode Island police have arrested a Massachusetts woman who they say drove her vehicle into a reservoir with her three young children inside.
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Police: Mother Drove Into Reservoir With 3 Children on Board
Rhode Island police have arrested a Massachusetts woman who they say drove her vehicle into a reservoir with her three young children inside.
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Panhandler Stabbed to Death on Providence Street
Rhode Island police have arrested a man they say stabbed a panhandler to death on a Providence street. Maj. David Lapatin tells The Providence Journal a man in his 50s was panhandling at an intersection at about 8 p.m. Monday when two other men approached and an argument ensued.
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Quick-Thinking Police Officers Save Life of Choking Baby
Two Rhode Island police officers are being praised for their quick actions that saved the life of a choking baby.
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Former Catholic Chaplain Faces More Sexual Assault Charges
Further sexual assault charges have been filed against a former assistant Catholic chaplain who worked at a boy scout summer camp.
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Providence, RI Police Officer Injured After Alleged DUI Driver Hits Cruiser: Report
A Providence, Rhode Island police officer was reportedly hospitalized Friday following an early morning crash involving an alleged DUI driver. The officer was in a police cruiser when the crash happened at about 2 a.m. near the intersection of Amherst and Julian streets, WJAR reports. Authorities reportedly said the alleged DUI driver ran a stop sign and crashed into the...
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Rhode Island Man Arrested After Taking Forklift, Trying to Ram Police Cruisers
Rhode Island police say a man stole a forklift and drove it around a park, at times trying to ram police cruisers, before he got stuck and had to be forcibly removed. Newport police say 27-year-old Ross Ahlborg, of Narragansett, took the forklift without permission at about 10 p.m. Wednesday and was driving around Fort Adams State Park.
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Prosecutor: Dog Trainer Had Planned Deception in Dog's Death
Prosecutors say the trainer facing charges in the death of a dog that belonged to former New England Patriots linebacker Jerod Mayo had an elaborate plan to deceive authorities.
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Police Seek RI Man Accused in Death of Mother's Boyfriend
Rhode Island police are looking for a man they say played a role in the death of his mother’s 60-year-old boyfriend.
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Officer Still on Duty After Gun Discharges Following Sgt. Michael Chesna's Funeral
Two police officers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology were reportedly injured when a Cranston, Rhode Island police sergeant’s gun accidentally misfired following the funeral for slain Weymouth Sgt. Michael Chesna. WJAR reports the officer was changing out of his uniform on a parked bus in a staging area for police in Braintree following Chesna’s funeral.
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Officer Gun Misfires at Sgt. Chesna Funeral
Neither officer was seriously hurt and both refused treatment
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No Bail for Suspect Charged With Shooting Rhode Island Officer
A suspect charged with shooting a Rhode Island police officer during an early morning foot chase is heading to court.
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Man Calls 911 From Police Cruiser to Complain About Officer
Rhode Island police say a man called 911 from the back of a cruiser to complain about an officer who volunteered to give him a ride.
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Police: RI Man Stole Running Vehicle With 2 Kids Inside
Rhode Island police are looking for a man they say stole a vehicle with two young children inside it.
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Records: Rhode Island Officer Lied to Get Girlfriend Public Housing in Newport
Newly released court records indicate that a Rhode Island police lieutenant is under investigation for allegedly lying to help his girlfriend get public housing when she wasn’t eligible, and for allegedly altering or deleting police records.
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Woman Arrested in Connection With Neglected Cat Found in Cardboard Box in Warwick
Rhode Island police have made an arrest in connection with a cat that was found outside with its fur frozen to the inside of a cardboard box.