Three Suspects Arrested in Joint Operation by Somerset, Swansea Police, and Massachusetts State Police...
Source: Facebook/Somerset Police Department, Somerset Massachusetts. On a quiet Wednesday this July, an undercover operation set forth by Somerset Police, alongside Swansea Police and the Massachusetts State Police High-Risk Victims Unit, brought to light a disturbing pursuit: adults seeking illegal sexual encounters...
Lincoln police arrest 2, seize drugs and gun in traffic stop
Lincoln police said Friday that they seized drugs and a gun and arrested two suspects during a traffic stop. Police said officers saw a car speeding in Limerock near Route 146 earlier this week. "Officers conducted a motor vehicle stop, and the occupants were identified as Evan Tucker, age 30,...
Grebien: Officer’s shooting of suspect ‘seems to follow policy,’ all footage now released
PAWTUCKET, R.I. (WLNE) — Pawtucket Mayor Donald Grebien said he believes a city police officer followed policy when he shot a suspect on Goff Avenue last month, but that he’s still waiting to review a report by Attorney General Peter Neronha. Officer Thomas Letourneau shot and wounded 28-year-old...
Providence residents fuming after sewer collapse sends dirty water cascading into their homes
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — It was a nightmare scenario for several Providence residents Thursday as sewage water filled their basements. “There was sewage,” Anne Bergeron said. “And anything that you would associate with sewage was in our lower level.”. Bergeron lives on Blackstone Boulevard and said the...
City councilors call on Providence police to release body camera video from West Friendship...
Providence city councilors asked for the full body-worn camera footage from a recent incident on Friendship Street to be released "immediately."
9-year-old boy who tragically died at New Bedford hospital remembered as kind, awarded “Best...
A local 9-year-old boy is being remembered after being rushed from Jones Beach in Dartmouth after experiencing medical distress this week. According to the Bristol County District Attorney’s Office, at approximately 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Dartmouth Police and EMS received a 911 call regarding a male juvenile who was in...
Pawtucket employee pleads not guilty to animal cruelty charges
The Pawtucket city employee who's been accused of animal cruelty faced a judge Thursday morning.
Police: Man tased, tried to abduct woman in Providence
Police are searching for the man who tased and attempted to abduct a woman in Providence Thursday afternoon.
Police say child reported missing found safe in Rhode Island
ITHACA, N.Y. — The Ithaca Police Department announced Tuesday evening that a nine-year-old child who had been reported missing from the city of Ithaca last week was found safe in Rhode Island. According to a press release from Sgt. Christopher Cady, police were notified on Monday, July 7, that...
Venomous Snake Sighting Prompts Safety Alert in Attleboro
The City of Attleboro issued a public safety warning on Wednesday, July 9th, after receiving reports of a dangerous snake along the Ten Mile River. The snake, believed to be a venomous copperhead, has allegedly bitten two dogs in the area near Milk Street.