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Newly-released body-worn camera footage shows the moment Providence officers punched a handcuffed man earlier this year.

(WJAR) — The Pawtucket Police Department responded to a shot-fired incident in the city early Wednesday morning. Crews responded to the area of Dewey Avenue for the reported incident. Responding officers found gunfire damage to two homes, one of them was vacant. Luckily no injuries were reported. Police have...

(WJAR) — If you're looking to buy a gun in Rhode Island, you might already be too late. The state's assault weapons ban, which prohibits the buying and selling of several assault-style weapons, takes effect July 1. Surplus Provisions and Firearms co-owner Tonya Pereira spoke with NBC 10's Maddie...

A local man faced a judge in Fall River Superior Court on Wednesday. According to police, on March 31st, just before midnight, C.A.S.T. detectives conducted a motor vehicle stop after observing multiple traffic violations in the Corky Row neighborhood extending onto Plymouth Avenue. During the stop, detectives observed

A man allegedly tried to abduct two children in Providence, Rhode Island, on Tuesday morning. Police tell NBC10 Boston affiliate WJAR that Dinis Pimentel was arrested following the incident downtown in which he allegedly approached a woman who was walking with her children, and attempted to pull one of them away, befor

A young Massachusetts teen who was killed in a crash this week is being remembered. According to police, on Tuesday, at approximately 3:20 p.m., the Metacomet Emergency Communications Center received multiple 911 calls reporting a motor vehicle crash involving a bicyclist in the area of King Street and the Interstate 4

VIDEOS Released of Alleged Assault by Providence Police - GoLocal Public Records Request. On May 9th, GoLocal was the first news organization to report on an incident between a Providence man and the Providence Police near Providence College. The date of the incident was Friday, April 24. GoLocal first requested...

Photos of the float posted on social media showed what appeared to be a representation of Mayor Brett Smiley hanging in front of a bloody steamroller, while the back of the float featured what looked to be a rainbow-colored guillotine.

A Fall River man has been sentenced to 10 to 12 years in state prison after pleading guilty to a series of crimes involving large amounts of cocaine and slashing his girlfriend’s face. Trajaun Albert, 39, pleaded guilty to trafficking more than 36 grams of cocaine in November 2022...

Rhode Island has produced its share of boxing stars over the years, from Hall of Famer Vinny Paz to two-division world champion Demetrius Andrade (who returns to action on July 24 at CES Boxing’s Championship Jackpot) and longtime contender Peter Manfredo Jr. On Saturday, June 27, CES Boxing’s Rhode...