Thursday, March 28, 2024

Police and Fire

School bus, car collide Thursday morning in North Smithfield

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NORTH SMITHFIELD – No children were injured in a reported accident Thursday morning involving a collision between a car and a school bus. The crash happened around 7:30 a.m. on Thursday, June 14 on Saint...

Update: Missing Burrillville woman yells for help, found by kayakers in Nipmuc River

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BURRILLVILLE – An earnest search of the forested area behind a home on Callahan School Street for a missing woman that began Tuesday afternoon had a happy ending, when she was located alive and...

RIDOH recognizes two outstanding members of fire departments in Glocester

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GLOCESTER – Two Glocester residents who work with village fire departments have received special recognized from the Rhode Island Department of Health as part of the state's celebration of EMS Week. EMS Captain Justin Lema...

Crews called to chemical leak at North Smithfield transfer station

NORTH SMITHFIELD — Hazmat teams responded to the transfer station in North Smithfield Monday afternoon for reports of a chemical leak. According to reports, North Smithfield firefighters found smoke coming from the bottom of a...

State A.G. charges Burrillville man with child abuse after alleged strangling

BURRILLVILLE – Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha announced that a Burrillville man is facing charges in superior court after allegedly strangling a child. Kevin Pomfret, 37, was charged with one count of second-degree child...

Pawtucket man arrested for shooting gun from moving vehicle in Burrillville, pointing it at...

BURRILLVILLE – A 33-year-old Pawtucket man was taken into custody by Burrillville police on Friday after reportedly shooting a gun from a moving vehicle and pointing the weapon at occupants of another car driving...

Lightning strikes Burrillville communications tower

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BURRILLVILLE – A storm that moved into northern Rhode Island Friday afternoon took out a communication tower in Harrisville, with firefighters cutting power to the emergency equipment following a lightening strike. Harrisville Fire Chief...