Tuesday, July 8, 2025

Police and Fire

Burrillville police recognized for second reaccreditation

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BURRILLVILLE – The Burrillville Police Department was one of six agencies across the state recognized this week by the Rhode Island Police Accreditation Commission. RIPAC held on awards ceremony on Wednesday, March 8, and noted...

Glocester woman faces felony child endangerment charge following alleged DUI

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BURRILLVILLE – Burrillville police charged a Glocester woman with felony child endangerment after officers responding to reports of an erratic driver say they found her driving under the influence with her 13-year-old grandson in...

North Smithfield man sentenced for role in trafficking 37 kilos of cocaine by U.S....

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PROVIDENCE – A leader of a long-running drug trafficking organization that used the U.S. Postal Service to import 37 kilograms of cocaine into Rhode Island from Puerto Rico, along with a co-conspirator who prosecutors...

Community comes together to help former fire chief in Burrillville; Benefit planned for March...

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BURRILLVILLE – Friends, family and former colleagues of one man who has served his town for decades are coming together next month to support him in his time of need with a benefit to...

Woman injured in rollover crash in Glocester

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GLOCESTER – An 18-year-old woman was injured Wednesday morning in a rollover crash in Chepachet. The woman was reportedly driving on Keach Pond Road around 7:15 a.m. when she lost control of the vehicle, and...

Police plan for crackdown on loud motorcycles in North Smithfield

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NORTH SMITHFIELD – Melissa Flaherty said she's been at funeral services in town that have to be paused so a group of loud motorcycles – with modified, illegal exhaust systems – can pass by. It's...

N.S. high school assistant principal resigns following police incident

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NORTH SMITHFIELD – Just weeks after an incident in which his wife was arrested for attacking a woman in town with whom he was allegedly having an affair, North Smithfield High School Asst. Principal...