Thursday, March 28, 2024

Police and Fire

Woman struck by car on Route 146 in North Smithfield

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NORTH SMITHFIELD – Route 146 was temporarily closed Monday evening after a woman trying to cross the busy highway was struck by an oncoming vehicle. According to police, the 52-year-old was transported to Rhode Island...

Video: Police body cam footage documents behavior of Bryant head coach

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NORTH SMITHFIELD – The North Smithfield Police Department has released body camera footage documenting interaction between an officer and Bryant University men's basketball head coach Jared Grasso prior to the charge filed against the...

Fontenault sworn in as fire chief in Harrisville

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BURRILLVILLE – He's worked in fire departments for nearly 45 years, serving not just in the Burrillville villages, but in leadership roles for other districts across the state, as well as the firefighters' union....

Firefighters knock down blaze on Great Road in North Smithfield

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NORTH SMITHFIELD – Local companies responded Wednesday morning to a fire at a home on Great Road. Emergency vehicles rushed to the scene of the incident around 6 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 18. North...

Burrillville police identify two local teens killed in Friday afternoon crash

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BURRILLVILLE – A crash Friday afternoon took the lives of two local teenagers according to police. Andrew Long, 19 of Chestnut Hill Road Chepachet was the driver in the single vehicle crash, on Friday, Oct....

Two dead following crash on Lapham Farm Road; Burrillville Police respond to four incidents...

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BURRILLVILLE – A crash around 3:30 p.m. Friday afternoon on Lapham Farm Road left two dead, according to Col. Stephen Lynch. The accident was the first in a series of events that kept police...

Bryant basketball head coach facing hit & run charge following arrest in North Smithfield

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NORTH SMITHFIELD – The head coach of the Bryant University men’s basketball team is facing charges after allegedly leaving the scene of an accident in North Smithfield earlier this month. Jared Grasso, 43, of...