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
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...
North Smithfield trans woman carrying ‘service rat’ charged with assault against officers
WOONSOCKET – When an individual who described herself as a transgender woman walked into Luc's Bar in Fairmount with a hairless pet rat on her shoulder Monday afternoon, the police showed up and matters...
Burrillville man arrested for assault against coaches who benched his son during baseball game
WOONSOCKET – A Burrillville man was taken into custody by the Woonsocket Police Department Saturday on multiple charges of assaulting baseball coaches – allegedly in furious retaliation for benching his son during a game...
Fire damages duplex on Harrisville Main Street
BURRILLVILLE – A fire in the vacant side of a duplex property currently under renovation caused damages in Harrisville Monday morning.
Harrisville Fire Chief Michael Gingell said the blaze, which started in...
