Police and Fire

Burrillville resident arrested for assault on 73-year-old housemate

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BURRILLVILLE – A woman is facing a felony charge of assault on a person over the age of 60 after reportedly hitting the woman she lives with. Khionu Sybiern of Wallum Lake Road, identified by...

Traffic stops lead to eight arrests so far in April

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BURRILLVILLE – Traffic stops by members of the Burrillville Police Department have led to the arrest of eight drivers so far in the month of April, including four people who were pulled over on...

Disabled firefighter tells his side

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BURRILLVILLE – The Nasonville firefighter who recently filed a lawsuit against the Oakland Mapleville Fire Department says that he got into the profession to help others, and that he has completely changed since committing...

Nasonville firefighter, a felon on disability, files lawsuit against Oakland Mapleville Fire District

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BURRILLVILLE – A former Nasonville firefighter, who has been on paid leave from the district for years following an injury on duty, filed a lawsuit this month against a neighboring department, saying that district...

Chairman resigns from Pascoag Fire Commission

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BURRILLVILLE – Pascoag Fire Commission Chairman Robert Keable has resigned from the role following a difficult several months where meetings have regularly been dominated by shouting and complaints from angry village residents, and two...

Twenty arrests made at Burrillville schools for vaping so far this year

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BURRILLVILLE – Since the start of the school year, a total of 20 Burrillville High School and Middle School students have been arrested for vaping, a change in how local officials address the problem...

Alleged Peeping Tom arrested twice in one week

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BURRILLVILLE – A 39-year-old man who was arrested in November for allegedly trying to break into his neighbors' home naked was arrested twice more last week following reports from the same neighbors that he...