Police and Fire

Four juveniles hospitalized, minor charged with DUI following rollover crash in Burrillville

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BURRILLVILLE – Emergency personnel rescued trapped passengers, and four people were transported to the hospital with minor injuries following a rollover crash Tuesday night on Callahan School Street, according to police. The driver, a...

Cumberland woman facing charges following alleged high speed attempt to escape Burrillville police

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BURRILLVILLE – A Cumberland woman is facing multiple charges after leading Burrillville officers on a chase into North Smithfield in late October, which only ended after they caught up with her as she tried...

Case against Bryant basketball coach dismissed in N.S.

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NORTH SMITHFIELD – The North Smithfield Police Department has announced that the case against a college head coach that made headlines in October has officially been dismissed. Jared Grasso, the 43-year-old men's head basketball coach...

North Smithfield man charged after allegedly striking, killing pedestrian on Route 146 while intoxicated

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NORTH SMITHFIELD – An intoxicated motorist struck two pedestrians on Route 146 Wednesday, killing one and leaving the other seriously injured, before he fled the scene, state police say. Nicholas Stone, 25, of 771 Black...

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....