North Smithfield man arrested for domestic electronic tracking
NORTH SMITHFIELD – A North Smithfield man released and ordered not to contact the victim after his arrest last week by state police for domestic electronic tracking.
Jeremy Cote, 48, of 108 Mattity Road was...
Officer injured in crash on Route 44
GLOCESTER – A Glocester officer was taken to Rhode Island Hospital Wednesday following a crash, according to police.
The incident involving a police cruiser reportedly took place around 7 p.m. at the intersection of...
Suspect pleads guilty in Burrillville child snatching, murder for hire case
PROVIDENCE – A 30-year-old Rhode Island man pled guilty in U.S. District Court on Thursday to charges that he enticed a 12-year-old Burrillville girl to engage in multiple sexual encounters and later launched a...
Putnam Pike home destroyed in two-alarm fire
GLOCESTER – For the third time in as many weeks Glocester companies responded to a fire on Sunday that caused major damage to a home in town.
Firefighters responded to 95 Putnam...
Police identify man found unresponsive on Burrillville hiking trail
BURRILLVILLE – Burrillville Police Chief Col. Stephen Lynch released the name of the hiker found unresponsive on Friday, March 7 on the Nipmuc Trail in Burrillville.
Edward Clish, 62, from Uxbridge, Mass. was found...
One person injured during fire Sunday in Glocester
GLOCESTER – A fire at a home on John Street early Sunday morning destroyed the structure, with one female occupant transported to the hospital to be treated for smoke inhalation.
Crews were called to...
Massachusetts man fatally injured on Burrillville hiking trail
BURRILLVILLE − A falling tree branch on a hiking trail in Burrillville landed on a visitor from Massachusetts is believed to have caused his death.
A 63-year-old man from Uxbridge was found unconscious on Nipmuc...