Woonsocket woman accused of assaulting Stop & Shop worker over $156 in stolen meat
NORTH SMITHFIELD – A 35-year-old Woonsocket woman was arrested this month after reportedly assaulting a supermarket employee who confronted her over a bag of stolen meat.
Amy Dauphinais was charged with shoplifting, simple assault...
Chepachet woman released from hospital, steals car & heads to N.S. motel
NORTH SMITHFIELD – A woman with a long criminal record who reportedly lives in Chepachet was arrested this month in North Smithfield after a registration check on a vehicle parked at Hilltop Motor Inn...
Trust: Immediate repairs needed to maintain insurance coverage on N.S. police station
NORTH SMITHFIELD – The Rhode Island Interlocal Risk Management Trust will no longer insure the building that houses the North Smithfield Police Department if the town doesn't act quickly to complete a list of...
With calls for service up, N.S. fire chief makes case for staffing increase
NORTH SMITHFIELD – Calls for emergency medical service to North Smithfield Fire & Rescue have been trending steadily upward over the past six years according to chief David Chartier, with the sharpest increase taking...
Alleged drug dealer facing felony charges following death of Burrillville man
BURRILLVILLE – A Providence man is facing felony drug charges following an investigation into the death of a Burrillville man in which police impersonated a buyer.
Andres Damon Elias, 35, was arrested on Thursday, Jan....
Supreme Court judge rules in favor of Pascoag Fire in suit over 2016 firing...
BURRILLVILLE – A Rhode Island Supreme Court judge dismissed the appeal this week of a lawsuit against the Pascoag Fire District over termination of an EMT in 2016 by former Chief Harold Carter.
Augustine...
NSPD named in racial profiling suit filed by Connecticut man
NORTH SMITHFIELD — Police in North Smithfield and Woonsocket are accused of targeting and detaining a man based on his race in a lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court.
The suit, filed by Bryan Thomas...
