Police and Fire

Burrillville Police Chief Lynch joins RI Criminal Justice Hall of Fame

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PROVIDENCE – With a community policing approach that's brought initiatives including addiction assistance and prevention, a Christmas gift drive, annual law enforcement recognition, and a database to help officers identify residents in need of...

Judge issues warrant after Conjuring House owner fails to appear on arrest charges in...

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BURRILLVILLE – The owner of The Conjuring House did not attend a court date this week on her charges from an incident in Burrillville last October, leading to a bench warrant for her arrest....

Pascoag firefighter indicted on charge of domestic first degree sexual assault

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BURRILLVILLE – A firefighter/EMT with the Pascoag Fire Department was indicted by a Providence County grand jury last week on a felony charge of domestic violence - sexual assault for an incident dating back...

Warwick man charged with reckless driving after destroying graves during rollover crash in Burrillville

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BURRILLVILLE – A Warwick man is facing charges after reportedly leaving the scene of an accident on Church Street, where police say he flipped a vehicle, landing in a cemetery and destroying gravestones before...

Two alarm fire guts breezeway & garage on Greenville Road

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NORTH SMITHFIELD – A fire Sunday morning destroyed a breezeway and the top portion of a garage attached to a home on Greenville Road, but was knocked down by firefighters before engulfing the house. North...

Chepachet man arrested on 2021 child molestation charges

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WOONSOCKET – Police have arrested a Chepachet man on charges of repeatedly sexually assaulting a girl who was 13 years old when the incidents took place, in 2021. Seth D. Chauvin, 43, of 26 Reservoir...

Pascoag Fire District pays off truck, enters 2025 debt free

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BURRILLVILLE – The Board of Fire Commissioners for the Pascoag Fire District recently achieved a major goal, paying off a final vehicle in the department's fleet to officially become debt free. The district paid off...