Firefighters knock down barn blaze in Pascoag
BURRILLVILLE – Firefighters in Burrillville extinguished a fire caused by a malfunctioning motorcycle at a two-story barn on Church Street on Monday, Nov. 15.
According to a release from the Pascoag Fire District, Burrillville...
BPD celebrates two years of achievements, Community Heroes at awards ceremony
BURRILLVILLE – Police were out in force at Burrillville Middle School on Wednesday evening, but it wasn't on official business – as, for the first time in two years, it was time to celebrate,
After...
Man tells officer to tase, pepper spray him, gets wish granted in violent arrest
NORTH SMITHFIELD – A Providence man found brandishing a screwdriver inside equipment at a business on Eddie Dowling Highway ended up at Landmark Medical Center after a difficult and violent arrest on Monday, Oct....
Walmart employee arrested after taking ‘fanny pack’ with $7,000 from shopping cart
NORTH SMITHFIELD – A employee at the Dowling Village Walmart is facing felony charges after taking more than $7,000 out of a fanny pack left behind by a shopper last month.
Julio Lozada, 20, of...
Former Pascoag priest indicted on multiple counts of child molestation
BURRILLVILLE – Forty three years after being accused of sexual abuse in Burrillville, a former priest at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Pascoag has been indicted by the statewide grand jury.
James Silva,...
Missing North Smithfield man found in Worcester
WORCESTER, Mass. – A silver alert sent issued on Thursday, Nov. 4 for a 71-year-old North Smithfield man was cancelled after police in Worcester, Mass. found him inside his vehicle on top of railroad...
Guns seized from Burrillville home following domestic dispute
BURRILLVILLE – Burrillville police seized a rifle and a shotgun from a home last month after finding broken items strewn both in and outside the residence following a domestic dispute.
Jared Mansolillo, 39, was...