No. Smithfield police seize fentanyl, cocaine and more in drug busts over two days
NORTH SMITHFIELD – North Smithfield police took part in two major drug busts this month, seizing cash and narcotics in the separate incidents, thanks to information received over the course of two days.
Kerrie Dugas,...
Man with loaded gun, three others charged after off-roading at site of fatal accident
BURRILLVILLE – A Massachusetts man, who police say was intoxicated and in possession of a loaded gun, is facing felony charges after he was caught as a passenger in a Jeep that was off-roading...
Burrillville man dies in front of Woonsocket pawn shop
WOONSOCKET – A man who took his own life outside of a Woonsocket-based pawn shop on Monday, Jan. 11 has been identified as 58-year-old from Burrillville.
The incident took place outside of Mr. Pawn around...
Harrisville fire responds to Town Hall for boiler malfunction
BURRILLVILLE – An emergency response in Harrisville on Saturday, Jan. 9 was due to a boiler malfunction in the Town Hall building, according to Chief Michael Gingell.
Gingell said that a passerby noticed dark smoke...
Man struck on 146 brawled with patron from motel fire moments earlier
NORTH SMITHFIELD – The Cumberland man who was critically injured crossing Route 146 last month was in a fight just moments earlier with a man whose motel room caught on fire in the same...
Man arrested, guns seized after threats against Woonsocket mayor
WOONSOCKET – A city man is facing felony charges after calling police to tell them he had loaded weapons and that he was going to harm Woonsocket Mayor Lisa Baldelli Hunt.
Michael Roy, 33, of...
Two new recruits join NSPD
NORTH SMITHFIELD – Two Rhode Islanders with military training and experience were hired to join the North Smithfield Police Department this month, chosen from a pool of some 55 applicants.
"That's a low number compared...
