NS Chief Lafferty affirms commitment to fairness, reacts to profiling study
NORTH SMITHFIELD – For three consecutive years, a study out of Central Connecticut State University has found that the North Smithfield Police Department had...
Cranston man arrested after saying he was robbed by a black man in fight...
NORTH SMITHFIELD – A Cranston man is facing charges of disorderly conduct and obstructing an officer in execution of duty after calling police to...
Council passes resolution in support of Burrillville police
BURRILLVILLE – Pointing to dozens of ways in which the department is part of the community and goes beyond the call of duty, members...
Alleged drag racer nabbed with dabs, trash bag full of marijuana
BURRILLVILLE – A 36-year-old North Scituate man is facing felony intent to distribute charges, along with reckless driving, following an incident that reportedly began...
Burrillville woman pleads no contest to fraud of $16K in food benefits
PROVIDENCE – A Burrillville woman pleaded no contest this week to fraudulently receiving more than $16,000 in benefits through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program...
Weekday fights at trestles, on highway lead to assault charges in N.S.
NORTH SMITHFIELD – Fights at the former railroad trestles by Slatersville Reservoir, and on the side of the road on Route 146, led to...
Burrillville man, 24, stabbed in Smithfield
BURRILLVILLE – A 24-year-old Burrillville man is in stable condition after reportedly being stabbed in an incident in Smithfield on Friday.
Police have arrested a...
