A Rhode Island man who engaged in a gunfight with police officers responding to reports of an armed man inside a Massachusetts church has been sentenced to up to 15 years in prison, prosecutors said.… MORE
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Rape kit testing initiative results in 2nd cold case arrest
An effort by a Massachusetts district attorney to clear a backlog of more than 1,100 untested rape kits in his jurisdiction has led to an arrest in a second cold case, he said Tuesday.… MORE
Providence crime declining, officials say
The mayor and police lay out crime statistics and say that crime is down in Providence.… MORE
Woman charged with posing as sick Marine vet to plead guilty
A Rhode Island woman who authorities say pretended to be a decorated Marine Corps veteran with cancer to fraudulently collect about $250,000 in veterans benefits and charitable contributions has agreed to plead guilty, federal prosecutors said Tuesday.… MORE
Suit: Cleaning service fired woman because she was pregnant
A Rhode Island woman hired to work for a house cleaning service says in a lawsuit that she was fired just days later after management found out she was pregnant. … MORE
Police release names of 2 teenagers killed in car crash
Police in Rhode Island on Monday released the names of two teenagers who died in a car crash last week, and said the accident remains under investigation.… MORE
RI correctional officer charged in inmate death
A Rhode Island correctional officer has been indicted in the death of a prison inmate whose death was initially attributed to choking on a face mask.… MORE
Court appearance for suspended Providence policeman
A suspended Providence police officer appeared Friday in district court, where not guilty pleas were entered to misdemeanor assault and disorderly conduct charges stemming from a State House confrontation with a political rival during an abortion rights rally last month.… MORE
Video: Police smash man's head to ground in parking arrest
Law enforcement officials in Rhode Island are looking into the conduct of two longtime Providence police officers shown on video smashing a handcuffed man’s face into the pavement over the weekend.… MORE
Rhode Island updates COVID vaccine availability for youngest children
About a week after starting to vaccinate children under the age of five against coronavirus, about 500 children have received their first shots, Rhode Island officials say.… MORE
