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Thursday Jul 2 | The Pawtucket Times

Gym owner indicted on arson, filing false report charges

A Providence County grand jury yesterday handed up indictments against a 72-year-old local man who allegedly set fire to a building that housed his fitness club - and then lied about it to the police.

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Related Topix: Fire

Wed Jul 01, 2009

Providence Journal

N. Smithfield man faces child-molestation charges

A North Smithfield man is being held without bail at the Adult Correctional Institutions on multiple counts of child molestation.

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Related Topix: Smithfield, RI, North Smithfield, RI, Cranston, RI, Providence, RI

Sat May 23, 2009

The Pawtucket Times

Man indicted for murder of his mother

A local man who was arrested after police found a woman stabbed to death in her house in late March has been indicted on charges that he killed his mother, according to information released by the office of Attorney General Patrick Lynch.

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Related Topix: Violent Crime, Criminal Defense Law, Law

Fri May 22, 2009

Providence Journal

Police Digest

The police are asking for help to locate Shayne Eugene McClair in connection with several commercial break-ins in Woonsocket and Bellingham, Mass.

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Related Topix: Woonsocket, RI, Providence Metro, Providence, RI, Pawtucket, RI

Wed May 20, 2009

Providence Journal

Sheriffs union issues defense for criticism voiced by judges

The union representing the state's deputy sheriffs responded Friday that persistent staff shortages, a failure to follow established security practices and the setup of Rhode Island's antiquated courthouses were to blame for a recent mistrial and other alleged courtroom delays.

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Mon May 18, 2009

Providence Journal

Barrington teen pleads no contest in boat death

The Barrington teenager charged in the boating death of his friend on the Barrington River in July 2007 pleaded no contest Monday morning to a reckless boating charge in Providence County Superior Court.

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Related Topix: Outdoor Recreation, Boating

Providence Journal

Sheriff's Department had its share of problems in past

The Rhode Island State Sheriffs Department has traveled a rocky path over the past decade or so.

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Related Topix: Bristol County, RI, East Providence, RI, Providence, RI, Providence Metro

Sat May 16, 2009

Providence Journal

Providence man awarded $4 million in medical malpractice case

A Superior Court jury awarded a former truck driver $4 million, concluding that negligence by his orthopedic surgeon caused him mental and physical suffering.

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Related Topix: Providence, RI, Providence Metro, Cranston, RI

Fri May 15, 2009

WHJJ-AM Providence

Scituate Man Indicted in Car Crash that Killed Mother

The 38-year-old Scituate man is accused in the April 7 crash that killed Katherine O'Toole, a mother of six from Foster PROVIDENCE, R.I. _ A Rhode Island man has been indicted on drunken driving charges in a car crash that killed a mother of six.

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Related Topix: Foster, RI, Providence, RI, Providence Metro

Thu May 14, 2009

WLNE-TV Providence

RI Man Indicted in April Accident That Killed Mother of 6

The Providence County Grand Jury handed up an indictment today naming David Hazard on one count of driving while intoxicated, death resulting, one count of reckless driving, death resulting, and one count of refusal to submit to a chemical test for the second time within five years.

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Tue May 12, 2009

Providence Journal

Fired Providence tax collecter alleges corruption

Robert P. Ceprano, the fired Providence tax collector who has accused Mayor David N. Cicilline of tax favoritism, has launched another volley at City Hall with a lawsuit alleging conspiracy, corruption, libel and wrongful termination.

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Related Topix: Providence, RI, Providence Metro, Tax, Newport, RI

WLNE-TV Providence

Greenberg Expected to Plead No Contest in Boating Death Case

May 12, 2009: In the matter of State of Rhode Island v. Ryan Greenberg, the defendant is expected to plead no contest on May 18 to a charge of reckless boating, death resulting, before Superior Court Associate Justice Daniel A. Procaccini.

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Providence Journal

Sheriff's department taken to task by judges

It's been close to three years since the Cranston police charged Jesse A. Boyd and two of his friends with raping a 17-year-old girl after the group drank cognac and smoked marijuana on a hot July afternoon.

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Related Topix: Cranston, RI, Providence, RI, Providence Metro, East Providence, RI

Sun May 10, 2009

WHJJ-AM Providence

Grand Jury Indict 6 Alleged Racketeers

The six have allegedly been involved in criminal rackets including betting, extortion and drug peddling.

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Related Topix: Providence Metro, West Warwick, RI, Warwick, RI, Providence, RI

Fri May 08, 2009

WLNE-TV Providence

6 W. Warwick Men Facing Racketeering Charges

Six West Warwick men are facing arraignment, indicted on racketeering charges this week by a state grand jury.

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Related Topix: Providence Metro, West Warwick, RI, Warwick, RI, Providence, RI

Wed May 06, 2009

Providence Journal

Murder, molestation in Providence County indictments

The Providence County Grand Jury has indicted Santiago Pena, 54, of 116 Julian St., in the murder and robbery of Ivon Dufresne, 71, in November in Woonsocket.

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Related Topix: Criminal Defense Law, Law, Woonsocket, RI, Providence Metro, Providence, RI

Thu Apr 30, 2009

Providence Journal

Proulx gets 1-year probation for reckless driving

A Smithfield man convicted of reckless driving in March was sentenced Thursday to one year probation, one year suspended in a case stemming from an incident involving a Rhode Island state trooper.

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Related Topix: Smithfield, RI

Wed Apr 22, 2009

Providence Journal

R.I. Supreme Court turns down rapist's latest appeal

A man will continue serving a 55-year state prison sentence for the knifepoint rape of a woman in Lincoln, after the Rhode Island Supreme Court issued an order Wednesday denying his second request to overturn the conviction.

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Related Topix: Prison, State Prisons, Lincoln, RI, Central Falls, RI

Mon Apr 20, 2009

Providence Journal

Rapist to serve 30 years at the ACI

A man who pleaded no contest to raping a woman in Roger Williams Park in Providence last June has been sentenced to 30 years in prison.

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Related Topix: Providence, RI, Warwick, RI

Providence Journal

Pawtucket schools seek Caruolo action for additional funds

The School Committee on Friday filed a Caruolo action against the mayor and City Council in Superior Court to order a $5.63-million increase in the school budget for the current fiscal year.

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Related Topix: Pawtucket, RI, Providence Metro

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