Crime

Rhode Island clergy abuse report details decades of abuse

Survivors speak out about the lasting trauma and renewed calls for accountability

Rhode Island Clergy Abuse Report Brings Vindication and Renewed Demands

Survivors speak out about decades of abuse and cover-up within the Catholic Diocese of Providence

Rhode Island AG releases report on clerical sex abuse in Diocese of Providence

The report identified 75 credibly accused clergy who allegedly abused more than 300 victims between 1950 and 2011.

Providence Sports Bar Temporarily Closed After Disturbance

An emergency meeting ordered the business to close for 72 hours after a man was injured in an altercation.

Massachusetts Man Charged With Robbing Elderly Woman At Lincoln Casino

Cody Paigen of Winchester, Massachusetts, has been charged with first-degree robbery and is being held at the Adult Correctional Institutions Intake Center pending arraignment in Kent County Court.

Cumberland Teacher Charged with 2nd-Degree Child Abuse

Djamila Vaz Rosa accused of assaulting three students under 10 years old

2 Woonsocket Men Arrested by Special State Police Task Force

Charges include firearms violations and drug possession with intent to deliver

Warwick Man Arrested for Larceny and Fentanyl Possession

Police say 45-year-old Jeremy Holcomb was caught with drugs after a theft incident.

Two Massachusetts Residents Arrested on Drug Charges in Providence Traffic Stop

Police say one suspect was charged with possessing cocaine and fentanyl, the other with just cocaine

North Smithfield resident charged with public assistance fraud

Woman faces multiple felony counts following investigation by Rhode Island State Police

Pawtucket Woman Arrested on South Dakota Robbery Charge

The 32-year-old was apprehended by Rhode Island State Police after an investigation by the Financial Crimes Unit.

Atlanta Man Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Rhode Island Seniors in Sweepstakes Scam

The Georgia resident stole over $1 million from elderly victims through a fake Publishers Clearing House lottery scheme.

Cranston Police Officer Arrested for DUI in Coventry

The officer was charged with suspicion of driving under the influence and refusing a chemical test.

Woonsocket Man Arrested on Gun Charges

Police say Brian Miranda was taken into custody on multiple firearms violations.

Snowplow driver with history of arrests charged with DUI again

The repeat offender has prior incidents in several Rhode Island communities, alarming the family of a victim he previously struck and killed.