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JANUARY 6, 2021

North Kingstown man pleads guilty in Jan. 6 insurrection

Bernard Joseph Sirr, 47, pleaded guilty in the District of Columbia to a felony charge of interference with officers during a civil disorder, the US Attorney’s office announced.

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Pawtucket police officer acquitted in off-duty shooting of teenage driver

Daniel Dolan Jr. was found not guilty of three felony counts of assault and one count of discharging a weapon while committing a crime of violence in the June 2021 incident, though there was no dispute that he shot and injured the teenager
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‘Fatherly chat’ or ‘blowing a gasket’? Jury deliberating in trial of Pawtucket officer who shot teen driver.

Pawtucket Police Officer Daniel Dolan Jr., is charged with multiple felonies in the shooting of a teen driver outside a West Greenwich pizza parlor in June 2021.
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After 11 years, Providence’s greatest police chief is leaving on his own terms

Hugh Clements will be remembered for building the high-quality department that no one would have predicted Providence could have.
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Rhode Island crime news: March 2022

Burrillville guns

More articles about the Burrillville man arrested with 200+ guns

Updates: NK Coach

What you need to know about North Kingstown High School Coach Aaron Thomas and the ‘fat test’ issue

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Rhode Island crime news: January 2023
Regular updates from police and the Rhode Island courts.

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‘A profound opportunity’: Providence Police chief to lead Justice Department’s community policing office
Hugh T. Clements Jr. will lead the COPS Office after 37 years with the Providence Police Department, where he worked in units throughout the department and spent the last 11 years as its chief.

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Mass. contractor charged in R.I. with bringing contaminated fill to highway project

Canton, Mass.-based Barletta and a former senior employee were charged in Rhode Island state court with illegal disposal of solid waste, operating a solid waste management facility without a license, and providing a false document to a public official.

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Burrillville man who hoarded more than 200 guns pleads guilty to three federal charges

In exchange for his plea, the US Attorney’s Office agreed to dismiss two charges against Ronald Armand Andruchuk, and seek a lower sentence, provided he shows he accepts responsibility. Otherwise, the maximum penalty for each federal charge is 10 years in federal prison.

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Providence Mayor Smiley opens search for new police chief

The mayor said he is seeking input from the public about the qualities they want to see in the next leader of the Providence Police Department and what their priorities are for its 400-plus members.

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Davisville Middle School teacher tracked by students will resign

The Rhode Island teacher and coach had been accused of stalking a pre-teen girl and harassing other students in his classes. Boys in his class took notes about how he treated the girls, compiling a database that they gave to authorities in 2022.

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Tiverton High School resource officer removed after alleged reactions to student decorations

“No students were harmed or in harms way in the reported incidents and Tiverton Police continues to provide SRO support for the School District,” the school said in a statement.

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Former R.I. trooper who assaulted motorist wins disability pension

A Providence Superior Court judge on Monday ruled that the state police’s then-colonel arbitrarily denied Jamie Donnelly-Taylor’s pension, and ordered the agency to reinstate it retroactively to when he first applied around late 2018.

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Man who shot Providence police officer sentenced to 60 years in prison

Tyrone Robinson was 19 and out on bail on gun charges in August 2019 when he opened fire on two police officers in their unmarked car, shooting one in the chest and partially penetrating his bulletproof vest.

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Judge Caprio is kinda, sorta retiring. But not exactly.

He is going to step aside from his role as chief judge to become chief judge emeritus, but the 86-year-old said he isn’t planning to fully retire from the other part-time role that made him a star.