Portsmouth police: Barrington man stole car from prospective boss
Here’s the weekly police log from the Portsmouth Police Department: Sunday, March 31 Police responded to 93 Baker Road at about 9:20 a.m. for a report of a boat adrift. The boat, which appeared to be unoccupied, was about 300 yards off shore and was drifting toward Hog Island, police said. The U.S. Coast Guard [...]
Read More →Westport Police: Warrants by the bunch
Friday, March 29 Natasha Amaral, 26, of Swansea was stopped on State Road and charged with driving with a suspended license and revoked registration. At 5:34 p.m., police served an arrest warrant on Kristin M. Deschene, 32, of 40 Sodom Road. Saturday, March 30 Firefighters were dispatched to a brush fire on Drift Road at [...]
Read More →East Providence man indicted for mortgage scheme
PROVIDENCE — The Attorney General’s office Monday, April 8, announced a Statewide Grand Jury had reported out a secret indictment charging Kenneth Mollicone and East Providence resident Bryan Tobey with a mortgage fraud scheme involving a house in Tiverton. The indictments were issued Thursday, April 4. Mr. Mollicone is charged with one count of obtaining [...]
Read More →Tiverton man gets no jail time for growing 506 pot plants
TIVERTON — A 57-year-old Tiverton man, arrested last year for growing 506 marijuana plants at two addresses he maintained in town, was handed his punishment last Thursday in federal court. Following a guilty plea by the accused to manufacturing, and conspiracy to manufacture, marijuana, U.S. District Court John McConnell sentenced Billie R. Schoefield to three years [...]
Read More →Tiverton police move to upgrade through accreditation
TIVERTON — A long-term transformation of the Tiverton Police Department is underway. It’s called accreditation, and for the town and department it’s a first-time experience. The whole complicated process will conclude about 18-24 months from now, sometime in 2014-2015, said Captain Patrick Jones. The move towards accreditation has been signaled in recent months by the [...]
Read More →Little Compton police: man charged for no show at failure-to-pay hearing
Sunday, March 31 At 9:06 p.m., Kyle N. Novo, 19, of 200 Long Highway, Little Compton, was charged under a 2nd District Court warrant with failure to appear for a failure to pay hearing.
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