Poison Dumped In Pond Kills 50 Fish; Jan. 6 Sentencing: PM Patch RI

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• 50 Fish Killed After Man Dumps Poison Into Pond At RI Motel: RISPCA: A man poisoned and killed 50 fish in a koi pond at a Foster hotel owned by Heidi Weston Rogers, the wife of state Sen. Gordon Rogers (R-Coventry, Foster, Scituate, West Greenwich), according to authorities with the Rhode Island Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RISPCA).
• North Kingstown Man Sentenced For Role In Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol Breach: Bernard Joseph Sirr, 47, will serve two months in prison after admitting to pushing against a line of U.S. Capitol Police on Jan. 6, 2021.
• 'Good Burger' Star Kenan Thompson Visits Newport Police With Doughnuts: Kenan Thompson's visit to the Newport Police Department comes as him and Kel Mitchell film "Good Burger 2" in Rhode Island.

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