3 Arrested After Woman Overdoses, Dies; A Fake Crosswalk: PM Patch RI

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Posted Thu, Apr 6, 2023 at 6:13 pm ET|Updated Thu, Apr 6, 2023 at 6:14 pm ET

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3 From RI Arrested After Woman Found Dead After Overdose In Home: Three Rhode Island residents were arrested Wednesday after Rhode Island State Police said they were caught with more than 1,100 grams of heroin and fentanyl and left a woman to die who overdosed in a North Providence home.
Nurse Sentenced In $12M Health Care Fraud Scheme In RI, Other States: A registered nurse and nurse practitioner who defrauded health insurers and Medicare of nearly $12 million by seeking payment for patient services that were never performed has been sentenced to seven years in federal prison, the U.S. Attorney’s Office District of Rhode Island announced in a news release Wednesday.
Fake Crosswalk Painted On Street In Newport: A new crosswalk on a Newport street should never have been painted; it is fake, according to city officials.

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