Man Accused Of Having Machine Gun Parts; RI City Rankings: PM Patch RI

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Posted Wed, May 17, 2023 at 4:00 pm ET

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Cranston Man Caught With Machine Gun Parts, Xylazine: RI State Police: RI State Police say Nolbertico Caba, 33, had 542 grams of xylazine, a dangerous drug that cannot have its overdoses reversed by naloxone.
How Rhode Island Cities Rank On Best-Performing Index: Though the Providence-Warwick area's rank improved from 2022, the metro still ranked in the fourth tier of U.S. large cities.
Warren Man Sold THC Vapes To High School Students, Caught With Gun: AG: State prosecutors say Dakota Rioux, 19, of Warren, was caught with a "ghost gun," 340 THC vape cartridges and several kilograms of cannabis.

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