We compile the odd, unusual and ‘oh my gosh’ police items from throughout the region.
The store is on Willett Avenue.
Shabbir Baig of 612 Bullocks Point Ave. was charged with misdemeanor counts of sale of fireworks and possession of fireworks.
The following arrest information was supplied by the East Providence police department. It does not indicate a conviction.
Three men allegedly confronted another man outside East Providence Lanes.
Anna Garcia is facing three larceny charges.
Patch caught up with East Providence Fire Marshal Oscar Elmasian for some fireworks tips to keep you safe during this Fourth of July.
An East Providence man who was stabbed was taken to the hospital by his friends.
Nuno Rego was indicted in connection with a Dec. 16, 2010, incident.
East Providence was one of four law enforcement agencies in Rhode Island that received forfeiture funds.
Four young women — including one from East Providence — have been charged with vandalism in Warren.
Heath Bennett was arrested after a police officer spotted him in a convenience store.
East Providence Fire Marshal Oscar Elmasian provides that and other warm-weather safety tips.
Police Chief Joseph Tavares said the department recently learned that it had secured nearly $600,000 in asset forfeiture money.
Fire companies from throughout the region respond to battle massive mill fire.
The incident allegedly took place at the Central Avenue playground on April 21.
The incident took place yesterday.
Fifteen arrests were made in total during the investigation.
The incident took place at the Broadway Mart Monday night.
Here are arrests East Providence police made over the past week.
The incident happened Monday after 8:30 p.m.
Drug raid uncovers a pack of 10 pit bulls, a lawn mower becomes a weapon, and the week’s innocent victims include a fish and a tree.
A family friend saw Jose Nobrega walking along Pawtucket Avenue around midnight.
Manuel Rosa, 79, was with his son off Conimicut Point Saturday morning when he died.
A woman walking her dog noticed a glow in a neighbor's backyard and heard crackling.
Robert W. Dow faces breaking and entering and larceny charges in connection with a neighbor's allegation that he stole $120 worth of her underwear.
The final session of the department's training season raised the stakes.
The incident involved a Northeastern Tree Service trailer.
Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #1 held its seventh annual memorial for fallen East Providence police officers Sunday.
East Providence firefighters raise money for local shelter for third year in a row.
Your weekly roundup of interesting regional crime news.
East Providence police say Donald Montanaro sexually assaulted a 15-year-old girl on a playground in April.
Tayna E. Sirignano, 18, of East Providence was one of four young women charged in a five-week vandalism spree.
No one was injured, but the camper was damaged extensively.