Police said they arrived at the Middletown home and found the victim, 56, "lying on the ground and crying uncontrollably."
Middletown firefighters doused a fire in some wood pallets and leaves at the back of the Shaw's and CVS.
No charges are being filed, the RI SPCA said, even though the Petco employees' explanation contradicted the post-mortem findings.
Middletown police arrested a 36-year-old Newport woman for narcotics possession and other offenses. Her passenger also faces charges.
Irving Davila, 34, of Newport, was charged with simple assault and battery and given a no trespass order for Olympia Sports.
Ollie's death remains a medical mystery, but the RI SPCA hopes to have answers Tuesday after the animal cruelty officer interviews groomers.
A 15-year-old boy set a fire at the Dollar Store in Middletown. He is being charged with first-degree arson. An employee was injured.
Ollie, the pug, died while groomers at the Middletown Petco were trimming his nails. He was 5.
The public is invited to speak with members of the team reviewing Middletown police for best practices.
Police say Angelique F. Perry, 36, used a credit card fraudulently to purchase an Apple Mac Book Pro from Flint Audio.
Two families are displaced for the night after a fire around 2:43 p.m. Sunday on Bristol Road (in a neighborhood behind West Main Road).
Hilliard Robert McBride, 40, of Newport, is charged with obtaining money under false pretenses, police said.
A Portsmouth man was charged with drug offenses after Middletown police stopped his car around midnight Feb. 13.
Middletown police are cracking down on motorists who text behind the wheel after some serious accidents related to distracted driving.
James H. Stearns, 45, of Middletown, was charged with domestic assault and battery.
Police charged Leah C. Rangel, 48, after a neighbor threw a drink in her face and she retaliated.
Gerry Kempen, 63, of Middletown, crashed his Piper Aire on Monday shortly after taking off from the Potomac Airfield.
The victim said someone used the Automatic Teller Machine to withdraw money from her checking account.
Tedeau Semedo had a wad of cash and some marijuana in his car, but he wasn't in town dealing drugs, he told police.
Police said the car was speeding on West Main Road and drifting over the double yellow line.
Police allege the victim is a 24-year-old woman, also from Portsmouth.
Marvin W. Clements, 68, of Portsmouth, rear-ended a car by the Shell Station at the corner of Valley and East Main roads, police allege.
An early morning fire ruined a home on Smythe Street, the Middletown Fire Department said.
Timothy Smith, 45, of Cohutta, Ga., accidentally fired his Sig Sauer semi-automatic pistol & disabled a car outside the Ramada Inn.
A Cranston man has been charged with shoplifting after he allegedly took CD's worth $1,400 from Barnes & Noble.
The charge was in connection with breaking the victim's car head lamp.
Firefighters went to a burning garage on Purgatory Road on Monday night.
Ronald J. Silvia, 56, was arrested Dec. 26 at 8:16 p.m. after allegedly breaking a driver's side view mirror and hitting two other cars.
An argument with her son and his girlfriend led to the Jan. 3 arrest of Wilne Margarita Rodriguez, 48, of Middletown
Daniel A. Childs, 48, of Middletown, was charged with a felony. He allegedly stole cash he was supposed to deposit for his employer.
Josue E. Martinez, 34, of Fall River, Mass., was charged with a felony. Middletown police allege he was selling marijuana.
Victor Manual Santiago, 39, of Newport, was charged with a felony. His victim is a 44-year-old Newport woman, police allege.
Jason Almeida, the Middletown man shot in Maine last month, has recovered enough to leave the hospital, according to his girl friend.
He was taken to Rhode Island Hospital
Howard “Howdy” White, Jr., 75, of Bedford, Pennsylvania, is accused of molesting a student on two trips to Boston more than 40 years ago.
Portsmouth and Middletown firefighters practiced high-angle rescues at the famous rock near Second Beach.
Richard Dickema, 55, was one of two men who died, police said.
Middletown police are advising motorists how best to avoid the runners on Thanksgiving Day morning.
The Fire Department responded this morning.
Nestor Fernandez was a delivery driver for Newport Specialty Foods when his former boss accused him of embezzling $421.56.