The scam demands payments for past due accounts.
Police said the man, a 32-year-old Tiverton resident, died Monday at the hospital.
Middletown police responded to the school on Sunday afternoon.
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Tamerian Tsanraev was married to Katherine Russell of North Kingstown.
The diver was near Ida Lewis Yacht Club and pulled from the water at around 7 p.m. on Sunday.
The 58-year-old was diving near Ida Lewis Yacht Club.
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A roundup of some of the notable police reporting on Patch sites in Rhode Island last week.
Calls reporting the smoke came from as far as Bristol and Tiverton, firefighters said. Nobody was hurt in the fire.
Michael Cassandro, of Middletown, was sentenced to eight months in prison for his role in the scheme.
Alan Bradley, 53, of Middletown, got behind the wheel despite his doctor telling him not to and ended up killing a Navy detective in 2013.
A roundup of some of the notable police action that happened in Patch towns across Rhode Island last week.
This won't come as a surprise to Rhode Island drivers.
The fire spread to some nearby brush but crews from Middletown and surrounding towns quickly got things under control.
Charlie Laurin found the bag in the middle of the road on Aquidneck Avenue on April 30.
James William Bell was wanted for allegedly molesting three girls in Middletown and has been wanted since he failed to show in court in 2004
Baltimore Police, in the wake of uprisings in that city, say gang members might target law enforcement officers with violence.
The small plane flipped over after a rough landing, police said.
Adam Cobb, 45, is a research professor, director of an advanced research project and has served as a senior advisor and military strategist.
The suspects used a stolen credit card to buy prepaid Visa cards from the Ocean State Job Lot in Middletown earlier this month.
Police said the suspects used a stolen credit card to buy prepaid gift cards at Job Lot in MIddletown.
Police said officers will be out in force for St. Patrick's Day Tuesday looking for more drunk drivers.
Firefighters said a plane suffered damage while landing at Newport State Airport Sunday morning.
The fire was caused by a stove being used to heat the home, said Middletown's fire chief.
Police said Xavier Vaughn Perry, 21, of Providence, had been wanted for allegedly stabbing and robbing a Middletown man behind Walmart.
Several fire department marine vessels were unable to respond due to icy conditions in the bay.
Newport police say 38-year-old Kenneth S. Brasher of Middletown has been dealing cocaine on Aquidneck Island and is now facing charges.
Police said the man she claimed had hit her was in fact the victim -- and had the welt to prove it.
Police said the Middletown 17-year-old pulled the emergency brake while driving a Volkswagen Golf more than 60 mph on East Main Road.
A family of three was lucky to escape uninjured when a sheet of ice flew off a SUV and crashed through their windshield.
Police say they stole from numerous stores on Aquidneck Island and are looking for more victims.
Firefighters discovered the 83-year-old’s body while extinguishing the flames on Thursday night.
Portsmouth Police Department issued a Silver Alert for the man early Friday morning.
A firefighter was also injured in the blaze.
Detective Brendan Mckinnon is hoping to find new information in the case.