$5,000 Reward Offered In Portsmouth Animal Cruelty Case | PatchPM

Welcome to Tuesday's edition of Patch Pm. Are you still buried in Thanksgiving leftovers?

Here's a look at today's top stories from around Rhode Island.

Today's top story

Thanks to a donation from a generous, anonymous donor, the Potter League for Animals is offering a $5,000 reward in connection with a recent case of animal cruelty. Two dogs, nicknamed Turkey and Gravy, were rescued by Portsmouth Police Thanksgiving morning.

Both animals were suffering from severe neglect and were extremely emaciated. While Gravy is making a recovery and will later be released to the Potter League, Turkey later died.

Read more here.

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A Rhode Island man is accused of attacking a police officer with a broken table leg during the January 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. Timothy Desjardins, 35, was charged with engaging in physical violence in a restricted building or grounds, civil disorder, assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers with a dangerous weapon and more.

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Tuesday's other headlines

• Amazon Store To Open In Providence Place Mall: Amazon 4-Star stores feature top-rated, trending and popular items in a brick-and-mortar location.
• Judge To Review Naked 'Fat Test' Investigations Into Former North Kingstown Coach: The vote was not unanimous, as two councilors wanted to open their own independent investigation into Aaron Thomas.
• Opinion: Let's Pay Community Service Providers: Rep. Deborah Ruggiero called for greater investment into community service providers to encourage retention.
• Tiverton Organizations Awarded $60,000 Grants For Racial Equity: Movement Ground Farm and Pocasset Pokanoket Land Trust will each receive $60,000 over two years.