Last Week in RI Crime: ACO Steals Shelter Donations, Rapes, Shootings, Heroin Bust

You might have missed some of the more interesting police and crime stories posted across Patch sites in Rhode Island last week.

This week is marked by yet more child porn arrests from the Rhode Island Internet Crimes Against Children task force, a heroin bust targeting street dealers in Newport and a Warren animal control officer who allegedly stole $9,000 in shelter donations for personal use.

Here’s the list:

Warren ACO Charged with Stealing Shelter Donations

Police Log: Officer — Was there Too Much Bass?

Newport Police Bust Broadway Heroin Dealers

Women Stole $2,500 Worth of Tide from Stop and Shops, Police Say

Portsmouth Man Charged with Child Porn Possession

Portsmouth Man Charged in Newport Heroin Dealing Investigation

Area Police Seek IDs of Vehicle Break-In Suspects

Man Carrying Knife on Broadway Arrested for Felony Assault

Girls Charged with Vandalism for Mustard-Squirting Senior Prank

Reading Lady Statue Damaged, Suspect Sought

North Kingstown Man Indicted for Alleged Rape

Mass. Man Charged with DUI in Little Compton

Drunk Woman Crashes, Keeps Driving with Kids in Car: Police

Coventry Man Indicted on Rape Charges

Bangs Charged with Rape and Molestation

Man Charged in Woonsocket Woman’s Murder

Body Found in Portsmouth Waters

Man Shot Outside Newport Apartment Building

Woman Killed in Pedestrian Accident ID’d