Crime & Safety

North Smithfield Man Arrested On Video Voyeurism Charge

The North Smithfield man was arrested by the Lincoln police.

Joseph Mello
Joseph Mello (Courtesy of the Lincoln Police Department)

NORTH SMITHFIELD, RI — A North Smithfield man was arrested on a video voyeurism charge.

Joseph Mello, 37, was taken into custody Wednesday after officers with a warrant searched his Pacheco Drive residence, the Lincoln Police Department said in a media release.

The Smithfield police assisted the Lincoln department in arresting Mello, according to the release.

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Mello was arraigned and released on a $2,000 surety bond. He is to have no contact with minors.

The police asked anyone who has had a "reportable encounter" with Mello to the department's detective division.

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