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🌱 Patch AM: What’s behind this week’s DUI arrests and vandalism calls in Portsmouth?

Also, don't miss RWU Law Providence Law School Fair on the Portsmouth Patch calendar

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Hi there, Portsmouth! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • What's behind this week's DUI arrests and vandalism calls in Portsmouth?
  • Can Portsmouth's Patrick Orbon keep the cross country title on the island?
  • How a Portsmouth marina assault case is finally nearing sentencing

Also on today's calendar: RWU Law Providence Law School Fair and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the wall say to the other wall. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 77 and low of 62 degrees.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny and humid, temps: high: 76, low: 68.
  • Friday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 78 and low of 64 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Vandalism, domestics, DUIs top police report (eastbayri.com) — Recent Portsmouth police activity includes several overnight DUI arrests on West Main Road and nearby streets, plus a domestic vandalism case at Melville Campgrounds. Officers also responded to a vandalism complaint on Rhode Island Boulevard and a crash into a telephone pole on Middle Road, underscoring ongoing traffic and neighborhood safety concerns around town.
   

• Here are the RI Boys Cross Country runners to watch this season (newportri.com) — Portsmouth High senior Patrick Orbon is spotlighted as one of Rhode Island's top boys cross country runners to watch, stepping into the lead role after teammate Sean Gray's graduation. The statewide preview notes he's favored in Class B and expected to contend for the state title, aiming to keep the individual crown on Aquidneck Island.
   

• RI fugitive convicted of sexual assault to be sentenced this fall (wpri.com) — A long-time Rhode Island fugitive convicted of sexually assaulting a woman on his yacht while it was docked at a Portsmouth marina is scheduled to be sentenced on Nov. 2. Authorities recently captured the former anesthesiologist after more than two decades on the run, and he now faces a possible life sentence plus additional charges related to his flight.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Meet me at the corner. (Thank you Earlene M. for sending it in!)
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