Portsmouth police are warning residents about a new scam.
The following arrest was reported by the Newport Police Department. An arrest does not indicate a conviction.
Tiverton police are investigating a robbery at the Valero gas station Wednesday afternoon.
Correctional officers say the murderer's release could put the public in danger.
Alfred Brissette, who pled no contest to a 1999 murder, left prison Tuesday after having served about one-third of his sentence.
Portsmouth firefighters and police helped save a cat stuck in a storm drain in Portsmouth on Monday.
Deaths related to car accidents dropped by 3 percent in Rhode Island while increasing by the same percentage nationwide.
The following is based on reports from the Portsmouth Police Department. An arrest does not indicate a conviction.
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State cops want to reunite owners with their stolen property.
Tiverton Rescue personnel responded to a rollover crash on the Sakonnet River Bridge after 9 p.m. Monday.
An 80-year-old man was killed in an accident Tuesday morning on Rockwood Road in Middletown.
He was among the 11 men arrested across the state after an investigation into internet pornography involving children.
The ongoing effort to eliminate theft from the critical support system has netted dozens of arrests throughout the state. More are expected.
Police identified a body found in Middletown Sunday morning as Ronald Grayson Cook, 44, originally from the Bronx, New York.
No charges or citations were issued to either driver after a pickup truck and school bus crashed in Portsmouth.
A body of a 44-year-old man was found in Middletown Sunday morning. Cause of death is unknown.
A man was rescued Saturday after his 38-foot boat named Black Jack caught fire.
The 22-year veteran reportedly had a relationship with a woman who had been a state trooper candidate.
The weapons were stolen from a Portsmouth home last December.
Shannon “Bear” Cothran, who scared off a would-be robber by showing a gun in Nashua, NH, got fired for having a gun at the Shell gas station convenience store.
Search finds no indication that someone jumped from the Mt. Hope Bridge.
Portsmouth police made the following arrests recently.
More fires start in the kitchen than in any other part of the home.
Reports say one injured at Capitol Hill shooting.
800 civilian employees will be sent home Tuesday as a result of the government shutdown. Military personnel will continue to come to work as usual but impacts to operations are expected.
All seven Portsmouth town councilors backed the town administrator's pick for new police chief Monday night.
Portsmouth ranked 34th out of 37 Rhode Island communities according to 2012 FBI data.