🌱 Patch AM: Hope man’s alleged fraud case moves forward from Scituate barracks

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• Hope man's alleged fraud case moves forward from Scituate barracks

Also on today's calendar: Ponaganset Varsity Football @ Johnston.

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Weather forecast:

• Sunday: A thick cloud cover, with a high of 64 and low of 53 degrees.
• Monday: Breezy in the afternoon, temps: high: 68, low: 41.
• Tuesday: Cooler; breezy in the morning, with a high of 59 and low of 34 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Hope Man Charged With Stealing More Than $10,000 in Property and Accessing a Computer for Fraud After Surrendering to Rhode Island State Police Friday (centralrecorder.com) — Rhode Island State Police say a Hope man surrendered at the Scituate Barracks Friday and now faces charges of obtaining over $10,000 in property under false pretenses and fraudulent computer access. Details on victims and evidence remain sealed, but the case has moved into the courts after his arraignment and assignment of a future court date.
   

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Wednesday October 7
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Saturday October 17
• Ponaganset Varsity Football @ Johnston →
  Johnston Senior High School, 345 Cherry Hill Rd, Johnston
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Sunday October 4
• Garden City Farmers Market →
  Garden City Center, 100 Midway Road, Cranston
  10:00 am
• Roger Williams Park Urban Naturalist Hikes
  Museum of Natural History and Planetarium, 1000 Elmwood Ave, Providence
  10:00 am
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  RWP Gateway Center, 1197 Broad St., providence
  11:00 am
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  Smith-Appleby House, 220 Stillwater Road, Smithfield
  1:00 pm
• Cacao + Calm - A guided meditation experience →
  West Warwick RI
  1:00 pm
• Show Team Gig: Sunday Funday at The Harmony Cafe →
  Harmony Cafe, 47 Summer St, Manville
  4:00 pm
• Adult/Junior Tennis - SCWTF (Greenville, RI) →
  Rally Point Racquet Club, 15 Church St, Greenville
  4:30 pm
• Illuminated Swan Paddleboat Rides 2026
  Polo Lake Dock, 1000 Elmwood Ave, Providence
  6:00 pm
Monday October 5
• DAY CLASS Bartending & Mixology →
  Rhode Island School of Mixology, 1395 Atwood Ave. Ste. 208, Johnston
  9:30 am
• Fundraiser for RI House Representative, Chris Paplauskas, District 15 →
  Bar Lazio, 1669 Cranston Street, Cranston
  6:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Cranston

• Friday Night Blitz: High school football heats up (wpri.com)
• Providence Woman Loses Her Honda Accord and More Than $10,000 After Fake Facebook Marketplace Sale in Cranston, Police Warn Buyers to Check Vins (centralrecorder.com)
• D&H Collision Center Transitioning to Eco-Friendly Paint Technology (kdhnews.com)

Smithfield

• Smithfield faces legal action over data center ban, project review (wpri.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why was the scarecrow given an award?" — Because he was outstanding in his field! (Thank you Teresa M. for sending it in!)
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