Police fired more than 140 bullets at James Harrison. At least 10 projectiles found their target.
According to a multi-agency investigation, however, the use of deadly force was warranted and …
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By RORY SCHULER
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8/20/24
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Tanya Rocchio was surprised to see a Johnston Animal Control officer pull into her driveway.
Her three dogs — Harper, Reagan and Luciano — were outside. They might have been barking. …
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By RORY SCHULER
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8/14/24
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According to an alert 8-year-old camper, the jogger wet a cloth and approached her. Police say the man commanded the young girl, to “come here.”
She refused, ran away and reported the …
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By RORY SCHULER
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8/14/24
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WARRANT ARREST
Around 4:40 p.m., July 1, Johnston Police Patrolman Aaron Blanco was on patrol on Hartford Avenue when he spotted a black Toyota SUV pass by, and the driver was allegedly not …
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8/8/24
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Police say they found 30-year-old Aramis Segura hiding under her bed following a fatal New Year’s Eve crash in Warwick that claimed the life of an East Greenwich teen. The defendant was …
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Beacon Staff Reports
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8/2/24
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A North Kingstown man is behind bars after an intensive investigation into a double hit and run on Quaker Lane.
Warwick Police have arrested the alleged driver of the vehicle suspected in the …
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8/2/24
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Aug. 3, Securing Weapons Safely and Free Gun Lock is scheduled on Sat., Aug. 3, from 9 a.m. to noon. Secure storage of weapons is now the law in Rhode Island. For information about …
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8/1/24
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Millions of Americans will take part in National Night Out (NNO) events on the first Tuesday of August across the country.
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By GRETA SHUSTER/Special to the SunRise
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8/1/24
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Two pedestrians were struck down by vehicles within minutes on Quaker Lane in Warwick Sunday night.
A 44-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene and a 26-year-old woman was transported to the hospital with serious injuries following the fatal hit and run.
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By RORY SCHULER
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7/29/24
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Modern-day public altercations tend to follow an increasingly familiar formula.
Tensions escalate. A circle forms. Cell phones, cameras lit, turn toward the drama.
The drama escalates …
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By RORY SCHULER
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7/22/24
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A Greenville woman died from injuries suffered in a crash on Hartford Avenue during heavy rain on Thursday night.
Around midnight, Thursday, July 18, Johnston Police responded to the vicinity of …
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Johnston SunRise Staff Reports
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7/19/24
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The holiday ended tragically following a large brawl in Cranston which resulted in a teenager with a stab wound and another man run over and killed.
Shortly after midnight July Fourth, around …
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By RORY SCHULER
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7/8/24
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SEEN THIS CAR? The Cranston Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating the vehicle in the photo, which was reported stolen on June 21 around midnight in Raynham, …
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7/3/24
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Former Ward 6 Cranston City Councilman Matthew Reilly has been indicted on multiple child molestation counts, according to the Rhode Island Attorney General’s Office.
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By RORY SCHULER
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6/28/24
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UPDATED
The Cranston police officer ran to the suspects’ car. She opened the door and ordered a man and a woman out of the vehicle. Instead, they sped away, allegedly running over the officer's foot, and the officer fired at the vehicle.
Cranston Police have released the name of the officer involved in a shooting last Sunday evening, as well as her body-worn camera footage from the incident.
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By RORY SCHULER
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6/21/24
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As heat indexes rise to near triple digits, Johnston residents have been breaking a sweat trying to stay cool. The National Weather Service issued a heat advisory from noon Wednesday to 7 p.m. Friday …
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By RYAN DOHERTY & GRETA SHUSTER/Special to the SunRise
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6/19/24
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A Cranston police officer fired at a fleeing vehicle following a shoplifting report at Garden City Shopping Center Sunday evening. Police are still looking for the vehicle and its occupants.
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By RORY SCHULER
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6/17/24
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A deer jumped through the windshield of a RIPTA bus traveling on Warwick Avenue Monday, injuring three passengers.
The incident happened near the intersection with Sachem Avenue near the …
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By ADAM ZANGARI
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6/12/24
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Last Tuesday, June 4, the RI House Judiciary Committee unanimously passed a bill (H 7165A) that’s a step toward decriminalizing prostitution.
Lobbyists for decriminalized prostitution have …
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By DONNA M. HUGHES
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6/6/24
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According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Rhode Island, the “leader of a fentanyl trafficking conspiracy that distributed and possessed enough fentanyl to create more than two …
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SunRise Staff Reports
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5/31/24
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