Entries tagged "crime"
Friday, February 3rd, 2012, 1:27pm
Central Falls teacher charged with fighting for her students' right to party
Friday, August 12th, 2011, 6:06pm
Surgeon faces drug charges
"A doctor who federal agents say acknowledged performing surgery while under the influence of drugs appeared in U.S. District Court Wednesday to face charges that he conspired with a coworker to distribute painkillers and other drugs using phony prescriptions."
Saturday, July 16th, 2011, 1:18pm
Man charged with theft, DUI after crashing fire truck
A Pennsylvania man faces multiple charges Saturday after the police say he stole the Bristol Fire Department's special-hazards vehicle and crashed it while driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
Friday, July 15th, 2011, 3:23pm
Governor Chafee would like you to know that sexting is for mature adults only.
Minors who create and transmit sexually explicit images of themselves on their computers or cellphones can now be charged in Family Court with a “status” offense and, like the old law, other children or adults who possess or forward the “sexts” can be prosecuted under the state’s child pornography laws. Status offenses are age-related acts that would not be punishable if the offender were an adult, such as truancy.
Thursday, July 7th, 2011, 1:10pm
DMV will begin collecting $1 million in owed fees
Lest you think you got away with passing that bad check to the DMV.
Thursday, July 7th, 2011, 12:43pm
RI Rep. Medina to face possible prosecution
The State Supreme Court has recommended that freshman state Rep. Leo Medina be civilly and/or criminally prosecuted for practicing law without a license. If convicted of criminal charges, Medina could face a prison sentence.
Friday, July 1st, 2011, 8:34am
East side stabbing
Could we keep the knife crime in the knife crime district, please?
Tuesday, June 28th, 2011, 4:41pm
Measure pardoning Irish immigrant John Gordon in 19th-century murder goes to R.I. governor | Rhode Island news | projo.com | The Providence Journal
Mill owner Amasa Sprague was beaten and shot to death on the banks of the Pocasset River on New Year’s Eve 1843. Suspicion soon fixed on the Gordon family, Roman Catholic immigrants from Ireland.
As widely told, Gordon was convicted of murdering Sprague after a trial rife with prejudice against Irish Catholics. Juries at the time were composed only of landowners, effectively eliminating any possibility his case would be decided by a jury that included his peers. John Gordon was hanged after his appeal failed before the same judges who heard his trial.
Friday, June 24th, 2011, 5:00pm
Update: Providence mayor, cops to save $6M; no layoffs / Video - Projo 7 to 7 News Blog | Rhode Island news | The Providence Journal
"As part of the new agreement, the Providence Police have agreed to six years with no raise. If the Police Department reduces its budget in excess of $6 million in structural savings in FY12, up to $1.5 million of the additional savings will be dispersed to officers as one-time stipends in FY13 and FY14. The new agreement also includes a salary increase of 4% in FY14."
"The agreement also includes a retirement incentive that will encourage 35 to 40 eligible officers to retire this year, producing significant savings through attrition. Additional savings will be achieved through changes to current benefits."
Thursday, June 23rd, 2011, 8:04pm
Chafee won't turn murder suspect over to feds
"'Despite the horrific nature of this crime, however, the State of Rhode Island would not impose the death penalty,' Governor Chafee continued. 'In light of this longstanding policy, I cannot in good conscience voluntarily expose a Rhode Island citizen to a potential death penalty prosecution. I am confident that Attorney General Kilmartin and Rhode Island's criminal justice system are capable of ensuring that justice is served in this matter.'"
Monday, June 13th, 2011, 11:00am
Rhode Island continues to have the highest rates of substance abuse in the country
"[O]ver 11 percent of Rhode Islanders 12 and over use illicit drugs, the highest rate in the nation, and that Rhode Island has the highest percentage of persons 12 years and over needing but not receiving treatment for illicit drug use, at 3.3 percent. We also have the lowest perceived risk of substance abuse in the country, according to national statistics."
