Sex offender accused of trying to abduct teen in N. Kingstown (The Providence Journal)

4 September 2008, 2:44 pm

A 42-year-old convicted rapist, who is registered as a sex offender in several states, has been charged with trying to abduct a teenage girl in North Kingstown last night.... read more

Simmons' former chef pulled over with .49 BAC (Brown Daily Herald)

4 September 2008, 1:14 am

Stanley Kobierowski, the former part-time house chef for President Ruth Simmons, garnered national media attention this summer when he was caught driving with a blood alcohol content six times the legal limit of .08 percent, as reported by the Providence Journal on July 23.... read more

Man busted in connection with shooting (The Woonsocket Call)

3 September 2008, 9:18 pm

WOONSOCKET --- While the search for the alleged triggerman continued, police charged another person with a misdemeanor offense in connection with a shooting that left two men seriously injured Monday night.... read more

Police arrest suspect in robbery at shrine (Boston Globe)

30 August 2008, 11:32 pm

HOLLISTON Police in Rhode Island yesterday arrested the 38-year-old Hopedale man who they believe robbed a 77-year-old priest at the Our Lady of Fatima shrine in Holliston last Sunday, the MetroWest Daily News reported on its website. Police in Woonsocket, R.I., arrested Juan C. Cruz after recognizi... read more

Hispanics deplore climate of fear (The Providence Journal)

30 August 2008, 8:45 pm

Several weeks ago, the Rev. Jaime Garcia, pastor of St. Michael Church in South Providence, received a call for help: a man had died at home of a heart attack and the family wanted a priest there for support.... read more

R.I. police arrest suspect in Holliston church robbery (The MetroWest Daily News)

30 August 2008, 8:41 pm

A Hopedale man accused of stealing collection money from a priest last Sunday in Holliston was arrested early yesterday morning in Rhode Island.... read more