Scammers Pose As Police In 2 Towns To Steal Money: PM Patch RI

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• Coventry Man Caught Soliciting Child For Sex In Portsmouth: Police: Portsmouth police say Jacob Garzarelli, 32, traveled from Fall River, Massachusetts, to Portsmouth to engage in sex acts with a child.
• Watch Out For Phone Scammers Posing As Tiverton Police Officers: The Tiverton Police Department will never call to request payments over the phone, the department said.
• RI Sees 2 More Residents Test Positive For West Nile Virus: Additionally, the most recent mosquito samples tested by the Rhode Island State Health Laboratories confirms one positive finding of EEE.

Here are some more Rhode Island Patch headlines you may have missed:

• Watch Out For Phone Scammers Posing As North Kingstown Police Officers
• Roger Williams University Invests In Modernized Academic Spaces On Bristol Campus
• 3 Domestic Assaults; A DUI; More: Coventry Police Arrest Log
• Dry Spell Ending With Days Of Rain: RI Weekend Weather Forecast
• RI Gas Prices Are Going Down: Here’s Why
• Attempted Breaking And Entering; A DUI; More: Cranston Police Log
• Town Of Narragansett: Safe Streets Survey
• Newport Hosting 2 Fall Recycling, Waste Disposal Events
• 2 RI Stop & Shop Supermarkets Closing: See List
• Washington Bridge Demolition Halts For RI To Preserve Lawsuit Evidence.

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