DUI, Drugs, Man in Van Exposes Himself, Cold Case, Champion Trees

Here’s a rundown of some of the top stories on Cranston Patch last week. It was a week filled with crime stories (we’ll focus on more positive news this week. We need it!)

• RIDOT Releases 10-Year Transportation Plan
• Whole Foods Chicken Salad Recalled
• Cranston Man Was Drunk, Hit Parked Car, Fled with Child: Police
• Obituary: Eric J. Sanzen, 53
• Obituary: Frank Williams, 97, Co-Founded Forest Hill Nurseries
• Traffic Stop Yields Cranston Police 1,000 Oxycontin Pills
• Gallo, All-Day K Champion, Appointed to Gov’s School Funding Commission
• Inmate Dies at ACI Intake Center
• Man Dies after Self-Inflicted Gunshot in Cranston Cemetery
• Women Steal $4,200 in Coats from Cranston REI
• Man in Van Caught Smoking Crack and Masturbating in Cranston CVS Parking Lot: Police
• Cranston Police Revisiting 1994 Cold Case Murder
• “Ponytail Bandit” Pleads Guilty to Bank Robbery Spree
• Sold! 17 Houses in Cranston Last Week
• Convicted Child Molester Charged with Failing to Register as Sex Offender
• Cranston Man Indicted for 2011 Burglaries
• Cranston Man Charged with Carrying Stolen Gun
• Alex and Ani Parts Ways with Exec Charged for Jet Ski Theft
• The Secret to Growing Champion Trees? Garden Club Talk Offers Tips