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DUI, Drugs, Man in Van Exposes Himself, Cold Case, Champion Trees
A roundup of some of the top stories on Cranston Patch last week.

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
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