Crime & Safety
Rumford Store Worker Charged With Assaulting Fellow Worker
An argument between assistant managers at the Dollar Tree store allegedly escalated into a physical altercation. An arrest or charge does not indicate a conviction.
A disagreement between two employees at a retail store in Rumford led to an assault charge for one of them last Friday afternoon, July 12, according to an East Providence arrest report.
Cynthia C. Pimentel, 38, of Pawtucket, allegedly "lunged at the neck" of a female co-worker with both hands and pushed her backward during the disagreement at the Dollar Tree store on Narragansett Park Drive.
The co-worker told police she wanted to press charges soon after the incident occurred around 2:15 pm.
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East Providence police charged Pimentel with simple assault. After being processed and booked at the police station, she was given a summons to appear in 6th District Court on July 23 to face the charge.
The woman who was allegedly assaulted did show some trauma on her neck, according to the arrest report. Both women are listed as assistant store managers.
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