5 Arrested After Teen Pulls Knife At Burger King, Police Say: PM Patch RI

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• 5 Arrested After Teen Pulls Knife At North Kingstown Burger King: PD: North Kingstown police say a 15-year-old boy was involved in a fight with a 19-year-old man, and it led to the boy brandishing a knife.
• Excessive Alcohol Deaths Surged In RI During Pandemic, CDC Says: Nationwide, about 488 people a day died due to excessive alcohol consumption during 2020-21, the CDC says.
• 2 Pedestrians Hit By Car In Cranston, Suffer Serious Injuries: Cranston police say weather was likely a factor in two pedestrians being hit by a car Tuesday night on Reservoir Avenue.

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

• Narragansett Police Urge Motorists to Check Cars For Vehicle Recalls
• Town Of South Kingstown: Electrical Aggregation Survey After 1st Full Year
• RI Winters Are Getting Warmer, Analysis of 45 Years Of Data Shows
• RI Officials Considering Cameras To Combat Excessive Noise: Reports
• Roger Williams University Partners With Girl Scouts Of Southeastern New England To Offer Reduced Tuition On University College Courses
• 2 DUIs; 3 Counts Of Shoplifting; Eluding Police: Coventry Police Log
• Town Of South Kingstown: Summer Camp Registration Opening Soon
• Roger Williams University: Wall Street Investor Offers Life Lessons To School Of Business Students.

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