🌱 Patch AM: Wanted MA Shoplifter Apprehended After Accident In Smithfield: Cops

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In today's newsletter:

• Crash on I-295 leads to arrest in Smithfield shoplifting case

Today's riddle: What did one magnet say to the other magnet? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Snow and rain, up to 1", with a high of 35 and low of 32 degrees.
• Wednesday: Partly sunny and breezy, temps: high: 40, low: 25.
• Thursday: Clouds giving way to some sun, with a high of 40 and low of 13 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!

📰 News we're reading

• Wanted MA Shoplifter Apprehended After Accident In Smithfield: Cops (patch.com) — Smithfield residents may notice increased police activity after a Massachusetts man wanted for a local shoplifting case was arrested in town. State police took the 55-year-old into custody following a crash on I-295 in Smithfield, then turned him over to Smithfield police on the outstanding shoplifting warrant.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 23

• Boys Basketball vs Mt. Hope
  Burrillville High School Harrisville, RI 02830
  4:45 pm
• HOLIDAY CONCERT
  NSHS - Auditorium , 412 Greenville Road , North Smithfield
  6:00 pm
• vs Mt Hope Huskies
  Burrillville High School , 425 East Ave , Burrillville
  6:30 pm

Wednesday December 24

• CHRISTMAS EVE UNAVAILABLE
  Music Mansion , 88 Meeting St , Providence
• Library closes at 1 o'clock
  Marian J. Mohr Memorial Library , 1 Memorial Avenue , Johnston
• Planning Board
  Lincoln, RI Calendar , 100 Old River Road , Lincoln
  7:00 pm

Thursday December 25

• Christmas Day UNAVAILABLE
  Music Mansion , 88 Meeting St , Providence
• Library Closed
  Marian J. Mohr Memorial Library , 1 Memorial Avenue , Johnston
• Christmas Day
  North Smithfield, RI Calendar
• Lincoln Housing Authority
  Lincoln, RI Calendar Lincoln, RI 02865
  6:30 pm

Friday December 26

• St. Raphael Academy Boys Varsity Ice Hockey @ Burrillville
  425 East Ave , Burrillville
  8:00 pm
• Friday Night House Party
  Kismet Improv , 1005 Main St Suite 2205 , Pawtucket
  8:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Lincoln

• Portsmouth boys hockey starts hot; How the Patriots topped Lincoln (providencejournal.com)

North Providence

• What will the minimum wage be in Rhode Island in 2026? Increase coming (providencejournal.com)
• Two Years Later, Police Renew Call for Help in Unsolved North Providence Murder (thenewportbuzz.com)
• The rankings are in. Here's RI's best high school boys basketball teams (providencejournal.com)

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