Crime & Safety
Tiverton Police Looking For Home Arson Suspect
A reward of up to $5,000 is being offered for any information that leads to an arrest.
TIVERTON, RI — Tiverton police have asked for the public's help in an arson investigation.
Around 11:30 p.m. Saturday, police and fire crews were called to a home on Main Road near the Little Compton town line for a report of a fire on the front porch.
Crews extinguished the flames quickly, and there was minimal damage to the home, according to fire officials. But investigators later learned the fire was an arson.
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A reward of up to $5,000 is being offered for any information that leads to an arrest. Anyone with information is asked to call the Rhode Island State Fire Marshal's Office Arson Tip Line at 401-383-7723, Tiverton police Detective Sgt. Stephen Parrillo at 401-816-4425, or Deputy State Fire Marshal Investigator Kevin Morris at 401-889-5449.
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