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🌱 Patch AM: Warwick Man Produced, Possessed Child Sexual Abuse Material: US Attorney

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Good day Warwick! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Warwick man admits to producing hundreds of child abuse images
  • Why Warwick police arrested a Best Western resident last month

Also on today's calendar: Cultural Survival Bazaar and 2 more events.

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Today's riddle: My brother swallowed a box of firecrackers. - Is he all right now? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

Find out what's happening in Warwickfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

  • Thursday: Periods of sun, with a high of 47 and low of 42 degrees.
  • Friday: Windy with rain, temps: high: 56, low: 28.
  • Saturday: Colder; breezy in the morning, with a high of 38 and low of 33 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Warwick Man Produced, Possessed Child Sexual Abuse Material: US Attorney (patch.com) — A Warwick man has pleaded guilty in federal court to producing and possessing hundreds of child sexual abuse images and videos discovered on his devices after a 2024 investigation. The Rhode Island Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force traced disturbing uploads to his online account, leading to a search of his Warwick home. He is scheduled to be sentenced in February.
   

• WPD: Man Arrested for Indecent Exposure at Best Western Nov. 19 (warwickpost.com) — Warwick police recently arrested a long-term resident of the Best Western Airport Inn on Post Road after staff reported an incident of alleged indecent exposure in the hotel lobby. Officers say video surveillance supported the complaint, and the man, who has prior sex-crime charges, was taken to Warwick Police Headquarters and then to 3rd District Court on an indecent exposure charge.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

West Warwick

  • Homeless in RI: Shelters, Centers, Emergency Pop-ups. The critical, unmet need. (rinewstoday.com)
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Cranston

  • Park Theatre Hosts Dog Man Live on Stage This April (fun107.com)
  • An Annual Pawtuxet Village Cookie Swap Runs Forty Years Strong (rimonthly.com)
  • Providence mayor says team investigating Brown shooting is focused and working well (nhpr.org)

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