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Bristol Police Launch New Boat
The new patrol boat is a first for the Bristol Police.

Margo Sullivan is the editor of the Rhode Island Patch. She has worked at news organizations in New England and in New York City for 20 years. Her favorite assignments (besides Patch, of course) were The Gabby Dog column, a pet column featuring her cats Asia and Charlie (because cats always get top billing) and her dogs Gabby, Lucky, Heather and Lollypop and an all too brief stint on the City Desk at the Worcester Telegram & Gazette.
The new patrol boat is a first for the Bristol Police.

Progress on some fronts, including animal welfare, but no justice yet for Daisy and Ollie, dogs that died at pet groomers.
Ofc. Travis Young was shot in the thigh on Monday while trying to stop a man with a handgun. He was treated at Rhode Island Hospital.
The man who fired at police and wounded an officer is from Portsmouth, police said Monday.
Here are recent arrests and citations. Information comes from the police.
Chief Oates has released some details about Monday morning's shooting and police standoff. The suspect is not a local person, he said.
An officer was shot in the leg, and a suspect is in custody, police confirmed.
Ozone levels are unhealthy, especially for sensitive groups, including children, the elderly and people suffering from asthma.
The ozone levels will be unhealthy statewide, the health department said.
Blue-green algae has returned to the ponds in Portsmouth and Newport, according to the state Department of Environmental Management.
Police allege the man shown in the pictures stole four speakers from the CVS on Broad Street.
The green algae has returned to the ponds in Portsmouth and Newport, according to the state Department of Environmental Management.
Richard Bruno told Patch he learned about his 15-year-old son's trouble over crank calls only days before his son took his own life.
Here are the highlights from this week.
State police allege the volunteer fire department's treasurer embezzled $23,000.
South Kingstown police have arrested the two people who allegedly tried to entice youngsters into their car last month.
The party ended with a drug overdose and sexual assault for one youngster.
The employee in the Middletown and Wakefield stores allegedly shared nude photos from cell phones and other devices brought in for repairs.
Some 115 households in Portsmouth are without power. National Grid estimates they'll be restored around 6 p.m.
Weather watchers are reporting some local flooding in Cranston, North Providence around Silver Spring Avenue and Providence.