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Cranston Police Nab Another Porch Pirate, Looking For Accomplice
The police allege they caught a Providence man stealing a delivery package left for a homeowner on Ferncrest Avenue.

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 police allege they caught a Providence man stealing a delivery package left for a homeowner on Ferncrest Avenue.

Here are recent arrests and citations. Information comes from the police log.
Here are recent arrests and citations. Information is from the police log.
The National Weather Service said we could get three more inches into the overnight. Then Tuesday is the next snow chance.
Students around the U.S. are planning to walk out of school Wednesday to make a statement about the Parkland shootings.
The district on Monday announced the teachers and the district have reached an agreement on the times for parent-teacher conferences.
Here is the list from the Rhode Island Broadcasters Association, as of 7:50 a.m.Wednesday. On Facebook, please click on post for updates.
So far, Newport's the lone Rhode island spot that met the criteria, but several cities and towns in Massachusetts also qualified.
A tree landed on a house in East Greenwich during Wednesday's storm. Chad Thurston captured the photo.
The buses are off the roads shortly due to the storm.
State police said one person suffered minor injuries in a crash Tuesday, and one was trapped under a car waiting for National Grid.
Kimi Kibarian Fowler sent a photo from Smithfield with a wry caption, "light fluffy snow." Diane Daddario-Pfautz also sent one from Newport.
National Grid reports more than 11.000 customers are without power as of 8:30 p.m.
Scituate had the jackpot with 22 inches, according to the National Weather Service.
Mango, a 6-month old orange tabby, has a lot of energy and needs a fun forever home.
Here's a roundup of tips from the Red Cross, the Coast Guard, FEMA and other agencies.
Narragansett police realized a tree company worker was a fugitive after investigating a complaint about branches dropped on a car.
Lt. Richard Gamache was arraigned Monday on fraud and computer fraud charges, police said.
Police say Cheyanne Brannen is due in Newport District Court on Monday.
Tuesday's a snow day. Here is the list per the Rhode Island Broadcasters Association. On Facebook, please click on the post for updates.