Westerly, RI|News|
Westerly Police Launch 'Click It Or Ticket' Seatbelt Campaign
With Memorial Day weekend on the horizon, police will be cracking down on motorists who do not buckle up.

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With Memorial Day weekend on the horizon, police will be cracking down on motorists who do not buckle up.

Mayor Frank Picozzi hosted Gov. Dan McKee and others to celebrate the state's famous delicacy.
Biden plans to deliver the commencement address at the Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut.
The victim, age 19, succumbed to her injuries following a Sunday night shooting. A homicide investigation is underway.
Police on May 15 found a man shot dead inside a vehicle on Randall Street.
The cities are working together on an economic development plan, and a Zoom meeting for restaurant owners is set for Tuesday, May 18.
Chase Gilroy, 24, is charged with vandalism. Police investigated after stickers depicting Adolf Hitler were posted on public property.
The property in Westerly is no longer needed by the Coast Guard, and will be granted to a qualifying organization, the GSA announced.
Olayinka Alege is accused of forcibly removing a young person's shoe and massaging their foot at the Edge Fitness Club on Rt. 2.
Redevelopment of the 55-acre mill property off Pine Street is impeded by contamination. A grant will pay for an assessment of the problem.
A suspect tried to break in overnight on May 7 or 8. Police are looking for a man in his 50s or 60s with short grey hair.
Organizers are seeking donations this year to help keep the tradition going.
It's the third recent arrest for Christopher Leherissier, 36.
A 23-foot vessel sank in Greenwich Bay, and the bodies of two Warwick residents were recovered.
The bill to name the facility "Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport" now heads to the Senate.
A dive team was deployed, and a Marine Task Force transported two unresponsive victims to the Oakland Beach Boat Ramp.
On April 23, a man was shot and injured outside the Pawtucket bar. The shooting capped a string of incidents that required police response.
The call came in around 10 p.m., and when crews arrived, the building on College Hill Road was engulfed.
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Mark Masterson, 34, was arrested early Saturday in the woods near the I-95 Exit 3 Park & Ride.