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Warwick Man Accused Of Sending Explicit Materials To Teen Boy
Thomas P. Nolan, 56, a prison guard at ACI, solicited sex with a person he believed to be a 14-year-old boy, state police allege.

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Thomas P. Nolan, 56, a prison guard at ACI, solicited sex with a person he believed to be a 14-year-old boy, state police allege.

Richard Gobern III has a long criminal record.
David Florio, 52, allegedly abused a child in Woonsocket over a period of five years.
Mayor Frank Picozzi is trying to drum up support to make sure the Gaspee Days Parade goes on as scheduled on June 12th.
R.I. State Police say Clark Reynolds, 64, was walking on the highway at night when he was struck by a tractor-trailer.
Police rushed to Ponaganset High School on Tuesday for reports of a student with a gun. No firearm was found.
The West Warwick Democrat says animals need pain relief, too — but a veterinary group says the THC in cannabis is 'highly toxic to dogs.'
The Coastal Resources Management Council has frustrated the public's trust, the attorney general wrote.
Police say Richard Chauvette III, 21, was behind the wheel of an unregistered Chevy Tahoe and had a handgun stashed beneath the rear seat.
Effective July 1, St. Catherine and St. Francis of Assisi will be merged into SS. Rose and Clement Parish, the Providence Diocese announced.
The utility made millions off ratepayers with an undersea power cable linking Block Island to the mainland. A RI lawmaker today lashed out.
Before dawn on Saturday, a Mini Cooper lost control on Rt. 95 and hit a large rock. It's the third fatal crash on RI's Rt. 95 in three days.
The structurally deficient Bronco Highway bridge over the Branch River is being replaced by RIDOT, with a December 2022 completion date.
Providence and CF are sanctuary cities. They fought a Trump-era edict that made recipients of a federal policing grant cooperate with ICE.
An Animal Welfare Grant will help low-income, elderly and disabled owners of cats and dogs cover the costs of shots and spaying.
An assault weapon ban, a prohibition on large-capacity magazines, and a school safety act are on the agenda.
Before dawn on March 22, a match discarded by smokers lit flames and four arson suspects fled the scene, the city's police chief said.
Jones will replace Kathryn Power at BHDDH, the agency that oversees Eleanor Slater Hospital with its campuses in Burrillville and Cranston.
Police say young people were smoking inside the abandoned town-owned structure on Hamlin Street and fled when it caught fire.
Testing is still important, said Mayor Don Grebien. People who attend the clinic can also get help registering for a vaccine.