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Man allegedly killed mother and neighbor in Johnston, R.I., shooting, police say

James Harrison allegedly shot and killed his mother and neighbor and injured his neighbor's daughter on Wednesday before he was fatally shot by police. Authorities tried to issue him a trespass notice before the shooting.

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RI CRIME

Man allegedly killed mother and neighbor in Johnston, R.I., shooting, police say

James Harrison allegedly shot and killed his mother and neighbor and injured his neighbor's daughter on Wednesday before he was fatally shot by police. Authorities tried to issue him a trespass notice before the shooting.
RI CRIME

Two dead in Johnston, R.I., shooting; suspect killed by police

Police and the attorney general’s office are investigating a triple shooting that left two adults dead and a teenage girl with non-life-threatening injuries Wednesday morning.

Man charged with putting Miracle-Gro in koi and goldfish pond at Rhode Island motel, killing more than 50 fish

Jeffrey Gronski is accused of poisoning more than 50 fish at the Stone House Motor Inn in Rhode Island.
RI Crime Briefs

Rhode Island crime news: March 2022

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Updates: NK Coach

What you need to know about North Kingstown High School Coach Aaron Thomas and the ‘fat test’ issue

R.I. Proud Boys member who attacked the Capitol sentenced to federal prison
Bernard Joseph Sirr, of North Kingstown, was angry about the 2020 election and wanted to take action, according to court records.

RI COURTS
After arrest for drug possession, former Cranston councilman’s law license suspended
A temporary special master has been appointed to manage the client files of Matthew Reilly, who was due in Family Court Monday to represent a client when police found him unconscious in his SUV with crack cocaine in his car.

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RI CRIME

Exeter pair arrested in dog-fighting and drug-dealing operation, state police allege

Mason Wilson, 35, and Tarra Jackson, 29, were arrested Thursday, and face charges of animal cruelty, as well as weapons and narcotics charges.

R.I. woman who allegedly posed as a dentist charged with practicing without a license

Altagracia Adames, 57, had outfitted her house on Murray Street in the Silver Lake neighborhood like a dentist’s office.

RI DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

R.I. doctor reprimanded for inappropriate conduct during examinations of ACI inmates

Five inmates allege Dr. Morris Paul Elevado slapped them on their buttocks, among other unprofessional conduct. He has been formally reprimanded, and ordered to undergo ethics and boundary training at his own expense.

CRANSTON

Cranston councilman arrested for having crack cocaine in his car, now facing calls to resign

City Council President Jessica Marino, a Democrat, said Wednesday that she had formally requested Reilly resign his position, “for his sake, for that of his family and for the city as a whole.”

PROVIDENCE

Providence Police searching for middle school student last seen Friday

Police ask anyone with information about the whereabouts of D'Andre Blais to call youth services detectives at (401) 272-3121.

RI COURTS

Conn. man is 8th person convicted in Providence clubgoer’s 2019 killing

A Ledyard, Conn., man is sentenced to serve 27 years in prison, convicted in the stabbing death of Stephen Cabral, who was attacked in a pharmacy parking lot after leaving a Federal Hill nightclub.

RI HEALTH

In midst of opioid crisis, two R.I. companies are accused of shortchanging patients in recovery

The unrelated companies worked in different areas of substance use treatment, but the cases largely center around fundamentally similar allegations: wrongfully billing for services and shortchanging patients.

RHODE MAP

Gun legislation takes center stage at the State House today

Bills would ban assault-style weapons, require secure storage of all firearms, and increase education on gun suicide prevention.