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R.I. city reaches $300,000 settlement in lawsuit filed by Jewish employee, slapped in face as part of ‘Nazi joke’

Peter Broomfield alleged he was struck by then-Warwick Water Division chief Terry DiPetrillo, who told police he was acting out a scene from the TV series, “The Office.”

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IMMIGRATION

Guatemalan man in ICE custody after being charged with soliciting a child in Portsmouth R.I., authorities say

Josue Santiago Perez Gomez, 29, of Acushnet, Mass., allegedly spoke to undercover officers and drove to an agreed upon location to meet with a minor, according to a police report.
RHODE ISLAND REPORT PODCAST

‘Nonviolence is not for cowards. It’s for courageous people.’

On the R.I. Report podcast, Nonviolence Institute executive director Lisa Pina-Warren says violence was the norm growing up in Providence but “I wanted peace.”
RI CRIME

‘We’ll help you’: Body camera video raises questions about Providence police cooperation with ICE

An external police oversight panel will review the incident. Police Chief Oscar Perez said officers were deescalating, not cooperating.

COURTS
R.I. high court upholds conviction of former Providence school official who forcibly massaged teen’s foot at gym
Former administrator Olayinka Alege was convicted of simple assault and/or battery for the 2021 incident at Edge Fitness Club in Warwick.

Providence police chief denies helping ICE arrest alleged drug trafficker
Police were on the scene of an immigration arrest on Sunday because ICE crashed into multiple vehicles, the Providence police chief said.

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RI NEWS

Baby, dog were in unlocked car while Mass. woman played slots at R.I. casino, police say

Surveillance video footage showed the woman had been inside the casino for over 30 minutes, authorities said.

R.I. ACLU asks attorney general to release all videos of Pawtucket shooting, investigate if police followed protocols

Aside from a distant surveillance video, all of the footage released by the city shows the aftermath of the shooting of a mentally disabled man with a toy gun, not the shooting itself or anything leading up to it.

Two brothers from Stoughton found dead after being swept away in Rhode Island

One man fell off rocks while fishing in Little Compton, R.I., and his brother went in to rescue him. Both were swept away by the current, officials said.

Man’s body pulled from Providence River, police say

The man, who was not publicly identified, was 30- to 40-years old, a spokesperson said.

RI CRIME

Two men arrested after ‘brazen’ shooting at R.I. shopping center

The intended target, who was not injured, has a ”lengthy criminal record and known gang affiliations in Massachusetts," Cranston police said.

COURTS

Providence asks judge to block police sergeant who beat handcuffed man from returning to active duty

Sergeant Joseph Hanley will return to the force in September

RI CRIME

R.I. police arrest 11 people in a ‘network of organized criminals’ after years-long investigation

“Operation Brick Houses” began following a 2023 shooting on Interstate 95 in Providence, police said.

Providence man arrested for allegedly threatening to kill President Trump, Attorney General Bondi

Carl Montague appeared in federal court Wednesday on multiple charges, including threats against the president, according to legal filings.