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Two Pawtucket men accused in Providence muggings

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Published May 7, 2010 at 5:20 p.m.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The two Pawtucket men had taken several late-night excursions on the East Side and downtown, the police said, and mugged pedestrians along the way ... Until early Thursday morning, when their third victim of the week got a good look at their getaway car's license plate, which helped police track the men down barely 10 minutes after their latest crime, said Maj. Thomas F. Oates III ... Nunu Kollie, 23, and Gerson Semedo, 19, both already with criminal records, are now charged

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Grand jury indicts accused killer of Providence teen

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Published May 7, 2010 at 2:57 p.m.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A 20-year-old North Providence man, accused of shooting a Providence teenager in the leg and then fatally shooting the teen's younger brother outside a birthday party on Providence Street on Dec. 13, has been charged with counts of murder and assault with a dangerous weapon in an indictment handed up Thursday by a Providence County Grand Jury ... Joel Sanchez, of 5 Greystone Ave., North Providence, has been held without bail since turning himself in to police after the

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Neighbors pack meeting with police

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Published Jan. 21, 2010 at 8:29 a.m.

Neighbors worried about a spike in crime in Providence listen to police ...

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‘Special Assigment’ looks for solutions to violent crime

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Published Dec. 29, 2009 at 5:51 p.m.

Members of the Institute for the Study and Practice of Nonviolence talk about ways to curb violent crime in Providence ...

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Update: Glocester man charged in 2-state stolen-car chase

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Published Dec. 14, 2009 at 5:16 p.m.

CUMBERLAND, R.I. -- Detectives are questioning a Glocester man, 25, who was found hiding in a shed after police from two states chased a stolen car early Monday afternoon, Cumberland Police Chief John R. Desmarais said ... Liam Lambert is being charged with one count of possession of a stolen motor vehicle, a felony, as well as driving on a suspended license and reckless driving, Desmarais said. He was found behind a house, in a shed on Curran Road after the card was found abandoned nearby, the

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2 Providence narcotics detectives shot on Hollis Street

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Published Dec. 14, 2009 at 8:32 p.m.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Police officers were gathering in droves at Rhode Island Hospital in support of two narcotics detectives who were shot while conducting a drug raid early Monday evening on Hollis Street in the city's West End ... Narcotics detectives Carlos A. Sical and Juan R. Robles were shot, one in the leg and one in the arm, the police said ... Neighbors said two ambulances responded to Hollis Street after one officer radioed that another officer was down ... The police cordoned off

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Update: U.S. Dept. of Justice probing prosecutor's arrest

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Published Dec. 7, 2009 at 2:09 p.m.

WARWICK, R.I. -- As the Police Department continues to investigate what happened early Thanksgiving morning when a veteran federal prosecutor was arrested and charged with refusal to submit to a chemical breath test, Police Chief Stephen M. McCartney said Monday he's glad he didn't have to turn to the Rhode Island State Police -- or any other in-state agency -- for help reviewing his department's actions ... When the internal investigation in the Warwick Police Department is complete, the police

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Lawyers to make closings in Providence club shooting trial

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Published Dec. 7, 2009 at 1:15 p.m.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Closing arguments in the trial of the man accused of spraying the lobby of a local club with bullets are set for this afternoon in Providence Superior Court after the defense opted against presenting any witnesses ... According to police, Jonathan Quaweay came into the lobby of the Sportsman's Inn spraying bullets in retaliation for a fight with an employee earlier that evening on March 24. Three people were hit, including one employee who was shot in the back of the head. A

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Woonsocket man pleads guilty to robbery, gun charges

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Published Nov. 18, 2009 at 4:31 p.m.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A Woonsocket man pleaded guilty Wednesday to federal robbery and gun charges for his role in holding up a Providence man and stealing more than a pound of marijuana and $2,800 from him ... Robert Beauparlant, 26, also pleaded guilty to a separate felony count of being a felon in possession of a gun ... At Wednesday's plea hearing, Assistant U.S. Attorney Richard W. Rose told the court that on Feb. 13, Beauparlant and two other men arranged to meet someone to buy the

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R.I. demolition company owner gets 2 years' probation

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Published Nov. 12, 2009 at 3:43 p.m.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The owner of a demolition company, who pleaded guilty to offering union officials gifts and payments, was sentenced Thursday to two years' probation ... Gerald Diodati, 60, is banned from working for any labor organizations throughout the two years and must perform 200 hours of community service each year for the duration of his sentence. He was also undergo mental health treatment ... U.S. District Judge William E. Smith waived any fines, saying that Diodati had already

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