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STATE POLICE RECEIVE REPORTS OF A PHONE SCAM

The Rhode Island State Police are investigating a report of a phone scam where people are contacted by a member of the Rhode Island Sheriff’s Department. They are advised that they owe money for missing jury duty. To avoid being charged with a crime they are advised to withdraw money for bail and to obtain […]Read More

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Providence Police Launch ATV Tip Line

Providence Police have launched a new tip line to help get illegal vehicles off the road. The information line is designed to help track where ATVs, dirt bikes, and other off-road vehicles are driven and stored. Especially as summer approaches, police want to make sure vehicles are off city streets. This ATV tip line focuses […]Read More

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Attorney General files lead enforcement lawsuits against Pawtucket and Woonsocket

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced today that the Office has filed lawsuits against landlords for noncompliance with state lead poisoning prevention laws at rental properties on Garden Street in Pawtucket and Ward Street in Woonsocket where significant lead hazards were found in a lead-poisoned child’s home. The lawsuits are the latest […]Read More

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Attorney General Neronha applauds RI Supreme Court decision to uphold

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following statement addressing the Rhode Island Supreme Court’s decision in Benson v. State that upholds the constitutionality of Rhode Island’s Reproductive Privacy Act: “I applaud today’s decision by the Rhode Island Supreme Court to uphold the constitutionality of our state’s Reproductive Privacy Act at a critical moment as […]Read More

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Governor McKee Joins Coalition of 17 Governors to Call for

PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee today joined a coalition of 17 governors in calling for the U.S. Congress to take immediate action to protect reproductive rights and access to abortion. In a letter to congressional leaders, the governors called for Congress to quickly pass legislation to codify the rights and protections prescribed in Roe v. Wade. “I trust women […]Read More