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R.I. sues solar company for unfair, deceptive trade practices

Smart Green Solar’s CEO was previously investigated by the FTC and even tried to illegally obtain credit reports of Presidents Trump and Obama.

Latest Crime Headlines

New Hampshire neo-Nazi Leo Cullinan dead at 35, authorities confirm

Cullinan had been a defendant in civil litigation the state attorney general’s office launched to curb NSC-131′s hateful activity.

Nathan Carman, accused of killing his mother at sea, found dead in his cell at N.H. jail

Carman, 29, is believed to have killed himself, according to several people familiar with the investigation.
CRIME

Suspect in Providence homicide found hiding in closet

This was the third time that Providence police have arrested Kevin Giron, 19, on gun crime charges in 13 months.
RI Crime Briefs

Rhode Island crime news: March 2022

Burrillville guns

More articles about the Burrillville man arrested with 200+ guns

Updates: NK Coach

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

Judge orders not guilty verdict in case of neo-Nazi group leader charged in fight at drag queen story hour in Jamaica Plain
Judge Maureen Flaherty, sitting in the West Roxbury Division of Boston Municipal Court, ruled Wednesday that prosecutors did not provide enough evidence for the jury to make a fair decision on the charge against Christopher Hood, 24, of Pepperell.

RI POLITICS
Time running out on efforts to reform R.I. police accountability law
A new Senate version of the bill emerged Tuesday, but it doesn’t have the support of the lead sponsor.

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Fatal shooting of young man in Olneyville park Saturday is city’s sixth homicide this year

Juan Carlos Morales, 19, was “just another person who came to this country trying to make a change in his life, and unfortunately lost his life on Saturday night,” Providence Police Chief Oscar Perez said.

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Pawtucket Police identify driver killed after food delivery, seek public’s help

Julian Garcia, 21, was walking back to his car Friday after delivering food when he was shot multiple times at Barton and Montgomery streets, according to the Pawtucket Police Department.

CRIME

R.I. priest pleads guilty to charge of receipt of child pornography

The Rev. James W. Jackson, who had been assigned to St. Mary’s Church, was found with thousands of images and videos depicting of child sexual abuse, according to the US attorney’s office.

SMITHFIELD

Car crashes through Subway shop at Apple Valley Mall, killing Woonsocket woman, injuring 4 others

A witness said the car was traveling at a high rate of speed Wednesday when it smashed through the front of the sandwich shop.

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Cranston ex-councilman arrested with crack cocaine in his car now charged with sexual assault, molestation of girl, 12

The court granted a motion from Assistant Attorney General Shannon Signore to seal the search warrant and related documents in the case for 90 days.

CRIME

22 suspected members of N.H. drug trafficking ring charged

The suspects, from New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut, are scheduled to appear in federal court later this week to face charges of conspiracy to distribute controlled substance.

ENVIRONMENT

‘It’s devastating’: Florida questioning Michael Mota after resort’s protected mangrove trees chopped down

A state investigation found nearly 17,800 square feet of mangroves were destroyed. Mota, who is listed as the “contractor/agent” in the state’s report, denies involvement.

COURTS

Driver who claimed to have a bomb tells Maine judge he didn’t, that it was a cry for help

An Aroostook County judge set bail Wednesday at $1,000 cash for Tony Holford, 42, of Providence, who is facing charges in Maine, and has failed to comply with his probation in Rhode Island.