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Isiah Allen, 23, of 59 Benedict Street, Providence, and Chevin Gobern, 28, of 40 Anthony Avenue, Providence, were each held overnight Tuesday and charged with reckless driving/drag racing/eluding a police officer; obstructing an officer in the execution of duty and disorderly conduct, the police said in a press release. Gobern was also charged with resisting arrest, according to the police. Both suspects will also be cited for several motor vehicle violations, the police said. After getting the call Tuesday afternoon, the Cranston police say officers found riders at the Shell Gas Station...

CRANSTON — After a Cranston police officer tackled a motorcyclist who had pushed him, several ATV riders circled menacingly.  Then a motorcyclist in the group rode across the officer’s legs, according to the city’s police chief, Col. Michael Winquist. In the aftermath of that assault on Atwood Avenue last year, says Winquist, Cranston employed some “strong investigative techniques” to track down and arrest nine riders. On Friday, as he and Cranston’s mayor pledged a wave of enforcement action on all-terrain vehicles and other forms of unlicensed vehicles, Winquist promised that ...

Monday, January 25, 2021   View Larger + Cranston Police Department announced an arrest has been made in the bank robbery that occurred Thursday, January 21, 2021, at approximately 1:50 pm, at the Santander Bank located at 555 Reservoir Avenue.  The suspect is identified as Vaughn Watrous, age 43, with a last known address of 160 Broad Street in Providence. Watrous was taken into custody early Sunday evening by members of the Providence Police Department on a Cranston Police Department arrest warrant and warrants stemming from bank robberies in Providence and North Providence.  Members of ...

Vaugh Watrous, 43, of Providence, was arrested Sunday evening. According to Cranston’s Colonel Michael Winquist, Watrous allegedly robbed the Santander Bank on Reservoir Avenue just before 2 p.m. on Thursday, January 21. Watrous is said to have entered the bank and passed the teller a note demanding money. Cranston police said he left the bank with the money, before fleeing into the surrounding neighborhoods. According to Winquist, no one was hurt during the robbery. Cranston detectives worked with bank security officials to identify the suspect through surveillance video.  While investiga...

John Guilfoil Public Relations LLC Rhode Island Police Chiefs’ Association Announces Swearing In of New Executive Board Members PROVIDENCE — The Rhode Island Police Chiefs' Association would like to announce the new Executive Board members who were sworn in as part of RIPCA's annual January meeting held Tuesday, Jan. 19. For immediate release Chief Richard Ramsay of the West Greenwich Police Department has been sworn in as the new President of the Rhode Island Police Chiefs’ Association. (Photo Courtesy Rhode Island Police Chiefs’ Association) PROVIDENCE — The Rhode Island Police Ch...