Blog Posts in 2012

West Warwick Wrongful Death Suit

In September of 2012, U.S. District Court Judge Smith issued a written decision in the case of Petro v. West Warwick. The case involved a wrongful death suit filed by the man's family against the Town of West Warwick, the West Warwick Police and two individual police officers. The Judge found the officers' actions grossly negligent. The decision later led to a settlement between the parties. Two ...

Teenager Assaults Mother & Grandfather

As reported by Amanda Milkovits in the December 26, 2012 edition of the Providence Journal, a teenager girl has been charged with felony assault, resisting arrest and mayhem. The arrest stems from an incident in the girl's home, where she allegedly was trying to grab a knife. Both her mother and grandfather tried to stop her. She bit off part her mother's nose and pushed her grandfather down the ...

Wrong Way Driver in East Greenwich

As reported by Donita Naylor in the December 20, 2012 edition of the Providence Journal, a Massachusetts woman was stopped in East Greenwich for driving the wrong way on Route 4. She was stopped by State Police before she got onto Route 95. The woman has been charged with drunk driving . It is unclear if she submitted to the chemical test . Pursuant to Rhode Island General Laws 31-27-2, drunk ...

Search for Female Child Pornographer

As reported by Donita Naylor in the December 20, 2012 edition of the Providence Journal, the Federal Government is looking for a woman involved in creating child pornography . The woman was depicted in a child pornography video with child. Federal agencies are currently trying to identify the woman and child in the video. Pursuant to Rhode Island General Law 11-9-1.3, it is a violation for any ...