New Bedford Man Arrested for Identity Theft via Phone Store Job
Dartmouth Police arrested a New Bedford man after he allegedly engaged in identity fraud through customer devices at the mobile phone store where he works.
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Animals Quarantined After Illnesses Reported At Petting Zoo
Several farm animals from a Middletown, RI farm have been quarantined after three people got sick by coming in contact with them.
Fall River Store Sells Million-Dollar Lottery Winner
FALL RIVER — A Fall River convenience store has sold a million-dollar-winning scratch ticket.
Sunny Hill Mini Mart, located at 2632 South Main Street, recently sold a "200X" scratch ticket to Robert Lawrence, Jr. of Middletown, Rhode Island...
Cliff The Coyote
A Rhode Island coyote that was spared euthanization after a public outcry could find a new home at New Bedford's zoo.
Keith Lovett, the director of Buttonwood Park Zoo in New Bedford tells WBSM News the zoo would take the coyote known as Cliff, but only if several conditions are met, including giving Cliff a physical examination...
School To Compensate Victims
An elite Rhode Island boarding school has agreed to a settlement over sexual abuse allegations that would provide compensation for up to 30 former students.
St. George's School in Middletown announced the pact Wednesday in a joint statement with a group representing sex abuse victims...
'Elvis' ID'd By Police
Dartmouth Police have identified the shoplifter that shares a striking resemblance to Elvis, and he's no stranger to law enforcement.
Harshbarger Out, Murphy In
A new lead investigator has been chosen to investigate allegations of sexual abuse at a prestigious Rhode Island boarding school.
The announcement on Wednesday that Boston attorney Martin Murphy will lead the investigation into St. George's School comes a week after former Massachusetts Attorney General Scott Harshbarger was chosen to lead...
Store Manager Admits Guilt
The former operator of a Sears Outlet Store in Middletown, Rhode Island has pleaded guilty in U.S. Federal Court to defrauding the company of more than $150,000. Fifty-three year old Joseph Kilty of Wakefield, Rhode Island entered the plea Thursday in federal court in Providence...
Levinson Admits to Making Up Blackmail Story
Dartmouth Detective Robert Levinson remains on sick leave after getting caught up in what he calls a blackmail scandal.