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Seven people arrested after brawl on Block Island Ferry dock

Police in Narragansett, R.I., received a report about 20 to 30 people “actively fighting” late Saturday. At least five of those arrested were from Massachusetts.

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RI CRIME

Seven people arrested after brawl on Block Island Ferry dock

Police in Narragansett, R.I., received a report about 20 to 30 people “actively fighting” late Saturday. At least five of those arrested were from Massachusetts.

Convicted killer of Boston police officer pleads not guilty to alleged robbery of a woman in R.I., officials say

Joshua McCullough, 60, of Warwick, R.I., was held without bail Wednesday after pleading not guilty to violently robbing a woman outside a Rhode Island bank in March, officials said
HEALTH

Johnson & Johnson settlement includes $14.5m for Mass., $6m for N.H., nearly $7m for R.I.

The awards are part of a $700 million nationwide settlement over the company’s talcum powder products.

RI POLITICS
Long-awaited R.I. police reform heads to governor’s desk
Some advocates argued the bill doesn’t go far enough to punish police officers who use deadly force.

COURTS
Roger Williams University Law professor to lead region’s federal public defender office
Tara I. Allen has been focused on criminal defense litigation and education for the majority of her 25-year career.

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R.I. House Judiciary to vote on bill to offer immunity to sex workers

Sponsored by Providence Representative Edith Ajello and lobbied for by an out-of-state nonprofit group called Decriminalize Sex Work, the bill is intended to help sex workers report crimes without fear of being charged.

CRIME

30 guns stolen from Warwick, R.I., shop, police say

Police are investigating a smash-and-grab heist of at least 30 handguns that left a gaping hole in the entrance area of a Warwick gun shop early Thursday morning.

RI CRIME

R.I. neo-Nazi member accused of possessing child pornography

Stephen Thomas Farrea, of Warwick, is a member of the Nationalist Social Club-131 also known as NSC-131.

Providence zoo seeks return of two runaway exotic birds

The runaway Blue-Throated Piping Guans, a father-and-son duo named Monster and Chip, were last seen Tuesday within a few miles of their enclosure, zoo authorities said.

POLITICS

Senate Judiciary Committee supports Medeiros as R.I.’s new child advocate

Acting Child Advocate Katelyn Medeiros is widely praised by Senate Judiciary Committee, which forwarded her nomination to the full Senate Thursday.

RI CRIME

Former athlete sues North Kingstown, alleging coach’s ‘naked fat tests’ violated students’ civil rights

A new lawsuit filed by a former North Kingstown student and his parents alleges negligence in allowing Aaron Thomas to conduct his naked fat tests.

CRIME

Rhode Island to remove residents from St. Mary’s Home for Children ‘as soon as possible’

Officials are calling an urgent meeting Thursday with foster care agencies and other groups to determine new placements for children currently living in the state-run facility.

RI CRIME

Seven Providence postal workers charged in mail theft ring

“This group worked as a well-organized unit,” said US Attorney Zachary A. Cunha.