Crime & Safety
'Annie, Get The Gun:' Coventry PD
Police arrested a 27-year-old Scituate man on Thursday afternoon. K-9 Annie found the gun in the woods nearby.
COVENTRY, RI -- A report about a man with a gun near Dave's Marketplace led police to arrest a 27-year-old Scituate man on Thursday afternoon. Casey White is being arraigned today on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon and carrying a gun without a license or permit.
Police said White was quickly identified and arrested around 4:30 p.m., but officers initially could not find the gun. It was thought he tossed it in the woods off Sandy Bottom Road.
Ultimately, state police dog, K-9 Annie, found the gun in the woods nearby, police said.
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Courtesy Photo: Coventry Police
Good Job Annie! RI State Police K9 Annie with a gun she helped find for @Coventry_RI_PD. Trooper Lisa Hanley and Annie provided "invaluable" help finding a firearm allegedly discarded by a suspect in the woods off Sandy Bottom Road yesterday. Photo and news from Coventry PD: pic.twitter.com/v6RbuzcqWt
— RI State Police (@RIStatePolice) November 9, 201
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