21-year-old Cole Buckley was accused of throwing a water bottle at Kyrie Irving's head.
A crowd of several hundred people "became hostile to officers" following a disorderly conduct arrest, police said.
Over the weekend, the fingers were broken off the right hand of a statue of Jesus outside St. Thomas Moore Catholic Church.
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The charges came after a woman said she was sexually and physically assaulted at a Wakefield home, state police said.
Lauren Houck, 31, used three checks with forged signatures, totaling $14,000, to pay for the rental from Nov. 2018 to Dec. 2019.
James Glawson, 76, pleaded no contest to 11 counts of first-degree sexual assault.
The man's hunting partner was using buckshot, which is illegal in Rhode Island.
Vickie Medeiros​, 61, of Cumberland, drowned after her kayak overturned last week.
Another woman was also hospitalized after trying to help the other kayaker.
There are six sex offenders living in Narragansett and South Kingstown.
The driver remained at the scene and is cooperating with the investigation, police said.
Four crashes were reported in the department's first weekend of stepped-up enforcement in New Shoreham, three of which involved mopeds.
The 20-year-old driver is believed to have been drinking and driving recklessly, according to police.
State troopers and North Kingstown police stopped Tariq Famogun, 21, and said they found a stolen gun.
The U.S. Coast Guard confirmed the 64-year-old swimmer was found unresponsive about 12 hours after he was reported missing.
The 64-year-old man was last seen swimming Sunday night off Scarborough State Beach.
A family was brought back to shore safely after their boat lost power.
A resident saw the low-flying helicopter conducting line inspections and thought it had crashed, a spokesperson said.
A star football recruit has been accused of trying to kill his ex-girlfriend's current boyfriend, who has been identified as a URI recruit.
The Newport Fire Department helped rescue the three people aboard before the boat sank.
Two underage boys were arrested while running away from what police believe to be a drug deal.
Alan Albergaria​, 54, of South Kingstown, was hit and killed on Middlebridge Road.
New Shoreham police and federal authorities are investigating a reported threat against the island's power grid.
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Unseasonably warm temperatures and a lack of snow have caused an early start to brush fire season in Rhode Island.
One of two students on board and the driver sustained minor injuries when their van was sideswiped on Route 138 in Richmond.
Police have released the identities of the shooter along with the three victims: one who died and two others who were seriously injured.
Two people were killed, including the shooter, and two others injured at Babcock Village in Westerly.
Several crews were called to the early morning fire outside of Belmont Plaza.
The blue spruce, which was at the entrance to the Broad Rock playing fields, was valued at around $1,500, police said.
The woman has been identified as Kathleen C. Daguanno, 57, of Narragansett.
The body of a woman was found on Scarborough Beach, Rhode Island State Police said.
Several cars in the Bonnet Shores area of town were broken into overnight on November 17 to 18.
Six chickens inside the structure at the time were killed, the fire department said.
The victim was identified as 53-year-old South Kingstown resident Michael Robinson.
Maureen Smith, 78, is recovering from several gunshot wounds following a violent incident at Wawaloam Campground.
Gordon Ernst, a Falmouth, Massachusetts resident, was again indicted on the ongoing college admission cheating scandal.
Court records show that Eric Tingley, 43, forged opioid prescriptions when he worked as a pharmacist in Connecticut.
Vincent "Jack" Siravo was previously convicted of child porn possession in 2014 and was given a five-year suspended sentence.