Man Found Dead Was Football Star + More On Cop Who Shot Teen

Welcome to the Pawtucket Patch Daily — your quickest way to get caught up on the city's top news stories. I'm your host, Mary Serreze. I can be reached at mary.serreze@patch.com. Feel free to send me your news tips, thoughts, and ideas.

First, today's weather: Humid and partly cloudy throughout the day. High: 94, low: 73.

Here are the top stories in Pawtucket today:

1. The victim of a fatal Pawtucket shooting was a former football star at Sacred Heart University. Keshaudas Spence, 29, was one of the greatest to ever wear the SHU jersey, his former coach said. Spence, of Brockton, was found shot inside a car early Saturday on George Bennett Industrial Highway. Melanie DaSilva at WPRI has the story.
2. Pawtucket police officer Daniel Dolan Jr. has been on leave since since June 23, when he accosted three teens and shot the driver outside a West Greenwich pizza shop. Now Atty. James B. Howe says he has evidence that Dolan was involved in “other brutal and violent arrests.” Pawtucket Councilwoman Melissa DaRosa said that she previously fielded complaints about Dolan from people in the community. (The Boston Globe)
3. Palagis Ice Cream is celebrating 125 years and opening a new location on Bacon Street near McCoy Stadium. "They have 21 ice cream trucks that go out daily between April and October." (WJAR)
4. Have old clothing you need to get rid of? Curbside clothing pickup continues in Pawtucket on recycling days. (Patch)
5. Crugnale Bakery is closing its locations in Rumford and Providence. "The bakery, which first opened in 1917, was best known for its pizza strips." (GoLocalProv)

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Events in and around Pawtucket

• Political fundraising season is upon us. Senator Sandra Cano will greet supporters at the Arigna Irish Pub & Coal Fire Kitchen on Tuesday from 5-7 p.m.
• The Pawtucket Summer Concert Series starts in July. Bookmark the schedule.
• Top comics will visit Rhode Island in July as a part of the Outdoor Tent Series at The Comedy Connection.

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About me: Maine native, UMass Amherst Regional Planning alum. Stick-shift driver, explorer. I believe in good government and the public's right to know. Interested in just about everything. I still like paper maps. I can be reached at mary.serreze@patch.com.