4/26/2021
Child reunited with mother after vehicle theft
WOONSOCKET – The Woonsocket Police Department said Monday afternoon a child has been reunited with their mother after a vehicle was stolen with the child inside earlier today.
Deputy Chief Michael Lemoine said the owner of the vehicle left it running as she ran into Mason Variety Store at 510 Elm St. The vehicle was stolen with a three-year-old child inside.
The vehicle was later recovered a short distance away on Sweet Avenue with the child inside unharmed. Police are still seeking suspects in the case.
April 19, 2021 12:10 pm
WOONSOCKET, R.I (WLNE) – Woonsocket police have arrested a woman linked to a fatal motor vehicle accident that killed an elderly woman on April 16th.
On Friday, April 16th, members of the Woonsocket Police Department responded to a serious motor vehicle crash at Harris Ave and Gaskill Street at about 4:00 p.m.
Police say an elderly couple crossed the centerline and collided head-on with a Ford F-350.
The crash resulted in serious injuries to the elderly couple and required treatment at Rhode Island Hospital.
The passenger of the vehicle, 72-year-old Irene Gaulin succumbed to her injuries.
81-year-old Louis Gaulin is currently in stable condition.
This article has been updated from a previous version.
PAWTUCKET – Pawtucket police have arrested a man charged with shooting and killing his father during an altercation in Woonsocket late Wednesday night.
Alex Cote, 22, has been charged with the shooting death of his father, 43-year-old Adam Castonguay. Castonguay was found dead in his apartment at 41 Village Road in Woonsocket around 1:30 a.m. Thursday morning.
According to Woonsocket police, Castonguay s girlfriend called to report an altercation between the two late Wednesday night. Deputy Chief Michael Lemoine said the girlfriend contacted police from another room in the apartment while the argument was still taking place.
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April 5, 2021 10:24 am
PROVIDENCE, R.I (WLNE) – A Dominican national who is living in Pawtucket is facing between seven and fifty-seven years in federal prison after admitting to operating a drug stash house and arranging for the sale of fentanyl on at least four occasions using a stolen identity.
According to information presented in court, 30-year-old Jeurin Celado, AKA “Tony”, using the name, birth date, and social security number of a person he does not know to gain permits and a drivers’ license from the DMV.
His most recent filing with the DMV occurred on August 5th of 2019.
According to the Department of Justice, back in 2014, Celado used the same stolen information to obtain Rhode Island Medicaid benefits he was not eligible to receive, obtaining a total value of approximately $4,342.18