KINGSTON, R.I. — Everyone knows that Santa has his elves, but at the University of Rhode Island it is the Department of Public Safety that is charged with making a
The University of Rhode Island Police Department will hold its 5th annual Citizens Police Academy, beginning Oct. 20. The nine-week class runs through the spring semester and will enable participants to get a feel for various aspects of police work. The academy is part of the URI Police Department’s community policing efforts and aims to increase communication between the police department and the community through education. .
Patriot Ledger staff report
QUINCY Quincy police arrested eight people, including a 19-year-old from Fall River, and seized 18 kilograms of cocaine following five raids Monday, part of an investigation into a drug operation on the South Shore.
Quincy police said in a statement on Facebook that the monthlong investigation resulted in four raids in Quincy on Monday and one in Weymouth where police seized 18 kilograms of drugs.
Police said that also seized were $384,000 in cash, 11 pounds of marijuana, four semi-automatic pistols and one possibly automatic pistol with a silencer attached, which they referred to as a possible machine gun.
Police said they arrested eight people in total, on a variety of charges, although who was charged with what was not readily available. Those charges included trafficking in over 200 grams of cocaine, trafficking in over 200 grams of fentanyl, possession of a machine gun, possession of a large capacity firearm, possession with intent to dist
Patriot Ledger staff report
QUINCY Quincy police arrested eight people and seized 18 kilograms of cocaine following five raids Monday as part of an investigation into a drug operation on the South Shore.
Quincy police said in a statement on Facebook that the month-long investigation resulted in four raids in Quincy on Monday and one in Weymouth, where police seized 18 kilograms of drugs, nearly 40 pounds.
Police said the $384,000 in cash, 11 pounds of marijuana, four semi-automatic pistols and one possibly automatic pistol with a silencer attached, which they referred to as a possible machine gun, were also seized.
Eight people were arrested on a variety of charges. Those charges included trafficking in over 200 grams of cocaine, trafficking in over 200 grams of fentanyl, possession of a machine gun, possession of a large capacity firearm, possession with intent to distribute a class B substance, use of a firearm in a felony, possessing a firearm without a firearm