Recently-announced candidate for New Bedford's Ward 3 City Council Seat Jacob Ventura has provided WBSM proof of his city residency as some have questioned it.
Robert Cabral, a longtime resident of New Bedford, brings over four decades working in and operating a local small business to his candidacy for Ward 3.
RI State Police honor patrol leads to 10 arrests for impaired driving
“I’m proud of the work our Troopers do every day to keep our roadways safe and especially appreciative of their efforts to apprehend motorists driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. We’re sending a clear message that impaired driving will not be tolerated.
December 24, 2020 2:08 pm
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) – Rhode Island State Police announced the arrest of ten impaired drivers on Wednesday night.
Rhode Island State Police had additional troopers on duty Wednesday night as part of an honor patrol to remember fallen Swansea Lieutenant Robert Cabral. Cabral was killed by a drunk driver on November 5, 2005.
Central Falls is devoting its extra patrols to Amber Pelletier, who was a passenger in an impaired-driving crash on May 5th, 2019, in Boston. Amber, a 2016 graduate of La Salle Academy who had just finished her junior year at St. Leo University in Florida, died in the wreckage after the speeding vehicle she was in probably struck parked cars before it hit a cement planter in the median and flipped.
Amber’s mother, Rebecca Tinkham, said she appreciates that her daughter is being remembered but wants people to realize that “One person made a bad decision and as a result I have to grieve the rest of my life.”