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State of Rhode Island, Attorney General Peter F. Neronha ,

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Lincoln man, Foster woman arrested by Pawtucket Police and charged with multiple drug and firearms offenses; eight firearms and over $20K worth of marijuana seized

Arrests made as part of Attorney General’s Urban Violent Crime Initiative Attorney General Peter F. Neronha and Pawtucket Acting Public Safety Director Chief Tina Goncalves announced that a Lincoln man and Foster woman were arrested on Monday on a multitude of drug and firearms charges. ...

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Providence man sentenced to serve 3.5 years in state prison for possessing illegal gun and drug trafficking

​​​​​​​PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that a Providence man was sentenced in Providence County Superior Court to serve three and a half years at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI) stemming from his arrest by the Providence Police Department for possessing an illegal pistol and MDMA (ecstasy/molly). ...

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