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

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Woonsocket man sentenced to serve 5 years in state prison on drug trafficking and firearm charges

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that a Woonsocket man was sentenced in Providence County Superior Court to serve five years at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI) after pleading to drug trafficking and firearm charges stemming from an investigation by the Woonsocket Police Department into fentanyl distribution in the city in 2020. ...

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Four arraigned on drug trafficking and firearms charges

PROVIDENCE, R.I.- Attorney General Peter F. Neronha, Commissioner of Public Safety Steven M. Paré and Colonel Hugh T. Clements, Jr. announced that four individuals were arraigned yesterday on multiple felony charges in Sixth Division District Court, following a joint investigation into drug trafficking and illegal firearms in the greater Providence area by the Providence Police Department and the Office of the Attorney General. ...

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Pawtucket police officer charged in West Greenwich shooting incident

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Office of the Attorney General, the Rhode Island State Police, and the West Greenwich Police Department announced that a Pawtucket Police Officer has been charged by Criminal Information with multiple felony counts, following an investigation into a shooting incident along Nooseneck Hill Road in West Greenwich. ...

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Providence man sentenced to serve 9 years in state prison on illegal firearm and drug trafficking charges

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that a Providence man was sentenced in Providence County Superior Court to serve nine years at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI) after pleading to illegal firearm and drug trafficking charges stemming from his arrest by the Rhode Island Violent Fugitive Task Force (RIVFTF) in 2019. ...

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