As state lawmakers consider two proposals legalizing recreational marijuana, East Greenwich is beginning to think about how it would deal with the economic and public safety ramifications of such legislation. Rhode Island lawmakers have described marijuana...
Monday, April 19 8:40 a.m. – Navigant Credit Union on New London Turnpike told police someone left personal items including t-shirts, deodorant, a book and a license plate in the parking lot. Dispatch was able to reach the wife of the license plate owner, and police...
Monday, April 12 1:21 p.m. – An East Greenwich woman told police someone fraudulently used her credit card for $839 worth in purchases. On April 9 the woman tried to use her debit card but it was denied, so she did an audit of her account and noticed some...
Monday, April 5 8:51 a.m. – Police arrested a 38-year-old East Greenwich woman for driving with a suspended license, cancelled registration and expired inspection after an officer saw the woman driving with an expired inspection sticker and a cancelled registration...
Monday, March 29 2:46 p.m. – A Middle Road resident told police their car was egged. They said they would review security camera footage. Tuesday, March 30 9:34 a.m. – Police cited a driver at Division Street and Briarbrook Drive for driving with a suspended...
An East Greenwich man was arrested Tuesday morning on federal charges for allegedly scamming investors out of over $4.2 million by lying about connections to a Las Vegas show based on the “Magic Mike” film series about male strippers. John A. Santilli Jr., 47, of 51...
Now it goes to the Town Council, which has the final say on what it will give to the district next year The East Greenwich School Committee unanimously approved a $43.8 million preliminary fiscal year 2022 budget Tuesday night, a 3.97 percent increase over this year’s...
The East Greenwich School Committee voted unanimously Tuesday night to bring middle and high school students back to the classroom full-time as teachers get fully vaccinated, in-school transmission remains low and parents campaign for students’ return. Beginning April...
Monday, March 22 9:41 p.m. – A Bow Street resident told police she heard someone trying to open her back door. She flicked her lights off and on and moments later dogs in the neighborhood began barking. Police searched the area but did not find anything suspicious....
Monday, March 15 1:00 p.m. – Police located a confused elderly man near New London Turnpike. They then found the man’s wife, who explained that he had wandered from the nearby CVS. 3:26 p.m. – A caller told police that an elderly woman’s car broke down at the light on...