🌱 Patch AM: What recent arrests are impacting safety and court cases around Cranston?

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🌱 Patch AM: Why thieves are targeting used cooking oil at Cranston restaurants

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🌱 Patch AM: What Cranston police say they found in a routine traffic stop

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🌱 Patch AM: Meth, Downers Seized And 2 Arrested During Cranston Traffic Stop: Cops

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Meth, Downers Seized And 2 Arrested During Cranston Traffic Stop: Cops

The two men were already wanted, police said.

🌱 Patch AM: Cranston man’s charges reduced as teen faces Providence murder count

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New Healthcare Scholarship Opens for Cranston High School Juniors and Seniors

The program will offer New England students access to a free educational program, hands-on leadership experience, and a $200 scholarship.

🌱 Patch AM: How Cranston stacks up for veterans on taxes, jobs, and VA care

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🌱 Patch AM: What conditions did Cranston set on Route 37 work over graves?

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Crafting for Critters Fall Bazaar on 9/12/26, shop 10 am - 3 pm!

60+ local artisans, food trucks, free admission and parking - help homeless animals at the Warwick Animal Shelter.

Coventry Man Jailed After Traffic Stop: Cops

He was charged with forgery and counterfeiting of registration plates, police said.

Pawtucket Man Charged With DUI: Cops

He was arrested after a crash in Cranston, police said.

Providence Man Charged With DUI: Cops

The Providence man was pulled over and arrested in Cranston, police said.

Wanted Cranston Man Tracked Down And Captured In Upstate New York: Cops

He was apprehended after the execution of a search warrant in Plattsburgh, New York, police said.

Cranston Man Wanted On NY Grand Larceny Charge Nabbed: Cops

The Cranston man was also wanted on a burglary charge, police said.

2 Providence Men Arrested, 1 Jailed After Cranston Traffic Stop

One of the men had a warrant out for his arrest, police said.

Man Armed With Stolen Gun Apprehended At Cranston Bowlarama: Cops

The 19-year-old was arrested after a struggle with officers, police said.

Cranston Woman Stabbed Man In Belly: Cops

The man suffered a "severe laceration to his abdomen," police said.

New Felony Charge Tacked On In Connection With Cranston Crash That Sent Family Of 5 To Hospital

One of the five suffered a serious facial laceration, police said.

Providence Man Charged With DUI: Cops

The Providence man was pulled over and arrested in Cranston, police said.

Rhode Island Department Of Health Reports Increase In Cranston ODs

The Rhode Island Department of Health issued a Spike Alert for Cranston.

Woman Charged With Health Care Worker Assault At RI Psychiatric Hospital: Cops

The arrest followed an investigation of an incident at Eleanor Slater Hospital in Cranston, police said.

Family Of 5 Hospitalized After 'Serious' Cranston DUI Crash: Cops

A 29-year-old Providence man was charged with felony driving under the influence.

Cranston Mom Charged With Killing Severely Autistic Adult Daughter: Cops

The mother apparently tried to harm herself as well, police said.

Cranston Woman Seriously Injured In ATV Wreck: Cops

The 26-year-old woman suffered head injuries, police said.

Stay Out Of Cranston's Blackamore Pond: State

Blackamore Pond is infected with dangerous algae, the state warned.

Cumberland Man Arrested On Ghost Gun Charge: Cops

The Cumberland man's case was probed by the Adult Correctional Institutions Special Investigations and Investigations units, police said.

Rhode Island Drunken Wrong-Way Crash Prisoner Charged With Possessing Drugs

The Massachusetts man is serving a 10-year sentence for driving the wrong way on I-95 and crashing into multiple vehicles.

Cranston Man Charged With Attempting To 'Entice Multiple Minors' Into Sex: Feds

The Cranston man traveled to "Massachusetts with the intent to engage in illicit conduct with a minor," the U.S. Attorney's Office said.

Cranston Man Charged With DUI: Cops

The Cranston man was stopped on Edgewood Avenue, police said.

Cranston Man Wanted On Felony Assault Charge Apprehended: Cops

The Cranston man was turned over the the Providence Police Department, police said.

Rhode Island's 2nd 2026 West Nile Case Detected

The virus was found in Cranston, according to the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management.

Wanted Brooklyn Man Arrested In Rhode Island: Cops

The Brooklyn man was wanted in New Jersey, police said.

Pawtucket Sexual Assaulter Charged With Assault In Prison

The Pawtucket man was scheduled to be released fom prison in 2033.

Providence Man Charged With Cranston Drive-By Shooting Caught Driving Roll-Off Container Truck: Cops

Troopers were on the lookout for a truck emblazoned with the message, "1-800-GOT-JUNK," the police said.

Wanted Cranston Man Arrested At Homeless Shelter: Cops

Troopers were investigating a report of a disturbance at the shelter, police said.

Providence Man Charged With Cranston Drive-By Shooting

The Providence man was captured by the Violent Fugitive Task Force, police said.

Traffic Shifts Coming to Route 37 Over Power Road in Cranston

About a month later, Route 37 East lanes over Power Road will shift to the left.

Providence Driver Crashes Into Cranston Restaurant: Cops

The building sustained "significant damage" but "remained structurally sound," police said.

Drive-By Shooting In Cranston: Cops

Two vehicles were hit in the gun attack, police said.