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🌱 Patch AM: State police detail firearm arrest after traffic stop in Pawtucket

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Hello Pawtucket! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • State police detail firearm arrest after traffic stop in Pawtucket

Also on today's calendar: RWU Law Providence Law School Fair and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: How fast is milk when you pour it? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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  • Monday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 82 and low of 59 degrees.
  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny and nice, temps: high: 78, low: 58.
  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 81 and low of 58 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Multiple arrests made in Providence, Pawtucket (newportdispatch.com) — Rhode Island State Police reported four recent arrests, including one following a traffic stop on Smithfield Avenue in Pawtucket involving firearm charges against a Providence man. Other arrests tied to Central Falls and Providence cases involved alleged obstruction, receiving stolen goods, and failure to appear in court, with suspects processed at the Lincoln Woods Barracks.
   

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