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FBI Arrests Hopkinton Man for Role in Jan. 6 Insurrection

By: Rob Borkowski on December 7, 2022 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI

HOPKINTON, RI — Earlier today, special agents and officers with the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force in Rhode Island arrested William B. Cotton, 53, in Hopkinton, for his documented involvement […]

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Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Indecent Solicitation of Child Near Winslow Park

The US District Courthouse in Providence, RI. By: Rob Borkowski on December 3, 2019 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI

WARWICK, RI — A West Warwick man has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison after admittedly attempting to solicit a child for indecent purposes near Winslow Park Jan. […]

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Man Admits to 2017 Warwick Drug Trafficking Fentanyl, Cocaine, Heroin

The US District Courthouse in Providence, RI. By: Rob Borkowski on November 16, 2019 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI

PROVIDENCE – A Providence man is awaiting sentencing in federal court after admitting to the court to drug trafficking of fentanyl, cocaine and heroin in Warwick. According to United States […]

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Providence Man Found Guilty of Attempting Sex With Child

The US District Courthouse in Providence, RI. By: Rob Borkowski on August 13, 2019 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI

PROVIDENCE — A realtor from the East Side of Providence has been found guilty by a federal court jury of attempting to have sex with a 10 year-old girl through […]

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Cape Cod Man Sentenced to Three Years Supervised Release for Trafficking 230 grams of Methamphetamine

The US District Courthouse in Providence, RI. By: Rob Borkowski on April 6, 2019 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI

PROVIDENCE – A Provincetown, MA, man found passed out in a vehicle in Warwick by police with about 230 grams of methamphetamine in 2017 was sentenced to three years supervised […]

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Warwick Man Sentenced to Seven Years for Sex Trafficking Sixteen-Year-Old Girl

The US District Courthouse in Providence, RI. By: Rob Borkowski on August 1, 2018 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI

PROVIDENCE, RI – A Warwick man was sentenced today to seven years in federal prison for trafficking a 16-year-old female in Rhode Island and Massachusetts for prostitution. Michael Sabatino, 26, […]

Warwick Tax Preparer Indicted for Filing Fraudulent Tax Returns

By: Rob Borkowski on September 27, 2017 in Business, Police, Police News & Fire News in RI

A federal grand jury indicted Warwick-based tax preparer Ray Petrarca, owner of Stratus Financial Group at 3220 Post Road, on Tuesday, on charges of preparing and filing fraudulent tax returns in the names of his clients.

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Two Indicted for Sex Trafficking Minor in Warwick, Queens Hotels

The US District Courthouse in Providence, RI. By: Rob Borkowski on May 12, 2017 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI

PROVIDENCE, RI — A federal grand jury returned a four-count indictment Tuesday alleging that two Rhode Island men sex trafficked a 17-year-old Rhode Island girl at hotels in Warwick and […]

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Warwick Man Pleads Guilty to Child Porn Distribution, Faces 20 Years in Prison

The US District Courthouse in Providence, RI. By: Rob Borkowski on November 7, 2016 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI

Sami-Joe Daou, 27, of Warwick, pleaded guilty in federal court in Providence Thursday to possessing and distributing child pornography, and faces 5-20 years in federal prison at his sentencing in February.

Rovinski Pleads Guilty to Terrorism Conspiracy, Faces 22 years in Prison

By: Rob Borkowski on September 23, 2016 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI

  Boston, MA — A repentant Nicholas Rovinski, 26, of Warwick, agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy to aid the Islamic State (ISIL), and conspiracy to commit international terrorism,as part of a trio […]

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Warwick, Providence Men Detained on Drug, Conspiracy Charges in FBI, CPD Case

The US District Courthouse in Providence, RI. By: Rob Borkowski on July 29, 2016 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI

PROVIDENCE, RI — The FBI and Cranston Police Department cooperated in the arrest of two men, one from Providence and another from Warwick, on July 26 following electronic surveillance of six […]

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Felon Pleads Guilty to 2015 Illegal Firearm Possession

The US District Courthouse in Providence, RI. By: Rob Borkowski on June 7, 2016 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI

A Central Falls man pleaded guilty Monday in federal court in Providence to being a felon in possession of a firearm in 2015, when a RI State Trooper caught him with a loaded 9MM Baikal Makarov IJ-70 pistol while he was riding in a car on Rte. 95 in Warwick.

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Cranston Man Pleads Guilty to Detonating Bomb Made from Parts Bought in Warwick

The US District Courthouse in Providence, RI. By: Rob Borkowski on June 2, 2016 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI

A Cranston man has pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to detonating a pipe bomb he built from parts purchased in Warwick Oct. 18, 2015 then used it to destroy a refrigerator in a gravel pit in West Greenwich.

ATM Skimmer Pleads Guilty to Stealing $709K in CT, RI

By: Rob Borkowski on May 3, 2016 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI

Moises Morales Cano, 31, of Astoria, N.Y., pleaded guilty in federal court today to conspiracy to commit bank fraud and aggravated identity theft, admitting to his part in a scheme manipulating bank ATM machines to steal more than $709,000 from thousands of bank customers, including 125 Greenwood Credit Union account owners.

Man Pleads Guilty to Sex Trafficking in Warwick, Conspiracy to Traffic Heroin

By: Rob Borkowski on November 24, 2015 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI

Warwick, RI —Damien Beverly, 29, of Providence pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday to charges that he trafficked two women from Boston to Warwick for sex, and conspired to traffic […]

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Con-Man Gets More Than Five Years for Defrauding Greenwood Credit Union

The US District Courthouse in Providence, RI. By: Rob Borkowski on September 22, 2015 in News to You, Police News & Fire News in RI

“Career Con-Man” Michael P. Tatro, 45, was sentenced to a combined 70 months in prison for defrauding Greenwood Credit Union and Bank Rhode Island of $45,427.91, and violating his parole Friday.

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