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Cranston, R.I., public schools dean charged with drunken driving – The Boston Globe
PROVIDENCE – A dean of students for public schools in Cranston, R.I., was arrested on the suspicion of drunken driving after police allegedly found him passed out behind the wheel of a Volvo SUV and stopped at an intersection early on Monday morning, according to authorities.
Vincent L. Turchetta, Jr., 61, was charged with driving under the influence and with refusal to submit a chemical test, Cranston police wrote in a report.
Court records show Turchetta was released on personal recognizance later on Monday. An arraignment is scheduled for April 8.
Turchetta did not immediately return a request for comment on Tuesday.
Jennifer Cowart, a spokesperson for Cranston Public Schools, confirmed in an email that Turchetta is a district employee.
“Cranston Public Schools administration is aware of the incident regarding Vincent Turchetta,” the district’s leadership team said in a statement. “This is a personnel matter and therefore, the district has no further comment.”
According to a police report, authorities responded to a 911 call around 12:44 a.m. reporting a man passed out behind the wheel of a vehicle at the intersection of Park and Reservoir avenues.
Responding officers found a gray, Volvo SUV stopped in the westbound left turn lane, as well as two other vehicles behind it attempting to turn left onto Reservoir Avenue while beeping their horns.
In body camera video footage obtained by the Globe, an officer can be seen knocking on the driver’s side window of the vehicle several times. When the man – who later identified himself on video as Turchetta – responds, the officer tells him to take his foot off the brake, put the vehicle in park, and turn off the engine.
“While I was briefly inside of the cabin of the vehicle, I could smell an odor of an alcoholic beverage,” Officer Nicholas Snowling wrote in the report.
Turchetta told police he was heading home after going to a house party in Warwick and that he had three beers, the video shows.
When asked why he was stopped at the intersection, Turchetta told police, “I don’t know, man. I was just trying to get home,” the video shows.
Snowling wrote that while he was speaking to Turchetta, he could “smell a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage emanating from his breath, along with mumbled speech and blood shot water[y] eyes.”
According to police, Turchetta declined to take field sobriety tests, at which point officers told him he was under arrest for suspicion of driving under the influence.
According to a 2021 report from The Cranston Herald, Turchetta previously served on the Cranston School Committee.
He resigned from the Ward 4 seat that year, telling the Herald it was “a good time to take a break” and citing scheduling issues, as he was teaching at the Community College of Rhode Island and at Coventry High School at the time.
Christopher Gavin can be reached at christopher.gavin@globe.com.
CUMBERLAND, R.I. (WPRI) – Police in Cumberland are investigating what officials are classifying at this time as a suspicious death.
Investigators have been on the scene at 46 E Barrow St. all day, with detectives in and out of the home.
The Rhode Island State Police sent their mobile crime lab to the scene. The entire house is taped off.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates as we work to gather more information.
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Super Saturday has arrived.
Today is the busiest day of the 2026 RIIL spring sports schedule, with championships being play at Rhode Island College and Brown University. Baseball, softball, lacrosse, volleyball and track and field athletes will all be chasing gold.
It’s a lot of keep track of, so here’s a handy schedule of the day’s events to keep your head from spinning.
High School Schedule – June 6
⚾BASEBALL – State Championship Game 2
No. 1 Hendricken vs. No. 3 East Providence at Rhode Island College, 12 p.m.
⚾BASEBALL – D-II Championship Game 1
No. 2 West Warwick vs. No. 1 East Greenwich at Rhode Island College, 4 p.m.
🥎SOFTBALL – D-I Championship Game
No. 2 Chariho vs. No. 1 La Salle at Rhode Island College, 5:30 p.m.
🥎SOFTBALL – D-II Championship
No. 7 Ponaganset vs. No. 1 Lincoln at Rhode Island College, 7:30 p.m.
🥍BOYS LACROSSE – State Championship
No. 1 La Salle vs. No. 2 Moses Brown at Brown University, 11 a.m.
🥍BOYS LACROSSE – D-II Championship
No. 1 Westerly vs. No. 3 Portsmouth at Brown University, 1:30 p.m.
🥍BOYS LACROSSE – D-III Championship
No. 1 Mt. Hope vs. No. 3 Lincoln at Brown University, 4 p.m.
🥍BOYS LACROSSE – D-IV Championship
No. 1 Scituate vs. No. 2 Rogers at Brown University, 6 p.m.
🏃Track and Field
RIIL Boys State Championship Meet at Brown University, 11 a.m.
RIIL Girls State Championship Meet at Brown University, 11 a.m.
🏐BOYS VOLLEYBALL – State Championship
No. 1 La Salle vs. No. 2 Hendricken, 5 p.m.
🏐BOYS VOLLEYBALL – D-II Championship
No. 1 West Warwick vs. No. 2 Westerly at Rhode Island College, 2:30 p.m.
🏐BOYS VOLLEYBALL – D-III Championship
No. 1 Mt. Hope vs. No. 3 Exeter-West Greenwich, 12 p.m.
The Rhode Island Lottery offers multiple draw games for those aiming to win big.
Here’s a look at June 5, 2026, results for each game:
Winning Mega Millions numbers from June 5 drawing
13-30-50-52-66, Mega Ball: 02
Check Mega Millions payouts and previous drawings here.
Winning Numbers numbers from June 5 drawing
Midday: 5-3-4-8
Evening: 6-7-9-7
Check Numbers payouts and previous drawings here.
Winning Wild Money numbers from June 5 drawing
01-06-07-12-32, Extra: 05
Check Wild Money payouts and previous drawings here.
Winning Millionaire for Life numbers from June 5 drawing
06-38-51-54-55, Bonus: 05
Check Millionaire for Life payouts and previous drawings here.
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Are you a winner? Here’s how to claim your prize
- Prizes less than $600 can be claimed at any Rhode Island Lottery Retailer. Prizes of $600 and above must be claimed at Lottery Headquarters, 1425 Pontiac Ave., Cranston, Rhode Island 02920.
- Mega Millions and Powerball jackpot winners can decide on cash or annuity payment within 60 days after becoming entitled to the prize. The annuitized prize shall be paid in 30 graduated annual installments.
- Winners of the Millionaire for Life top prize of $1,000,000 a year for life and second prize of $100,000 a year for life can decide to collect the prize for a minimum of 20 years or take a lump sum cash payment.
When are the Rhode Island Lottery drawings held?
- Powerball: 10:59 p.m. ET on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday.
- Mega Millions: 11:00 p.m. ET on Tuesday and Friday.
- Lucky for Life: 10:30 p.m. ET daily.
- Millionaire for Life: 11:15 p.m. ET daily.
- Numbers (Midday): 1:30 p.m. ET daily.
- Numbers (Evening): 7:29 p.m. ET daily.
- Wild Money: 7:29 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
This results page was generated automatically using information from TinBu and a template written and reviewed by a Rhode Island editor. You can send feedback using this form.
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