Rhode Island
RI fire departments preparing for busy beach weekend
NARRAGANSETT, R.I. (WPRI) — Local fire departments are getting ready for one of their busiest periods for surf rescues now that beaches are closed for the season.
The season ended on Labor Day, which means no lifeguards at state beaches. The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management said it’s because of the annual back-to-school exodus of young people who make up DEM’s seasonal workforce.
Signs are posted at the beaches warning people they are swimming at their own risk, but the Narragansett Fire Department says they’re ready to answer the call if something goes wrong.
Most people at Narragansett Town Beach Friday aren’t too worried about safety ahead of the weekend.
“I’d say just common sense. You know, use your head,” Lisa Ryan from Wakefield said.
Life rings with a floatie and rope are set up along the Narragansett coastline in case of an emergency. If opened, it will notify the fire department, which has trained its crew on surfer rescues and has two jet skis with rescue boards ready to go.
Still, Captain Charles Lacoste asks people to take precautions.
“Don’t swim alone. If possible, have somebody on shore who can contact emergency services, if necessary,” Lacoste said.
The Narragansett Fire Department is also urging people to stay hydrated this weekend as they have gotten more medical calls at the beach about dehydration than actual rescues.
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Rhode Island
Public, Massachusetts and Rhode Island organizations combine to capture 3 abandoned dogs, charge owners
Teamwork has resulted in an arrest after dogs were reportedly left abandoned.
According to police, three dogs were safe thanks to Missing Dogs Massachusetts, West Greenwich Animal Control and Coventry Police Department, RI Animal Control earlier this month.
Police asked the public for help in identifying the owner of the dogs.
On Friday, West Greenwich Police announced that an arrest was made for Animal Abandonment and thanked the public for their help in solving the case.
Authorities did not release the name(s) of the suspect.
An 18-year-old Rhode Island man was killed in a crash in Trumbull on Friday night.
State police said a BMW X5 driven by an 18-year-old Cranston, Rhode Island man sideswiped a BMW X1 driven by a 61-year-old Braintree, Vermont man on Route 25 South near exit 9 in Trumbull around 11 p.m.
After the initial collision, the BMW X5 spun out of control, went into the median, rolled over and hit several trees, according to state police.
Timothy Campbell, 18, of Cumberland, Rhode Island, was in the back seat and died at the scene, state police said.
The driver and two other passengers in the car were injured and taken to a hospital. Police said their injuries are not life-threatening.
No one in the other car was injured.
Route 25 South was closed for several hours as police investigated.
The Collision Analysis & Reconstruction Squad is assisting with the investigation.
Anyone who saw the collision or has dash camera video is asked to call Troop G at (203) 696-2500.
PROVIDENCE — Rhode Island State Police arrested a Providence woman early Tuesday on a drug possession charge following a traffic stop in the city.
Alisia M. Cabral, 49, was taken into custody at 1:13 a.m. after troopers pulled over a vehicle on Union Avenue, according to a statement from the Rhode Island State Police.
Cabral was charged with possession of less than 10 grams of fentanyl, a Schedule I-V controlled substance.
Authorities transported Cabral to the Lincoln Woods Barracks for processing.
She was later arraigned by a justice of the peace and released with a notice to appear in Sixth Division District Court.
The Rhode Island State Police did not provide further details about the circumstances leading to the traffic stop or arrest.
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