Crime & Safety
URI Student: I Was Wrongly Arrested at Off-Campus Rager
Eighteen students were arrested in what one official called a "riot" on Greene Lane.
One of 18 University of Rhode Island students arrested at a huge off-campus party on Greene Lane Saturday claimed police made a mistake.
The student, who was not identified, told NBC 10 police "began approaching many students, myself included, who were just standing with friends enjoying themselves."
More than 1,000 students reportedly attended the party. Some threw beer bottles at each other, while one person ripped out a mailbox and tossed it in the air.
Narragansett Town Manager Pamela Nolan called the party a "riot."
URI Dean of Student Affairs Thomas Dougan said it was "intolerable."
"We're going to take action against individuals who we're able to identify who violating policy or laws," he told WHDH/7News.
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