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Sunday, May 12, 2013

Upcoming Court Cases: May 12, 2013

A look ahead at some court cases with local interest.

Unless otherwise noted, files at Washington County Superior Court contain the information about the following court cases. You can review them at the McGrath Judicial Complex. The following chart is a list of cases we’re monitoring, either because they involve people from a Patch town, or because they involve a police department from a Patch town. Generally, we remove a case from the list if there is no new court date scheduled after a month, or if the case has been resolved - either a dismissal, a plea or a trial.  If we’re missing a case you’re interested in knowing about, feel free to leave a comment or to send Local Editor Stephen Greenwell a message at Stephen.greenwell@patch.com. We typically write up the summaries once a case has …

Sunday, May 5, 2013

Upcoming Court Cases: May 5, 2013

A look ahead at some court cases with local interest.

Unless otherwise noted, files at Washington County Superior Court contain the information about the following court cases. You can review them at the McGrath Judicial Complex. The following chart is a list of cases we’re monitoring, either because they involve people from a Patch town, or because they involve a police department from a Patch town. Generally, we remove a case from the list if there is no new court date scheduled after a month, or if the case has been resolved - either a dismissal, a plea or a trial.  If we’re missing a case you’re interested in knowing about, feel free to leave a comment or to send Local Editor Stephen Greenwell a message at Stephen.greenwell@patch.com. We typically write up the summaries once a case has …

Monday, April 29, 2013

Upcoming Court Cases: April 29, 2013

A look ahead at some court cases with local interest.

Unless otherwise noted, files at Washington County Superior Court contain the information about the following court cases. You can review them at the McGrath Judicial Complex. The following chart is a list of cases we’re monitoring, either because they involve people from a Patch town, or because they involve a police department from a Patch town. Generally, we remove a case from the list if there is no new court date scheduled after a month, or if the case has been resolved - either a dismissal, a plea or a trial.  If we’re missing a case you’re interested in knowing about, feel free to leave a comment or to send Local Editor Stephen Greenwell a message at Stephen.greenwell@patch.com. We typically write up the summaries once a case has …

Sunday, April 21, 2013

Upcoming Court Cases: April 21, 2013

A look ahead at some court cases with local interest.

Unless otherwise noted, files at Washington County Superior Court contain the information about the following court cases. You can review them at the McGrath Judicial Complex. The following chart is a list of cases we’re monitoring, either because they involve people from a Patch town, or because they involve a police department from a Patch town. Generally, we remove a case from the list if there is no new court date scheduled after a month, or if the case has been resolved - either a dismissal, a plea or a trial.  If we’re missing a case you’re interested in knowing about, feel free to leave a comment or to send Local Editor Stephen Greenwell a message at Stephen.greenwell@patch.com. We typically write up the summaries once a case has …

Sunday, April 14, 2013

Upcoming Court Cases: April 14, 2013

A look ahead at some court cases with local interest.

Unless otherwise noted, files at Washington County Superior Court contain the information about the following court cases. You can review them at the McGrath Judicial Complex. The following chart is a list of cases we’re monitoring, either because they involve people from a Patch town, or because they involve a police department from a Patch town. Generally, we remove a case from the list if there is no new court date scheduled after a month, or if the case has been resolved - either a dismissal, a plea or a trial.  If we’re missing a case you’re interested in knowing about, feel free to leave a comment or to send Local Editor Stephen Greenwell a message at Stephen.greenwell@patch.com. We typically write up the summaries once a case has …

Wednesday, April 3, 2013

Drug Case Filed Against Narragansett Man

Felony drug charges are downgraded to misdemeanors in return for a not guilty filing against Leonard Brandon, 22.

Unless otherwise noted, files at Washington County Superior Court contain the information about the following court cases. You can review them at the McGrath Judicial Complex. A not guilty filing to a Narragansett police charge of possession of marijuana against Leonard Brandon, 22, of 26 Thayer Ave., Narragansett, was accepted on Feb. 19 at Washington County Superior Court. The charge will be filed for one year. In return for his plea, an additional charge of felony drug possession was dismissed. According to court files, Brandon was rejected as a candidate for diversion. According to Narragansett police reports included in court files, an officer made a traffic stop on Brandon’s car after clocking it at 45 miles per hour in a 25 mile per…

Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Felony Charge Dismissed for $60 Restitution

According to court files, a felony charge is dismissed against Sarah Loranger, 32, after she makes a $60 restitution payment.

Unless otherwise noted, files at Washington County Superior Court contain the information about the following court cases. You can review them at the McGrath Judicial Complex. A Narragansett police felony charge of obtaining money under false pretenses against Sarah Loranger, 32, of 3 Bill Sweet Way, Narragansett, was dismissed on Feb. 4. According to court files at Washington County Superior Court, the charge was dismissed in return for Loranger paying $60 back to the victim, a 70-year-old Narragansett woman. According to Narragansett police reports included in court files, in January 2012 Loranger was accused by the woman of improperly using her debit card at several area banks. Loranger allegedly told the police that the woman had given…

Vanilla Bean Thief Pleads to Charge

Police catch Joseph Bianco, 24, for a robbery at the Vanilla Bean after his apartment burns down in Narragansett.

Unless otherwise noted, files at Washington County Superior Court contain the information about the following court cases. You can review them at the McGrath Judicial Complex. Joseph Bianco, 24, now of 2015 Birch St., Scotch Plains, NJ, and formerly of 56 Meadowrue Trail, Narragansett, and 108 Boon St., Narragansett, pleaded no contest on March 19 to a South Kingstown police charge of breaking and entering into the Vanilla Bean in August 2011. Bianco was ordered to pay $450 in assessments, and a deferred sentence was imposed. According to South Kingstown police reports included in court files, in August 2011 someone broke into the Vanilla Bean while it was closed. While no money was taken, police said some of the ice cream was eaten, and …

Jack Allen

12:47 am on Tuesday, April 9, 2013

I guess I must be hallucinating. I have memories of seeing fire dept. personel (routinely) saving pets from fires and from falls through thin ice on news segments. 'Most agencies'? Nah, in this case, it seems little or no effort was made. It's odd that 'an animal' ,lets say a police dog,would not hesitate to risk IT'S life to protect it's human master,yet humans could stand by as a dog burns to …   more ›

Monday, April 1, 2013

Upcoming Court Cases: April 1, 2013

A look ahead at some court cases with local interest.

Unless otherwise noted, files at Washington County Superior Court contain the information about the following court cases. You can review them at the McGrath Judicial Complex. The following chart is a list of cases we’re monitoring, either because they involve people from a Patch town, or because they involve a police department from a Patch town. Generally, we remove a case from the list if there is no new court date scheduled after a month, or if the case has been resolved - either a dismissal, a plea or a trial.  If we’re missing a case you’re interested in knowing about, feel free to leave a comment or to send Local Editor Stephen Greenwell a message at Stephen.greenwell@patch.com. We typically write up the summaries once a case has …

Saturday, March 30, 2013

Woman Pleads to Swiping Gansett Wedding Ring

Cheri Joslin, 36, is ordered to pay about $8,200 in restitution for stolen jewelry from a Narragansett home.

Unless otherwise noted, files at Washington County Superior Court contain the information about the following court cases. You can review them at the McGrath Judicial Complex. Cheri Joslin, 36, of 22 Fiume St., West Warwick, pleaded no contest on Jan. 30 to a Narragansett police felony charge of larceny. Joslin was ordered to pay $8,200 in restitution and $450 in assessments, and to serve three years probation and a three-year suspended sentence. Based on online records, Joslin also pleaded on Jan. 30 to a Cranston police felony charge of attempting breaking and entering. She was ordered to serve two years of probation and a two-year suspended sentence, which would run concurrent with the plea to her Narragansett charge. According to …

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