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Convicted killer of Boston police officer pleads not guilty to alleged robbery of a woman in R.I., officials say

Joshua McCullough, 60, of Warwick, R.I., was held without bail Wednesday after pleading not guilty to violently robbing a woman outside a Rhode Island bank in March, officials said

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HEALTH

Johnson & Johnson settlement includes $14.5m for Mass., $6m for N.H., nearly $7m for R.I.

The awards are part of a $700 million nationwide settlement over the company’s talcum powder products.
RI POLITICS

Long-awaited R.I. police reform heads to governor’s desk

Some advocates argued the bill doesn’t go far enough to punish police officers who use deadly force.
COURTS

Roger Williams University Law professor to lead region’s federal public defender office

Tara I. Allen has been focused on criminal defense litigation and education for the majority of her 25-year career.

R.I. House Judiciary to vote on bill to offer immunity to sex workers
Sponsored by Providence Representative Edith Ajello and lobbied for by an out-of-state nonprofit group called Decriminalize Sex Work, the bill is intended to help sex workers report crimes without fear of being charged.

CRIME
30 guns stolen from Warwick, R.I., shop, police say
Police are investigating a smash-and-grab heist of at least 30 handguns that left a gaping hole in the entrance area of a Warwick gun shop early Thursday morning.

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RI CRIME

R.I. neo-Nazi member accused of possessing child pornography

Stephen Thomas Farrea, of Warwick, is a member of the Nationalist Social Club-131 also known as NSC-131.

Providence zoo seeks return of two runaway exotic birds

The runaway Blue-Throated Piping Guans, a father-and-son duo named Monster and Chip, were last seen Tuesday within a few miles of their enclosure, zoo authorities said.

POLITICS

Senate Judiciary Committee supports Medeiros as R.I.’s new child advocate

Acting Child Advocate Katelyn Medeiros is widely praised by Senate Judiciary Committee, which forwarded her nomination to the full Senate Thursday.

RI CRIME

Former athlete sues North Kingstown, alleging coach’s ‘naked fat tests’ violated students’ civil rights

A new lawsuit filed by a former North Kingstown student and his parents alleges negligence in allowing Aaron Thomas to conduct his naked fat tests.

CRIME

Rhode Island to remove residents from St. Mary’s Home for Children ‘as soon as possible’

Officials are calling an urgent meeting Thursday with foster care agencies and other groups to determine new placements for children currently living in the state-run facility.

RI CRIME

Seven Providence postal workers charged in mail theft ring

“This group worked as a well-organized unit,” said US Attorney Zachary A. Cunha.

RI NEWS

‘Appalling failure’: Investigation finds R.I. has ‘routinely’ segregated children with disabilities by institutionalizing them

Rhode Island has repeatedly violated federal disability laws by over-hospitalizing children in state care who have behavioral disabilities, said US Attorney Zachary Cunha on Monday.

Providence man pleads guilty to role in fentanyl trafficking ring

The drug-trafficking organization manufactured and sold counterfeit prescription pills laced with fentanyl to customers in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York, Texas, and North and South Carolina, officials said.