Pawtucket

There are frustrations over school safety that’s taking center stage in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. However, it’s not targeting just one district. Six people were arrested this week after a fight at a high school in Central Falls. Back in January, four were arrested at Mount Pleasant High School in Providence after a fight broke out during a basketball game....

Four people are facing charges after the death of a 1-year-old child in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, NBC affiliate WJAR reported. Emergency crews responded around 10 a.m. Sunday to Arthur Street, where the child was found unresponsive. He later died at Hasbro Children’s Hospital, according to the outlet. Police said the child had significant facial bruising. Authorities did not publicly...

A fire broke out in a Pawtucket, Rhode Island, apartment building early Monday morning, according to NBC affiliate WJAR. The fire happened at about 2 a.m. at 502 Pawtucket Ave. The Pawtucket Fire Department said they received a call from a resident who was complaining about smoke. When firefighters arrived, they saw flames coming from the first floor, which was…

A 33-year-old woman was shot to death in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, on Friday night in what is believed to be a domestic incident, and a man is facing several charges. Pawtucket police tell NBC10 Boston affiliate WJAR that 34-year-old Michael J. Fernandes, of Pawtucket, has been charged in the fatal shooting of Jocelyn A. DoCouto, of Central Falls. Officers were…

A woman in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, was accused of stabbing her roommate this week over a tattoo, according to NBC affiliate WJAR. The incident happened on Lonsdale Avenue at about 8:30 p.m. Wednesday. When police arrived, officers found a woman with serious cuts to her arm, WJAR reported. She was taken to the hospital, where she underwent surgery. The suspect,…

A man in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, was shot on Monday, according to WJAR-TV. The shooting happened on School Street. The man was taken to Miriam Hospital with a gunshot injury, reported WJAR-TV. He was alert and conscious, police said. The shooting is under investigation.

A man has died after he was struck by a vehicle while walking on Interstate 95 in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, police say. Officials tell NBC10 Boston affiliate WJAR that police received a call around 7 p.m. for a person walking on I-95 north, and then received calls for a pedestrian struck in Pawtucket near Exit 41A. Rhode Island State Police…

A person was shot Friday morning, drawing a large police response in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. NBC10 Boston affiliate WJAR reports that the Pawtucket Police Department said one person was shot before 8 a.m. Friday on Moshassuck Industrial Highway. The victim drove themselves to Rhode Island Hospital, police told WJAR. There was no immediate update on their condition. The scene was…

A woman was arrested for a shooting and a road rage incident in Pawtucket, Rhode Island on Friday Night. Pawtucket Police say 36-year-old Kendra Johnson of Pawtucket was reported to police by the victim, a 32-year-old man, saying she began to chase him while driving in the city, according to WJAR. The victim say Johnson drove her vehicle into his…

A man was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly calling bomb threats to a temple. Temple Beth-El in Providence received a threatening voicemail on Tuesday, according to authorities. According to WJAR reports, 65-year-old Vincent Johnson, of Pawtucket, Rhode Island was arrested in connection to the voicemail. He was charged with disorderly conduct, bomb threat, and false reporting.

Two firefighters were injured and seven residents displaced following a large house fire in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, on Monday. Firefighters responded to the report of a fire in a home on Paisley Street around 5:20 p.m. When they arrived, flames could be seen shooting from the roof and inside the building. Fire officials told WJAR the fire started on the…

A teen who was missing in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, is safe. Pawtucket police say the 15-year-old runaway returned home Saturday. Other information wasn’t provided.

A driver was seriously hurt and their vehicle caught fire, spreading flames to a U-Haul storage building, on Interstate 95 in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, early Tuesday morning, police said. A charred pickup truck remained at the scene and clouds of smoke billowed from the building during the fire, NBC affiliate WJAR reported. The driver was rushed to Rhode Island Hospital…