MULTIPLE CHARGES On Sept. 30 at 12:51 a.m., police arrested Stephen Gorton, 46, no address listed, on charges of reckless driving, disorderly conduct, simple assault/battery and resisting arrest. Police say Gorton was arrested as a result of a motor more

MULTIPLE CHARGES On Sept. 10 at 6:05 p.m., police arrested Joseph Botelho, 41, 818 Dyer Ave., Cranston, on charges of simple assault, vandalism and disorderly conduct. Police say Botelho was … more

MULTIPLE CHARGES On Sept. 8 at 2:27 p.m., police arrested Louis Ronald Wegener, 39, 58 Roundway Drive, Coventry, on two counts of fraudulent use of credit cards, two counts of computer access for fraudulent purposes, two counts of conspiracy, and a more

To the Editor: On Monday evening, I had the opportunity to listen to Cranston Police Col. Michael Winquist outline the recently installed license plate reader program to the City Council. No one can dispute the early results of this program in helping to more

By DANIEL KITTREDGE The leader of the city's Police Department defended a new automated license plate reader, or ALPR, program during a special meeting of the City Council on Monday, saying its use has already resulted in more than two-dozen arrests and more

MULTIPLE CHARGES On Aug. 30 at 2 p.m., police arrested Christopher Rosario, 20, 17 Alma St., Providence, on two counts of computer access, five counts of larceny, six counts of fraudulent use of credit cards, one count of receiving stolen goods, and more

ASSAULT On Aug. 24 at 10:01 p.m., police arrested Ronald Sibilia, 34, 19 Woodward St., Cumberland, on charges of assault with a dangerous weapon, simple assault and battery, and disorderly conduct. Police say Sibilia was arrested as a result of a call more

MULTIPLE CHARGES On Aug. 22 at 1 a.m., police arrested Austin Sok, 25, with a last known address of 33 Algonquin St., Providence, on charges of assault and possession of heroin. Police say Sok was arrested as a result of a disturbance on Riverside more

DOMESTIC CHARGES On Aug. 9 at 2:11 p.m., police arrested Rafael Perez, 37, 19 Blaisdell St., Cranston, on charges of domestic simple assault, domestic failure to relinquish a telephone and domestic disorderly conduct. On Aug. 12 at 10:47 p.m., police more

By DANIEL KITTREDGE A series of shootings and other violent incidents - including a situation last week in which a woman was dragged from her car and beaten as her 8-year-old child looked on - have raised new questions and concerns over the safety of more

MULTIPLE CHARGES On July 26 at 3:15 a.m., police arrested Joseph Garry, 21, 128 Salem Ave., Cranston, on charges of domestic vandalism, domestic simple assault, violation of a protective order, assault with a deadly weapon, and domestic kidnapping. more

CHILD NEGLECT On July 19 at 6 p.m., police arrested Jacqueline Ciccone, 36, 173 Westcott Ave., Cranston, on a charge of child neglect. Police say Ciccone was arrested as a result of an investigation on Westcott Avenue. DOMESTIC CHARGES On July 15 at more