Tickets and Fines: Trucks Restricted From Pawtucket River Bridge

Posted by on November 2, 2011

In 2007, the Rhode Island State Department of Transportation inspectors found that rust had compromised the strength of the Pawtucket River Bridge’s steel beams and other supports. The state imposed a 22-ton weight limit at the end of November 2007, essentially restricting large trucks from the br... Read more

RI Man Accused of Driving Drunk With Kids in Massachusetts

Posted by Law Office of John R. Grasso on November 1, 2011

ATTLEBORO, Mass.—A Rhode Island man is facing criminal driving under the influence (DUI) charges after he allegedly fell asleep at the wheel while parked in the high-speed lane of a Massachusetts highway, with a beer bottle between his legs and two young children in the car. State police said T... Read more

Child Exposure Suspect Arrested

Posted by Law Office of John R. Grasso on October 25, 2011

RICHMOND, R.I. (WPRI) - Rhode Island State Police have arrested a Richmond man accused of exposing himself to a child. Investigators tell Eyewitness News that 49-year old David Glawson also asked the female victim, with whom he is acquainted, to perform a sex act. The victim's parents reported... Read more

DUI and DWI in Rhode Island

Posted by Law Office of John R. Grasso on October 24, 2011

The nation's drinking and driving statistics reveal some alarming trends: DUIs cause more than half of the accidents in the United States that result in death. More than 25,000 people die in alcohol-related car accidents each year. After just one drink, your chances of an accident multiply b... Read more

Student Forum Sheds New Light on Domestic Violence

Posted by Law Office of John R. Grasso on October 21, 2011

At a Domestic Violence forum at the University of Rhode Island last night, Director for Violence Prevention and Advocacy Services Jennifer Longa Moio asked more than 50 students if they knew someone who has been affected by domestic violence. Nearly everyone raised their hand. In honor of domesti... Read more

RI Lawmaker Pleads Not Guilty to DUI and Drug Charges

Posted by Law Office of John R. Grasso on October 20, 2011

NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- A Rhode Island lawmaker pleaded not guilty Tuesday morning in New Haven Superior Court to driving under the influence (DUI) and drug charges stemming from an April incident. "I'm not guilty of the charges, and I intend to fight them as necessary," Rep. Robert A. Watson said as... Read more

Central Falls Man, 35, Charged in Undercover Drug Probe

Posted by on October 19, 2011

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A Central Falls man with two prior felony drug distribution convictions has been brought up on another drug distribution charge after an undercover investigation by the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Woonsocket Police Department. Eddie Torie Barr, 35, was charged with d... Read more

Two Providence Men Plead Guilty to Heroin Trafficking Plot

Posted by on October 18, 2011

"PROVIDENCE, RI (AP) -- Two Providence men have pleaded guilty in federal court to participating in a heroin trafficking plot. Federal prosecutors said Friday that police found heroin and cash when they searched the homes and cars of 23-year-old Amauris Luciano and 25-year-old Jose Muriel in Februa... Read more

Mass. Teen Charged After SUV Overturns in Providence; 5 injured

Posted by Law Office of John R. Grasso on October 17, 2011

"PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- At least five people were taken to Rhode Island Hospital after a sport-utility vehicle overturned at Eddy and Point Streets around 1:30 a.m. Friday, a Providence Police official said. Traffic Sgt. Paul Zienowicz said the operator, Dayton Deetz, 19, of Mendon, Mass., was charg... Read more

Child Pornography: Defined

Posted by Law Office of John R. Grasso on October 14, 2011

Legal definitions of child pornography generally include sexual images involving pre-pubescent and pubescent or post-pubescent minors and computer-generated images that appear to involve them. Child pornography is among the fastest growing criminal segments on the Internet. With the meteoric ri... Read more