• latter requiring being sent to trial in England, and the rest being punishable by imprisonment. "Rhode Island Crime Rates 1960 to 2019". "Facts about capital...
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  • which makes the buying and selling of sexual services a crime. Prostitution was legal in Rhode Island between 1980 and 2009 because there was no specific...
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    Bonded Vault heist (category Crime in Rhode Island)
    vault inside Hudson Fur Storage in Providence, Rhode Island. It served as the unofficial "bank" used by the Patriarca crime family and associates. The stolen...
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  • The Rhode Island banking crisis took place in the early 1990s, when approximately a third of the US state of Rhode Island's population lost access to...
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  • Mafia crime family operating in New England. The family consists of two distinct factions, one based in Providence, Rhode Island, and the other in Boston...
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    of the U.S. state of Rhode Island. The county seat of Providence County, it is one of the oldest cities in New England, founded in 1636 by Roger Williams...
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    Craig Price (murderer) (category Crime in Rhode Island)
    who committed his crimes in Warwick, Rhode Island between the ages of 13 and 15. He was arrested in 1989 for four murders committed in his neighborhood:...
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  • Rhode Island was one of the earliest states in the United States to abolish capital punishment, having abolished it for all crimes in 1852. The death...
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    Rhode Island (/ˌroʊd-/ , pronounced "road") is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Connecticut to its west;...
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    Bristol is a town in Bristol County, Rhode Island, United States, as well as the county seat. The population of Bristol was 22,493 at the 2020 census...
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    Cannabis in Rhode Island Capital punishment in Rhode Island Constitution of Rhode Island Crime in Rhode Island Gun laws in Rhode Island Law enforcement in Rhode...
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  • Raymond L. S. Patriarca (category Burials in Rhode Island)
    was an American mobster from Providence, Rhode Island, who became the long-time boss of the Patriarca crime family, whose control extended throughout...
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    Rhode Island State Police (RISP) is an agency of the US state of Rhode Island responsible for statewide law enforcement and regulation, especially in...
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    Rhode Island is one of the five general state officers directly elected by the voters and serves as the custodian of state funds for the Rhode Island...
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    Barrington is a suburban, residential town in Bristol County, Rhode Island, United States, approximately 7 miles (11 km) southeast of Providence. As of...
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    lawyer and politician from Jamestown, Rhode Island who currently serves as the attorney general of Rhode Island. He previously served as the United States...
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    Christian Schools in Providence, Rhode Island. It was founded by the Christian Brothers in 1871. the Academy currently enrolls 1,478 students in the sixth through...
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    from Rhode Island, a seat he was first elected to in 1996. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the U.S. representative for Rhode Island's 2nd congressional...
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    the Rhode Island College of Pharmacy and Allied Sciences in Providence, Rhode Island, the College relocated to the University of Rhode Island in Kingston...
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    Federal Hill is a neighborhood in Providence, Rhode Island. It lies immediately west of the city's Downtown, across Interstate 95. Since the late 19th...
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    transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people in the U.S. state of Rhode Island have the same legal rights as non-LGBTQ people. Rhode Island established two types of major...
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    The Rhode Island Department of Health is a state government agency located in Providence, Rhode Island. The interim Director of the Department of Health...
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  • Raymond Patriarca Jr. (category Criminals from Rhode Island)
    Providence, Rhode Island, son of mob boss Raymond L. S. Patriarca, after whom the Patriarca crime family was named. The crime family has a faction in Providence...
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  • Esteban Carpio (category Criminals from Rhode Island)
    killing a detective during an interrogation at a Providence, Rhode Island police station in 2005. On April 17, 2005, Carpio was being questioned by Providence...
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  • The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Providence, Rhode Island, United States. 1635 – Great Colonial Hurricane of 1635 1636 – Providence...
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  • Lynch (born February 4, 1965, Providence, Rhode Island) is an American lawyer who served as Rhode Island's 72nd Attorney General. He oversaw the investigation...
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    Luigi Manocchio (category People from Providence, Rhode Island)
    an American mobster from Providence, Rhode Island. He is the former boss of the New England-based Patriarca crime family, which is part of the American...
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  • 1970), also known as The Rhode Island Ripper, is an American serial killer who murdered three prostitutes in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, between 2003 and 2004...
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  • Murder in Rhode Island law constitutes the intentional killing, under circumstances defined by law, of people within or under the jurisdiction of the...
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    Elections are held in Providence, Rhode Island to elect the city's mayor. Such elections are regularly scheduled to be held in United States midterm election...
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