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Parents unaware sex offender in area

Melissa Sardelli — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 20:51:27 GMT

A sex offender notification mishap has parents in one local community angered. Many residents in East Providence were unaware that a level three sex offender was living in their area.

RI sex offender sent back to prison

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:53:11 GMT

A Warwick man on probation for failing to register as a sex offender has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for propositioning two teenage girls on a beach this summer.

Suspicious man approaches Swansea boy

Nancy Krause — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 19:28:52 GMT

Swansea police are investigating after a 12-year-old boy told them a suspicious man offered him a ride to school Wednesday morning.

Sex offender busted for child porn

Nancy Krause — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 20:45:14 GMT

A Level 3 sex offender in Fall River is now facing child pornography charges after police said they found a large quantity of elicit DVDs, CDs and VHS tapes in his Rodman St. home.

RI seeks to close sex offender loophole

Fri, 22 May 2009 14:55:16 GMT

The Rhode Island House Judiciary Committee has endorsed a bill lawmakers say would close a loophole that allows sex offenders to roam free while awaiting or are challenging classification.

Convicted sex offender sentenced

Nancy Krause — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 21:07:02 GMT

A convicted sex offender is going back to prison because he failed to register as a sex offender after moving to Rhode Island from Massachusetts.

Parents outraged over sex offender

Bruce Morin — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 12:39:12 GMT

Parents in Warwick are outraged over a level-three sex offender living near schools. But police are now trying to calm their worries.

Violations in RI school cafeterias

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 20:17:38 GMT

How healthy and clean is your child's cafeteria? An exclusive investigation uncovers some disturbing things that may be served up on your children's tray.

Sex offender loophole exposed

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 19:44:21 GMT

A sexual predator is just days from getting out of prison and he'll never have to register as a sex offender.

Sex offenders on the border

Mon, 07 May 2007 23:05:00 GMT

The Target 12 Investigators go undercover. Revealing why you could be in the dark about sex offenders living nearby. The problem: sex offenders living on the border of two towns. In some cases, notification stops at the town line.

Child Watch: Cafeteria Inspections

Mon, 23 Feb 2004 22:32:00 GMT

Now an exclusive report from the Eyewitness News Investigators. How healthy and clean is your child's cafeteria? An exclusive investigation uncovers some disturbing things that may be served up on your children's tray. Investigator Susan Hogan joins us now with more.