Crime & Safety
Smithfield Case Makes "RI's Most Wanted"
Police are seeking two suspects in connection with a stolen truck that was later used to steal a snow plow.
A Smithfield Police Department case of two suspects who stole a truck, then used it to steal a snow plow, has been listed on the Rhode Island Most Wanted website.
The site, managed by the Rhode Island State Police, includes a description of the Nov. 23 incident and photos of the vehicle that one of the suspects was driving.
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According to the report, two as-yet unidentified suspects stole a truck from Lamar & Sons, a heating and air conditioning business at 19 Commerce St., at about 7 pm last Friday night.
Police suspect that the two used the truck to steal the plow from another local business before abandoning the truck in Providence.
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Surveillance cameras caught one of the suspects walking through a parking lot, and recorded the suspected accomplice's vehicle, which police identified as a grey or silver ford Expedition EL, the longer-wheelbase model of the truck.
Anyone with information is asked to call Smithfield Police Det. Christopher J. Taylor at (401) 231-2500, ext. 124. The local department has assigned case number 12-1164-OF to the incident.
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