Crime & Safety
Vandals, #34, Racing Made the News This Week
Here's our weekly look back at the news that made headlines in Johnston for the week ending June 29, 2012.
Vandals: After they changed their previous not guilty plea to no contest and admitted to driving over two town sports fields, two Johnston men were ordered to perform 20 hours' community service at those same facilities and to pay $6,500 each to repair the fields. Mayor Joseph to announced the resolution of the case.
#34: After GoLocalProv.com listed Johnston near the bottom of its Best Communities list, we asked the question:
On-Star: Johnston Police arrested a local man for stealing a car on Cape Cod after an to the incident.
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Campfires: We had a great photo gallery from last weekend's , held at Johnston Memorial Park.
Candidates: After the filing period for candidates ended Wednesday, we posted in local and state contests.
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Racing: A Johnston woman faces multiple charges afetr Johnston Police determined before her car left the roadway and crashed into parked cars at Pat's Auto Sales.
End of the Line: On Thursday, mayors from three communities gathered in Johnston to announce that beginning Aug. 28. Fire trucks won't be affected.
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