Federal charges of any kind are quite serious, including white collar crimes. Rhode Island readers may underestimate the serious nature of white collar crimes, assuming that the penalties will be less because no one got hurt or the persons responsible turned themselves in. In reality, conviction of any type of federal crime is serious, no matter what.
Drunk driver allegedly crashes into DUI cruiser
A Rhode Island man allegedly crashed into a police cruiser that was patrolling for drunk drivers. According to Turnto10.com, the Smithfield officer was part of Operation Rhode Island Blue Riptide, a group of law enforcement agencies working to decrease the number of drunk driving instances in the state.
