Assault at CRANSTON ST AND MESSER ST on 10/04/2025 12:04 AM

Type: Assault

Date: 10/04/2025 12:04 AM

Description: Shooting/Stabbing. PPD o/s with 2 victims stabbed, 2nd rescue to expedite

Address: CRANSTON ST AND MESSER ST, Providence, RI

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Area Missing Persons

Name

Charlotte Lester

Missing Age

Est. Current Age

Last Seen

Warwick, RI on 05/16/2022

Physical Description

Race: White Ethnicity: Caucasian Gender: Female Hair: Brown Eyes: Brown Height: 5'5" - 5'7" Weight: 128 - 135 lbs

Case Number

MP91714

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Area Cold Cases

Name

Jocelyn McCready

Age

Cause of Death

Ligature/Strangulation

Info

On March 12, 1995, the victim’s body was discovered wrapped in a tarp in the roadway on Grand Ave in Pawtucket. The victim had been beaten and strangled. She was 4 ½ months pregnant at the time of her death. Anyone with information regarding this case is encouraged to contact the Pawtucket Police Department at (401) 727-9100.

Agency

Pawtucket Police Department

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