Crime & Safety

Wanted Man From URI Library No Threat

According to a release from the university, the man reported to police on Tuesday and he is not a threat to himself or others.

Release courtesy of the University of Rhode Island.

The individual who was the subject of a photo distributed to the campus community on Monday, April 8 voluntarily went to the URI Police Department on Tuesday afternoon.

He identified himself as the man shown in images taken Friday, April 5, from the Kingston URI Library video. He is not a URI student.

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Witnesses had reported on Friday evening hearing the individual talking on the phone and in distress. He apologized to police for causing any concern in the community.

Police do not believe he had any connection to the Chafee Social Science Center incident on Thursday, April 4.

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No criminal charges are being filed against him.

The man told police his girlfriend saw his picture on the website, and he came to the Kingston campus police station to clear up the matter. He told police he is a writer and went to the library Friday to work on a new book.

URI Police said he is not a danger to himself or others.


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