Wanted Sex Offender Caught in Providence

Robert Doyle, 48, wanted by Cranston Police for failing to register as a sex offender, is in custody after officers on routine checks of other offenders spotted him in Providence.

A sex offender wanted by Cranston Police for his ninth failing to register as a sex offender offense was captured in Providence yesterday. Providence Police said they were out checking on other sex offenders when one of the officers recognized Robert Doyle, 48, who was arrested after a struggle. Doyle was listed as one of Rhode Island's Most Wanted after he failed to report an address change. His last address was Harrington Hall in Cranston — a shelter for homeless men and often where offenders frequently end up upon release from prison, which was the case for Doyle, who has been in and out of the Adult Correctional Institutions numerous times since his initial release. Doyle pleaded no contest to second degree sexual assault on a boy in …

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Suzanne Arena

4:04 pm on Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Harrington Hall - Update and ALARMING - Another WANTED S.O. ~This is truly unacceptable! FEB 2012 I posted on my FaceBook that there was 2 WANTED Sex Offenders, one Level II and one Level III (1. Douglas White - Victim was a 13 year old female unknown to White; and 2. PALAEZ: 2nd Degree Sexual assault. Victims were 18 and 22 year old females unknown to offender. Also; Failure to Register. ). …   more ›

Police: Sex Offender Failed to Register 9 Times

Robert Doyle failed to notify authorities of an address change.

Cranston Police are looking for Robert Doyle, a level 1 sex offender, who failed to notify police of a change of address. He was last seen on April 12 at his previous address — Harrington Hall Shelter at 30 Howard Ave. He was born in 1963. Doyle may be staying "in an unidentified wooded area," according to the Rhode Island Most Wanted website. If you have any information, contact Cranston Police at 401-942-2211. Doyle previously lived on Cranston Street in Providence as well as Massachusetts. Doyle pleaded no contest to a charge of second degree sexual assault in 2006. He was initially charged in 2003. This is the ninth time Doyle has been charged as failing to register an address change as a sex offender.

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Mark Schieldrop

1:11 pm on Friday, May 4, 2012

Angela - we have police beat from the past week-and-a-half due to be posted soon. Please note that we don't get every single incident or arrest report from CPD. Some things are held due to juveniles being involved or the incident is part of a larger investigation police don't want to make public right away. As far as what happened at the Price Rite, I can look into that. I don't know what …   more ›

Police Still Looking for Sex Offender

Cranston Police are looking for Douglas White, 34, who hasn't been seen since January. He is wanted for failing to register his current address as a sex offender.

Have you seen Douglas White? He's a level III sex offender who is wanted by Cranston Police for failing to register his current address. His last known address was the Harrington Hall shelter at 10 Howard Ave. Police say white is a black male with brown eyes standing about 5 feet 11 inches tall and weighing 170 pounds. He was convicted of the sexual assault of a 13-year-old female unknown to him. He is due to appear in court to answer to the charge on May 15. If you have any information regarding White, contact the Cranston Police Department.

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Sex Offender Wanted by CPD Arrested in NY for Groping Teenage Girls

Police say Danis Pelaez groped several teenage girls in Inwood, N.Y., March 22. He was wanted by Cranston Police for failing to report an address change as a sex offender.

A sex offender wanted by Cranston Police was arrested in New York after allegedly groping several teens in a two-hour period. Police said Danis Pelaez was charged with forcible touching and "acting in a manner injurious to a child" in connection with incidents on March 22, during which he allegedly groped four teenage girls in Inwood. Police said he walked up to the girls, aged 13 to 18, and told them they were pretty or sexy and grabbed them by the buttox, thigs or waists. The incidents happened over a two-hour period. Pelaez, 35, was a resident at Harrington Hall and was wanted by Cranston Police for failing to report an address change as a sex offender.

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Police Searching for Sex Offender

Cranston Police are looking for Danis Pelaez, 35, for failing to notify authorities about an address change.

Letter: Sex Offender Laws Ignore Future Victims

Shana Rowan responds to a letter to the editor recently by Suzanne Arena.

To the editor, Hopefully you have seen some of the comments that were posted beneath the letter to the editor entitled "Sex Offender Awareness Needs to Improve" by Suzanne Arena. I am one of the commenters and felt compelled to write a letter  in the hopes that it will be published and receive the same consideration and attention that Ms. Arena brought to the issue. Ms. Arena is right about one thing: awareness is important. Sexual assault of children and adults is absolutely something that not just Cranston, but the entire country needs to manage better. It's clear by the steady yearly increase of registered sex offenders - nearing 750,000 at the end of 2011 - that despite constant, stricter sex crime legislation, sex crimes continue at …

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Letter: Sex Offender Awareness Needs to Improve

Suzanne Arena writes a letter to the editor.

I just got a breaking news story media alert "Police Searching for Bank Robber" last month! It is frustrating to know a WANTED Sex Offender Level III (worst level), is missing from Harrington Hall is not going to be put into a breaking news story anywhere.  As a member of Keep Cranston Safe, which was created by Tricia Gilmore, I have worked along with many others to be vigilant on keeping the allowed number of Homeless SEX OFFENDERS ("S.O.") down at Harrington Hall. There is a HUGE problem with this situation of Sex Offender Notification which we continually work on. Why just a month ago there was a Level III WANTED Sex Offender who was listed at Harrington Hall housing in Cranston and YOU never heard about it! Shocking to many of you (…

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