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« Coventry police probing report of gem theft | Today | Two $10,000 PowerBall winners sold in R.I. » April 6, 2006Blackstone water chief details water contaminationBLACKSTONE, Mass. -- Pranksters who tampered with the water supply last week urinated into a holding tank, officials say, though the water has since been deemed safe to drink. Shane Moody, water and sewer superintendent for the town, said that teenagers accused in the incident also threw a road flare into the tank. Moody would not comment on how he knew the information, just that the tank was taken off line shortly after the town learned of the break-in and the water has since been tested and is safe to drink. Calls to the Blackstone Police Department today have not been returned. -- Journal staff writer Talia Buford Last Tuesday, police arrested two 15-year-old boys and charged them with trespassing, malicious destruction of property, polluting a water supply and tampering with a public water supply. The boys were arraigned in Juvenile Court in Worcester. A 15-year-old girl was also expected to face a trespassing charge last week. Rhode Island and Massachusetts customers of the Blackstone water system were initially told to avoid all contact with their tap water after a security breach at the department's Bellingham Avenue facility was discovered early last Tuesday. -- Journal staff writer Talia Buford Posted by Kate Bramson CommentsPost a commentPlease be civil. Vicious comments, personal attacks and profanity won't be published. Name and email are required; email address will not publish. |
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