Providence
| Recommended 
Police identify body in truck
07:42 AM EST on Saturday, January 5, 2008
PROVIDENCE — A man who was found dead, slumped behind the wheel of a Rent-A-Center truck in Olneyville, was identified by the police yesterday as Robert Webster, 61, no permanent address.
Maj. Stephen Campbell said an autopsy was performed yesterday on Webster, who he said had a medical condition, and that the police are awaiting the results. He said no foul play is suspected.
The truck was parked in a lot at 55 Hartford Ave., at the Rent-A-Center store, when the body was discovered at about 8 p.m. Thursday. The police said Webster did not have permission to be in the truck.
More Providence stories
Providence Police use high-tech method to track license plates
Providence orders Broadway Mart to remain closed
Ethics complaint filed against chair of Providence Plan Commission
Most Viewed Yesterday
Politics of religion: Kennedys and the Catholic Church
Lawyers to get $59 million from Station fire settlement
About 150 gather in Warwick for Tea Party’s first open meeting
Most active surveys
Who will win the PC-URI basketball game?
Will you skimp on Thanksgiving dinner this year? If so, where?
Would you trade Clay Buchholz and Casey Kelly for Roy Halladay?
Most e-mailed in the last 24 hours
Reader Reaction
You must be logged in to contribute. Log in | Register Now!
You are logged in as screenname | Log Out
You are logged in, but do not have a "screen" name. Create a Screen Name