Providence Journal photo / Donita Naylor
Shortly before 7 p.m. a wrecking truck removes a dump container from the scene of the investigation at an apartment complex.
NARRAGANSETT, R.I. -- The police stretched crime tape Tuesday afternoon to close part of Caswell Street near a subsidized housing apartment complex,, and people in masks and disposable jumpsuits have been working under a blue canopy.
Chief Dean Hoxsie issued the following statement:
"The Narragansett Police Department in conjunction with the Rhode Island State Police is in the preliminary phases on an investigation on Caswell Street in Narragansett. No further information is available at this time and updates will be sent when available. This is an active scene and all available resources are being utilized."
Shortly before 7 p.m. a dump container was taken away from the scene by truck.
This entry was first posted at 4:25 p.m. and updated at 5:51 and 7:30 p.m.
Providence Journal photo / Bob Breidenbach
Police activity at the corners of Rodman and Caswell streets. Caswell Street was blocked off and a blue tent was set up in front of an apartment building where police and medical personnel were working.
At 5:54 p.m., two Rhode Island State Police K-9 units arrive at the scene.
Updated May 7, 2013 6:05 PM
State police were using the dogs to search a vacant lot next to one of the buildings on Rodman Street. According to witnesses, the incident began around 11:30 a.m. "It was 12:30," Tuesday afternoon "when an ambulance escorted by two [police] cruisers," left the scene, said Derith Lutz, a Narragansett resident.
Updated May 7, 2013 6:20 PM