By Donita Naylor
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North Kingstown police
Joseph Howell, 27.
NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. -- A North Kingstown man, 27, was charged Thursday in the vandalism Monday during which Davisville Middle School security cameras caught an image of an intruder carrying bolt cutters and wearing a white face mask, a police news release said Thursday.
An investigation by police detectives led to the arrest of Joseph Howell of 116 West Allenton Rd. He was charged with a felony count of breaking and entering in the nighttime with felonious intent.
Lt. Christopher Emerson, detective commander, said the act was random, not targeting the school, students or staff.
Howell was given a felony screening date of June 18.