Footprints in the SNOW: Why I LOVE Rhode Island

West Warwick police track footprints in snow to robbery suspects

By Donita Naylor
Journal Staff Writer
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Posted Feb. 8, 2016 @ 8:29 pm

WEST WARWICK, R.I. — Police followed footprints in the snow to track down two suspects in an armed robbery at the Prince Food Mart, 51 West Warwick Ave., Sunday afternoon.

Nicholas Pruenca, 21, of West Warwick, and Raymond Vincent, 20, of Coventry, were held on charges of armed robbery and conspiracy, said Det. Sgt. Jeffrey Petrarca. They will be arraigned in District Court, Warwick, on Tuesday.

Police were called to the store at 3:11 p.m. Sunday. The owner said two people in masks entered the store. One displayed a handgun and demanded money.

Officers set up a perimeter and, with the help of Coventry police and a K9 team from the Rhode Island State Police, conducted a search.

A West Warwick officer tracked footprints in the snow to a nearby house, Petrarca said.

Police found a replica handgun.

dnaylor@providencejournal.com