Projo 7 to 7 News Blog

By Barbara Polichetti
Journal staff writer

Albert E. DeRobbio Jr., son of the late District Court Judge Albert E. DeRobbio Sr., was arrested in Cranston Sunday on misdemeanor charges of domestic disorderly conduct and domestic crank or obscene phone calls, according to police reports.

Police reports state that DeRobbio's wife, Lori, called Cranston police shortly after 7 p.m. and stated that she had received repeated threatening phone calls from her husband and that he insisted that he was going to stay at her home on Uxbridge Street in Cranston.

Lori DeRobbio also told the police that her husband threatened her and her family.

Police officers who went to her home stated that her phone showed evidence of numerous phone calls from DeRobbio, a former state trooper. Also while there, Cranston police observed at least nine more phone calls from him between about 8:26 p.m. and 8:56 p.m.

According to the police report, Lori DeRobbio told her husband that she did not want to speak to him and the marriage was over.

DeRobbio was arrested at his wife's home shortly before 10:30 p.m. Police reports list his address as 61 Deerfield Drive, North Scituate.

Cranston police today declined to comment on the report.

DeRobbio was held overnight at the Cranston police station for arraignment today in District Court.

Judge DeRobbio died on Dec. 22.

 Tags  Cranston police

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