R.I. police clear selves in smoke shop raid

Rhode Island State Police "acted appropriately" during the July 14 raid of the Narragansett Tribe's smoke shop, an internal report concludes.

The report says state troopers were within the law in carrying out a search warrant on the reservation. It doesn't fault the police for the violence that occurred as a result of the raid, saying that tribal members resisted.

Gov. Donald Carcieri (R) says he told the police to withdraw from the scene if they encountered resistance. The report doesn't determine why the order was not followed.

The report was dated July 29 but not released until Friday. It was conducted by the state police's inspectional services division.

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