Incidents involving parents at two youth basketball games in recent days is calling attention to an ongoing problem.
On Monday, 38-year-old Timothy Volpi was arrested, the fourth man taken into custody in connection with a brawl at Birchwood Middle School in North Providence Saturday.
The night before, Pawtucket police were called to Jenks Middle School to help clear the building of unruly fans during a high school girls' game, before play could resume.
No arrests were made in that incident.
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