RI State Police Kent County Arrests Feb. 25: Stalking, DUI
By: Rob Borkowski on March 2, 2026 in Coventry, RI news, Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
COVENTRY, RI —Coventry arrests and Kent County arrests in the RI Trooper Log Feb. 8 -27 involved charges for DUI, disorderly conduct and cyber-stalking. Here are the basics on those […]
RI State Police Boost Security After Trump Mob Storms U.S. Capitol
By: Warwick Post Staff on January 7, 2021 in News to You, Uncategorized
PROVIDENCE — The Rhode Island State Police increased police presence statewide as a joint session of Congress reconvened in the U.S. Capitol building to reject an objection to President Elect […]
RI State Police Arrest 13 Men On Child Exploitation Charges
By: Rob Borkowski on January 30, 2020 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
LINCOLN, RI — The RI State Police Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force have arrested 13 men, including one Warwick man, on child exploitation charges during a roundup following […]
RI State Police Investigate Warwick Motorcyclist’s Fatal EG Crash
By: Rob Borkowski on September 29, 2019 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
EAST GREENWICH — RI State Police are investigating a fatal motorcycle crash in East Greenwich that killed a 30-year-old Warwick man Friday at about 4:40 p.m. Derek LeBlanc of Warwick […]
RI State Police Announce New Clergy Sex Abuse Phone Line
By: Rob Borkowski on September 26, 2019 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
NORTH SCITUATE— Rhode Island State Police urge victims or anyone with information to call a new telephone line within the Major Crimes Unit dedicated to clergy sex abuse. The number […]
RI State Police: Driver, Passenger Killed In Rte. 95 Crash From Hyde Park, MA
By: Rob Borkowski on April 22, 2019 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
WARWICK, RI — RI State Police have identified the driver and front passenger killed in a car crash into a tree at about 4 a.m. along I-95 North, just south […]
RI State Police: Two Killed in Rte. 95 North Single Car Crash
By: Rob Borkowski on April 21, 2019 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
WARWICK, RI — RI State Police responded to a report of a crash at about 4 a.m. on I-95 North, just south of Exit 10, where a vehicle had gone […]
RI State Police Increase Distracted Driving Patrols Through April 13
By: Rob Borkowski on April 8, 2019 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
NORTH SCITUATE — Col. James M. Manni, Superintendent of the Rhode Island State Police, says additional troopers have been assigned to special patrols this week to enforce the state’s texting-while-driving […]
RI State Police: K-9 Ruby Found
By: Rob Borkowski on December 4, 2018 in Uncategorized
UPDATE: State Police report Ruby was found in good condition, shortly after 1 a.m., not far from where she first ran off. She has been reunited with her handler, Trooper Daniel […]
RI State Police Arrest 20 for Food Stamp, Assistance Fraud
By: Rob Borkowski on July 31, 2018 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
WARWICK, RI— Rhode Island State Police arrested 20 people Friday, including three from Warwick, and charged them with fraudulently obtaining about $14,000 in food stamps and other public assistance benefits. […]
RI State Police Investigate Fatal Rte. 295 Rollover
By: Rob Borkowski on December 28, 2017 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
Warwick Police are investigating a fatal roll-over single-car crash that killed a Warwick man and seriously injured a 17-year-old Providence girl when the car they were in went off the road and crashed on Rte. 295 South in Warwick early Thursday.
Eight Warwick Officers Among 39 Graduating RI State Police Municipal Police Training Academy
By: Rob Borkowski on December 20, 2017 in
LINCOLN, RI — Thirty-nine recruits from 16 agencies throughout Rhode Island graduated from the Rhode IslandRhode Island Municipal Police Training Academy Friday, Dec. 15 at Community College of Rhode Island’s Flanagan […]
RI State Police ID Body At Beavertail Park as Warwick Man
By: Rob Borkowski on September 7, 2017 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
RI State Police announced they’ve identified a man found dead in the water off Beavertail State Park Sept. 4 as a Warwick resident.
RI State Police Fine Bay Crane $57,000 for Moving 280-Ton Load Sans Permit
By: Rob Borkowski on July 18, 2017 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
The Rhode Island State Police Commercial Enforcement Unit has issued a fine of $57,000 to Bay Crane Northeast of Smithfield, the hauler whose heavy tractor-trailer, moving a 161-ton generator for a combined 280-ton load, was stopped on Rte. 95 North June 27 for moving it without a permit.
RI State Police Arrest Warwick Man for $500 Hobby Lobby Theft
By: Rob Borkowski on March 24, 2016 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
RI State Police Troopers arrested a Warwick man Wednesday on a Warwick Police warrant for shoplifting about $500 in art supplies from Hobby Lobby on Bald Hill Road Jan. 30.
RI State Police: $85 Fine for Leaving Snow on Car
By: Rob Borkowski on February 1, 2015 in News to You, Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
If guilty thoughts about launching flying chunks of ice or blinding clouds of snow at your fellow motorists isn’t enough to motivate you to clear off your vehicle after a storm, Rhode Island State Police have another 85 reasons.
Driver Charged in State Police Cruiser Hit & Run
By: Rob Borkowski on June 17, 2023 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
WARWICK, RI — RI State Police have arrested the driver in a State Police cruiser hit & run June 14 at 11:42 p.m. on Rte. 95 in Warwick, charging him […]
State Police Arrest Trio for Numerous Larcenies
By: Rob Borkowski on January 17, 2023 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
LINCOLN, RI — On Monday, Jan. 16, 5:30 p.m., the State Police, North Kingstown Police and South Kingstown Police arrested three New York men for numerous larcenies in Smithfield, Lincoln, […]
State Police Investigate Fatal Crash in Richmond
By: Rob Borkowski on January 1, 2023 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
RICHMOND, RI — State Police and Hope Valley Fire and Rescue personnel responded to a fatal car crash on Rte. 95 North in Richmond, RI New Year’s Eve. On Saturday, […]
RI State, Local Police Receive $16M for Police Body Cameras
By: Warwick Post Staff on October 13, 2022 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
PROVIDENCE, RI – Forty-two local and state police agencies will receive $16 million in grants to equip about 1,773 officers with police body cameras. The RI Attorney General Peter F. […]
State Police ID Driver in Fatal Rte. 10 Rollover
By: Rob Borkowski on May 15, 2020 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI, Uncategorized
PROVIDENCE — Rhode Island State Police report that a Cranston man in a Rte. 10 rollover while headed south in Providenc early this morning has died as a result of […]
Neronha, State Police Investigate Wyatt Center Guard Driving Into Protesters
By: Rob Borkowski on August 16, 2019 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI, Uncategorized
CENTRAL FALLS — RI Attorney General Peter Neronha urged restraint Thursday as he assessed personal accounts and news reports, backed by video, of a Wyatt Detention Center guard driving a […]
State Police Arrest 11 for DUI St. Patrick’s Day Weekend
By: Rob Borkowski on March 19, 2019 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
Rhode Island State Police arrested 11 people over the St. Patrick’s Day weekend on DUI charges, including one Warwick resident. The following DUI arrests were recorded from 5 p.m. Friday […]
State Police, RI Emergency Telephone to Launch Text 911
By: Rob Borkowski on February 8, 2019 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
WARWICK, RI — The RI State Police and Rhode Island E-911 Uniform Emergency Telephone System will launch Text-to-911 enabling people to send a text message to the state’s E-911 communications […]
RI ACLU Sues State Police for Abuse of Power on Warwick Woman’s Behalf
By: Rob Borkowski on November 3, 2017 in
PROVIDENCE — The ACLU of Rhode Island filed a lawsuit against the RI State Police (RISP) in U.S. District Court Oct. 31 charging the agency with abusing their power by retaliating against […]
State Police Urge Motorists to Avoid Travel During Thursday Snowstorm
By: Rob Borkowski on February 8, 2017 in News to You, Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
WARWICK, RI — The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning for the city and state from 6 a.m. Thursday till 8 p.m. as Rhode Island prepares for a snowstorm expected to bring 8-12 inches of intense snowfall, with State Police urging motorists to avoid the roads during that time, if possible.
Serpa Congratulates new State Police Superintendent Ann Assumpico
By: Rob Borkowski on November 10, 2016 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
STATE HOUSE — Rep. Patricia Serpa (D-Dist. 27, West Warwick, Coventry, Warwick) is heralding Gov. Gina Raimondo’s appointment of West Warwick native Ann C. as superintendent of State Police and director […]
State Police: Costa Rica Website Used in Gambling Ring Run at Cozy Grill
By: Rob Borkowski on April 15, 2016 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
RI State Police have announced additional arrests made during Wednesday’s illegal internet gambling sweep that uncovered two separate criminal operations, one run at the Warwick Avenue Cozy Grill, each involving Warwick co-conspirators, that also seized $311,596 in cash and 330 lbs. of marijuana.
State Police Search Third Warwick Home in MA, RI Search for Missing Cranston Man
By: Rob Borkowski on November 5, 2015 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
RI State Police searched a 117 Shannon Drive home today, the third Warwick address investigated in the case of a missing Cranston man last seen in Providence Aug. 10.
RI Troopers Search Warwick Home Aiding MA State Police in Search for Cranston Man
By: Rob Borkowski on September 11, 2015 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
RI State Police searched 36 Stone Ave. this afternoon, aiding MA State Police in their investigation into the disappearance of a Cranston man last seen in Westport, MA Aug. 10.
FBI, State Police Search Warwick Home in Terrorism Investigation
By: Rob Borkowski on June 2, 2015 in Breaking News, Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
State Police blocked off Aspinet Drive this afternoon as they searched a house in cooperation with the FBI in what a spokesperson called a “joint terror task force matter.”