Driver Halfway In Breakdown Lane Arrested for DUI Nov. 11
![[CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] The WPD has ID'd the drivers in Monday's Airport Road Motorcycle crash, and disclosed more details of the investigation.](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/WPD-cruiser-left-336x237-1-140x140.jpg)
WARWICK, RI — Warwick Police charged a Cranston woman with DUI after stopping her on East Avenue near Warwick Mall Nov. 11 at 12:32 a.m., where she was driving half […]
Police & Fire News in Rhode Island
WPD: Officer, Two Passengers Injured in Cruiser Crash
WARWICK, RI — On Tuesday, Nov. 30, at about 3:21 pm, a Warwick Police patrol officer responding to a call in his cruiser crashed into another vehicle, then a residence […]
![[CREDIT: WarwickPost illustration] A photo of Timothy Desjardins, 35, of Providence, during the Jan. 6 United States Insurrection, provided by the FBI. The FBI investigation of hundreds of participants in the deadly attack that sought to disrupt the nation's peaceful transfer of power is ongoing.](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Desjardins-Jan.-6-insurrection-assault-charge-140x140.jpg)
DC U.S. Attorney Charges RI Man in Insurrection Assaults
PROVIDENCE, RI — More than 675 individuals have been arrested in nearly all 50 states for crimes related to the Jan. 6 breach of the U.S. Capitol, including more than […]
Speeding Driver Arrested on DUI Charge
WARWICK, RI — Officer Ben Bratko spotted a swerving 2015 Ford Edge on Warwick Avenue doing 48 in a 35 mph zone Nov. 8 at 7:49 p.m. and stopped the […]
![[CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] The U.S. Court of Appeals upheld suspending 2020 RI mail vote witnesses on Aug. 7.](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/US-Courthouse-140x140.jpg)
Man Gets 10 Years for Selling Puerto Rico Cocaine
PROVIDENCE, RI – A Providence man has been sentenced to ten years in prison for possessing 500 grams or more of cocaine with the intent to distribute, announced Acting United […]
WPD: Officer Shoots, Kills Man Pointing Rifle Nov. 22
WARWICK, RI — A Warwick officer is on WPD policy-mandated administrative leave after shooting and killing a 47-year-old pointing a rifle at officers and ignoring calls for him to drop […]
WPD: Trespass, Amphetamines at Radisson Nov. 1
WARWICK, RI — On Nov. 1, 5:50 p.m., Officer William Holz arrested a trespasser at the Post Road Radisson, finding meth while searching him. Holz had been patrolling the hotel […]
Driver Arrested for Cocaine, Amphetamine Possession Oct. 28
WARWICK, RI — When Officer Connor Bemis pulled over a silver Kia speeding on Toll Gate Road Oct. 28 at 3:31 a.m, the driver admitted to marijuana in the car, […]
![[CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] Councilman Steve Merolla speaks during the ground breaking for the new Potowomut Fire Station Oct. 29, 2014 at 225 Potowomut Road.](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Merolla-Potowomut-2014-140x140.jpg)
Ethics Commission Penalizes Merolla $3,500 for Marcum Votes
PROVIDENCE, RI — The RI Ethics Commission has penalized former city councilman Steve Merolla $3,500, settling an ethics complaint by Warwick resident Rob Cote that he failed to recuse himself […]
RI Trooper Log: Reckless Driving, DUI, Shoplifting
Editor’s note: The following RI arrests recorded in the RI Trooper Log were reported by the RI State Police on their website. An arrest reflects charges against an individual, and does not […]
![[CREDIT: Courtesy photo] A group selfie of Joseph Mirra, his girlfriend, Karen Jenkins, and the hikers who helped them after Joseph's fall in NH.](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Joseph-Mirra-NH-hiker-rescue-140x140.jpg)
Warwick Hiker Rescued In NH After Fall
ALBANY, NH — Joseph Mirra, 72, has a lot of fun photos from his hike Nov. 9 on the Champney Falls Trail, and the last couple of photos show a […]
Swerving Driver Arrested for DUI Oct. 23
WARWICK, RI — At 6:05 p.m. Oct. 23, Officer Kyle Fitzsimmons spotted a silver 2011 Chevy Impala swerving on the Airport Connector, then on Rte. 95 North in the high-speed […]
