Erratic Driver Arrested for DUI Dec. 12
![[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 — On Dec. 12 at 7:45 p.m., Officer Keara Enos spotted a silver 2017 Dodge 1500 driven erratically on Airport Road, stopping it on Coronado Road and arresting […]
Police & Fire News in Rhode Island
Crash into Parked Car Leads to DUI Arrest
WARWICK, RI — On Dec. 10 at 11:48 p.m., Warwick Police were called to 1329 West Shore Road for a Red 2014 Chevy Equinox that had crashed into a parked, […]
RI Trooper Log: DUI, Parole Violation Arrests
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: WDP] Warwick Police arrested Michelle Rothgeb, 55, of Oakland Beach on a count of “cruelty to, or neglect of child”, in the Jan. 3, 2019 death of a 9-year-old girl she was the guardian of.](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Rothgeb-140x140.jpg)
Rothgeb Sentenced to 18 Years For 9-Year-Old’s Death
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Michelle Rothgeb, 58, formerly of Oakland Beach has been sentenced in Providence County Superior Court to 18 years at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI) after pleading to […]
‘Mr. Vacation’ Admits CARES Act Fraud
PROVIDENCE, RI — On Monday, aa Rhode Island man, self-styled “Mr. Vacation,” pleaded guilty to conspiring to file fraudulent applications for COVID unemployment relief (CARES Act) funds in eight states, […]
Man Pleads to Assaulting Officers While Fleeing Food Fraud Arrest
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A Providence man arrested nine days after he assaulted and fled federal agents and task force officers as they attempted to arrest him on charges that he […]
RI Trooper Log: DUI, Assault, Fraud, Malicious Damage
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: WPD] Warwick Police are seeking help identifying two generator thieves.](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/WPD-generator-thieves-11-04-21-140x140.jpg)
WPD Seeks Help IDing Generator Thieves
WARWICK, RI — Warwick Police are seeking help identifying two generator thieves at Grainger Industrial Supply, 78 Jefferson Blvd., Nov. 4, who picked up 13 Generac generators bought by a […]
![[CREDIT: Warwick Public Schools] Warwick Veterans Middle School Parents received a message from Principal Joe Coffey this morning alerting them to increased police presence following a social media threat received at the school.](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Warwick-Vets-Threat-12-14-21-140x140.jpg)
WPD Ups Patrols At Warwick Vets After Vague Threat
WARWICK, RI — Warwick Police have increased patrols at Warwick Vets Middle School today following a vague threat referencing a Texas high school, but report no sign of trouble. Warwick […]
![[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 Sentenced to 15 Years for Attempting to Entice Minor
PROVIDENCE, RI — When Thomas M. Hammond, 54, of Lincoln, agreed to meet an acquaintance so he could molest the man’s 10-year-old stepdaughter in Warwick in June 2017, he was […]
U.S. Atty.: Man Pleads Guilty to Construction Supply Scam
PROVIDENCE, RI — A Providence man has admitted in federal court that he participated in a construction supply scam defrauding home improvement stores in Rhode Island and Massachusetts of more […]
Driver Stopped for No Lights Charged With DUI
WARWICK, RI — When Officer Christopher Gillis pulled over the driver of a red Mercedes E300 at 8:15 p.m. Nov. 27 for driving with no lights, he apologized, and turned […]
