WPD Arrests Man for Using Accidentally Delivered Gift Card
By: Rob Borkowski on October 31, 2016 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
A West Warwick man faces a charge of obtaining money under false pretenses after he admitted to Warwick Police that he spent $137 of a $300 gift card sent to him accidentally Sept. 6.
RI Trooper Log: Erratic Driver Charged with DUI, Stops Nab Scofflaws
By: Rob Borkowski on September 2, 2015 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
Editor’s note: The following Warwick, RI arrests were reported by the RI State Police on their website. An arrest reflects charges against an individual, and does not indicate guilt or innocence.
WPD K-9 Unit Tracks, Arrests Walmart Shoplifting Suspect
By: Rob Borkowski on August 31, 2015 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
WPD Canine Viking tracked an East Providence shoplifting suspect after an acquaintance, suspicious that he’d stolen from the Post Road Walmart, kicked him out of her car on Summer Avenue Aug. 16 at 4 p.m.
Two Men Charged in Murder of ‘Captain Fredy’ During Robbery of Keno Winnings
By: Rob Borkowski on August 20, 2015 in Breaking News, News to You, Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
Two Warwick men face first-degree murder and conspiracy charges in the death of Fernando Silva, 70, “Captain Fredy” to locals, during an apparent robbery of his recent Keno winnings, police report.