European Nationals’ Card Fraud Skimmed $280K in RI
By: Rob Borkowski on July 21, 2025 in News to You, Coventry, RI news, Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
PROVIDENCE, RI — Four European nationals illegally in the US have admitted to a federal judge that their card fraud scam compromised more than 15,000 credit, debit, and Electronic Benefit […]
Land Rover Credit Fraud Ringleader Gets 2.5 Years
By: Rob Borkowski on March 25, 2025 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
PROVIDENCE, RI — A Johnson man who admitted leading a Land Rover credit fraud conspiracy using stolen identities to finance SUVs from the Warwick Land Rover Dealership and one in […]
Elder Alerts WPD To Interstate Sweepstakes Scam
By: Rob Borkowski on October 30, 2024 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
WARWICK, RI — An elder man targeted by a lottery and sweepstakes scam that defrauded senior citizens in RI and other states out of at least $1 million collectively alerted […]
Providence Man Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Sex Trafficking Teens
By: Rob Borkowski on December 15, 2016 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Mackenzy Scott, 21, of Providence, was sentenced Wednesday to 60 months in federal prison for sex trafficking two young teenagers, the culmination of a combined investigative effort […]
Warwick Man Detained in Federal Court on Child Porn Charges
By: Rob Borkowski on May 16, 2016 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
Jordan Monroe, 50, of Warwick was ordered detained in federal custody on Friday following an initial appearance in U.S. District Court in Providence on child pornography charges after federal, state and local police found tens of thousands of images and videos on computers at his home.
Four Warwick Men Arrested in Cranston Prostitution Sting
By: Rob Borkowski on March 12, 2016 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
Cranston Police Chief Col. Michael J. Winquist announced Friday that a CPD-led prostitution sting had resulted in the arrests of 17 people, including a Providence woman for prostitution and human trafficking of a 16-year-old girl, and four Warwick men for soliciting sex.
Teen Pleads No Contest to Sex Trafficking Minors in RI, MA Motels, including Warwick
By: Rob Borkowski on November 4, 2015 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
An East Providence teen has pled “no contest” to his part in a trio’s conspiracy to sex traffic two teen girls at motels in Rhode Island and Massachusetts, including locations in Warwick.