WPD: Black Market Marijuana Kills Woman, 27
By: Rob Borkowski on April 4, 2025 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
WARWICK, RI — Warwick Police urge extreme caution with black market marijuana after a 27-year-old woman died after using unregulated marijuana laced with fentanyl. The woman was found unresponsive in […]
Marijuana Legalization Bill Passes Assembly
By: Rob Borkowski on May 24, 2022 in News to You
Editor’s note: The following information was reported by the Legislative Press and Public Information Bureau. STATE HOUSE – The General Assembly has approved legislation legalizing, regulating and taxing adult recreational cannabis […]
WPD: Man Dancing in Post Road Arrested March 25
By: Warwick Post Staff on April 14, 2022 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
WARWICK, RI — Officer Paris Norwood was called to 1535 Post Road outside My Favorite Muffin March 25 at 11:03 a.m. for a report of a man dancing in a […]
Officer Stops, Arrests Driver on Elmwood for Dealing Marijuana
By: Rob Borkowski on July 12, 2018 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
WARWICK, RI — Officer Ali Jaafar was in the middle of a traffic stop on Elmwood Avenue near the Warwick/Cranston city line June 28 at 5:35 p.m. when a blue […]
Trooper Memorial Day Weekend Arrests in Warwick Span DUI, Cocaine, Heroin Charges
By: Rob Borkowski on June 2, 2017 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
Rhode Island State Police issued 364 citations in the process of responding to a variety of motor vehicle violations over the Memorial Day weekend, arresting 46 people, eight in Warwick on charges ranging from DUI to cocaine, heroin and marijuana possession.
Troopers Arrest Warwick, Narragansett, Hopkinton Men in Hope Valley Marijuana Bust
By: Rob Borkowski on December 6, 2016 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
Members of the RI State Police’s High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) Task Force ended a month-long investigation in Hope Valley Dec. 1 with the arrest of three residents from Warwick, Narragansett, and Hopkinton and the seizure of several marijuana plants and $1,386 in cash.
Fake Plates Prompt Stop, Arrest for Drug Possession
By: Rob Borkowski on August 25, 2016 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
WARWICK, RI — Officer Brian Fontaine was driving north on Bald Hill Road when he spotted a silver Ford Explorer with a rear plate light out, and discovered the registration […]
Four Indicted for Murder, Dismemberment of Kerry Mello
By: Rob Borkowski on April 22, 2016 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
Three Warwick men and one Providence man were indicted Thursday in the murder and dismemberment of Kerry Melo of Cranston following a months-long investigation including RI State Police, Massachusetts State Police, US Coast Guard, Cranston and Warwick police.
RI Trooper Log: Louisiana Fugitive, Embezzlement, Marijuana Distribution Arrests
By: Rob Borkowski on January 16, 2016 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. This […]
Troopers Arrest Warwick Man, Woman in Marijuana Dealing Bust
By: Rob Borkowski on January 14, 2016 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
RI State Police’s High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) Task Force arrested four people, including two Warwick residents, on marijuana distribution charges Jan. 12 in Providence.
Warwick Man Arrested for Pot Possession, Intent to Deliver After Traffic Stop
By: Rob Borkowski on December 23, 2015 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
An obscured license plate, strong smell of marijuana, a bag of the substance on the dashboard and, finally, the six baggies of marijuana under the front seats led, in that order, to the arrest of a Warwick man on a charge of possession of marijuana with intent to deliver Dec. 7.
RI Trooper Log: Speeding Stop Nabs Duo with $1,000 of Pot, B&E Extradition to Rehoboth
By: Rob Borkowski on September 18, 2015 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
On Thursday, Sept. 17 at 5:40 p.m., a sergeant and troopers arrested Yessenia Boria Verdejo, 33, of 620 Fairmount St, Woonsocket, charging her with: 1.) Manufacturing/Possession/Delivery of Marijuana 1 to 5 kilos.
Trooper Arrests Felon Carrying Pistol on Rte. 95 Sunday
By: Rob Borkowski on July 16, 2015 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
A state trooper stopped a blue Dodge Charger on Rte. 95 North Sunday at 11:45 a.m., finding a felon with a 9mm pistol and 9 oz of pot among the passengers, and arrested him.
Pot Triple Seal No Barrier for Warwick K-9’s Nose
By: Rob Borkowski on June 1, 2015 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
When DEA agents called in Warwick Ptlm. Paul Wells and his partner K9 Fox, for a second look at some suspicious packages May 15 at 10:15 a.m., the duo uncovered 90lbs of marijuana worth $90,000.
Warwick Police Arrest Man in Oakland Beach Drug Raid
By: Rob Borkowski on February 13, 2015 in News to You, Police
The Warwick Police Special Operations Group and SWAT teams raided a Oakland Beach home early Thursday afternoon, arresting a Warwick man and seizing an undisclosed amount of crack cocaine, marijuana and cash.
NH Woman Arrested, Charged with Possession of Crack, Heroin
By: Rob Borkowski on December 22, 2014 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
Warwick, RI – A Warwick Officer stopped a Mercedes carrying five women on Main Avenue after noticing they weren’t wearing seatbelts Dec. 13, arresting one passenger for possession of crack and […]