WPD: Motel 6 Crash, DUI Arrest Jan. 19
By: Rob Borkowski on February 19, 2024 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
WARWICK, RI — On Jan. 19, Officer Nicholas DeMarco, called to 20 Jefferson Blvd., for a red Ford pickup Motel 6 Crash in the parking lot, charging a Warwick woman […]
Man Wanted for Missed Robbery Hearing Arrested at Motel 6
By: Rob Borkowski on November 28, 2023 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
WARWICK, RI — On Nov. 3, 10:07 p.m., Officer Nathaniel Gray spotted a Providence man wanted for a missed hearing on a robbery charge at Motel 6, 20 Jefferson Blvd., […]
Man Convicted for 2021 Motel 6 Sexual Assault
By: Rob Borkowski on July 20, 2023 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
PROVIDENCE, RI — A Providence has been found guilty in Kent County Superior Court for a Warwick Motel 6 sexual assault in 2021. Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced the […]
Motel 6 Door Knocker Arrested With Illegal Drugs
By: Rob Borkowski on August 4, 2022 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI, Uncategorized
WARWICK, RI — Warwick officers called for a Motel 6 door knocker July 11 at 3:49 a.m. on the third floor found a man with an outstanding warrant, illegal barbiturates […]
Armed Robbery Fugitive Arrested Standing in Road
By: Rob Borkowski on April 26, 2022 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
WARWICK, RI — A man wanted in Massachusetts for armed robbery drew one Warwick officer’s attention after he and a friend stood in the middle of Jefferson Boulevard, forcing the […]
Stolen iPhone Tracked to Illegal Drugs Arrest
By: Rob Borkowski on October 18, 2021 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI, Uncategorized
WARWICK, RI — Warwick Police arrested a MA man at Motel 6 on illegal drug charges Sept. 27 after a Motel 6 guest tracked his missing iPhone to another guest’s […]
WPD: Motel 6 911 Call Leads to Wanted Woman
By: Rob Borkowski on October 6, 2021 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
WARWICK, RI — A woman’s Sept. 16, 1:09 a.m. 911 call from Motel 6, 20 Jefferson Blvd., led Warwick Police to a woman wanted for assault in Providence. According to […]
WPD: Motel 6 Car Thieves Arrested Peacefully
By: Rob Borkowski on August 31, 2021 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
WARWICK, RI — Warwick Police report the peaceful arrest of two Motel 6 car thieves – men linked to three car thefts after finding the stolen vehicles at the Jefferson […]
WPD: Stolen SUV Found at Motel 6
By: Warwick Post Staff on June 1, 2021 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
WARWICK, RI — Officer Nathaniel Gray reported a stolen car found at Motel 6 May 10 at 5:56 a.m. when he spotted a red Toyota Highlander backed into a spot […]
Traffic Stop Ends with DUI Arrest of North Providence Man
By: Rob Borkowski on January 3, 2017 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
WARWICK, R.I. — Officer Alfred Silveira was driving south on Jefferson Boulevard Dec. 4 at 9:27 p.m. when he stopped and charged a North Providence man with DUI after spotting his silver Toyota make a left into the Motel 6 lot without a turn signal, pull a U-turn, then continue in the center of both northbound lanes.
WPD Seeks Info on Thieves Who Stole From Woman’s Car During Medical Emergency
By: Rob Borkowski on December 9, 2016 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
Warwick Police are asking the public’s help identifying a man and woman who stole a woman’s belongings from her car as she was being treated for a medical emergency at the Jefferson Boulevard Mobile station across the street from Motel 6 at about noon Wednesday.
Officer Tackles Wanted Man at Motel 6, Arrests Him for Crack Possession
By: Rob Borkowski on June 22, 2016 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
A West Warwick man wanted on an arrest warrant ran from a WPD officer questioning him June 3 at 6:08 p.m. outside Motel 6 on Jefferson Boulevard, throwing away 2.7 grams of crack cocaine and an orange soda as he fled, but the policeman tackled and arrested him, charging him with resisting arrest and illegal drug possession.
State, Providence, Warwick Police Arrest Man Outside Doherty’s on Jefferson After Chase
By: Rob Borkowski on June 2, 2016 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
Providence Police arrested a Providence man with the help of State Police and Warwick Police Tuesday night at 8 p.m. outside Doherty’s Ale House at 33 Jefferson Blvd., holding the man and one of two individuals with him at gunpoint, according to one witness.
Driver Arrested With Plates From Craigslist, No License
By: Rob Borkowski on March 11, 2016 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
On Feb. 27 at 7:53 a.m., Officer Aaron Steere stopped and arrested the driver of a gray 1990 Honda with MA plates registered to a purple 1990 Honda reported stolen in Providence after learning the driver, who didn’t have a valid license, had purchased the plates on Craigslist.com.
Wanted Man Caught Urinating Outside Heavily Scrutinized Motel 6
By: Rob Borkowski on December 15, 2015 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
If you’re keeping a list of ill-advised activities, urinating in public next to the most notorious motel in the city while there’s an active warrant for your arrest deserves a spot on it.
West Warwick Man Arrested, Charged for Heroin Dealing at Motel 6
By: Rob Borkowski on November 18, 2015 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
Officer Jacob Elderkin found a West Warwick man with an outstanding warrant and a gram of heroin during a patrol around the Motel 6 building on Jefferson Boulevard Oct. 31, and arrested him.
Warwick Motel 6 Building For Sale at $4 Million
By: Rob Borkowski on October 23, 2015 in Business, Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
The owner of the Warwick Motel 6 building is selling the 20 Jefferson Blvd. property, asking $4 million for the spot that earned local notoriety for regular reports of criminal activity.
Mayor, Public Safety Board, Motel 6 Adopt Crime Mitigation Plan
By: Rob Borkowski on April 14, 2015 in News to You, Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
Mayor Scott Avedisian, the Board of Public Safety and executive leadership of Motel 6 from Carrollton, TX met this morning, agreeing on a plan to curb criminal activity at the motel’s Jefferson Boulevard location.
Motel 6 Execs to Visit Board of Public Safety April 14
By: Rob Borkowski on April 9, 2015 in Business, News to You, Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
Motel 6 executives will attend the April 14 Board of Public Safety meeting to discuss concerns stemming from numerous police calls to the hotel off Jefferson Boulevard.
Warwick Working with Motel 6 to Curb Rampant Crime
By: Rob Borkowski on March 27, 2015 in News to You, Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
It’s been an ignominious year for Motel 6, but Warwick officials aim to reform business practices at the local branch of the national hospitality chain.
WPD Arrests Three Men in Raid of Motel 6 Meth Lab
By: Rob Borkowski on March 16, 2015 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
The Motel 6 on Jefferson Boulevard was evacuated Sunday night after Warwick Police raided a meth dealing operation there on a tip, discovering a meth lab in one of the rooms in the process.
West Warwick Man, Youth Arrested for ‘Blanks-Only’ Drive-by Shooting
By: Rob Borkowski on December 5, 2014 in Breaking News, Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
Warwick Police have arrested a 24-year-old West Warwick man as well as a youth for firing a blanks-only gun during a drive-by shooting Thursday night.
Warwick SWAT Negotiator Talked Shooter Out of Motel 6 Room
By: Rob Borkowski on July 15, 2014 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI, Uncategorized
Warwick, RI – Warwick Police responded to Motel 6 at 20 Jefferson Blvd. at 2 p.m. Monday where a man had retreated with a revolver after chasing a woman into the parking lot firing several shots, resolving the situation peacefully thanks to the efforts of a SWAT negotiator.