WPD Arrests Coventry Man For Crack Dec. 4
By: Rob Borkowski on January 22, 2026 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
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CODAC, First Responders Win $1.5M Opioid Grant
By: Warwick Post Staff on September 23, 2022 in News to You
PROVIDENCE, RI — U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse announced $1.5 million in federal funds to expand CODAC headquarters and train and equip the state’s first responders to administer […]
RI Foundation Grants $250K for Narcan Kits
By: Rob Borkowski on October 20, 2021 in News to You
PROVIDENCE — The Rhode Island Foundation has awarded a $250,000 grant to the University of Rhode Island’s Community First Responder Program (CFRP) for thousands of Narcan opioid overdose prevention kits […]
Opioid Addiction Experts: ‘Stay Connected,’ with Family, Be Prepared with Narcan
By: Rob Borkowski on April 27, 2017 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
WARWICK, RI — Police and health officials told 75 people at WPD headquarters Wednesday night that opioid addiction is persistently seductive, can’t be arrested out of existence or kicked quickly, […]
Warwick Police Honor Six With Lifesaving Award, Promote Eight
By: Rob Borkowski on April 26, 2017 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
Warwick Police promoted eight officers Tuesday night at City Hall and presented the lifesaving award to six, including two good samaritans who helped save the life of a Warwick Rite Aid employee stabbed in a random attack, the police who responded to the call, and an officer who saved a motorist from a drug overdose.
Officers’ Use of Narcan Revives Overdose Victim
By: Rob Borkowski on January 8, 2016 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
A traffic stop and DUI arrest early Thursday morning took a potentially dire turn when officers discovered the car’s passenger had overdosed on an opioid drug and was unresponsive, requiring them to administer Naloxone to the victim, reviving the man.
Warwick Officer Administers Narcan, Saves Overdose Victim’s Life
By: Rob Borkowski on October 6, 2015 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
Warwick, RI – Officer Jill A. Marshall responded to 4100 Post Road for an unresponsive woman driver in a car Oct. 4 at 10:27 a.m., quickly assessed her as an overdose victim […]