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 […]
Warwick Heroin Trafficker Sentenced to 9 Years
By: Rob Borkowski on November 17, 2023 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
PROVIDENCE, RI – A Warwick heroin trafficker caught with heroin, a loaded pistol, drug packing tools, and smuggling spaces in his car was sentenced to nine years in federal prison […]
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, […]
House OKs McNamara Bill Banning New ‘Pink’ Opioid Drug
By: Rob Borkowski on March 1, 2017 in All Politics Are Local
Editor’s note: The following information was provided by the the Legislative Press and Public Information Bureau. STATE HOUSE — The House of Representatives has passed legislation introduced byRep. Joseph M. McNamara […]