WPD: Speeding Stolen Car Driver Arrested Aug. 6
By: Rob Borkowski on September 18, 2025 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
WARWICK, RI — Officer Kristopher Orellana spotted a stolen gray Infinity SUV speeding past him south on Post Road at Warwick Avenue Aug. 6 at 5:50 a.m., stopping and arresting […]
Cranston Man Arrested in Reported Stolen Car
By: Rob Borkowski on January 3, 2023 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
WARWICK, RI — Warwick Police arrested a Cranston man Dec. 8 at Meadowbrook Terrace Apartments, 2220 Warwick Ave., while he was driving a reportedly stolen car, a red 2008 Chevy […]
Seatbelt Scofflaw Driving Stolen Chevy
By: Rob Borkowski on October 24, 2022 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
WARWICK, RI — The driver Officer Joseph DiIlorio stopped Sept. 30 6:41 p.m., on Post Road didn’t have a seatbelt on, but she did have a stolen Chevy. Stephanie Boucher, […]
WPD Arrests Driver of Stolen Jeep
By: Rob Borkowski on August 5, 2022 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
WARWICK, RI — WPD Officers were called to the area of 135 Lambert Lind Highway July 13 at 11:34 a.m. for a stolen Jeep Grand Cherokee, finding the SUV and […]
Car Thief: “I’ll Just Hop in This Car’
By: Rob Borkowski on April 4, 2022 in News to You, Police, Police News & Fire News in RI, Uncategorized
WARWICK, RI — A car thief walked into Conimicut Liquors, 1230 West Shore Road, March 16 at 9:19 p.m., asked about the bus schedule then left, driving away in a […]
Woman Asleep in Corolla Reported Stolen
By: Rob Borkowski on January 20, 2022 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
WARWICK, RI — On Dec. 31 at 12:18 a.m., Officer Michael Bailey was patrolling the lot of the Radisson hotel at 2081 Post Road when he found a woman sleeping […]
Driver Arrested With Stolen Car, Fentanyl, Oct. 19
By: Rob Borkowski on November 8, 2021 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
WARWICK, RI — At 7:16 p.m. Oct. 19, Officer Jean Toussaint stopped a stolen car -a silver 2019 Hyundai Sonata on West Shore Road, charging the driver for operating without […]
WPD: CRV On Blocks Stolen In Providence
By: Rob Borkowski on May 11, 2021 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
WARWICK, RI — On April 10, at 11:29 p.m., Warwick officers responded to a report of a car on blocks near Pawtuxet Avenue and Broad Street, finding an abandoned, wheelless […]
WPD: Stolen Mercedes Recovered in Cranston
By: Rob Borkowski on April 22, 2021 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
WARWICK, RI — Warwick Police responded to Dick’s Sporting Goods on Bald Hill Road April 3 at 2:15 p.m.for a report of a stolen 2002 Mercedes Benz E Class recovered […]
Stolen Car Swiped Warming Up in Driveway
By: Rob Borkowski on February 17, 2021 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
WARWICK, RI— Warwick Police were called to Pettaconsett Avenue Jan. 31 at 7:35 p.m., where a couple reported a stolen car taken while it was left warming up in their […]
WPD Seeks Leads on Atlantis
By: Rob Borkowski on December 1, 2020 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
WARWICK, RI — In retrospect, William Slattery suspects his error leaving the keys in his van is the reason Warwick Police were called for his missing Atlantis Nov. 13 at […]
WPD: Stolen Hyundai Driver Arrested Sept. 9
By: Rob Borkowski on September 28, 2020 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
WARWICK, RI — Officer Kyle Fitzsimmons spotted a blue Hyundai and another vehicle speeding past Job Lot on Warwick Avenue at 10:02 p.m. Sept. 9, and followed them to Governor […]
WPD: Lost Keys Result In Stolen Car
By: Rob Borkowski on July 28, 2020 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
WARWICK, RI — Warwick Officer Kevin Warren was called to the Target store at 1245 Bald Hill Road for a report of a stolen car, a dark gray 2013 Ford […]
Stolen Car Driver Nearly Causes Crash
By: Rob Borkowski on May 18, 2020 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
WARWICK, RI — The driver of a stolen car, a silver 2005 Toyota Camry told officer David Boardman he had bought the car for $200 million after the officer stopped […]
Subaru Outback Stolen From Post Road Cumberland Farms Jan. 29
By: Rob Borkowski on February 16, 2018 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
A Warwick man who borrowed a friends car may have a tough time returning it in the condition he found it, if he manages to return it at all, after it was stolen from the 1535 Post Road Cumberland Farms Jan. 29 at 6:34 p.m.
Driver Unconscious at Gorton Jr. High Arrested for Stolen Car Possession
By: Rob Borkowski on June 26, 2017 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
Warwick Police Sgt. Randy Francis was called to Gorton Jr. High June 6 at 6:51 a.m. for a report of an unresponsive man in an idling red 2009 Toyota Corola, ultimately arresting the man for possession of a stolen car.
CT K-9 Unit Arrests Warwick Man for Unlawful Restraint, Car Theft
By: Rob Borkowski on March 4, 2016 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
A CT State Police K-9 unit caught a Warwick man in a wooded area near a Plainfield, CT warehouse Thursday morning after a woman, a passenger in a car he had stolen, called 911 in fear of her life because he was driving recklessly and wouldn’t let her out.
Man Finds Stolen Saturn Abandoned, Running, While Looking for Thief
By: Rob Borkowski on October 28, 2015 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
Officer Gavin McVeigh was called to Reynolds Avenue Oct. 12 at 3:44 a.m. after a man searching his neighborhood for a thief found an abandoned Saturn Ion, reported stolen from Pawtucket, idling there.
Missing Plate, Foot Chase Alerts Officer to Stolen Car
By: Rob Borkowski on October 2, 2015 in News to You, Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
Officer Matthew Higgins was getting a closer look at a silver Nissan Rogue missing its front license plate in the Comfort Inn parking lot when the three men inside led him on a chase, ending in an arrest for driving a stolen car.
Police Arrest Motel 6 Guest for Stealing Rental Car
By: Rob Borkowski on September 17, 2015 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
Warwick, RI – Officer Paul Wells was patrolling through the Motel 6 parking lot at 20 Jefferson Boulevard Sept. 5 at about 6:48 p.m., when he discovered a stolen car […]
Police Arrest Hit & Run Driver Returned to Scene in Stolen Car
By: Rob Borkowski on in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
Warwick, RI – Warwick Police arrested a Johnston man Sept. 2, charging him with hit and run and possession of a stolen vehicle after a shuttle driver recognized a silver […]
Officer Spots Suspicious Nissan, Charges Two With Possessing Stolen Car
By: Rob Borkowski on June 8, 2015 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
Warwick, RI – Warwick Police Officer Christopher Cote took note of a gray 2002 Nissan Maxima driving very slowly on Warwick Avenue car May 23 at 3:48 p.m., ultimately charging the […]
WPD Log: Thefts From Vehicles, Volkswagen Golf Stolen
By: Rob Borkowski on December 18, 2014 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
Warwick Police report responding to a number of thefts of gifts from the inside and rims from the outside of cars between Nov. 26 and Dec. 3, as well as one theft of an entire car.
WPD Log: Shoplifters Arrested, Car, Canoe Reported Stolen
By: Rob Borkowski on November 18, 2014 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
The following arrests and incidents between Oct. 27 and Nov. 9 were collected from publicly available records at the Warwick Police Department:
Police Log: Camry Merely Misplaced, Bird Feeders Go Missing
By: Rob Borkowski on July 21, 2014 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
Warwick, RI – Warwick Police solved a supposed car theft at the Warwick Mall that turned out to be a misplaced vehicle and took a report about a thief who cleaned out all of a George Arden Avenue resident’s bird feeders early this month.
Pawtucket Police Catch Thief in Car Stolen From Warwick
By: Rob Borkowski on July 18, 2014 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
Pawtucket Police arrested a man driving a gold 2009 Chevy Mailibu July 6, three days after it was reported stolen from a Spencer Avenue address in Warwick, RI.