Council Update: Warwick Traffic Cams, Heat Wave
By: Rob Borkowski on June 19, 2024 in News to You, Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
Editor’s note: The Council Update is a twice-monthly update on Council meetings and developments from Warwick City Council President Steve McAllister. The column is written after each council meeting, twice a month. This […]
City Council OKs Paid Union Juneteenth Holiday
By: Rob Borkowski on June 4, 2024 in News to You
WARWICK, RI — The Warwick City Council ratified Mayor Frank Picozzi’s agreement with the city, fire & police unions adding a paid union Juneteenth holiday to the city’s 13 holidays, […]
McAllister: More Warwick Traffic Cameras Need Council Vote
By: Rob Borkowski on January 31, 2024 in News to You, Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
WARWICK, RI — While Warwick Police research cost and plans to install more traffic cameras in city school zones and traffic lights, City Council President Steve McAllister says any such […]
Council Puts ‘Police State’ Step on May 16 Agenda
By: Rob Borkowski on February 24, 2022 in News to You, Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
WARWICK, RI — A U.S. Naval War College expert on information warfare warned Warwick City Councillors that allowing Flock security cameras would be a step toward a police state, and […]
Council Considers Warwick Traffic Cameras Wednesday
By: Rob Borkowski on February 22, 2022 in News to You
Correction: An earlier version of this story incorrectly identified Flock Safety. WarwickPost.com regrets, and has corrected, the error. WARWICK, RI — Video cameras installed without notice on Cranston, Pawtucket and […]
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 […]
Surprise Traffic Camera Surveillance Draws Criticism
By: Rob Borkowski on August 19, 2021 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
CRANSTON, RI — Surveillance cameras went up on Cranston, Pawtucket and Woonsocket Streets without warning or explanation last week, which police told folks yesterday, something the ACLU finds disturbing. “The […]