Girl, Rescuer Recovered Unresponsive at Conimicut Point
By: Rob Borkowski on June 22, 2021 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
UPDATE: The man who lost his life attempting to rescue the girl has been identified by Mayor Picozzi’s office as Valentin Cardona Sanchez, 35, of Central Falls. The girl has […]
DEM: ‘Operation Dry Water’ Enforcing Intoxicated Boating Law
By: Rob Borkowski on July 4, 2019 in Police News & Fire News in RI
PROVIDENCE – As boats begin dotting Narragansett Bay and other waterways , the Department of Environmental Management (DEM) and US Coast Guard urge boaters to avoid boating under the influence […]
Warwick Man’s Kayak Found, Hope of His Survival Remains Bleak
By: Rob Borkowski on January 15, 2018 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
A day after DEM divers recovered missing kayaker Michael Perry’s orange kayak in East Providence Sunday, there remained no sign of the Warwick man himself, and little hope of his safe return, said Coast Guard and local officials.
Underwood Offers Devoted Service as an Independent Dist. 21 Rep
By: Rob Borkowski on September 28, 2016 in Election 2016, News to You
Local businessman Michael Underwood has served as a decorated US Coast Guard officer (retired in 2009), then volunteering at Aldrich Jr. High and Make a Wish, and he’s aiming to continue as Warwick’s representative in Dist. 21, pledging independence from SpeakerNicholas Mattiello’s General Assembly leadership.
Providence Man Admits to Role in Kerry Mello’s Murder
By: Rob Borkowski on May 24, 2016 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
Warwick, RI — A Providence man, one of four indicted April 21 in the murder and dismemberment of Kerry Melo of Cranston at a Warwick home, has pled guilty to conspiring to the crime. […]