WPD: Man Struck, Killed Crossing Bald Hill Road
WARWICK, RI — Warwick Police report a pedestrian struck by a truck while crossing a dimly lit area of Bald Hill Road Wednesday at 5:03 p.m. has died, and that […]
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Coventry Man Arrested For Suspended License, Taser Knuckles
WARWICK, RI — Warwick Police arrested a Coventry man Jan. 5 after noting his plate didn’t match his SUV, discovering his suspended license, warrant for stolen debit cards, and a […]
WPD: Scooter Stolen Christmas Eve
WARWICK, RI — Warwick Police are investigating a stolen black 2015 Honda Ruckus scooter on Warwick Avenue at about 9:07 a.m. Christmas Eve morning. Officer Jeffrey Taranto spoke with the […]
![[CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] Maj. Brad Connor, recently promoted, was honored for achieving the rank in April 2017. At right, former WPD Chief Col. Stephen McCartney stands with former Mayor Scott Avedisian to formalize the promotion. Connor has been named the next WPD Chief by incoming Mayor Frank Picozzi.](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/WPD-Awards-6-Connor-2017-140x140.jpg)
Retired Deputy Chief Brad Connor Named WPD Chief
WARWICK, RI — Newly inaugurated Mayor Frank Picozzi has announced the appointment of retired WPD Deputy Chief Brad Connor as chief of the Warwick Police Department, replacing retiring Warwick Police […]
![[CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] A car with the snow and ice from a recent snowstorm still riding with the driver at 55 mph. There is an $85 fine in RI for driving your car in this condition.](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Snowcar1-140x140.jpg)
Snow-Covered Car’s Driver Arrested for Suspended License
WARWICK, RI — Driving with the last snowstorm’s worth of snow on your car not only carries an $85 fine, it makes you conspicuous to law enforcement. That was unfortunate […]
![[CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] Warwick Police are investigating the circumstances leading to a pedestrian fatally injured Nov. 25, 2019 when he ran in front of a police cruiser on West Shore Road.](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/WPD-HQ-336x267-140x140.jpg)
WarwickPost.com Year in Review: Top Police Stories of 2020
WARWICK, RI — From two men sentenced for selling fentanyl-laced pills to three Warwick people arrested as part of a riot in Providence to a poorly-behaved landlord, there were plenty […]
![[CREDIT:WPD] Warwick Police have charged Caleb Brown with third degree sexual assault.](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Caleb-Brown-140x140.jpg)
NY Man Sentenced for Sexual Assault of Boy at Boyd Field
PROVIDENCE – A New York man who admitted to befriending, exchanging sexual images online, and having repeated sex with a teenaged RI boy, has been sentenced to five years in […]
Modified Firework Earns Man Arrest for Bomb Materials Possession
WARWICK, RI — Warwick Police stopped a swerving Black 2000 GMC Jimmy on Veterans Memorial Drive Dec. 6, arresting the driver after finding a modified firework, rigged for a ball […]
WPD Seeks Leads on Atlantis
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 […]
Officer Intercepts Champagne Thief On Post Road
WARWICK, RI — Warwick Police were called to People’s Liquor Warehouse, 1350 Greenwich Ave., at 4:40 p.m. Oct. 29 for a report of a Champagne thief who fled in a […]
WPD: Driver Arrested for DUI Oct. 10
WARWICK, RI — Sgt. Stephen Major was patrolling near Post Road Oct. 10 at 11:20 p.m. when he spotted a white Hyundai, its high beams on, swerving along Airport Road. […]
RIDOT: One Rte. 5 South Lane Closed For Bridge Project
WARWICK, RI — The RIDOT is performing utility relocation work on Rte. 5 (Lambert Lind Highway) near the Warwick Mall between Cranston and Warwick, to prepare for a bridge replacement […]
