EMBEZZLEMENT
Around 9:21 a.m., Jan. 5, Warwick Police Officer Justin N. Martin responded to UPS at 150 Plan Way to investigate the report of an employee who stole an item out of a package while …
more
2/15/24
|
Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that a Warwick man has been found guilty by a Kent County Superior Court jury of charges stemming from an impaired driving crash that injured …
more
2/22/24
|
DRUG ARREST
On Nov. 30, the Warwick Police Department’s Special Operations Group, with the assistance of the RI Department of Corrections Special Investigation Unit, executed a search …
more
12/7/23
|
Warwick and Cranston police officers attended training courses run by an organization now banned in nine states for its advocacy of unethical policing strategies and discriminatory rhetoric.
The …
more
By KEVIN FITZPATRICK
|
2/29/24
|
SHOPLIFTING
A Warwick man has been charged with repeatedly stealing bottles of Tasmanian Vodka.
Around 6:25 P.M., Dec. 28, 2023, Warwick Police responded to Airport Liquors at 1800 Airport …
more
1/25/24
|
LOST KAYAKER
On Feb. 25 at approximately 4:56 p.m., officers responded to Conimicut Point, where Kirsten Chant informed officers that her husband, 60-year-old Timothy Chant, left at noon to go …
more
3/7/24
|
DUI
An Apple Watch alert tipped police off to a crash, which led to a subsequent DUI arrest.
Around 11:48 p.m., Nov. 9, Warwick Police were dispatched to the intersection of East and …
more
12/14/23
|
DUI
Around 1:56 a.m., Oct. 28, Warwick Police Officer Connor R. Bemis was on routine patrol near the intersection of Centerville and Hardig roads when he spotted a gray Ford pass “at a …
more
11/30/23
|
As the Johnston Sun Rise went to the printers Wednesday morning, Johnston’s emergency management officials had barely finished celebrating good news from the federal government when a fresh …
more
By RORY SCHULER
|
1/10/24
|
LARCENY
On Sept. 7, Warwick Police responded to the H&M Store inside the Warwick Mall at 400 Bald Hill Road to investigate a reported larceny.
The store manager told police that on …
more
10/26/23
|
ROBBERY
On March 25, 2024, the Statewide Grand Jury returned an indictment charging Jimmy Castro, 23, and Gissell Starnes, 19, both of Central Falls, with three counts of first-degree robbery …
more
3/28/24
|
Warwick Veterans Memorial Middle School Principal Jeff Goss is still in his role after pleading not guilty to a charge of driving under the influence (DUI).
Goss was arrested by Tiverton police …
more
By ADAM ZANGARI
|
3/28/24
|
UPDATED: The defendant has been identified by prosecutors as Manuel Garcia Dela Cruz.
more
By RORY SCHULER
|
2/20/24
|
Too little too late or better late than never?
Four months later and at least two subsequent significant flood events since September’s soaking storms, the Federal Emergency Management …
more
By RORY SCHULER
|
1/25/24
|
On Tuesday, Rhode Island State Police announced the arrest Joseph L. Giudici, 40, of 7 Canonchet Trail, Johnston, for Driving Under the Influence after he struck two marked Rhode Island State Police …
more
Sun Rise Staff Reports
|
1/25/24
|
Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced last week that a Johnston man has been found guilty by a Providence County Superior Court jury of the murder of Mario Diaz, stemming from a …
more
Sun Rise Staff Reports
|
1/25/24
|
CHILD MOLESTATION
Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced in a press release that a West Warwick man has been charged in Kent County Superior Court with second-degree child …
more
3/14/24
|
A pair of alleged “grandparent scammers” have been arrested by Warwick Police.
According to Warwick Police Detective Capt. John McAniff, local victims nearly taken for more than …
more
By RORY SCHULER
|
3/14/24
|
Look both ways and say a Hail Mary.
Crossing the street in the Ocean State can be tricky, at best — and deadly, at worst.
Last week, a teacher (and nun) was seriously injured while …
more
By RORY SCHULER
|
11/16/23
|
STOLEN VEHICLE
Around 4:25 p.m., Jan. 12, Warwick Police were notified of a flock hit from dispatch for a stolen vehicle that was heading north on Post Road near Route 37. The vehicle was …
more
2/8/24
|