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LARCENY OVER $10,000
Around 10:52 p.m., Oct. 17, 2023, Warwick Police responded to UPS, at 150 Plan Way for the report of a past larceny by an employee.
A facility supervisor told police …
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9/5/24
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Shots fired at Cranston police responding to domestic disturbance; terminally ill suspect found dead
Police shut Harding Avenue down Tuesday night following gunfire linked to a “domestic disturbance.”
Law enforcement used drones and robots in an unsuccessful attempt to defuse a …
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Cranston Herald staff reports
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9/4/24
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A Cranston man is in custody following a Ferrari theft and car chase spanning the entire East Coast, from Rhode Island to Florida. A Pawtucket man remains at large.
Around 3:20 a.m., Aug. 24, …
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8/27/24
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RESISTING ARREST
Around 8:13 p.m., July 11, Warwick Police responded to Community College of Rhode Island (CCRI), at 400 East Ave., to assist CCRI Police with an arrest. CCRI Officer Lt. Raymond …
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8/22/24
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DUI
Around 1:20 p.m., July 5, Warwick Police responded to 721 Centerville Road to assist with a motor vehicle crash. Upon arrival, police identified the driver of a Jeep Cherokee with front end …
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8/15/24
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According to an alert 8-year-old camper, the jogger wet a cloth and approached her. Police say the man commanded the young girl, to “come here.”
She refused, ran away and reported …
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By RORY SCHULER
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8/14/24
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FATAL HIT &RUN UPDATE
North Kingstown man arrested for fatal Warwick hit & run
A North Kingstown man is behind bars after an intensive investigation into a double hit and run on …
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8/8/24
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Warwick Police Department posted photos of its newest officer, with a welcome note. “Congratulations to our newest Officer Anthony Meola who was sworn in by Mayor Frank Picozzi and Colonel …
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8/8/24
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Police say they found 30-year-old Aramis Segura hiding under her bed following a fatal New Year’s Eve crash in Warwick that claimed the life of an East Greenwich teen. The defendant was …
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Beacon Staff Reports
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8/2/24
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A North Kingstown man is behind bars after an intensive investigation into a double hit and run on Quaker Lane.
Warwick Police have arrested the alleged driver of the vehicle suspected in the …
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8/2/24
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Aug. 3, Securing Weapons Safely and Free Gun Lock is scheduled on Sat., Aug. 3, from 9 a.m. to noon. Secure storage of weapons is now the law in Rhode Island. For information about …
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8/1/24
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FATAL HIT & RUN
Two pedestrians were struck down by vehicles within minutes on Quaker Lane in Warwick Sunday night.
A 44-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene and a 26-year-old …
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8/1/24
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Two pedestrians were struck down by vehicles within minutes on Quaker Lane in Warwick Sunday night.
A 44-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene and a 26-year-old woman was transported to the hospital with serious injuries following the fatal hit and run.
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By RORY SCHULER
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7/29/24
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ANIMAL CONFINEMENT IN VEHICLE
Around 3:08 p.m., June 13, a Warwick Animal Control Officer was dispatched to Walmart at 650 Bald Hill Road for the report of two dogs inside a red Ford Escape, …
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7/25/24
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City Council’s Democratic majority briefly considered killing the mayor’s newly proposed public encampment ordinance, before sending it to committee.
A city lawyer, however, advised …
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By RORY SCHULER
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7/24/24
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Modern-day public altercations tend to follow an increasingly familiar formula.
Tensions escalate. A circle forms. Cell phones, cameras lit, turn toward the drama.
The drama escalates …
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By RORY SCHULER
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7/22/24
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LARCENY
Around 8:25 a.m., June 10, Warwick Police took a Johnston man into custody for an alleged May larceny at BJ’s.
On May 30, Warwick Police responded to BJ’s Market, 375 …
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7/18/24
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DRUG CHARGES
Around 7:25 p.m., Warwick Police Officer Connor R. Bemis was on a fixed traffic post near the intersection of Post Road and the Airport Connector when he spotted a red Jeep travel …
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7/11/24
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The holiday ended tragically following a large brawl in Cranston which resulted in a teenager with a stab wound and another man run over and killed.
Shortly after midnight July Fourth, around …
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By RORY SCHULER
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7/8/24
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SEEN THIS CAR? The Cranston Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating the vehicle in the photo, which was reported stolen on June 21 around midnight in Raynham, …
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7/3/24
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