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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Former Ward 6 Cranston City Councilman Matthew Reilly has been indicted on multiple child molestation counts, according to the Rhode Island Attorney General’s Office.
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By RORY SCHULER
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6/28/24
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UPDATED
The Cranston police officer ran to the suspects’ car. She opened the door and ordered a man and a woman out of the vehicle. Instead, they sped away, allegedly running over the officer's foot, and the officer fired at the vehicle.
Cranston Police have released the name of the officer involved in a shooting last Sunday evening, as well as her body-worn camera footage from the incident.
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By RORY SCHULER
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6/21/24
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DUI
Around 8:19 p.m., May 16, Warwick Police officers were dispatched to a three-car crash on Centerville Road. Warwick Fire Department personnel were already on the scene. They informed police …
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6/20/24
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A Cranston police officer fired at a fleeing vehicle following a shoplifting report at Garden City Shopping Center Sunday evening. Police are still looking for the vehicle and its occupants.
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By RORY SCHULER
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6/17/24
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BIKE VS. SUV
A bicyclist is in critical condition after a crash with an SUV Tuesday night.
According to Warwick Police, around 9:31 p.m., Tuesday, June 11, officers were dispatched to the …
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6/13/24
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A deer jumped through the windshield of a RIPTA bus traveling on Warwick Avenue Monday, injuring three passengers.
The incident happened near the intersection with Sachem Avenue near the …
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By ADAM ZANGARI
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6/12/24
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A bicyclist is in critical condition after a crash with an SUV Tuesday night.
According to Warwick Police, around 9:31 p.m., Tuesday, June 11, officers were dispatched to the area of West Shore …
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6/12/24
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Last Tuesday, June 4, the RI House Judiciary Committee unanimously passed a bill (H 7165A) that’s a step toward decriminalizing prostitution.
Lobbyists for decriminalized prostitution have …
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By DONNA M. HUGHES
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6/6/24
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SHOPLIFTING
At 4:26 p.m., April 4, Warwick Police responded to Target at the Warwick Mall, 400 Bald Hill Road, for the report of a shoplifting in progress.
Store security contacted police …
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6/6/24
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Warwick Police are investigating a major gun theft on Post Road.
Around 3:52 a.m., Thursday, May 30, 2024 Warwick Police responded to RI Guns, at 1175 Post Road for an alarm.
“Upon …
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By RORY SCHULER
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6/6/24
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According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Rhode Island, the “leader of a fentanyl trafficking conspiracy that distributed and possessed enough fentanyl to create more than two …
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SunRise Staff Reports
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5/31/24
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Warwick Police are investigating a major gun theft on Post Road.
Around 3:52 a.m., Thursday, May 30, 2024 Warwick Police responded to RI Guns, at 1175 Post Road for an alarm.
“Upon …
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5/30/24
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Warwick Police shot a dog Sunday night on Greenwich Avenue. According to police, a dog attacked another dog and multiple people, but was stopped by a responding Warwick Police officer.
Warwick …
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Warwick Beacon Staff Reports
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5/27/24
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