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DUI
Around 2:26 p.m., July 25, Warwick Police were completing a traffic stop as part of a National Highway Safety Transportation Administration Speed Enforcement Detail near the intersection of …
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9/12/24
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Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced last week that a Massachusetts man has been sentenced in Kent County Superior Court to serve 19 years at the Adult Correctional Institutions …
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9/12/24
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A Providence pawn shop owner has been charged in Sixth Division District Court in Providence with buying 108 18 karat gold rings, valued at $378,000, that he knew to be stolen, following an …
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9/5/24
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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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