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DUI Around 2:24 a.m., Nov. 25, Warwick Police Officer Connor R. Bemis was traveling north on Warwick avenue in the area of North Country Club Drive when he spotted a black Chevy Malibu with … more
DUI Around 1:22 a.m., Nov. 12, Warwick Police were on patrol traveling west on Sandy Lane when they spotted a beige 2014 Toyota FJ Cruiser swerving in the roadway. Police followed the … more
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
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
James Harrison’s story does not stir sympathy. The Johnston man was accused of peeping through a young neighbor’s window in May. The next morning he allegedly killed his mother and a … more
Early Monday morning, Johnston Police spotted a vehicle wanted in connection to a Providence shooting. According to Johnston Police Chief Mark A. Vieira, they chased the vehicle; the occupants … more
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
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
DUI At 8:31 p.m., Sept. 21, Warwick Police on a DUI enforcement patrol on Post Road spotted a silver four-door sedan traveling south on Elmwood Avenue. According to the arrest report the … more
Child shot in Cranston, father arrested A Cranston man has been arrested and charged following the “accidental” shooting of his four-year-old son, according to Cranston Police Chief … more
A Cranston man has been arrested and charged following the “accidental” shooting of his four-year-old son, according to Cranston Police Chief Col. Michael J. Winquist. The child was … more
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
Incident on Sarah Teft Dr. Warwick Police responded to a domestic disturbance on Sarah Teft Dr. Tuesday at 7:15 PM.  Police learned that prior to their arrival  family members had … more
Johnston Police and the state's Violent Fugitive Task Force made an arrest in last Wednesday’s shooting at City Limit Auto Sales on Hartford Avenue. “Our main objective is to protect … more
NO TRESPASS At 8:07 p.m., Aug. 30, Warwick Police Officer Andrew J. Chretien responded to Barns and noble at 1350 Bald Hill Road for a subject to eject. The caller told police there was a … more
Joe Razza was a runner. Daily, the town native could be spotted dashing up and down the hills of Johnston while off-duty. The former Johnston police chief stepped down last year as his health declined rapidly and unexpectedly. On Friday, Sept. 29 — following the announcement of his death — Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee ordered the state’s flags lowered in honor of the late Joseph P. Razza. He was 54 years old. more
SHOPLIFTING Around 8:31 p.m., June 29, responded to Walmart at 840 Post Road, to investigate a shoplifting. The suspects, a man and a woman, had fled the scene in a black Acura, traveling … more
Two Johnston High School students were arrested last week following an assault on the school’s police department-assigned Resource Officer. Around 10 a.m., Thursday, Johnston Police … more
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