By JACOB MARROCCO Mayor Joseph J. Solomon won't be following the lead of Johnston Mayor Joseph Polisena when it comes to Warwick Police providing assistance to other municipalities. "e;I understand Joe's anger.I would never have officers not respond (to a more

LARCENY At approximately 8:18 a.m. on Sept. 7, Officer Nicholas DiNardo responded to a Helen Avenue home for a report of larceny from a motor vehicle overnight. At the scene, the reporting party told DiNardo that both his vehicle and his wife's vehicle more

DUI Just after 2 a.m. on Aug. 27, Officer Zachary Black was traveling north on Post Road near its intersection with Main Avenue when he observed a 2019 Toyota Camry straddling lanes. Black initiated a motor vehicle stop on Main Avenue and made contact more

DUI Just after 4:30 p.m., Officer David Boardman was conducting a routine patrol traveling north on Bald Hill Road when he observed a 2014 GMC Sierra traveling south at a high rate of speed. Boardman clocked the vehicle at 52 mph in a 35 mph zone. "e;The more

IDENTITY FRAUD Just after 10 a.m. on Aug. 19, Officer Tyler Mobrice responded to a Shady Glen Drive home for a report of fraud. At the scene, the reporting party told Mobrice she had received a Visa credit card in the mail that day. She had not applied more

By LAURA WEICK The City of Warwick Police Department's Marine Unit/Dive Team now has two "e;new to them"e; patrol boats at no cost to city taxpayers. The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management's Environmental Police gave Warwick police two more

DUI At approximately 5:44 p.m. on Aug. 1, Officer William Holz responded to the area of Main Avenue and Warwick Industrial Drive for a report of a motor vehicle offense in progress. Dispatch advised that a 2008 Toyota Highlander was operating more

DUTY TO STOP Just after noon on Aug. 2, Officer Nicholas Demarco responded to a report of a hit-and-run incident at the intersection of Metro Center Boulevard and Greenwich Avenue. Dispatch advised that a black GMC pickup truck involved in the incident more

DUI At approximately 1:20 a.m. on July 19, Officer Oliver Pinheiro was conducting a routine patrol heading southbound on Bald Hill Road when he observed a 1999 GMC Yukon traveling south. The officer clocked the vehicle at 46 mph in a 35 mph zone. He also more

Tuesday brief storm accompanied by heavy downpours felled this tree across West Shore Road in the Hoxsie neighborhood. The officer at the scene, diverting traffic until a city crew was able to clear the road, said that branches brushed a more

DUI At approximately 11:40 p.m. on July 17, Officer Cody Wild responded to the parking lot of McKinley's Pub on Division Street for a reported motor vehicle accident. At the scene, Wild spoke with two witnesses who said they had observed the vehicle in more

MAN DIES IN FIRE A man was found dead at the scene of a house fire last week, authorities say. The body of Stephen E. Barker, 50, was discovered after firefighters entered his 317 Namquid Drive residence during the early morning hours of July 16, more