The gun range predates both of the nearby public schools. But the firing range also pre-dates the nation’s school shooting crisis.
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Warwick Police investigated the report of a stabbing and ended up arresting the alleged stabbing victim.
At 5:27 p.m., Sept. 21, Warwick Police went to 1 Willow Glen Circle for “a reported …
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9/23/24
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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He nabbed criminals on the lam, discovered the missing, took drugs and guns off the street and won the hearts of all those lucky enough to scratch him behind the ear. Law enforcement gathered Monday …
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GREAT NEWS: Missing Johnston RI 15-year-old found safe
UPDATE: Johnston Police Chief Mark A. Vieira: "I can confirm that runaway juvenile Taya Scott was located around 4:00 PM."
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UPDATED: There’s a special place at the bottom of Oak Swamp Pond for someone with a bow and quiver full of black arrows with blue and white fletching.
Rhode Island Environmental Police searched the …
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By RORY SCHULER
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4/24/24
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