SUSPENDED LICENSE
At 5:42 p.m., May 19, Warwick Police Officer Connor R. Bemis was on a fixed traffic post on West Shore Road when he spotted a black Ford traveling west. The vehicle had no …
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6/15/23
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Although the most likely suspect was shot and killed by police, the investigation into the events that unfolded on Ligian Court in Johnston on May 24 remain under investigation.
“The …
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By RORY SCHULER
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6/9/23
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TORCH LIT: Last weekend, Warwick Police and Warwick Fire Department personnel participated in the Torch Run for Special Olympics Rhode Island. (Photos courtesy of Marissa Laurent and Warwick …
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6/8/23
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ROAD RAGE
Around 6 p.m., April 15, Warwick Police responded to the parking lot of Buffy’s Bubbles at 1255 Post Road, to investigate a reported “road rage” incident that …
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6/8/23
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According to feline math, a Warwick Parks and Rec employee saved 81 lives on the job Monday.
Paul Joutras gripped the cardboard box and aimed for his city trash truck.
“But I heard …
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By RORY SCHULER
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6/7/23
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Last weekend, the Warwick FOP Lodge 7 held a Police Memorial service.
“On this date, for the last 54 years, the Warwick Police Department and Warwick FOP7 have honored all of our nation's …
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5/25/23
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Charlotte Lester still missing a year later
On May 16, Warwick Police reminded city residents of the one-year anniversary of Charlotte Lester’s disappearance.
Lester, 45, disappeared, …
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5/25/23
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Police are believed to have shot a man wanted for a triple shooting on Ligian Court in Johnston.
Early Wednesday morning, Johnston Police secured the crime scene, just off Simmonsville …
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By RORY SCHULER
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5/25/23
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UPDATED: Police shot and killed a man wanted for a triple shooting on Ligian Court in Johnston.
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By RORY SCHULER
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5/24/23
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NO TRESPASS
A Virginia man has been banned from a Target parking lot following a call to police.
At 6:43 p.m., April 28, Warwick Police officer Jake R. Reddy responded to the Target parking …
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5/18/23
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DUI
Warwick Police Officer Keara M. Enos was on duty conducting a RIPTIDE (Rhode Island Police Teaming for Impaired Driving Enforcement) around 12:20 a.m. April 7, when she assisted on the scene …
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5/11/23
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He can imagine what it would be like hiding in a classroom as gunshots echo through school hallways.
“I’m in a classroom and I hear a guy walking down the corridor and he’s shooting … What do I want between me and him?” asked grandfather and retired Warwick Police Capt. Tim Colgan. “I don’t want a social worker; I don’t want a psychiatrist; I don’t want the principal. I want a cop between me and him. And I think most people feel that way. I think they do.”
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By RORY SCHULER
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5/11/23
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A stuck accelerator was blamed for a crash in the Burlington parking lot on Bald Hill Road Friday. This van drove onto a parked car, but nobody was injured, according to police. (Warwick Beacon …
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5/4/23
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VAN ON CAR
Around 12:04 p.m., Friday, April 27, Warwick Police responded to the Burlington Coat Factory parking lot at 650 Bald Hill Road.
Callers reported a van crashed into and drove on top …
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5/4/23
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The Warwick Police Department announced the winner of its community police patch design contest: Isabella Fraginis.
“Our contest was open to anyone under the age of 18 years old and had to …
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5/4/23
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Following more than a year-long investigation, Johnston Police arrested a juvenile last week and charged him with manslaughter in the 2022 shooting death of Dillon Viens.
Viens’ death, first …
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By RORY SCHULER
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4/27/23
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MOTORCYCLE CRASH
The Warwick Police Traffic Unit is investigating a serious crash that occurred around 3:30 a.m., April 22, in the vicinity of 2470 Warwick Ave.
Police are asking witnesses, or …
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4/27/23
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By JOHN HOWELL
Sister pups thought to be black coyotes, as unusual as that is, kicked up a lot of neighborhood and media attention after multiple sightings in Oakland Beach last …
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4/27/23
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Providence man arraigned on additional charges in fentanyl-related death of 15-year old female
Earlier this week, Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha, Col. Oscar Perez of the Providence …
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4/20/23
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SUSPENDED LICENSE
Around noon on March 18, Warwick Police Officer Aaron L. Steere initiated a traffic stop after spotting a vehicle missing its front registration plate (due to front end …
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4/13/23
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