East Providence Police get high marks in community survey
EAST PROVIDENCE — The East Providence Police Department received overwhelmingly high marks from residents who participated in a Community Evaluation conducted by students at Salve Regina University...
View ArticlePortsmouth man slapped with DWI after accident in snowstorm
PORTSMOUTH — Here are some highlights from the Portsmouth Police reports from over the past week. Tuesday, Jan. 19 Nicole B. Bessette, 34, of 383 Middle Road, was charged with domestic assault (second...
View ArticleGeneral Assembly passes, governor signs new ‘Good Samaritan’ Act
PROVIDENCE — Both chambers of the Rhode Island General Assembly passed the “Good Samaritan Overdose Prevention Act” last night, Jan. 26, and Governor Gina Raimondo signed it into law the next day. The...
View ArticleTwo teenage girls arrested following Portsmouth house party
PORTSMOUTH — Here are some highlights from the Portsmouth police reports from over the past week. Friday, Jan. 29 Eric J. Moreira, 37, of 1278 West Main Road, was arrested shortly after 2 p.m. for...
View ArticlePolice again ask for aid in finding missing East Providence man
EAST PROVIDENCE — The East Providence Police Department continues to seek assistance from the public in an effort to track down a missing city man. Joseph Pinheiro was last seen on January 11, 2016 at...
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New East Providence Police officers are formally sworn into duty
EAST PROVIDENCE — At a ceremony held during the Tuesday, Feb. 2, City Council meeting, the five latest members of the East Providence Police Department were formally sworn into duty. Officers Franklin...
View ArticleFire chief lauds performance during East Providence carbon monoxide leak
EAST PROVIDENCE — The actions of various city departments likely saved numerous victims of a recent accident from even more serious illness, according to East Providence Fire Chief Oscar Elmasian....
View ArticleTiverton Police: Hiring, keeping officers a growing challenge
TIVERTON — The Tiverton Police Department has launched a recruitment drive to hire an entry level police officer. But the advantages Tiverton presents as a community in which to serve as a police...
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Tiverton Police: Youth charged with 21 car breaks
Friday, Jan. 15 At 9:04 a.m. a car hit a deer on Main Road near Souza Road. The car was damaged, but the deer’s condition was unknown. At 11:36 a. m., three of four hens earlier reported loose were...
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Charges against man in Tiverton include assault, animal mistreatment
Anthony Coelho TIVERTON — Anthony Coelho, 39, of 1248 Stafford Road, Tiverton, was charged with ten offenses at 7:47 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 31. The charges include two counts of violation of a no-contact...
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