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Warren PD: Police make six arrests, including three DUIs
Warren Police made six arrests between Sept. 4-11, 2023, including three for driving under the influence. more
Warren police logs: Three DUIs to start off the New Year
Monday, Dec. 30 A caller complained about a car parked in front of a fire hydrant at the corner of Baker and Main streets. Police tracked down the owner and advised him to move the car. A … more
Warren PD seeks input for accreditation process
As part of the on-site assessment, agency employees and members of the community are invited to offer comments to the assessment team. more
Warren PD: A very busy week
Warren Police activity from April 18-25, 2022. more
Warren nursing home fire displaces 21
Approximately 20 patients were placed in temporary housing Tuesday after a fire broke out at the Crestwood Nursing Home on Child Street early that morning. The fire, which was called in at … more
Barrington man claims he was assaulted in Warren
A Barrington man is claiming he was assaulted in Warren, but details of the incident are limited.  Barrington Police received a 911 call from the man, a 41-year-old Barrington resident, at … more
Warren PD arrest Riverside man after hitting multiple vehicles without stopping
Warren police made six arrests between Feb. 26 and March 3, 2024. more
A sign displayed at a vigil held on Oct. 12 by family and friends of Richard Raymond, who was assaulted during an incident on Market Street in late August of 2021.
Teenager arrested in connection to Market Street homicide
A 17-year-old was charged with murder on Friday in connection to August, 2021 incident that left one local man dead. more
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Warren PD: A late night welder and disruptive skateboarders
Warren Police activity from May 2 to May 8, 2022. more
Warren PD: Bristol man arrested after attempted robbery with knife
Monday, July 31 A man on Railroad Avenue reported that another man had harassed him while driving by in a vehicle at 1:31 p.m. A Kathleen Drive resident reported at 7:11 p.m. that sunglasses had been … more
Warren PD find man wanted for multiple sexual assault charges in Lincoln
Warren Police made five arrests, including one involving tracking down a man wanted out of Lincoln for multiple sexual assault charges, between Oct. 2-9, 2023. more
Tiverton police officer Jacob Rapoza.
Former Tiverton SRO charged with 2nd Degree Child Abuse
The Warren Police Department announced the arrest of a Tiverton police officer following an investigation into potential child abuse. more
Data from the Rhode Island State Police, which aggregates information from each municipal police department, shows that the total number of arrests among 11-15- and 16-20-year-olds in Warren was rising prior to Covid, and is on the rise again since 2020.
Data shows arrests among youth increasing since 2020
Crime among adolescents and teens has gone up since 2020, with multiple East Bay communities seeing their highest number of arrests in 2021 or 2022. We examine this troubling trend and search for reasons why that might be. more
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Workers remove Patrolman Adam Floor's truck after an accident early Sunday morning. Mr. Floor was charged with DUI and refusal to submit to a chemical test.
Warren officer charged with DUI also faces weapons charge
The Warren police officer accused of crashing his truck into a Metacom Avenue home while driving drunk earlier this month now faces a felony charge of possession of a firearm while under the … more
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Warren PD: Woman makes off with shopping cart of stolen goods
Warren police made two arrests and dealt with multiple instances of theft between June 12-19, 2023. more
Colt Andrews employees listen as Bristol patrolman John Mlynek delivers instruction during an active shooter training at Colt Andrews School.
Bristol Warren schools and cops prepare for the worst
Pop, pop, pop! The sounds of the .22-caliber blank gun rang throughout Rockwell Elementary School, as volunteers from the Bristol Police Department, posing as ‘bad guys,’ stormed the … more
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Warren PD: Many raccoon sightings and a very confused cat
Warren Police activity from May 9-16, 2022 more
Warren Police find deceased man in Warren River
The identity of the man, who was described as white and in his 50s, was not immediately released to the public. more
One view of the suspect from Rockland Trust robbery.
Seekonk Police seek assistance IDing recent robbery suspects
SEEKONK — The Seekonk Police Department is attempting to identify the suspects in a series of recent robberies on and around the heavily trafficked commercial locations of Route 6. Suspect … more
Warren PD: Public urination leads to an arrest
Warren police made multiple arrests and dealt with unruly juveniles between May 8-15, 2023. more
Owen Cameron of Portsmouth was last seen leaving his job in Middletown at about 7:15 p.m. Saturday night, March 23.
Heartbreak: Body of missing Portsmouth teen found
MIDDLETOWN — The body of Portsmouth teen Owen B. Cameron, who was last seen Saturday night after leaving his Middletown job, was discovered late this morning in that town. more
Warren PD: Suspicious (and not so suspicious) juveniles
Warren Police activity from March 21-28, 2022. more
Owen Morris pleaded not guilty to murder at his arraignment in Rhode Island Superior Court in August 2018.
Three years after alleged murder, Warren man still awaits trial
Three years after he was charged in the brutal stabbing death of an East Providence doctor, a Warren man remains held without bond at the Adult Correctional Institution in Cranston, as his murder … more
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Warren PD: Seven arrests and assisting a marine rescue
Warren Police made seven arrests in a busy week and assisted with a jet ski operator who had become imperiled after an incident off Warwick's Rocky Point between May 22-29, 2023. more
Warren woman faces felony DUI charge after serious accident
A Warren woman faces felony charges after losing control of her car and slamming into a tree along Naomi Street last Wednesday night, Dec. 4. A 20-year-old Warren man riding in the passenger seat of … more
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