Tuesday, April 23, 2024

Police and Fire

New town fuel depot to be built in parking lot of Burrillville police station

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BURRILLVILLE – A parking lot at the public safety complex at 1477 Victory Highway will soon be home to a new fuel depot servicing town vehicles. A municipal fuel station will be constructed in the...

NSPD’s Landry named Assessor of the Year

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NORTH SMITHFIELD – The Rhode Island Police Accreditation Commission has named the North Smithfield Police Department's Lt. Gregory Landry the 2023 Assessor of the Year. Landry, who has worked for the department for some 22...

Man who allegedly dragged Burrillville officers with car arrested by U.S. Marshals in Maine

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PORTLAND, Maine – The man who briefly dragged two Burrillville police officers along Chapel Street with his vehicle in February was arrested on Thursday in Maine by the U.S. Marshals Service. Tyler Perry, 29,...

Resident seeks support from Burrillville council in suit filed against police officer/neighbor

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BURRILLVILLE – A man who filed a lawsuit against the town, the police department and several individuals over his 2015 arrest recently brought the issue to the Burrillville Town Council, asking members to hold...

Fall River man arrested after wild pursuit, crash into NSPD cruiser

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WOONSOCKET – A serial car thief from Massachusetts led city and North Smithfield police on a wild pursuit that began when a stolen Mercedes with New Hampshire plates was spotted outside a strip club...

Residents express support for new police station at meeting in Glocester

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GLOCESTER – Residents weighed in on the new proposed police station plans at a special meeting Wednesday, March 6. No one opposed it. Those who spoke in front of those assembled to hear the...

North Smithfield man arrested for vandalism at park in Warwick

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WARWICK — A North Smithfield man who police say drove through around a dozen sections of wood fencing at a 126-acre park was arrested in Warwick. Cody O’Brien, 25, was charged with one count of...