Warwick Police Department

The City of Warwick is the second largest city in the state of Rhode Island, with a population of 85,808 as of the 2000 census. Its mayor has been Scott Avedisian since 2000. Founded by Samuel Gorton in 1642, Warwick has witnessed major events in American history.

Warwick was decimated during King Philip's War (1675-76) and was the site of the first shot fired during the American Revolution against the British schooner Gaspée. Warwick is also the home of revolutionary war general Nathanael Greene, George Washington's second-in-command, and the Civil War hero of the battle of Gettysburg, General George S. Greene.

Warwick is home to Rhode Island's main airport, T. F. Green Airport, which serves the greater Providence area and also functions as a reliever for Logan International Airport in Boston, Massachusetts.

Warwick’s central location provides access to over 300,000 metro area residents in a 10-mile radius. In fact, two thirds of New England’s total population of 8.7 million people is within a 75-mile radius. That includes 65 percent of the region’s manufacturers of plastics, chemicals, communications equipment, and electrical machinery.

Since it was incorporated as a city in 1931, the Warwick Police Department has grown to a complement of approximately 180 officers supported by 59 civilian employees.

The Department is currently commanded by Colonel Stephen M. McCartney, Chief of Police.