On January 19th, at a Promotional Ceremony held at Warwick Veterans Middle School, Bradford Connor was sworn in as Warwick Police Department's Colonel.

Colonel Bradford Connor first joined the Warwick Police Department in 1996 where he proudly served the city for over 22 years.  He spent many of his years in the Community Services Division first as a Community Police Officer where he worked alongside community groups, working to combat quality of life issues then ultimately moving through the ranks where he would serve as officer in charge of the Division.  His career also included assignments in the Patrol Division, Detective Division and Professional Standards Division.  He would complete his 16 year tenure on the department’s Special Weapons and Tactics Team as the Team Commander. 

Colonel Connor would serve as Commander of both the Operations and Administrative Bureaus prior to his promotion to the rank of Deputy Chief of Police before his retirement in April, 2019. 

Prior to his return to the Warwick Police Department in January, 2021 Colonel Connor served as the Director of Security at Women & Infants hospital in Providence RI.  There he was part of an Incident Command Team which aided the hospital in navigating through the covid-19 pandemic. 

Colonel Connor holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice from Saint Anselm College and resides in Warwick with his wife Carla who proudly serves as a Detective on the Providence Police Department.  The Colonel also serves on the Board of Directors for the Boys and Girls Club of Warwick.

Colonel Connor is proud to serve alongside the men and women, both civilian and sworn who work tirelessly to provide the utmost in quality police services to the citizens of Warwick and who deserve credit and recognition for the great success of our agency.