Welcome to our Two New Officers

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Created: December 15, 2015

Please welcome our two new officers Brian Fontaine and Gregory Accinno who graduated from the Rhode Island Municipal Police Training Academy today in a ceremony at CCRI-Lincoln.  If you see them introduce yourselves and say hello. For the next 14+ weeks they will be in the Field Training Officer program and they will always be accompanied by another officer wearing a chevron on his/her sleeve--also they generally look 'new'.

Holiday Traffic in Warwick

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Created: December 10, 2015

"WARWICK POLICE DEPARTMENT HOLIDAY RELATED TRAFFIC ISSUES"

During the Holiday period of November 1 through January 2, the Warwick Police Department deals with two significant traffic related problems within the City.

First, the number of pedestrian involved traffic collisions increases dramatically. Since January 1, 2015 the Warwick Police Department has investigated 36 pedestrian related motor vehicle collisions. In a number of these collisions the operator of the vehicle was not at fault and the pedestrian was issued a citation. The citation issued is 31-18-5 Crossing Other Than at Crosswalks. The statute states:

"Every pedestrian crossing a roadway at any point other than within a marked crosswalk or within an unmarked crosswalk at an intersection shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles upon the roadway."

Second, is the increased traffic congestion and number of traffic collisions on Route 2/Bald Hill Rd. Part of the problem is associated with increased frustration of sitting in traffic, diminishing ones patience. A problem identified is the blocking of intersections as vehicle operators attempt to make the traffic control signal and get stuck in the middle of the intersection. During this period of time the Traffic Division and the Uniform Division will provide extra patrols in the Route 2 area. Major intersections will be monitored with unmarked cruisers and violations issued under statute
31-15-12.1 Entering Intersections. The Statute states:

"The driver of a motor vehicle shall not enter an intersection whether or not any traffic signal is green unless there is sufficient space in the roadway he or she is about to enter beyond the intersection to receive his or her vehicle without blocking the intersection."

The Warwick Police Department will initiate a proactive enforcement program to combat both of these issues.

Hotel Safety Discussion

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Created: December 09, 2015

The Warwick PD ecourages you to report suspicious behavior

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Created: November 17, 2015

The citizens that live, work and travel through Warwick are the eyes and ears of law enforcement. Warwick has several high value targets to include shopping malls, cinemas, coastline, the train station/railway and the airport.

How to report suspicious activity:
If it is suspicious enough for you to want to report it then call our phone line directly at 401-468-4200 and state you want to report suspicious activity that is in progress. If what you are seeing is a crime in progress, a weapon is present, the threat appears imminent or somebody's life is in jeopardy call 911!

What information should you provide?
Report details, take notes if you can. Number of persons involved, ages, body builds (height/weight), hair color, facial hair, tattoos, distinctive clothing. What did you see that was suspicious. For a vehicle(s) a license plate is the most important clue, along with vehicle make/model/age & color. Distinctive markings on the vehicle(s) such as stickers, damage or after market additions (a ladder rack, etc). Officers respond to calls with this information actively looking for description matches. Officers know the areas they are responding to and know the common avenues of entry and exit from these locations. Where were they last seen and where were they last headed.

What is considered suspicious activity?
-Persons who are surveying, taking pictures/notes of a potential target for no legitimate reason.
-Persons purchasing/stealing uniforms, facility passes/badges, technological items and information, weapons, ammunition or explosive materials and /or placing these items in a suspicious location.
-Persons eliciting information about facilities by email, phone or in person.
-Persons attempting to breach or test security measures of a building, facility or restricted area; damaging or tampering with a facilities security barrier, surveillance monitoring system or utilities.
-Persons that are misrepresenting themselves or their identity to gain access to a building/facility or information.
-Persons making or implying a threat to harm people, a facility or an organization in person, online, by mail, etc
...and of course persons who are committing a crime.