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Rhode Island Police Chiefs Association installs Executive Board for its 75th year
The Rhode Island Police Chiefs Association (RIPCA) installed its new Executive Board during a swearing-in ceremony on January 12 in Warwick. The newly installed President, Woonsocket Police Chief Thomas F. Oates III, outlined his vision and priorities for the Association’s 75th year. His focus includes further strengthening traffic safety awareness efforts and launching the new…
Read MoreRhode Island Police Chiefs Association honors law enforcement excellence
At a recent celebration, the Rhode Island Police Chiefs Association honored law enforcement professionals, presenting their annual awards for outstanding contributions across various categories of excellence. “This year’s award recipients have exemplified what it means to serve with excellence,” said Colonel Brad Connor, President of the Rhode Island Police Chiefs Association and Warwick’s Chief of…
Read More$5 Million in federal COPS grants to strengthen state, local Rhode Island law enforcement
Several local police departments will soon have more backup and additional federal resources to crack down on heroin and opioid dealers thanks to a new round of federal ‘COPS grants’ totaling $4,921,873 that is being awarded to local law enforcement agencies across Rhode Island. U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Seth Magaziner…
Read More140 Providence school buses to now capture license plate photos, videos of cars failing to stop
Enforcement will begin on October 1 after a warning period and citywide public awareness campaign; All 140 school buses in the Providence Public Schools fleet have been modernized with cutting-edge safety technology. In a proactive effort to address dangerous driving behavior around school buses, the City of Providence and Providence Police Department have partnered with…
Read MoreTheta Psi Omega chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha, first Black sorority, participating in Legislative Day
Photo: Pamela Bhatia, Artistic Images Members of Theta Psi Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. in Rhode Island will be joined by Rep. Raymond Hull, Deputy Speaker of the Rhode Island House of Representatives, Rep. Jennnifer Stewart, and members of the Black and Latino Caucus for “Having Our Say” Legislative Day at the…
Read MoreBuckle Up! RI traffic safety leaders: 58% of 2023 local fatalities were not wearing a seat belt
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Read More“Coffee with a Cop” in Cranston
Cranston Coffee with a Cop
Read MoreColonel Hugh Clements to head national community policing (COPS) office
Attorney General Merrick B. Garland announced that Colonel Hugh T. Clements Jr. has been appointed to serve as the new Director of the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office). The COPS Office is the component of the Justice Department responsible for advancing the practice of community policing by the nation’s state, local, territorial,…
Read MoreCranston communities rattled by “non-stop gunfire” from police training center (VIDEO)
Photo: RI State Police Chiefs Association Neighbors in the vicinity of the Cranston Police Academy Training Center are raising alarm at what has become, they say, nearly non-stop sounds of automatic weapons firing and echoing into their homes, and in constant earshot of the students at Cranston West. The Training Center has been doing weapons…
Read MoreCity of Pawtucket Police Officer Recruitment
Applications to be Accepted through September 19, 2022 Mayor Donald R. Grebien and Public Safety Director Police Chief Tina Goncalves have announced that the Pawtucket Police Department will be accepting applications through September 19, 2022 for new officers. “Pawtucket is a great community to live, work, and commit to public service” said Mayor Donald R.…
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