Police launch awareness patch program Starting in April, the Warwick Police Department will begin implementing an awareness patch program. Throughout the year, officers will wear special patches on their uniforms representing various causes. These more

SHOPLIFTING Just after 3 p.m. on March 13, Officer Evan Johnson was dispatched to the area of the Warwick Mall following a report of a shoplifting incident at Macy's. An asset protection officer at Macy's had contacted police to advised that two suspects more

DUI Shortly after 1:35 a.m. on March 8, Officer Oliver Pinheiro was assisting another officer with a motor vehicle stop in the area of 320 Warwick Ave. when he observed a white, four-door Chrysler traveling south at a high rate of speed. Pinheiro more

DUI Just before 7 p.m. on March 6, Officer Ben Bratko responded to Dave's Fruitland at 2687 West Shore Road for a report of a motor vehicle offense in progress. Dispatch advised that a vehicle had been observed operating erratically and driving into more

IDENTITY THEFT On March 4 at 11:30 a.m., Officer David Thompson responded to a Shippen Avenue residence for a report of possible identity theft. At the scene, the reporting party told Thompson that when she checked her email at approximately 9:46 a.m. more

DUI Just before 7 p.m. on Feb. 28, Officer Justin Martin responded to the area of 3803 Post Road for a three-vehicle accident. At the scene, witnesses directed Martin to a man who was said to be the operator of a black Acura with heavy front-end damage. more

By BEACON STAFF A .45 caliber handgun loaded with nine rounds of ammunition was found in the backpack of a Cranston man at T.F. Green International Airport's security checkpoint on Monday, according to the Transportation Security Administration. In a more

FRAUD At approximately 6:45 p.m. on Feb. 10, Officer Kevin Warren responded to a Harding Avenue home for a report of larceny from a motor vehicle. At the scene, the reporting party told Warren that his vehicle had been broken into. He said his wallet and more

ASSAULT Shortly before 1:30 p.m. on Feb. 21, Officer Tyler J. Mobrice and other officers responded to the area of the Taco Bell at 2574 West Shore Road for a report of an assault in progress. Dispatch advised that the suspect had fled the scene in a tan more

DUTY TO STOP At approximately 10:15 a.m. on Feb. 6, Officer Thomas Greene responded to the intersection of Bald Hill Road and East Avenue for a report of a motor vehicle accident with no injuries. At the scene, Greene observed two vehicles in the right more

LARCENY At approximately 10 a.m. on Feb. 12, Sgt. Joshua Myer met with a reporting party in the lobby of Warwick Police headquarters regarding a larceny complaint. The reporting party told Myer that on the morning of Feb. 10, he discovered his daughter's more

SHOPLIFTING On the morning of Jan. 12, Detective Adam Arico met with a loss prevention associate from Lowe's regarding multiple shoplifting incidents at the store's 810 Quaker Lane and 555 Greenwich Ave. locations. The associate told Arico that two men more