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Police investigating at North Kingstown Town Beach
NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (WPRI) — Police are investigating an apparent incident that happened at North Kingstown Town Beach ...
AG reviewing case against RI state trooper who drove away from DUI stop
Attorney General Peter Neronha said the incident was "disappointing," and the State Police took too long to notify his office ...
A RI state police sergeant was pulled over for reckless driving. What happened next has the agency reeling
Rhode Island State Police Lt. Col. Robert Creamer said the agency's treatment of a sergeant's reckless driving fell short of ...
‘Follow me home’: Off-duty RI state trooper ousted after driving away from DUI stop
R.I. State Police arrested one of their own officers after a monthslong investigation revealed fellow troopers allowed him to ...
Attorney general criticizes state police handling of trooper who drove from traffic stop
The attorney general is criticizing Rhode Island State Police over the handling of an investigation into a trooper who drove off from a traffic stop months ago.
One suspect arrested, two evade police after 50-mile car chase across Mass.
A Rhode Island man was arrested Wednesday after he and two other suspects stole a woman’s jet ski from her backyard, then led police on a nearly 50-mile car chase across Massachusetts.
RI sees sharp drop in wrong-way crashes after installing detection systems
The newest detector, which flashes at driver who's about to enter a highway from the wrong direction, will be at Exit 41A in ...
Why this former RI State Police lieutenant had to go to the Supreme Court for a disability pension
Despite state lawmakers' year-after-year effort to open more doors for police and firefighters to qualify for higher-paying ...
Why RI is paying out more and more police and fire disability pensions, and what it means
In recent years, it's become much easier for retired first responders to convert their regular pensions into higher paying ...