Meeting under the framework that replaced the old Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights (LEOBOR), the hearing committee ...

Five years after a Newsday investigation into police hiring, neither county has diversified ranks to reflect the communities they serve. Newsday's Virginia Huie and Jim Baumbach reports. Credit: ...

The Rose Island Lighthouse & Fort Hamilton Trust announced the launch of its first-ever permanent endowment fund, established in partnership with the Rhode Island Foundation. The new fund marks a ...

PROVIDENCE — In March 2025, a man armed with an airsoft gun and two knives stepped off a bus onto the Community College of Rhode Island campus in Lincoln. He had brandished the weapons on the bus — it ...

City plans phased overhaul of pursuit and foot-pursuit policies over 18 months Audit found repeated high-speed chases from minor violations, speeds to 130 mph Department recorded 330 chases in 2022 ...

The Rhode Island Police Chiefs Association is honoring retired Rhode Island State Police Colonel Steven O'Donnell with the Lifetime Achievement Award. China issues new Greenland warning to Trump ...

Baxter’s former police chief and city clerk have both been arrested following a state audit that found tens of thousands of dollars in improper payments made by the city. William Daggett, who later ...

The timeline of the police department’s confidential informant cash scandal potentially has stretched to six years — with officials unable to say whether annual financial reports were filed or who was ...

Rhode Island police arrested 53 people for DUI during the New Year's holiday period. A total of 3,200 DUI arrests were made in Rhode Island during 2025. The holiday enforcement period ran from noon on ...