Rhode Island State Police

Unintentional injury is the leading cause of death and disability among children ages 14 and under in the United States. Children are at risk of unintentional injury related death from several sources: motor vehicle injuries, bicycles, poisoning, drowning, burns, fires, choking, firearms, and falls. ... [Read More]

State of Rhode Island: State Police
Colonel Steven M. Paré, Superintendent of the Rhode Island State Police announced today that during the Fourth of July holiday, the Rhode Island State Police joined state and local police across the n... ...

NOTE: The Rhode Island State Police has adopted a media policy, which attempts to facilitate the flow of information to the public through the media. The Superintendent has designated Major Steven O'Donnell, Field Operations Officer, as the Public Information Officer for the Division of State Police. It is the strict policy of the State Police that only the Public Information Officer, or his designee, is authorized to release information to the media. Your understanding and cooperation in this matter would be greatly appreciated. ... [Read More]

State of Rhode Island: State Police
The Rhode Island State Police has joined forces with the United States Marshal's Office and the Department of Immigration and Naturalization in a coordinated effort to track and locate the area's known violent offenders. ...

HISTORY: SUBJECT IS WANTED BY RHODE ISLAND STATE POLICE NARCOTICS UNIT AND PROVIDENCE SUPERIOR COURT FOR POSSESSION OF OVER ONE KILOGRAM OF COCAINE. ...

The Rhode Island State Police Violent Fugitive Task Force was formulated to target subjects who are wanted for violent crimes. The task force also targets prison escapees, parole violators and violent juvenile offenders. ... [Read More]

State of Rhode Island: State Police
The Rhode Island Missing Children Clearinghouse, maintained and operated by the Rhode Island State Police, is an investigative, informational, and referral service available to the citizens of the State of Rhode Island. The clearinghouse operates a 24 hour toll free (in state) hotline (401)-444-1124 , which can be used to report missing children or the sighting of missing children. The clearinghouse has educational materials regarding child safety available to the school systems in the state, as well as literature that is available to the general public. The clearinghouse sponsors an annual "Get Booked" program, in which children are finger-printed and video-taped, so that parents may have vital information readily available in the event that their children ever become missing. The clearinghouse distributes posters of missing children to the police departments throughout the state. ... [Read More]

State of Rhode Island: State Police
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The Rhode Island State Police is an Equal Opportunity Employer ... [Read More]

State of Rhode Island: State Police
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NOTE: Data users are cautioned against comparing statistical data of individual cities and towns due to numerous factors which are known to affect the amount of crime occurring from place to place. Care should be used whenever comparing crime data from one year to the next, or from one department to another. Police record management systems may be changed or upgraded, which may make comparisons difficult, as well as, the efficiency of law enforcement agencies, including the degree of adherence to UCR/NIBRS Reporting Standards and Guidelines. ... [Read More]

State of Rhode Island: State Police
The incident was not unlike those on the western frontier described earlier. The difference, though, was the growing capability of the State Police. Even though the rolling Atlantic provided a difficult hazard, the force moved swiftly into action. What followed is best described by a news account which appeared in the Providence Journal: "The Rhode Island Mounted Police yesterday captured Block Island and made it for the first time since the enactment of the Eighteenth Amendment a part of the United States." The story failed to note that the "noble experiment" had become effective on January 16, 1920 without ratification by this state. The account continued: "A lone State Trooper guarding the erstwhile popular refreshment inn, the 'Yellow Kittens,' today constitutes the whole American Army of Occupation in sea-girt New Shoreham, which for these past five years has been virtually independent of the much discussed 'Law of the land.' Three State Patrolmen in the charge of one Officer arri ... [Read More]

State of Rhode Island: State Police
APPREHENDED: On April 20, 2000, Julio Torres was arrested in Puerto Rico by United States Marshals who were acting on information provided by a United States Marshal and a Rhode Island State Police detective assigned to the Rhode Island State Police Violent Fugitive Task Force. Armed with the information provided by the Rhode Island State Police Violent Fugitive Task Force, the United States Marshals in Puerto Rico apprehended Julio Torres. Torres was extradited back to Rhode Island and is being held without bail pending a trial. ... [Read More]

State of Rhode Island: State Police
The Rhode Island General Assembly charged the Division of State Police with the regulatory enforcement of all charitable gaming except bingo in 1979. This included raffles, Las Vegas nights, poker nights, week club raffles and bazaars. This authority was transferred from the Rhode Island Lottery Commission. In 1982 a statewide grand jury was convened to investigate the many abuses of the bingo law that were taking place at the time. That investigation elicited a number of criminal indictments and a grand jury report making recommendations to the legislature to add bingo to the other games of chance that were regulated by the state police. In 1983 that legislation was passed. The reason for shifting regulatory authority to the State Police was that the lottery commission lacked the enforcement powers to properly supervise and regulate gaming activities. This new law in 1983 completed the transfer of regulatory authority for charitable gaming to the state police. In 1993, the General Ass ... [Read More]

State of Rhode Island: State Police
The Rhode Island State Police are currently in the process of planning and designing a new state-of-the-art Headquarters. This building, which is expected to be completed in 2007, will support a majority of the uniformed operations throughout the state along with the investigative and administrative functions of the Division. In addition, this building is expected to house the Rhode Island State Forensic Laboratory and the Bureau of Criminal Identification. ...

News & Events Welcome to the Rhode Island State Police News and Events Web Page. Here you will find information pertaining to the State Police. This page will be updated as these events present themselves. Feel free to check back as often as you like. ... [Read More]