Police and Fire

Emergency communication upgrades totaling $1.7 million get underway in Burrillville

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BURRILLVILLE – Major improvements to the town's emergency communications system, including the dispatch center, radios, cameras and more, are now on the horizon in...

Chief: Fire at modular home in Mapleville likely caused by heater used to thaw...

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BURRILLVILLE – A single-story modular home in the Maplehill Mobile Home Park was destroyed in a fire on Saturday, Jan. 20. There were no...

Glocester PD’s Jenison recognized by Department of Justice

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GLOCESTER – A lieutenant with the Glocester Police Department was recognized this month by the United States Attorney for the District of Rhode Island...

Occupants in rollover crash in Burrillville walk away with citation

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BURRILLVILLE – Two occupants of a truck that flipped over on Town Farm Road Wednesday evening were able to walk away from the incident...

Nasonville Fire Station on track to reopen under banner of East Burrillville Fire District

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BURRILLVILLE – Five years since its closure, a building that long held staff and apparatus to provide emergency response for residents in the village...

AG points to Glocester attempt to purchase in support of federal gun law

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PROVIDENCE – The state Attorney General's Office cited a failed attempt to purchase a weapon at Big Bear Hunting & Fishing in Glocester as...

N.S. woman charged with DUI, child endangerment

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PROVIDENCE – A North Smithfield woman has been charged with driving under the influence with two child passengers stemming from a traffic stop in...