Police and Fire

Woman traveling with seven passengers, toddler on lap crashes on Route 146; two children...

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NORTH SMITHFIELD – A woman who witnesses say was driving with seven passengers – including a two-year-old on her lap – crashed into a...

Pascoag fire district responds to second chimney fire in two weeks

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BURRILLVILLE – For the second time in as many weeks, fire districts in Burrillville put out blazes that started in the chimneys of homes...

Motorcycle driver transported with minor injuries after crash with school bus in Burrillville

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BURRILLVILLE – In a crash that Burrillville Police Lt. William Lacey noted could have been, "much worse," a man was transported to the hospital...

Connecticut man pleads guilty to child porn in case involving Burrillville boy

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HARTFORD, Conn. –  A Connecticut man, arrested in 2019 over incidents involving a Burrillville boy, pleaded guilty this week to production of child pornography. Christopher...

North Smithfield secures $375,000 COPS grant; Debate on future of police station continues

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NORTH SMITHFIELD – The federal Justice Department’s Office of Community Policing Services has awarded the town a grant of $375,000, funding officials say will...

Burrillville police recognized for second reaccreditation

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BURRILLVILLE – The Burrillville Police Department was one of six agencies across the state recognized this week by the Rhode Island Police Accreditation Commission. RIPAC...

Glocester woman faces felony child endangerment charge following alleged DUI

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BURRILLVILLE – Burrillville police charged a Glocester woman with felony child endangerment after officers responding to reports of an erratic driver say they found...