West Warwick News

A May 20 Derek C. Patton, 19, of Oak Hill Road was arrested following a nighttime altercation with his uncle.

Rhode Island State Police said Friday that they arrested two men and a woman in a joint drug-trafficking investigation with the Pennsylvania State Police.

A Justin W. Ferrara, 22, 16 Newell Ct., charged with reckless driving on May 18 at 5:56 a.m. Bryan A. Whalen, 29, 13 Wisdom Ave., Apt.

A On May 22 at about 4:00 p.m., two males were arrested following an investigation conducted by detectives from Coventry and West Warwick police departments after information had been developed that Raul Lajara, 21 of 51 Alexander St., Cranston was routinely traveling into West Warwick and Coventry selling drugs.

U.S. District Court Chief Judge Mary M. Lisi Thursday sentenced a registered marijuana caregiver to 18 months in federal prison for cultivating more than 100 marijuana plants.

A Kurtis C. Kelling, 20, 2012 New London Tpke., charged with obstructing an officer in execution of duty on May 9 at 7:10 p.m. Susan Marie Delfarno, 42, 1315 Hill Farm Rd., charged with shoplifting on May 11 at 7:41 p.m. Shawn D. Moon, 38, 438 Fairview Ave., charged with driving after denial of license, display of plates, operation of a vehicle ... (more)

Governor Chafee entered office with more than a few opponents quick to remind him that 64 percent of voters did not support his candidacy and then proceeded to fuel his critics' frustration with a shaky first year that mixed a proposal to raise taxes with a failure to improve one of the highest unemployment rates in the nation.

Eleven people were arrested last week as part of an investigation into alleged heroin trafficking into Rhode Island by what prosecutors say is a Dominican organization with ties to Mexican drug cartels, federal authorities announced today.

A Kent County judge on Thursday postponed a change of venue motion for a West Warwick deacon accused of molesting boys.

State revenue officials called a special meeting of town leaders Tuesday to drive home the point that they could be facing a future similar to bankrupt Central Falls unless they resolve the crisis of runaway municipal retirement costs.

Brian Longo of West Warwick, Rhode Island, is one of the fortunate few. "In 1996 I got my first car, a Teal '93 Cobra." Brian tells us.

A Tracy A. Fratus, 34, 119 Windsor Park Dr., charged with driving after denial of license and obedience to a stop sign on April 25 at 7:30 p.m. Matthew Kenneth DeAngelis, 23, 31 Taft St., Apt.

Officers of the Rhode Island State Police Hope Valley barracks announced the arrest of a Johnston man on a charge of misdemeanor marijuana possession , first offense, on May 2. Nicholas Tallo, 19, of 5 Shari Drive, was pulled over by a state trooper at about 12:15 am on Providence Street in West Warwick, according to a State Police press release.

At least one in four - and in some cases, close to 50 percent - of high school students in seven Rhode Island school districts missed at least 18 days of school last year, according to research documented in the most recent Kids Count Factbook.

Community health centers in Rhode Island will be able to serve new patients because of $6 million in federal grants.

A Ready for an addition to your family? Stop by Coventry Animal Control at 1668 Flat River Rd.