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McKee urges statewide pause of Flock cameras, calls for review

PROVIDENCE – Amid debate over the state's use of automated license plate readers, Gov. Daniel J. McKee has directed the R.I. State Police to...
A RENDERING OF THE NEW R.I. State Police barracks in West Greenwich. State officials held a ribbon cutting ceremony for the $41.3 million building on Thursday. / COURTESY KBA ASSOCIATES

R.I. State Police opens new public safety complex in West Greenwich

WEST GREENWICH – The R.I. State Police has officially opened its new $41.3 million 35,000-square-foot barracks along the New London Turnpike.  Gov. Daniel J. McKee...

McKee’s proposed pay raises for 11 cabinet directors criticized at public...

PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee's proposed pay raises for 11 state cabinet directors were widely criticized during Wednesday's public hearing at the R.I....

E-911 service facing staffing shortage

PROVIDENCE – The state’s 911 emergency telephone service has not been spared from the lack of adequate staffing that has challenged government agencies statewide,...
THE R.I. STATE POLICE will be one of 12 police departments across the state to benefit from a $1.5 million U.S. Department of Justice grant for body-worn cameras.

R.I. gets $1.5M federal grant for police body cameras

PROVIDENCE – The state has received a $1.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Justice to help equip police departments with body-worn cameras. The...
THE OPERATORS OF BAY CRANE NORTHEAST were fined $57,000 by the R.I. State Police Commercial Enforcement Unit for hauling cargo exceeding state roadway weight limits. /COURTESY WJAR-TV NBC 10

Bay Crane Northeast fined $57K for overweight trailer mishap

SCITUATE - The R.I. State Police Commercial Enforcement Unit has issued a fine of $57,000 to Bay Crane Northeast of Smithfield, the Department of...
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