Tag: Police
R.I. State Police Col. James Manni hired as South Kingstown town...
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – R.I. State Police Col. James M. Manni is returning to municipal government as a town manager once again.
After serving for three...
Should Providence create a new public-safety office for initial responses to...
A new report says Providence could cut costs and improve services by creating a public-safety department to coordinate and respond to social service-related needs.
The...
Keep ATVs off city streets
Kudos to Cranston and Providence officials for taking seriously the proliferation of all-terrain vehicles on city streets. The cities are joining forces to combat...
High-driving arrests rise in Vermont, but there’s nuance in the numbers
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) – In the first year that recreational marijuana was legal in Vermont, the number of drivers arrested by state police for...
Was the R.I. Supreme Court right to side with Cranston in...
Nearly three years after R.I. Superior Court ruled in favor of Cranston in its bid to sharply curtailed cost-of-living adjustments for police and firefighter...
Can a self-described ‘pro[business]-growth progressive’ mayor boost investment in Providence?
The son of Guatemalan immigrants who settled in the West End of Providence, Mayor Jorge O. Elorza is a pull-yourself-up-by-your-bootstraps story: The first in...