Tag: Providence Police Department
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The April 3 shooting at YouTube headquarters in California was yet another reminder of how gun violence can strike anywhere at any time in...
PPD gets $700K Smart Policing Innovation Grant from D.O.J.
PROVIDENCE – The Providence Police Department received $700,000 from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Smart Policing Initiative: Smart Policing Innovation Grant, the PPD announced...
PPD to use body cameras
PROVIDENCE – The Providence Police Department will begin using body-worn cameras for all officers on patrol, the department announced Wednesday.
Officers will be training with...
Providence PD Training Academy graduates most diverse class in the department’s...
PROVIDENCE - Fifty-five recruits graduated from the 68th Providence Police Department Training Academy Monday morning, comprising the largest and most diverse class in the...
Providence is largest municipal police department in N.E. to be CALEA...
PROVIDENCE – The city police department has earned national law enforcement reaccreditation from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies.
The department, the largest...
Upcoming road closures for NGA Summer Meeting announced
PROVIDENCE – Several road closures have been announced ahead of the upcoming National Governors Association Summer Meeting this week, the R.I. State Police and...
Providence police clerk arrested for selling classified accident reports
PROVIDENCE – Police Department clerk Rosemary Garcia, 36, of Cranston, was arrested and faces multiple charges, including a felony for selling police reports, WLNE-TV...