Thursday, May 9, 2013
School Committee officials won't commit to paying half the cost; Town Council members appear ready to proceed regardless.
Police Chief Tom Coyle wants a second school resource officer for the EG schools and, after a discussion Monday night, it looks like he will get it, whether or not the schools want to help pay for it. "I would support just proceeding with this. It’s worth doing for enhanced security," said Council President Michael Isaacs at a meeting of School Committee and Town Council members at Swift Community Center Monday night. The cost of adding a second school resource officer is budgeted at $60,000 for 2014, but that cost would rise in 2015, since the fiscal year begins July 1 and any new officer wouldn't start until sometime after that. "The full amount would not hit this budget mainly because of timing," said Isaacs. The cost of the first …
Monday, April 15, 2013
Information about the following incidents was supplied by the East Greenwich Police Department. An arrest does not indicate a conviction.
Thursday, April 4 8:01 a.m. – A resident of Shoreside Apartments complained to police about his downstairs neighbor having loud conversations at 3 a.m. He told police he had spoken to Sgt. Carter before about hearing threatening talk from the neighbor. Police then talked to the man downstairs, who denied having late or loud conversations. Police said to be mindful of the volume of his conversations. 9:49 a.m. – An East Greenwich woman told police she was thinking of starting divorce proceedings against her husband because he had abused her for years. The last time he had done so was several months ago, she said. She’d never reported the abuse because she was embarrassed. Police gave her information about domestic violence and told her to …
Friday, December 21, 2012
The recruits were part of the 119th – and largest ever – graduating class from the Rhode Island Municipal Police Academy, and were led by EG's David Delbonis.
"You are here for all the right reasons — to help your communities. That is something that separates us from other countries — that you stand for Democracy." Those were the words of Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin yesterday afternoon at the Rhode Island Municipal Police Academy field house on the Community College of Rhode Island's Flanagan Campus in Lincoln to more than 40 new police officers from 23 communities across the state, including seven from Cranston. The new officers just graduated from the academy and are ready to begin serving on the streets. The recruits, some baby-faced, others a little older, all stood tall and proud as their families watched them take one step out of training and into the brotherhood — and sisterhood…
Friday, November 9, 2012
The breaks took place at unoccupied houses on Eugene Street, Greenwich Boulevard, and Howland Road.
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Friday, November 9, 2012
The East Greenwich Police Department is investigating a series of residential house breaks, which have occurred over the past three days. The breaks have occurred at unoccupied homes on Eugene Street, Greenwich Boulevard, and Howland Road. All three breaks occurred during the day between mid-morning and early afternoon. Jewelry was targeted in each of the break ins. At one of the homes, a SigSauer P220 .45 caliber handgun, along with ammunition, was stolen. Anyone with information or who may have seen anything suspicious is asked to contact East Greenwich Police at 884-2244 or by emailing tips@eastgreenwichri.com.
Thursday, September 13, 2012
David DelBonis was sworn in as a probationary patrolman, but one with a pages-long resume of previous law-enforcement experience.
East Greenwich has a new patrolman, but he's not at all new to police work and law enforcement. In fact, at David DelBonis's swearing in Monday night during the Town Council meeting, it took Police Chief Tom Coyle more than five minutes to recite Delbonis's accomplishments. DelBonis comes to the department by way of the Warwick Police Department. Because Warwick and East Greenwich have different pension systems, retired Warwick police officers can start over in East Greenwich, without having to forgo their Warwick pension. "Start over" means as a probationary patrolman, on the lowest rung of the pay ladder. It works for East Greenwich because it saves the town having to pay for training a new recruit, as well as getting someone with lots …
Friday, June 29, 2012
Information about the following incidents was supplied by the East Greenwich Police Department. An arrest does not indicate a conviction.
Monday, June 18 10:34 a.m. – Police arrested Steven Moricas, 50, of Mockingbird Drive in Cranston, on a District Court bench warrant and for driving with a suspended licence after he was pulled over for driving erratically on Route 4. Routine checks turned up the suspended license and the warrant. He was taken to the station for processing and his car was towed from the scene. 2:26 p.m. – A Main Street resident reported fraudulent use of her American Express card. She received a call from Amex while returning from a trip out of state. The charges, for $15, $16, and $21 (the last one was denied), were placed at the UPS Store in the Benny’s plaza. 7:11 p.m. – Police arrested Michaela Parkinson, 24, of Lucas Road in Warwick, for failing to …
Friday, May 25, 2012
Arbor Way resident encounters one suspect in his open garage; the suspect said he needed a taxi.
All three suspects – one woman, two men – in a Friday morning break in at 1895 Middle Road are now in custody, police confirm. The arrests follow a manhunt that involved police from several communities and stretched west of Tillinghast Road between Middle and Frenchtown roads. One suspect was taken by EG Rescue to Kent Hospital with possible hypothermia – "wet and cold," according to Police Chief Tom Coyle. According to East Greenwich Police, the three suspects were surprised when a resident of the Middle House house returned. The house sits back on the lot, separated from the street by a pond. For some residents of area, it was a scary morning, with police telling them to stay in their homes and keep their doors locked. Mike Battey, who …
Sunday, May 20, 2012
Information about the following incidents was supplied by the East Greenwich Police Department. An arrest does not indicate a conviction.
Monday, May 7 8:59 p.m. — Police arrested Sean McCulley, 20, of Sturbridge Drive in Warwick, for driving with an expired driver’s permit, after he was pulled over on Main Street because his view was obstructed by a large ornament hanging from his rearview mirror. Police issued two summonses and he was released. His passenger drove the car from the scene. Thursday, May 10 8 a.m. — Police arrested Trisha Newman, 24, of Summer Street in Central Falls, for conspiracy to commit breaking and entering after she admitted driving the getaway car during a break-in of an occupied house on Frenchtown Road Monday, May 7. Friday, May 11 8:22 a.m. — Police arrested Bruce McKenzie, 23, of Park Avenue in Cranston, for breaking and entering of an occupied …
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Information about the following incidents was supplied by the East Greenwich Police Department. An arrest does not indicate a conviction.
Monday, April 30 12:55 p.m. — A Lenihan Lane resident reported a missing wallet that she believed was taken from her car while it sat in her driveway. The car was “likely” unlocked at the time of the theft, she told police. 4:34 p.m. — A 15-year-old girl told police she was being harassed by her boyfriend, from whom she’d just broken up. The boyfriend, 18, told police he was the one who’d broken it off and he was the one who’d been harassed. Police spoke to the mothers of both parties about the incident. 5:31 p.m. — A Marlborough Street resident reported an attempted breaking and entering. He said he’d left his home around 8 a.m. and returned at 5 p.m., discovering the weather stripping by the dead bolt lock on his front door was damaged…
Friday, May 11, 2012
Hard work, clues and good luck help police to make arrests in both an attempted break in on Frenchtown Road and an armed robbery at Sunnybrook Farms, he says.
It was a terrifying few minutes for a girl in a house alone on Frenchtown Road Monday afternoon. East Greenwich Police Chief Tom Coyle told Town Council members Thursday night just what took place during both that aborted Frenchtown break Monday and an armed robbery at Sunnybrook Farm on Main Street Tuesday night. According to Coyle, when the doorbell rang at the house on Frenchtown Road west of Tillinghast, the girl (whose age has not been released except to say that she’s under 15) looked out. When she didn’t recognize the man at the door, she called her mother and hid in a bathroom. While on the phone with her daughter, the mother used another phone to call police. After no one answered the front door, the man walked around to the back…
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Gene Dumas
4:38 pm on Monday, April 15, 2013
There are responsible owners and there are the rest of dog owners. I have seen the "rest" without doggy bags doing their business in "our" yards, etc. I have also seen homeowners "clearing" their yards and throwing the business in town barrels! Is that responsible?? Stiffer fines would be great! But for now how 'bout just a fine. more ›