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Yahoo
12-05-2025
- Yahoo
RI police departments take part in annual Police Unity Tour
EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Police officers from multiple departments in Rhode Island are once again participating in the annual Police Unity Tour. The tour spans several states as officers throughout the country come together and ride bicycles from New Jersey to Washington, D.C. The ride ends at the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial. The goal of the tour, which first began in 1997, is to honor officers who died in the line of duty and raise money for the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund. According to the tour's website, they donated $2.2 million to the fund last year. Among the local police departments taking part in the ride are Cranston, Newport and East Providence. Download the and apps to get breaking news and weather alerts. Watch or with the new . Follow us on social media: Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
09-05-2025
- Yahoo
Pedestrian dies after being hit by dump truck in Newport
Newport Police are investigating a fatal accident involving a dump truck and pedestrian. On Wednesday at approximately 12:40 p.m., the Newport police and fire departments responded to the intersection of Central and Sunapee streets for a reported crash involving a dump truck and a pedestrian, according to a post on Newport Police's Facebook page. The Newport Fire Department transported the pedestrian to Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, where he later succumbed to his injuries. The identity of the pedestrian is being withheld pending notification of next of kin, according to the Facebook post. All aspects of this incident remain under investigation. Anyone who may have witnessed the collision or has information is asked to contact Detective Sergeant Alexander R. Marvin at amarvin@ or call 603-863-3232.
Boston Globe
18-03-2025
- Boston Globe
Newport police chief says force used on teen during St. Pat's parade ‘complied with policy'
'This is what the Newport Police did to my son because someone next to him threw a nip bottle. He tried to explain to them that he didn't do it but instead of them listening, they assaulted my 16 yr old son,' Elizabeth wrote. 'They are trying to press charges of resisting arrest and disorderly conduct! Little do they know, this is one of many videos showing what happened,' she wrote. '4 grown ass men on my 16 year old son!' Get Rhode Island News Alerts Sign up to get breaking news and interesting stories from Rhode Island in your inbox each weekday. Enter Email Sign Up This is what the Newport Police did to my son because someone next to him threw a nip bottle. He tried to explain to them that he didn't do it but instead of them listening, they assaulted my 16 yr old son. They are trying to press charges of Resisting arrest and Disorderly conduct! Little do they know, this is one of many videos showing what happened. 4 grown ass men on my 16 year old son! Posted by Advertisement In the in front of The Sailing Museum & National Sailing Hall of Fame on Thames Street. The officers hold the boy and try to keep him from getting back into the crowd on the sidewalk. They try to put his hands behind his back before one of them pushes his head down, the video shows. As a fourth officer joins, the group can be seen pushing the teen to the ground. The clip quickly went viral: The video had amassed more than 322,000 views as of Tuesday morning. 'He didn't do anything and they picked him out of a crowd of people!' Elizabeth told the Globe in a message on Tuesday. She said she had to take her son to get a CAT scan afterwards, but did not go into detail when asked if her son needed further medical treatment, writing only that police 'banged him up. His head, neck, elbow etc.' 'They will keep on hurting children!' she wrote. 'I will fight until something is done!,' she added. Lieutenant Joseph Carroll, a spokesman for Newport police, wrote in an email on Tuesday that officers arrested three juveniles at the parade, including a 16-year-old boy from Wakefield, R.I., who was charged with disorderly conduct, resisting arrest, and possession of an alcoholic beverage by an underage person. Advertisement Authorities do not publicly identify juveniles who are arrested, as per state law. Carroll wrote that police 'cannot comment on any of these arrests or release any police reports.' In 'After the multi-tiered review of the force used by Newport police officers in the circulating video clip from this past weekend, I have determined our police officers acted in accordance with the reasonableness standard, in compliance with our department's policy and without excess,' Duffy said. ‼️Press Release- St Patrick's Day Parade 2025‼️ March 17th, 2025 Over the weekend, the City of Newport hosted an extremely successful St. Patrick's Day Parade. There were thousands of visitors who came to enjoy a world class parade in a world class city. The members of Newport's Public Safety Team deployed a large operation to ensure the residents and visitors were safe and enjoyed themselves during the event. As we see with any large event gathering, there are those people who may become ill or injured, or in some unfortunate circumstances, do not behave appropriately. It was up to our Police and Fire Departments to come together and mitigate these few situations. As we know, video footage often circulates on social media following incidents that involve physical interaction between the police and members of the public. I want to take this opportunity to address how our department processes such incidents, especially when they involve the use of force. First, I want to acknowledge that seeing two people engaged in a physical confrontation— particularly one where force is being used to control the actions of another—can be deeply unsettling. It goes against our basic sense of civility, and I understand the emotional response this can evoke, especially when it's happening within our own community. Regardless, the impact of these situations can be jarring. If you know the individuals involved, or if you have strong personal views on policing, those emotions can intensify. As Chief of Police and Director of Public Safety, I want to be very clear: I understand these emotional responses, and I take them seriously. After any use of force incident, it's my responsibility to ensure that the actions taken by our officers align with the legal standard of reasonableness and comply with our agency's policies. I want to make it absolutely clear that excessive force is not tolerated, either by myself or any member of my team. We ensure professional application of force through continuous training of our officers in the subject of de-escalation and the physical techniques involved in the apprehension of a person. When force is used, we initiate a tiered review process. This review of the force used during an incident occurs regardless if there is a complaint or not. It happens every time the police use force. For our purposes, we define 'use of force' broadly—it encompasses any physical exertion or the use of force tools by officers to overcome resistance or to protect the safety of the public and officers. Immediately after the application of force by the police department, an on-duty police supervisor is called upon to immediately assess the circumstances of the situation and the force used during the incident. That supervisor will then make a decision as to the reasonableness of the force and its adherence to policy. Regardless of the decision made by the initially responding supervisor, a second review is initiated in the days following the incident by a supervisor assigned to our 'Office of Officer Safety and Conflict Resolution'. The supervisor assigned to this office is our in-house subject matter expert on the professional application of force and all of the nuances surrounding use of force investigations. This supervisor reviews the use of force a second time and also reviews the decision made by the initial responding supervisor. At times, this second review has the advantage of additional information that may not have been available during the initial review. Under certain circumstances, force may be reviewed by the Attorney General and a team from the State Police. This past weekend there were a number of incidents where our officers applied some type of force. Most of these use of force incidents are making their way through the standard review process and are at different stages at this time. Even though posts on social may elicit varied levels of emotion, remember that there can much more to a situation than what you may see in a short video clip. After the multi-tiered review of the force used by Newport Police Officers in the circulating video clip from this past weekend, I have determined our police officers acted in accordance with the reasonableness standard, in compliance with our department's policy and without excess. It is my hope that this explanation of our review process brings some transparency about our department procedures and shows our commitment to our community. Respectfully, Ryan G. Duffy Chief of Police Director of Public Safety Posted by Duffy also acknowledged 'seeing two people engaged in a physical confrontation — particularly one where force is being used to control the actions of another — can be deeply unsettling.' 'As chief of police and director of public safety, I want to be very clear: I understand these emotional responses, and I take them seriously,' Duffy wrote. 'After any use of force incident, it's my responsibility to ensure that the actions taken by our officers align with the legal standard of reasonableness and comply with our agency's policies. I want to make it absolutely clear that excessive force is not tolerated, either by myself or any member of my team.' Arrest records show police charged 78 adults on Saturday as well, with many facing alcohol-related charges. Advertisement Christopher Gavin can be reached at
Yahoo
18-03-2025
- Yahoo
Newport St. Patrick's Day 2025 parade arrests and citations by the numbers
NEWPORT – Of the 78 people the Police Department cited or arrested during Newport's Saint Patrick's Day parade, half were charged with violating the city's open container laws, while the others were a mix of minor alcohol possession, disorderly conduct charges and public urination, defecation or, as may be more likely, vomiting. Newport's Saint Patrick's Day parade is one of the city's largest annual events, drawing in crowds from across the country. On Saturday morning, arrests began at 11:05 a.m. – 5 minutes after the parade kicked off – with a minor charged for the alleged possession or consumption of alcohol. That person was one of 13 minors cited for the same charge throughout the day, the second most common charge issued by Newport Police Department that day, behind open container violations. Those charged were largely from within Rhode Island themselves, with only 18 of those cited hailing from other states, including those as far as California, Illinois and Colorado. Twenty people cited or arrested on Saturday were from Newport County, four of which were the only people given multiple charges, largely for resisting arrest and disorderly conduct. There were 15 total arrests Newport Police recorded for March 15. Eight of those arrests had multiple charges, including disorderly conduct, resisting arrest, violating open container laws, obstructing officers in the execution of duty, simple assault/battery, possession of alcohol by a minor, and urinating, defecating or vomiting in public. Of the others, five were charged with disorderly conduct, one was charged with simple assault/battery and one person was charged with driving on a suspended license. These were just the activities of Newport Police officers on the ground, however, as a joint effort between Rhode Island State Police and Newport County police departments was also patrolling Aquidneck Island to find and charge people suspected of driving under the influence. DUI prevention and enforcement is a focus for the community each year, with Newport rolling out a free ride program to keep parade goers from driving drunk. In total, 20 people were arrested through this effort, half of which were arrests made by Rhode Island State Police. In 2024, police issued a total of 73 citations, with 61 citations issued for open containers of alcohol. Another 13 people were arrested on various charges. Police charged 44 people with 59 total citations and crimes over the course of the city's St. Patrick's Day parade in 2023. In 2022, a total of 27 citations were issued. That parade was the first to happen in two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This article originally appeared on Newport Daily News: Newport St. Patrick's Day parade 2025 arrests, citations by the numbers
