East Providence Police arrest breaking-and-entering suspect
EAST PROVIDENCE — The East Providence Police Department has arrested a 17-year-old male juvenile from Providence, and has charged him with two counts of Breaking and Entering; and two counts of Larceny Over $1,500, Detective Lieutenant Michael David wrote in a press release issued Friday, May 24. The first house break occurred on May 14, [...]
Read More →Car chase in East Providence leads to driver’s eventual arrest on possession charges
EAST PROVIDENCE — The East Providence Police Department reported the arrest of Jamique Whitely, 22, of Cathedral Square Providence, after he led an officer on a brief but wild car chase Friday evening, May 3. Mr. Whitely was charged with Reckless Driving/Eluding a Police Officer; Possession of Schedule I thru V Controlled Substance and Driving [...]
Read More →Reseated East Providence Budget Commission approves four hiring measures, tables another
EAST PROVIDENCE — The East Providence Budget Commission, reseated as of April 18 specifically for personnel matters, approved four hiring measures on the city side and tabled another request from the School Department at its first meeting back in session Thursday, May 2, in Room 306 at City Hall. The Commission approved the application list [...]
Read More →East Providence Police, Fire gain Commission consent for vehicle purchases
EAST PROVIDENCE — Just in time, especially for the fire rescue fleet, the East Providence Budget Commission approved the purchase of replacement vehicles by the city’s public safety departments during its meeting Thursday afternoon, Feb. 14, at City Hall. The Commission gave its blessing for the East Providence Fire Department to purchase the first of [...]
Read More →East Providence Police report normalcy is returning to city streets
EAST PROVIDENCE — Twenty-four hours after one of the biggest single winter storms in recent history struck, the East Providence Police Department notes normalcy is returning to the streets and neighborhoods of the city. Major Christopher Parella confirmed power has been restored to much of East Providence, which saw as many as 17,000 of its [...]
Read More →East Providence Police conduct recruitment drive
EAST PROVIDENCE — The East Providence Police Department is currently in the midst of a recruitment drive, which runs through Tuesday, Feb. 26. The drive is the first conducted by the EPPD since 2010. According to EPPD guidelines, prospective candidates must be able to “perform general police work protecting life and property, enforce criminal and [...]
Read More →Parella is chosen as new deputy chief of East Providence Police
EAST PROVIDENCE — City Manager Peter Graczykowski will recommend Captain Christopher Parella as the new second in command of the East Providence Police Department, The Post learned Sunday afternoon, Jan. 27. Capt. Parella would replace recently-retired Major Charles Swenson as the No. 2 in the department below only current Chief of Police Joseph Tavares. Mr. [...]
Read More →East Providence Police investigate Summit Street shooting
EAST PROVIDENCE — The East Providence Police Department is investigating the first gun-related incident of the new year, an overnight shooting at a Summit Street home in the center of the city Sunday, Jan. 6. According to EPPD Officer on Duty Lieutenant Raymond Blinn, a drive-by shooting took place in the wee hours Sunday at [...]
Read More →Major Swenson reflects on three decades of service with EPPD
EAST PROVIDENCE — It was a decision not taken lightly, but one he felt he had to make. That’s how Major Charles Swenson described his choice earlier this week to retire from the No. 2 position in the East Providence Police Department, in which he worked for over three decades. “I have 32 years on [...]
Read More →East Providence Police Chief Tavares says Swenson will be tough to replace
EAST PROVIDENCE — With Major Charles Swenson’s retirement announcement earlier this week, the East Providence Police Department and Chief Joseph Tavares will be searching for a new second in command, though it won’t be an easy task in the chief’s estimation. Major Swenson spent his entire career on the EPPD, moving his way up through [...]
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