Swenson to step aside as East Providence Police Department No. 2
EAST PROVIDENCE — Major Charles Swenson, the Deputy Chief of the East Providence Police Department, has announced his retirement after 32 years in law enforcement, The Post confirmed Wednesday morning, Jan. 2. Major Swenson spent his entire career in the EPPD and moved up to the No. 2 position in the department when Joseph Tavares [...]
Read More →East Providence Police plan purchase of new vehicles
EAST PROVIDENCE — Following a chaotic week involving its fleet of cruisers, one which had six vehicles suffer damage of varying degrees, the East Providence Police Department is moving ahead with a plan to purchase new patrol cars using some of the $60 million it has access to from the noted Google Asset Forfeiture settlement. [...]
Read More →East Providence Detectives nab nearly $40,000 in cash during I-195 stop
EAST PROVIDENCE (updated, Nov. 23) — East Providence Police Department detectives, during a Domestic Highway Enforcement (DHE) detail Tuesday, Nov. 20, confiscated nearly $40,000 in cash after completing a stop on Interstate 195. EPPD Sergeant Diogo Mello and Investigator Darren Ellinwood performed the stop of a motor vehicle with Rhode Island registration No. 583993. The [...]
Read More →East Providence Police take part in another ‘Click it or Ticket’ check
PROVIDENCE — For the fourth year in a row, AAA is projecting an increase in Thanksgiving travel, with over 43 million Americans anticipated to travel 50 miles or more from home during the holiday weekend. During this busy travel season, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) is joining its partners in law enforcement in [...]
Read More →East Providence Police net traffic funds, ready car seat installation program
EAST PROVIDENCE — The East Providence Police Department recently announced the receipt of over $29,000 in State Office of Highway Safety grant monies as well as the start of a child car seat installation/instruction program. The Department garnered $29,610 from the highway safety office for use in speed and impaired driver enforcement details in addition [...]
Read More →East Providence Police log, Nov. 13
EAST PROVIDENCE — The following are reports of incidents culled from the East Providence Police Department log from Nov. 6 through Nov. 13. Thursday, Nov. 8 Two 15-year-old juveniles were arrested on charges of shoplifting after police responded to a call at approximately 3:58 p.m. from Marshall’s Department Store located at 1925 Pawtucket Ave. One [...]
Read More →East Providence Police raising money for injured officer with Saturday night dinner
EAST PROVIDENCE — The “blue brotherhood” is once again called upon to step up for a fellow officer and in this instance, the East Providence Police Department is reaching out to the community it serves and protects for some assistance. The EPPD is sponsoring a pasta dinner fundraiser for injured fellow officer Greg Tainsh on [...]
Read More →East Providence Police Department does city proud
East Providence Police Chief Joseph Tavares took great pains last week to stress the amount of coordination and cooperation between his department and several other local, state and law enforcement entities who combined to subdue the so-called “Bearded Bandit” bank robber. In a moment of candor, however, the Chief made special mention of his own [...]
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