Portsmouth Public Safety Digest

Luke Benoit, a 31-year-old father of four, vanished from Portsmouth on June 28, 2022, after a brief stop at Neon Marketplace and a troubling call to...

• Portsmouth rejected the state police Flock proposal, keeping the town camera-free while 21 of 23 approached municipalities approved.
• Tiverton's...

• Contamination source: High PFAS readings in private wells near Tiverton Fire Station 3 tied to past AFFF foam use
• Resident demands: Aug. 12...

Ronald Fischer, convicted in absentia of sexually assaulting a woman aboard his yacht at a Portsmouth marina in 2003, told the court he cannot access...

Alison Debbie Costa, 46, of 19 Harrington Ave., was charged with three counts of controlled substance possession plus first-offense DUI after a motor...

Two consistent reports detail the same tragic incident on Aquidneck Island, highlighting ongoing pedestrian risks.

• 80-year-old Ronald Moore was...

Fugitive doctor Ronald Fischer appeared in Newport County Superior Court Monday, claiming frozen assets block him from hiring a private lawyer despite...

Newport PD responded to 971 calls from August 10-16.

• 131 motor vehicle incidents led to 20 accident reports and 101 violations
• 15 arrests...

Two men were found shot near the intersection of Twin Pines Road and Towne Point Road in Portsmouth early Saturday morning. Police are investigating the incident.

• Core facts match: Both sources report two men shot near Twin Pines and Towne Point Roads early Saturday morning.
• Timeline added by one: Police...

• Newport will install a free vending machine at Fire Station One offering Narcan, fentanyl test strips, and hygiene supplies to reduce substance-use...

Flock Safety announced mandatory changes to curb police abuse of license plate readers amid scandals in nearby departments.

• Mandatory audits: The...

A 7-hour standoff in Tiverton concluded with Kriss Farias's arrest on domestic violence charges after he barricaded himself following an assault on a family member, underscoring regional public safety concerns for nearby Portsmouth residents.

Antwan Howard, 26, faces felony eluding and assault on an officer charges after allegedly fleeing a suspected car meetup in Portsmouth.

Cheryl Gingerich faced her alleged assailant in court for the first time in more than two decades on Aug. 7, advancing justice in the 2003 Portsmouth sexual assault case involving the fugitive RI doctor whose assets were frozen.

Jacob Morrill was convicted of first-degree murder in the 2023 killing of his Portsmouth landlord Xue Feng Wu after striking him 48 times in the head...

Public health alert for Portsmouth residents: Wildfire smoke may bring hazy skies Monday, Aug. 10, though no official air quality alerts have been...

Tiverton police have located the boat that struck and injured an 11-year-old girl in Nannaquaket Pond Sunday afternoon before fleeing north. The...

Newport firefighters contained a rooftop fire at the Brenton Hotel on Friday night after a chiminea-style fire pit malfunctioned, forcing a partial...

Narragansett has become the second Rhode Island town to drop Flock Safety cameras, voting unanimously to remove its four units due to concerns over...