The phased rollout of body-worn cameras for the Cranston Police Department began last Friday with 12 patrol officers wearing the cameras to test the equipment. The technical infrastructure has been … more

Smile the next time an Ocean State police officer approaches your driver’s side window. You may be on camera. The state’s top law enforcement officers, federal and local legislators … more

In response to Rhode Island’s statewide body camera policy program, Cranston’s Police Department is looking at several body cameras companies for 90 of the department’s officers. … more

By ALEX MALM Like many people, state Rep. Joseph Solomon first learned about automatic license plate reader cameras when a camera was installed on the Warwick side of Pawtuxet Village over the … more

By LONNIE BARHAM I'm a retired Army officer who spent seven years in his twenties as a local police officer. You would think that I would favor any legislation or government policy that enhances law enforcement or that makes more difficult the legal more

To the Editor: On Monday evening, I had the opportunity to listen to Cranston Police Col. Michael Winquist outline the recently installed license plate reader program to the City Council. No one can dispute the early results of this program in helping to more

By DANIEL KITTREDGE The leader of the city's Police Department defended a new automated license plate reader, or ALPR, program during a special meeting of the City Council on Monday, saying its use has already resulted in more than two-dozen arrests and more

To the Editor: In the interest of balanced reporting and the public interest, the Herald might want to look into and publicize the "Safe List" program described by Flock Safety on their website. This program apparently allows any individual to "opt out" more

By DANIEL KITTREDGE Concerns over a new license plate camera program being instituted by city police - as well as long-simmering tensions between members of the City Council and the administration over communication issues - led to some pointed, and more