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Captain Sean Collins

VISIT OUR CRIME PREVENTION PAGE ON THE MAIN MENU AND FOLLOW THE CRIME ANALYSIS ON THE TOP OF THE PAGE FOR UP-TO-DATE CRIME TRENDS VIA MAPPING.

Contact your local neighborhood groups:

http://www.myrvia.org (Riverview Improvement Association).

http://mygfna.com (Governor Francis Neighborhood Assosiation).

http://lakewoodna.org (Lakewood Neighborhood Association).

http://www.conimicut.org (Conimicut Village Association).

http://www.gaspeepoint.com Gaspee Point neighbors

Community Policing Unit

Captain Sean T. Collins, Officer-in-Charge, Phone: 468-4320. www.wpdcsd@warwickri.com

For general Information call 468-4325.

For information on crime prevention, crime watch groups, and neighborhood associations, contact your local Community Police Officer.

District One Office:

759 West Shore Road, Phone 468-4373 (Officer Robert Chille and Joseph Mee)

Norwood Boys & Girls Club, Frederick St. 468-4373.

Conimicut, Hillsgrove, Pilgrim Park, Spring Green, Lincoln Park, Massasoit Terrace, Gaspee, Lakewood, Hoxsie, Norwood, Pawtuxet, Governor Francis

District Two Office:

Oakland Beach Boys& Girls Club, 340 Oakland Beach Avenue (Boys and Girls Club Office), Phone: 468-4375 (Officer William Digiulio/Officer Michelle Caron)

Riverview, Bayside, Oakland Beach, Buttonwoods, Nausauket, Wildes Corners, Longmeadow, Warwick Neck, Meadow View

District Three Office:

Pontiac Village Train Station, Phone: 468-4371 (Officers Steve Nelson and Leo Tetrault)

Pontiac, Cowesett, Centerville, Apponaug, Natick, Potowomut, Greenwood, Arnolds Neck, Providence Street, Route 2 Business Community

What is Community Policing?

Community Policing is both a philosophy and an organizational strategy that allows the police and the community residents to work closely together in new ways to solve the problems of crime, the fear of crime, physical and social disorder, and neighborhood decay. The philosophy rests on the belief that law-abiding people in the community deserve input into the police process in exchange for their participation and support.

Community Policing requires a department-wide commitment from everyone, civilian and sworn, to promote the community policing philosophy. This will maintain an immediate and effective police response to individual crime incidents and emergencies with the goal of exploring new proactive initiatives aimed at solving problems before they occur or escalate.

Community Policing also rests on establishing community police officers decentralized in permanent areas, where they enjoy freedom and autonomy to operate as community based problem solvers who work directly with the community - making their neighborhoods better and safer places in which to live.

The Warwick Police Department's Community Services Division (CSD) includes the Community Policing Unit with six (6) officers. In addition to this unit, there are three (3) officers assigned as School Resource Officers working in the high schools. The CSD also oversees the Police Athletic League (PAL) providing 1500 youngsters with sports programs; the Youth Service Bureau, coordinating the prosecution of juvenile offenders; the Sex Offenders Registration and Monitoring Clerk; and the Elder Abuse/Affairs Officer. A captain oversees the entire 15 Officer and 2 civilian Division.

There are three (3) community-policing offices located in Oakland Beach at the, Conimicut, the Norwood Boys and Girls Club on Frederick Street, and the Pontiac/Malls area.

In addition to our primary mission of neighborhood crime fighting, the CSD provides, but is not limited to, the following services:

1. Mediation and problem solving.

2. Crime prevention presentations to home and business owners.

3. Fundamental alcohol intoxication recognition for liquor establishment employees and owners.

4. Tobacco and under age drinking enforcement and checks.

5. Elderly affairs/safety presentations.

6. Crime Watch Group development.

7. Seatbelt checks and child restraint seat checks.

8. Bicycle Safety Programs.

9. ID Fingerprinting kits for children.

10. Drivers' education classes.

11. Citizens Police Academy.