Sex Offenders

Dear Community Member:

This notice is in regards to a “Level 3” sex offender.  A Level 3 classification allows the police department to provide information to all persons likely to encounter the offender, including the parents of children who attend a school within a half-mile radius of the offender’s residence. 

You are being notified of a registered sex offender residing in Warwick who has been designated as a Level Three offender.  The Rhode Island Sex Offender Review Board makes this designation.  It means that the Warwick Police Department must notify certain community members in accordance with law.  You are being provided with all of the information that the police department can legally provide. 

The purpose of this notification is to keep the community informed.  It is not meant to create a sense of panic or fear.  It merely reflects the belief that an informed public is a safer public.

The offender described in this “fact sheet” is known to the Warwick Police Department and has complied with all terms of his release. 

Note:  Anyone who threatens, intimidates, harasses, or interferes with the person named in this fact sheet, will be arrested and prosecuted by the Warwick Police Department to the full extent of all applicable statutes and ordinances.  Further, confronting or harassing registered offenders could potentially end law enforcement’s ability to keep the community informed.  If community notification ends due to harassment, only the sex offender benefits. 

The Warwick Police Department is available if you have any further questions or concerns.   We can, however, provide information on Meagan’s Law in general and steps you can take to protect yourself and your family.

For questions or concerns, call the Warwick Police Department at 468-4200.  Ask for Community Services Division.  If they are not available, you may leave a voice message or ask to speak to the Officer in Charge.  You may also find more information on “Level 3” high-risk offenders statewide on the parole board’s website www.paroleboard.ri.gov

As always, call 911 for an Emergency.

The information provided to you regarding Registered Sex Offenders is in accordance with state law.  Only those offenders convicted after July 24, 1996 are subject to this community notification.  Therefore, please be aware that there are likely other sex offenders in your area who we may not post on this web site.  In order to protect your family you should have open communication with your children at an age appropriate level.  Avoid scary details.  Advise children of important safety measures such as walking in groups, avoiding common lures (lost puppy, your mother is ill, etc.), and reporting suspicious activities to a trusted adult.  Police Officers are available to speak to groups (kids or parents) upon request.  Call 468-4325 to arrange for a presentation.

OFFENDERS

Pursuant to Rhode Island General Laws 11-37.1-1 ET SEQ., the individual who appears below has been designated a Level II Sex Offender by the Sex Offender Board of Review and/or the Superior Court. The Board and/or the Court have determined that this individual is at a moderate risk to re-offend and that the degree of dangerousness posed to the public is such that a public safety interest is served by the providing information below to the public availability of notification information.

The Warwick Police Department is available to help you by providing you with useful information on personal safety. The Warwick Police Department may be reached at (401) 468-4200. If you have information regarding current criminal activity of these or any other offender, please call 911.

Bruce Anthony Burdwood Jr

Convicted of: 3rd Degree Sexual assault. Assaulted a 15 year old female unknown to the offender.

Community Supervision: Offender will remain under Adult Probation Supervision until July 2006.

THIS INDIVIDUAL IS NOT WANTED BY POLICE

Leonard Vickery

Convicted of: 3rd Degree Sexual assault. Assaulted a 14 year old female.

Community Supervision: Probation has expired for this offense.

Jeffrey Andrew Gagnon

105 Paine St. 02889

DOB: 08/18/1959

Sex: M

Glasses: None

Race: W

Ethnicity: Non-Hispanic

Height: 508

Complexion: Light

Weight: 185

Facial Hair: Mustache

Eyes: Hazel

Hair: Red Or Auburn

Body: Medium

Convicted of:
Subject was convicted of First and Second Degree Child Molestation.

Community Supervision:
Subject is on probation until 8/15/2016.

THIS INDIVIDUAL IS NOT WANTED BY POLICE

Dwayne Gagnon

DOB:  8/26/1959
144 Duncan Road
Sex:  Male
Race:  White
Height:  5'6"
Weight:  160lbs.
Eye Color: Hazel
Hair Color: Gray
Offenses Committed: Indecent Assault & Battery on a child under 14. Rape and abuse of a child under 16. Open & Gross lewdness and Lascivious Behavior. Victim was a 10 year old male known to the offender.

Probation: Under probation supervision until April. 2, 2008
Probation Officer: David Florio, Supervisor ( 401-462-5342)

THIS INDIVIDUAL IS NOT WANTED BY POLICE

Stephen Moore

Name: Stephen Moore

Date of Birth: 4/23/1970

24 Hewett Drive Warwick, RI, 02886

Sex: Male

Race: White

Height: 6'0"

Weight: 190 lbs.

Eye Color: Green

Hair Color: Gray

Convicted of: 2 Counts of Sexual Battery. Assaulted a 12 year old female known to the offender. Community Supervision: Offender will remain under Adult Probation Supervision until October 2006.

Report authored by the Sex Offender Community Notification Unit Varley Building, 40 Howard Avenue, Cranston, RI 02920 Telephone: 401-462-0905

THIS INDIVIDUAL IS NOT WANTED BY POLICE

Joseph Couie
Name: Joseph Couie 
Date of Birth: 4/24/1948

100 Strawberry Field Road
City/Town:
Warwick, RI, 02886

Sex: Male
Race: White
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 175 lbs.
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Brown

Convicted of:
Subject has been been convicted of Second Degree 

Child Molestation, Second Degree Sexual Assault 

and Abominable and Detestable Crimes Against Nature
Community Supervision:
Subject is a recidivist and falls under lifetime registration requirements and 

community supervision guidelines

THIS INDIVIDUAL IS NOT WANTED BY POLICE

Steven  Finkelberg

Name: Steven  Finkelberg
Date of Birth: 8/30/1976

940 Quaker Lane
Warwick, RI, 02818

Sex: Male
Race: White
Height: 5'3"
Weight: 150 lbs.
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Brown

Convicted of:
Subject was convicted in Connecticut of Second Degree

Attempted Sexual Assault and Enticing a Minor by Computer
Community Supervision:
Subject remains on probation until 2/2017

 

Name: Bruce Dicarlo
		Date of Birth: 3/27/1960
		Address: 617 PROVIDENCE STREET
		City/Town: Warwick, RI, 02886
		Sex: Male
		Race: White
		Height: 6'0"
		Weight: 360 lbs.
		Eye Color: Brown
	Hair Color: Gray
	Convicted of: SEXUAL ASSAULT 3RD DEGREE. Victim was a 15 year old male known to the offender at the time of offense.
	Community Supervision: Probation Expires: 5/23/2009

 

Name: Christopher Cook   Date of Birth: 12/11/1973 Address: 20 Messer Street City/Town: Warwick, RI, 02886 Sex: Male Race: White Height: 5'7" Weight: 140 lbs. Eye Color: Blue Hair Color: Blond Convicted of: Subject was convicted in Louisiana of Obscenity and Indecent Behavior with Juvenile Community Supervision: Subject is on Probation through 4/26/2010

The Warwick Police Department is available to help you by providing you with useful information on personal safety. The Warwick Police Department may be reached at (401) 468-4200. If you have information regarding current criminal activity of these or any other offender, please call 911.