Data from the Rhode Island Judiciary shows that state troopers issued the most window tint violations over the past three ...

Though the Woonsocket Police Department is running close to 10 percent short on officers, Police Chief Thomas Oates says the ...

Woonsocket Police Chief Thomas F. Oates III was installed as the president of the Rhode Island Police Chiefs Association during a ceremony on Jan. 12. Woosocket's chief since 2016, Oates laid out a ...

An adult and child were hit by a car in Woonsocket Monday morning. Woonsocket Police Chief Thomas Oates told 12 News a 4-year-old girl and an adult woman were walking in the area of Hamlet Avenue and ...

The 4-year-old girl who was struck by a car in Woonsocket has died. Eliza Khan and her mother, 32-year-old Dena Khan, were ...

Sgt. Peter Salmons pleaded not guilty after Woonsocket police charged him with assault in the Jan. 27 incident at his girlfriend's apartment.

Woonsocket Chief Thomas Oates III said that a 43-year-old woman came to the police station on Tuesday and told officers that Salmons had grabbed her by the neck and banged her into a wall on Jan. 29.

“She was transported to Landmark Hospital where she was pronounced dead as a result of her injuries,” said Woonsocket Police Chief Thomas Oates in an email to Boston.com. The accident remains ...

“Impaired driving is a significant safety issue in all of our communities, and we are always seeking new ways to engage our community and remind them to drive sober,” RIPCA President and Woonsocket ...