Contact Information

  • POLICE EMERGENCIES -  911
  • Non-Emergencies - (401) 468-4200
  • Administrative Offices - (401) 468-4224 
  • Animal Control - (401) 468-4377 
  • Community Police - (401) 468-4344
  • Detectives - (401) 468-4233 
  • Licensing - (401) 468-4340 
  • Professional Standards - (401) 468-4332
  • Prosecution - (401) 468-4300 
  • Records - (401) 468-4285 
  • Special Details - (401) 468-4215 
  • Tips Line - (401) 732-8477 
  • Traffic - (401) 468-4343 
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The Board of Public Safety supervises the Warwick Police and Fire Departments and serves as the licensing authority for the City of Warwick.  It is made up of three civilian members appointed by the Mayor from among the qualified electors of the city.

The Board is a combination of two historical Boards, the Bureau of Fire Commissioners and the Board of Police Commissioners.  The Board of Police Commissioners was created by Rhode Island Public Law, 1911, Chapter 695, approved May 5, 1911.  The Bureau of Fire Commissioners was created by Rhode Island Public Law, 1953, Chapter 3136, approved May 7, 1953.   

In 1960, Warwick's City Charter combined the duties of the Board of Police Commissioners and the Bureau of Fire Commissioners into a single Board of Public Safety.  Article VIII of the City Charter outlines the structure of the Board.

The regular meetings of the Board of Public Safety are held on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month.  One meeting is held in July, August and December.  Meetings commence at  7:00 p.m. in the Board of Public Safety meeting room, 2nd floor, Warwick Police Headquarters, 99 Veterans Memorial Drive, Warwick.   


Board of Public Safety Agenda

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In accordance with R.I.G.L. 42-46-6 (e), the Board of Public Safety posts meeting notices and agendas electronically with the Secretary of State's office.  Hard copies of agendas are posted at Police Headquarters and City Hall.  The Board's recording secretary can be reached at Police Headquarters, (401) 468-4217 or via e-mail, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

MEETING DATES

THE REGULAR MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC SAFETY ARE HELD ON THE SECOND AND FOURTH TUESDAYS OF EACH MONTH.

TUESDAY, JANUARY 11, 2011

TUESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2011

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2011

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2011

TUESDAY, MARCH 8, 2011

TUESDAY, MARCH 22, 2011

TUESDAY, APRIL 12, 2011

TUESDAY, APRIL 26, 2011

TUESDAY, MAY 10, 2011

TUESDAY, MAY 24, 2011

TUESDAY, JUNE 14, 2011

TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 2011