State Police said the narcotics division charged Christopher Toppa, 47, after executing a search warrant on Sunday.
Amid contentious debate over department's staffing levels, Middletown wants to know what residents want in next fire chief.
Middletown police will hold an open house for prospective applicants on Saturday.
Middletown Fire Chief Peter Faerber announced his resignation as the town and firefighter unions battle over department staffing levels.
The Middletown Police Department has promoted several members of the department to the ranks of captain, lieutenant and sergeant.
Rhode Island State Association of Fire Fighters president said ongoing coverage issues in Middletown could have led to a greater tragedy.
State Police said Sean Richardson, 28, was turned over to Middletown Police after turning himself in on an arrest warrant for shoplifting.
Tia Anderson, 26, was charged with manslaughter in the death of a 4-month-old boy, for whom she was the legal guardian, in Middletown.
Middletown firefighters will help Santa Claus visit each neighborhood in the town before Christmas.
Police said they planned to charge Patrick Carson, 23, of Newport, with driving under the influence with death rsulting and other charges.
The fisherman was pulled from the water near Sachuset Point Wildlife Refuge after falling off the rocks.
The Department of Children, Youth and Families said the boy's family was known to the department, but not he or his guardian.
Korey Morris, 43, was arrested by Rhode Island State Police officers after arranging to meet the boy for sex.
John Walsh said he did not walk into a Middletown 7-Eleven naked in early April.
The girlfriend of John Walsh, 60, reportedly told officers she dared him to enter the store naked.
Robert Ivey, 48, died Wednesday night after being struck by a vehicle on West Main Road.
National Grid workers hit a water main on Valley Road Thursday morning, shutting off water service to the area.
The vandalism is believed to have been committed the same day that the sailor, a Middletown, Rhode Island resident, passed away at age 95.
Prosecutors say they've found evidence of the employees having stolen 13 people's photos and sharing them amongst each other.
Randall N. Levesque, 57, of Middletown, owner of Equine Insurance Services, LLC, has been accused of wire fraud and identity theft.
The crash happened around 2 a.m. Saturday morning on Third Beach Road. A 33-year old Middletown woman died on Sunday, police said.
Middletown police caught up with the driver in an alleged hit and run accident Wednesday night on Pope and Spring streets in Newport.
Police arrested a 37-year-old on Wednesday after an incident at Burger King.
The fire chief said "improper disposal of smoking materials" started the fire at 969 West Main Road.
A witness claims state police were back at Flint A/V on Friday. Patch went to the scene and is unable to confirm. We are contacting police
The customers brought their cell phones and computers to the store for repairs, but their private pictures were allegedly shared.
The Newport police arrested one man in connection with a Middletown robbery.
A Middletown man was charged with Domestic Simple assault after he slapped his nephew during a family argument and took away his green card.
Police say the alleged larceny happened at the Ocean State Job Lot on June 2 at 1:02 p.m.
The biker was given a summons for reckless driving/ drag racing. He went to Newport Hospital.
Here are recent arrests and citations. Information comes from the Middletown Police Department.
A store customer called police after allegedly watching a woman steal bundles of firewood stacked outside a store.
The 29-year-old Middletown man was taken into custody in connection with a gun tossed in a dumpster at Park Holm, police said.
The accident happened Monday around 9 a.m. when a passenger car struck the scooter on Valley Road not far from the police station.
The man is at Rhode Island Hospital. His condition is unknown, police said.
Two suspects stole $80 worth of liquor from the Aquidneck Avenue store, police allege.
Police are looking for Calvin Febles, 21, a suspect in a shooting Tuesday at Festival Field.
Howard "Howdy" White, 76, has been indicted by a North Carolina grand jury for sex offenses.
Andrew Paiva, 28, of Middletown, was arrested at the McKinney Shelter in Newport on April 7 at 7:18 p.m. Police allege he made threats.
The accident happened Saturday night on East Main Road near Aquidneck Avenue. One person went to Newport Hospital by rescue.