Portsmouth Town Administrator John Klimm has selected former Boston Deputy Superintendent Thomas Lee as his candidate for police chief.
The following is based on reports from the Portsmouth Police Department. An arrest does not indicate a conviction.
According to a new investigation from The Hummel Report, the interim police chief received a $10,000 bonus for staying on after his retirement.
A Pentagon official says Newport Navy officials failed to forward information regarding the alleged Washington shooter's call to Newport police.
Newport police had interactions with Aaron Alexis, the gunman who killed 12 people at the Navy Yard in Washington, D.C, before being shot and killed.
A stretch, Hummer limousine rolled over on East Main Road near the polo fields at Glen Farm Saturday.
Crews extinguished a house fire on Lawerence St. in Middletown Monday.
Six of the boaters were from Barrington, one was from East Providence.
Portsmouth police arrested a Tiverton man and a Portsmouth woman after they were allegedly caught with heroin on Park Avenue.
Have you seen this man? Tiverton police need your help in locating this man, who robbed the Bank of Newport in Tiverton on Saturday morning.
A recent telephone scam call on Aquidneck Island led Middletown police officials to issue a warning on Aug. 13.
One person was transported by ambulance to a nearby hospital Tuesday afternoon.
Portsmouth police made the following arrests recently.
A Portsmouth firefighter was treated Thursday night during a fire response on Main Road in Tiverton. His identity is unknown.
Daniel Berger, 27, of Haskell, NJ, was arrested last week in connection with a missing 13-year-old Portsmouth girl. She was later found in his New Jersey apartment.
Nearly 50 workers were evacuated from Melville Elementary School Tuesday morning after a report of a gas leak.
Daniel Berger, 27, of New Jersey, was arrested in connection with last week's disappearance of a 13-year-old Portsmouth girl. She was later found by authorities in his apartment in New Jersey.
A Portsmouth woman was arrested for allegedly operating a boat while under the influence during the Newport Folk Festival.
A Portsmouth woman was charged with operating a boat under the influence during the Newport Folk Festival.
Emergency personnel helped pull a man out of the water Sunday.
The following arrest was reported by Portsmouth police. An arrest does not indicate a conviction.
Social media users shared messages of joy Thursday morning after news broke a missing Portsmouth teen was found - safe and sound.