Newport Police Department

Emergency: (401) 847-1212 or 911

Non-Emergency/General Information: (401) 847-1306

Anonymous Tips Line: (401) 846-2606

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Thank you for visiting our website. The links on the left side will provide you with information about the divisions, units and people that make up the police department.

Mission Statement

The mission of the Newport Police Department is to provide excellence in police service through aggressive pursuit of violators of the law and the prevention of crime and disorderliness.

This will be accomplished by forging a partnership with the citizens of Newport to enhance the quality of life, reduce the fear of crime, preserve the peace, and impartially enforce the law, while maintaining a higher standard of integrity than is generally expected of others, and respecting the dignity of each individual.

Our services will be rendered with courtesy, civility, and adherence to the provisions of the Constitution of the United States.

Press releases:

Broadway road work update

5/22/13 - Major break in copper theft investigation leads to arrest