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Rhode Island’s pirates have evolved, crawling from the sea onto land and up your front porch steps. More than 300 years ago pirates spent their summers trolling the shores of New England, …

Trunk or treat! The air was filled with Halloween spirit — and spirits — for two hours Monday night during the Johnston Police Department’s third annual Trunk or Treat event, …

Chief Joseph P. Razza, JPD, ret., 54 passed away peacefully at his home on September 29, 2023 in the arms of his loving wife and surrounded by his adoring family. He was the devoted husband of Mandi (McCavanagh) Razza. Born in Providence, he was the che

Joe Razza was a runner. Daily, the town native could be spotted dashing up and down the hills of Johnston while off-duty. The former Johnston police chief stepped down last year as his health declined rapidly and unexpectedly. On Friday, Sept. 29 — following the announcement of his death — Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee ordered the state’s flags lowered in honor of the late Joseph P. Razza. He was 54 years old.

Joe Razza was a runner. Daily, the town native could be spotted dashing up and down the hills of Johnston while off-duty. The former Johnston police chief stepped down last year as his health declined rapidly and unexpectedly. On Friday, Sept. 29 — following the announcement of his death — Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee ordered the state’s flags lowered in honor of the late Joseph P. Razza. He was 54 years old.

A Johnston man who was not home when a teen was fatally shot at his residence is charged with four counts of violating the states gun storage law.

Youth, 15, dead after shooting in Johnston that preliminary evidence suggests was accidental.

A veteran Glocester police officer has been suspended without pay after he was arrested in Johnston on several domestic violence charges.

The Providence Journal JOHNSTON — A man yelling on Atwood Avenue between 3 and 4 a.m. Sunday brought police to where he was standing. He told them he had had been shot in the leg after an argument with several people. The injured man was uncooperative at first. He was taken to Rhode Island Hospital, where he had surgery, Johnston Police Chief Joseph P. Razza said by email Sunday evening.  Razza said he hadn’t learned the man’s condition after surgery, and he would have more to report a...

Johnston police chief: Man shot in leg was targeted by shooter; the public is in no danger Donita Naylor, The Providence Journal © The Providence Journal, file / Bob Breidenbach In Johnston, a man shouting between 3 and 4 a.m. Sunday told police he had been shot in the leg. JOHNSTON — A man yelling on Atwood Avenue between 3 and 4 a.m. Sunday brought police to where he was standing. He told them he had had been shot in the leg after an argument with several people. The inj...