Vintage Rhode Island State Law Enforcement Insignia

Vintage State of Rhode Island law Enforcement Insignia.

See links to other pages of this type at the bottom of this post.

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Worn by Traffic Court officers in the 1980’s and 90s.

Worn on windbreakers – 1980s

James O’Neil served as Rhode Island’s Attorney General from 1987 to 1993.

First Issue – Worn 1970s.

Second Issue – Current

Worn circa 1960s – 1970s.

Worn by officers who patrolled the State Institutions in Cranston. The department disbanded circa 1990.

First Issue – Black Lettering – 1970s.

Second Issue – Gold Lettering

Early issue – date(s) unknown.

Worn 1970s – 1980s.

Worn 1980s.

Click on links below to see more vintage Rhode Island patches. 

     Vintage Municipal R. I. Police Insignia 

     Vintage Dept. of Corrections Insignia

     Vintage R. I. State Police Insignia

     Vintage R. I. Dept. of Forestry Insignia 

     Vintage R. I. Fish & Wildlife Insignia

     Vintage R, I, Sheriff Dept. Insignia

Smithfield, R. I., Police Station Photos

    The original police station was located in the Smithfield Town Hall from 1950 until 1972.  Land owned by Burton and Mary Mowry was donated to the town for a new police station site, and ground breaking ceremonies took place on May 27, 1972.  Dedication ceremonies were held on January 14, 1973. 

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Groundbreaking for new station, May 27, 1972.
L to R: Deputy Chief James McVey, Chief Arthur Gould, Corporal Saverio Serapiglia

Expansion of the police station – 2016/17

 

 

Vintage Smithfield, R. I., Police Photos

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Smithfield’s first police car.
A 1930 Ford Model A.

Chief Kelly – 1935 Ford

Police Chief Lacroix

Washington Highway – 1940s

Officer Adolph Schenck investigates a traffic accident on Douglas Pike in 1951 while Alfred Angel and Milton Corey look on.

Smithfield Police – 1950

The police station was located in the Town Hall.

Smithfield Police – 1961

Washington Highway – 1970s

In 1977, the department drove light blue police cars.

Officer Joe Plachino looking at camera.

Captain Prescott J. Williams, Jr.

1976 Traffic Wagon

1978 Ford

Officer Charles McCann
Douglas Pike at Washington Hwy.

Chief Vincent O’Connell

1983 Chevrolet

Farnum Pike at Old County Rd.

Photo taken in 2007

Photo taken in 2007.

photo taken in 2007.

 

 

 

Smithfield Police Hiring Ad – 1971

     Appeared in The Observer on May, 20, 1971.

The Observer – May 20, 1971

Smithfield Police Car Photos

Smithfield, Rhode Island

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Smithfield’s first police car, a Ford Model A

Chief William Kelley c. 1935

Washington Highway – 1940s

Washington Highway – 1970s

1976 Traffic Wagon

Farnum Pike, August, 1977

Officer Charles McCann
Douglas Pike at Washington Hwy.

1978 Ford

Traffic Safety Jeep – 1983

Chevy Patrol Car, 1983

Farnum Pike at Old County Rd.

May, 2006

May, 2006

Traffic Vehicle, 2007

2007

April, 2007

April, 2007

New Silver and Black Graphics November, 2014

November, 2014

July, 2018

June, 2018

June, 2018

July, 2018

July, 2018

2018

Smithfield, Rhode Island
December 11, 2018

March, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pawtucket Police

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Newport, R. I., Police

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Newport, R. I., Police – 1983

Photo by Jim Ignasher

Newport R. I. Police – 1983
Photo by Jim Ignasher

Newport, R. I. Police – 1983
Photo by Jim Ignasher

North Smithfield, R. I., Police

Photo taken outside old police station in 1983.

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Little Compton Police

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Little Compton, R. I., Police – 1983
Photo by Jim Ignasher

Smithfield Police Ordinance – 1937

     An town ordinance relating to the Smithfield Police Department was passed on May 28, 1937 establishing the structure, pay, appointments, and duties of police officers.  It is copied here from Council Record Book #9, pages 18 – 23.   

To view PDF file of 1937 ordinance, click on link below.

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     Below is a copy of the Smithfield Police Ordinance adopted April 3, 1913.  It was repealed with the passage of the 1937 ordinance.

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