Our dispatch center is manned 24 hours a day and 7 days a week by a minimum of 2 dispatchers. They provide assistance to anyone who calls the emergency and non-emergency station lines or 911. Dispatchers triage the calls that come in and allocate the necessary resources to provide assistance to the public. They are responsible for answering the radio and communicating with officers on their calls for service. The Newport Police Department has 9 full time dispatchers.
The Newport Police Department Training Office is one of the support functions of the agency. The training office mission is to facilitate practical training, didactic training and continuing education in order to equip the Newport Police Sworn and Civilian personnel to effectively conduct their duties in an efficient, legal and service oriented manner.
Administrative Services Commanded by Captain Danny Turmel dturmel@newportri.gov (401) 845-5726 Office of Professional Standards Lieutenant Ian McGregor cmcgregor@newportri.gov (401) 845-5778 Communications/Records Management/Access to Public Records Sergeant David Turmel djturmel@newportri.gov (401) 845-5715