MIDDLETOWN – Rhode Island's most experienced police chief is retiring ... He initially served from 2004 to 2018 and returned to the department's top post in February 2023 after his replacement ...

chief of the Middletown Police Department. He faces charges of murder and tampering with evidence. According to Costa, the charges stem from a property check on River Road on Nov. 4, 2024 ...

According to Middletown police, Jerry Watkins, 52, who they said is currently homeless, has had 28 documented encounters with their department, the Town of Wallkill Police Department and state ...