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New Shoreham Police
Patrol a town where everybody knows your cruiser. Traffic stops on Corn Neck Road, warrants, arrests and the long drive to the state prison.
What you'll do
On shift
- Patrol New Shoreham in marked cars with lights and sirens
- Run plates and people on the police computer
- Take calls from dispatch and back up other units
- Write tickets, warrants and reports
- Search people and vehicles, seize evidence and contraband
- Make arrests, book suspects and transport them to the state prison
Vehicles and equipment
The kit
Patrol cars
Marked cruisers with working lightbars and sirens.
Police computer
In 11 cruisers and 4 desk computers. Plate lookups, records and warrants.
Cuffs and zip ties
Restraints for arrests and detentions.
Tasers
X26, one dart. Drops a suspect without hurting them.
Spike strips
End a pursuit before it ends badly.
Ticket book
Citations for traffic and minor offenses.
Booking
Charges under Rhode Island law, with jail time set at booking.
Block Island State Prison
High security on Lewis Farm Road. Escapes trip the alarm and mark the map.
Bank CCTV
Watch the vault camera from the station.
Rank structure
Chain of command
Pay is per paycheck. Paychecks come every 20 minutes.
- Officer$1,500
- Sergeant$1,750
- Lieutenant$2,000
- Chief$2,250
Operating procedures
SOPs
Coming before launch.
The New Shoreham Police standard operating procedures will be published here and pinned in the department's Discord channel. Applicants are expected to read them before their first shift.