The Smithfield Police Department’s Detective
Division is currently comprised of a Detective Captain, Detective
Lieutenant, two Detective Sergeants, a Detective, and a temporary Detective.
The Division is supported by three full time administrative assistants who
are responsible for a wide range of tasks. Detectives duties include
following up on criminal cases, both misdemeanors and felonies, Town
Ordinance violations, background investigations, narcotics investigations,
as well as many other duties.
Detectives in Smithfield investigate a variety of crimes and have received
specialized training in homicide investigation, interview and interrogation,
accident reconstruction, blood spatter analysis, and DEA basic narcotic
school, to name a few. All detectives who investigate cases have attended
two semesters at the Rhode Island State Crime Labs forensic program at the
University of Rhode Island. At “BCI” school as it is more commonly known,
instructors teach detectives how to process crime scenes, detect and enhance
latent fingerprint evidence, compare fingerprints, photography, as well as
how things like DNA, trace evidence, and firearm evidence are handled at the
lab.
To reach the Smithfield Detective Division, call 401-233-1036. After hours,
a message can be left for each detective or by email:
Detective Captain Robert VanNieuwenhuyze
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Detective Lieutenant Michael Rheaume
Detective Sergeant Eric Dolan
•
Detective Sergeant Lisa St.Angelo
Detective Douglas Cerce
Frequently Asked Questions
How and when can I get fingerprinted
for my job?
The Smithfield Police Department conducts fingerprinting for
childcare workers, securities work, gun permit applications and
schoolteachers. Any person seeking employment with a private school
or public school department who has not previously been employed by
a private or public school department in Rhode Island during the
past twelve (12) months shall undergo a national and state criminal
background check to be initiated prior to or within one week of
employment after receiving a conditional offer of employment. The
applicant shall apply to their local police department, where they
reside. Fingerprinting is done in the Detective Division from 8:30
p.m. to 3:30 p.m., each weekday by appointment. If that time is not
convenient, other arrangements can be made. All applicants must
provide proper identification before being fingerprinted. Please
contact the Smithfield Police Department Detective Division between
8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, to make an
appointment (401-233-1036). There is a $36.00 processing fee, a
$10.00 fee for securities work and gun permits, (each card).
Childcare employment fingerprinting is free.
How do I file a bad
check
complaint?
If
you or your business have been a victim of receiving a check for
goods or services rendered and upon deposit received a notice from
your bank that the account on which the check was drawn, has been
closed or non-sufficient funds exist (the
returned check must be stamped indicating so).
You must follow-up by sending a certified
letter to the person who wrote the check. A copy of a form letter
is available at the Smithfield Police Department Detective Division,
between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. After
waiting 7 days from the day the certified letter was sent and
receiving no reply, you can then file a complaint with the
Smithfield Police Department Detective Division. |
