The overall mission of the East Providence Police Department is to create and maintain a proactive partnership with our residential and business communities in an effort to enhance public safety and reduce the fear and incidence of crime within the City of East Providence. The East Providence Police Department's primary objective is to improve the quality of life in our City by identifying and addressing public safety and community concerns. The East Providence Police Department recognizes the importance of working with the community at large to develop programs to meet this objective and is committed to accomplishing its mission in a professional manner that promotes respect and dignity of all people.
The Administrative Services Division is comprised of the Records Unit and the Central Communications Center (Police and Fire Dispatcher Unit). Also under the Services Unit is the physical plant, computers, telephones and police/fire radio system. The Records Unit is responsible for the proper storage and retrieval of department records and various reports completed by the members and officers of the East Providence Police Department. These reports are typically classified as accident reports, offense reports and arrest reports. The Records Unit is open Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. excluding major holidays.