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Cranston council hears police-range testimony; neighbor-backed resolution withdrawn
Summary
After extensive testimony from the police chief and training officers about noise mitigation and operational need, a proposed council resolution addressing the Cranston Police Department firing range was withdrawn. Councilmembers flagged costs and legal options; police provided decibel tests and said rifle fire is now suppressed.
Council members and city officials heard more than an hour of testimony from police leadership and residents about the Cranston Police Department training range before the sponsor withdrew a proposed resolution.
Colonel Winquist, identified in the record as the police chief, told the ordinance committee the outdoor range has been at the site since 1952 and is used approximately 65 days a year (about 408 hours). He said rifle suppressors purchased after a legislative change have reduced rifle decibel levels and that the department has performed…
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