Posts Tagged ‘Providence Police’
Homeless in RI: Charles St. encampments at DaVinci Center, Charles Place clearing (UPDATE)
MONDAY update, Aug. 7, 2023 – Today, Providence officials will check on the encampment at private property on Charles Street to make sure that it has been vacated, and then clean-up of the area will begin. There are 3 parcels – 2 state owned land are vacated and being cleaned. 1 large private owned space…
Read MoreNotice: Providence College active shooter training TODAY, May 24, 8am to 2pm
TODAY, Wednesday, May 24th, the Providence College Office of Public Safety will conduct a full-scale, active shooter training exercise in conjunction with the Providence Police Department. This exercise will take place on the PC campus beginning at 8am and running to approximately 2pm. During this time, neighbors in the surrounding community may hear loud noises…
Read MoreDaVinci Center break-in, safety fears grow for seniors living with homeless encampment
There are two active homeless tent encampments at the DaVinci Center/Charles Place/West River area in Providence. They are located in back of the DaVinci Center, have been growing over the last few warmer weeks. City workers have been seen helping to pick up trash and keep the area overflowing into visible areas. Other tent and…
Read MoreRIPTA’s Avedisian & Mayor Smiley plan for a safer downtown Providence
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Read MoreColonel Hugh Clements to head national community policing (COPS) office
Attorney General Merrick B. Garland announced that Colonel Hugh T. Clements Jr. has been appointed to serve as the new Director of the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office). The COPS Office is the component of the Justice Department responsible for advancing the practice of community policing by the nation’s state, local, territorial,…
Read MoreUS Secret Service uncovers bank fraud conspiracy exploiting Providence area homeless
Four Georgia Men Sentenced in Bank Fraud Conspiracy That Exploited Providence Area Homeless Four Georgia men who admitted to a federal judge in Rhode Island that they participated in a scheme that exploited Providence-area homeless and transient individuals by recruiting them to cash hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of counterfeit business checks at banks…
Read MoreTO WORK: Providence Police graduates 49 new officers – recruiting for next class
49 new officers graduated from the 70th Providence Police Academy and hit the streets of Providence this week. The department and city officials are calling on men and women in the community to apply for the next class. Deadline for application is February, 2022, but the sooner applications are received, the better, in terms of…
Read MoreIn the Arena – Michael Imondi, PPU & Capt. Roger Aspinall, PPD
Each week Joe Paolino, Jr. interviews people of interest on his program, “In The Arena”. The show airs at 7am on Sundays on ABC6. This week his guest is Michael Imondi, President of the Providence Police Union and Captain Roger Aspinall, Providence Police Department. Topics include violence and crime in Providence, community policing, mental health…
Read MoreIn the Arena – Col. Hugh Clements, Chief of the Providence Police
Each week Joe Paolino, Jr. interviews people of interest on his program, “In The Arena”. The show airs at 7am on Sundays on ABC6. This week his guest is Providence Police Chief, Col. Hugh Clements. They discuss violence in Providence, police recruitment, and how to make Providence a safer city and alleviate people’s fear for…
Read MoreProvidence City Council President Igliozzi sets Whole Council meeting to tackle Public Safety Emergency, hear Commissioner and Police Chief’s Action Plan
Photo: Kenneth C. Zirkel Council President John J. Igliozzi: “The report of a mother being ripped from her car and attacked by a mob of ATV and dirt bike riders, while her young child was in the car, is deeply disturbing, and yet another example of the completely unacceptable wave of violent crime we have…
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