Posts Tagged ‘Providence Police’
Providence 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…
Read MoreResponsibility to make critical changes to stop cycle of violence. Calls for emergency meeting – Providence Councilman John Goncalves
Councilman John Goncalves statement regarding woman attacked by ATV Riders and other acts of violence in Providence The terrifying and senseless act of violence that took place this morning is a wake up call to local leaders that we must act immediately to protect the residents of our city. In the past week alone, two…
Read MoreATV group pulls mother out of car, beating her, with child in the car – calls for Emergency Meeting in Providence
Photo: City Councilor David A. Salvatore Statement from Councilor David Salvatore Regarding Attack on Innocent Mother I was horrified to hear reports that at 6 A.M. this morning, a woman was pulled from her car and beaten by ATV riders while her eight-year-old child was in the car with her. As a husband, father and…
Read MoreIn the Arena – Rep. Ray Hull: for a safer Providence – maybe a Mayoral run
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 Rep. Raymond Hull. Hull said he may have an announcement late July/August to run for Mayor of Providence. Hull is with the Providence Police Department. They…
Read MoreProvidence says “NO” – not Federal Hill.
Photo: Rhody Reports, Twitter feed Providence Police have tried a community presence of interaction with protesters. They’ve tried an informal blocking of streets. They’ve tried to stand back and “observe”. Night after night their tactics have been different. Last night they said no more. Dressed in protective gear, they turned back protesters estimated to be…
Read MoreHolding the line of violent protest: Providence, RI State, Cranston, and Warwick Police (Updated)
Photo: Chris Palmer Twitter Feed 7 arrests made in a second night of protest-gone-bad in the Elmwood Avenue area at the Providence/Cranston border. A smaller crowd showed up last night for a planned protest to include not only the accident involving Jhamal Gonsalves, but also the treatment of protestors by police. The event followed a…
Read More“I don’t want my son’s name behind what’s happening right now….”
A protest planned by groups including Black Lives Matter RI, turned ugly in Providence last night. The protest was against the Providence Police and their potential role in the accident that put motor bike rider, Jhamal Gonsalves, in the hospital, after suffering a head injury. As the early morning hours came, 19 arrests were made,…
Read MoreProvidence. No haven.
Photo: Statue of Roger Williams overlooking his Providence – by Dodge House In 1636, Roger Williams, a reformed Baptist theologian and religious exile from Massachusetts named the capital city of Rhode Island, Providence. It’s meaning an area “in honor of God’s merciful Providence which he believed was responsible for revealing such a haven for him…
Read MoreNEW: Trump Rally meets Black Lives Matter at RI State House
by Ann Clanton, “Speak Up” Contributing Writer A planned Trump campaign rally encountered a Black Lives Matter protest at the RI State House on a beautiful Saturday morning. Approximately 200 people in total were estimated to be there, along with a good contingent of both Providence Police and Rhode Island State Police. Several people spoke…
Read MoreIn the Arena – Paolino talks with 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. Today, Paolino talks with two Providence Police representatives: Michael Imondi, President of the Providence Union of the FOP Captain Roger Aspinall, Providence Police They talk about the police departments, downtown Providence,…
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