Posts Tagged ‘Providence Police’
DaVinci 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…
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…
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