Posts Tagged ‘Providence Police’
In 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,…
Read More“I’m a councilwoman. Please don’t tell me what to do.”
About 3 weeks ago, Providence City Councilperson, Kat Kerwin, was present at Fortnight, a Dorrance Street wine bar, when the Providence Police responded to a resident’s complaint about loud music. She intervened between one of the owners, Mackenzie Holway, and the two to three police officers who were asking about a license to play music,…
Read MorePOSTPONED due to weather: Back the Blue tonight in Providence
A rally called peaceful and pro-police will take place in and around downtown Providence TODAY, July 23rd from 6:45 to 8:30pm. The rally is composed of law enforcement from throughout the region, including police, correctional officers, retired police, and families of “the Blue”. The event will begin with a meet and greet at 6:45, which…
Read MoreThe Police need the Community need the Police
From national legislation underway to amend police enforcement techniques such as eliminating the choke hold and regulations on use of deadly force, to local efforts to support the police, defund the police, self-regulation efforts, and strife with city leadership, the police were in the news moreso in the last 48 hours than ever before. Here’s…
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