Posts Tagged ‘RI State Police’
NEW: 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 MoreRI State Police run the virtual Boston Marathon
Monday, members of the RI State Police Marathon Team took to the roads as part of the virtual 124th annual running of the Boston Marathon to benefit Cops for Kids with Cancer, running 26.2 miles between Scituate and Hope Valley for the cause. Members of the team had reached and exceeded their $15,000 goal –…
Read MoreA weekend of service with the RI State Police
The RI State Police has a unit called the Community, Diversity and Equity Unit, providing community service activities throughout the state. They were also called into action to assist with traffic and crowd problems and moped fatalities on Block Island – here’s where we found them this weekend: Det. Hernandez & Trp. Cedrone from our…
Read MoreI want people to know they have rights
by Charles “Chas” Calenda I want people to know they have rights. There are many things happening in the fast-paced world we’re all maneuvering. From Executive Orders from the president on down to the governor, there are many issues that question legal parameters. And – there are many rights you have as a business owner,…
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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