Two already high-ranking officers were promoted Monday to top positions in the Providence Police Department.… MORE
Tag Archives: Mayor Jorge Elorza
Providence earmarks $8.5M to fund a land bank
The City of Providence has launched a land bank to purchase and rehabilitate blighted lots, planning to acquire, hold and transfer underused vacant land.… MORE
Violent crimes are down, gun seizures up, Providence officials say
Providence officials displayed 20 illegal handguns seized this summer, and said violent incidents involving guns are down, while seizures of illegal guns, including untraceable ghost guns are up so far in 2022. Officials also singled out an eight-year veteran police officer for making 31 gun-related arrests so far this year.… MORE
Rhode Island mayor proposes $10M reparations spending plan
Providence’s mayor proposed spending $10 million in federal coronavirus pandemic aid on financial literacy and homeownership, workforce training, small business development and other programs recently recommended by the city’s reparations commission.… MORE
Providence crime declining, officials say
The mayor and police lay out crime statistics and say that crime is down in Providence.… MORE
PC Coach Cooley given key to the city
Providence College men’s basketball coach Ed Cooley was given the key to the city of Providence Tuesday, in an after-school ceremony.… MORE
Providence launches campaign for a pension bond
Facing a more than billion dollar pension shortfall, Providence officials launch a campaign to win voter approval of a bond to help refinance the city’s pension debt.… MORE
Providence warns against illegal street bikes, ATVs
With the arrival of spring, Providence girds for the return of illegal dirt bikes and ATVs, often used to terrorize residents, city officials say.… MORE
Providence mayor forms reparations commission
Providence’s mayor announced a city commission on reparations Monday as he and community leaders laid out their plans for the next phase in the Rhode Island capital city’s efforts to atone for its role in Black slavery, systemic racism and the mistreatment of Native Americans.… MORE
Group with Nazi flag interrupts Communist Manifesto reading
A reading of “The Communist Manifesto” at a nonprofit community library in Rhode Island was interrupted by a group of protesters carrying a flag with a swastika, banging on the windows and yelling profanities.… MORE
