Tag Archives: providence police

3 people involved in Providence gang shootout sent to prison

Posted on June 30, 2022

Three people involved in a gang-related shootout in a residential neighborhood of Providence, Rhode Island, last year that left nine people injured have been sent to prison, state Attorney General Peter Neronha said Thursday.… MORE

Chief: Officer hit woman at abortion rally, should be fired

Posted on June 29, 2022

The chief of police in Rhode Island’s capital has recommended that a city officer charged with assaulting a woman during an abortion-rights protest should lose his job.… MORE

Off-duty Providence police officer charged with assault at abortion protest

Officer suspended for off-duty actions at abortion protest

Posted on June 25, 2022

A Rhode Island police officer accused of punching a woman at an abortion protest while he was off-duty was suspended from his job with pay Saturday while the Providence Police Department conducts a criminal investigation into his actions.… MORE

Providence warns against illegal street bikes, ATVs

Posted on March 31, 2022

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 police investigate gunshot fired in hospital room

Posted on March 25, 2022

Police are investigating a gunshot that was fired through a window at a room at Rhode Island Hospital.… MORE

Woman’s body found in refrigerator; boyfriend charged

Posted on March 24, 2022

A Rhode Island man faces a murder charge in the death of his girlfriend whose body was found wrapped in plastic, towels and blankets inside a refrigerator in the apartment they shared, police said Wednesday.… MORE

Police, victims families criticize bail for murder suspects

Posted on February 15, 2022

Calling it “outrageous and unacceptable”, and “demoralizing to law enforcement”, Mayor Jorge Elorza Tuesday joined families of two murder victims to raise an alarm about murder suspects released on bail to await trial on home confinement, while a court spokesman defended the judge’s actions as protecting both the public and the defendants’ presumption of innocence.… MORE