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Post by dex on Dec 5, 2019 9:31:06 GMT -5
POLICE DIGEST
Pizza delivery driver robbed at gunpoint in Providence
PROVIDENCE — A Domino’s Pizza delivery driver was robbed at gunpoint Tuesday night, police say.
The driver, 39-year-old Isaac Shar, told police that he was delivering food from the Chalkstone Avenue location to someone named “Josh” at 53 Goddard St. When he arrived, two men dressed in black approached him. One of them had a gun, which he pointed at Shar and then demanded all his money.
Shar handed over about $20 he had in his pocket. The suspects fled behind 53 Goddard St. and through the rear yard, police said.
— Brian Amaral
Police seize 19 pounds of pot, guns, Fentanyl from Johnston man
Authorities on Wednesday arrested a Johnston man and seized 19 pounds of marijuana, two guns and 238 pills with the powerful opioid Fentanyl, according to the state police.
Taylor Rego, 24, of 839 Sanderson Rd., faces charges of possession with intent to deliver Fentanyl and marijuana and two counts of possession of a firearm while committing a drug crime.
Rego was arrested Wednesday by members of the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Task Force, a collection of law enforcement agencies led by the state police.
Police said they seized 238 pills with Fentanyl, 19 pounds of marijuana, 39 mature marijuana plants and 22 marijuana seedlings, $2,000 in cash, a Mossberg 12-gauge shotgun and a Glock pistol. The court-authorized search took place at Rego’s home.
Rego was held without bail after his arraignment in District Court, Warwick, the state police said.
— Brian Amaral
Pawtucket man sentenced on felony drug, firearms charges
PROVIDENCE — A Pawtucket man was sentenced to 13 years in prison after pleading guilty to felony drug and firearms charges, the state’s attorney general said Wednesday.
Attorney General Peter Neronha said Shakeil Torres, 24, pleaded guilty in Providence County Superior Court to eight felony counts and was sentenced to serve 13 years at the Adult Correctional Institutions, with the rest of his 25-year sentence suspended with probation.
Police searched Torres’ residences in Pawtucket and Providence on Oct. 17, seizing crack cocaine, cocaine, heroin, fentanyl, marijuana and two pistols, Neronha said.
Torres pleaded guilty to possession with intent to deliver cocaine, fentanyl and heroin, possession of cocaine, possession of a firearm after being convicted of a crime of violence and other violations.
— The Associated Press
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Post by pcdad on Dec 5, 2019 11:15:02 GMT -5
Bye, bye Taylor and Shakeil...both age 24, glad off the street but how sad that 24 year olds choose this path.
Would love if the authorities could find and arrest the big fish behind the drug trade. Easier said then done.
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Post by dex on Dec 5, 2019 17:41:27 GMT -5
Bye, bye Taylor and Shakeil...both age 24, glad off the street but how sad that 24 year olds choose this path. Would love if the authorities could find and arrest the big fish behind the drug trade. Easier said then done. Spot On Daddy-O |
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Post by dex on Dec 6, 2019 13:16:42 GMT -5
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Post by dex on Dec 10, 2019 8:28:04 GMT -5
If you see any of the suspects still at large you should beat the crap out of them before turning them in...thanks in advance
Why you Snowflake bastage asks? Because this is the crime of freaking MURDER you dumb jerk
By Madeleine List
Journal Staff Writer
Posted Dec 9, 2019 at 11:44 AM
Updated Dec 9, 2019 at 7:15 PM
PROVIDENCE — Twenty-three people are being charged with delivery of controlled substances following a four-month investigation into drug trafficking in and around Providence’s Kennedy Plaza, the police announced Monday.
The drugs include fentanyl, cocaine, heroin, oxycodone and other pressed pills, Providence Police Chief Hugh T. Clements Jr. said at a news conference Monday morning.
Twelve of the suspects have been arrested and 11 remain at large, he said. All have criminal records.
Clements said he believed some of the suspects would turn themselves in and others would be arrested soon.
Police also seized a 25-caliber handgun in the Valley neighborhood in the investigation, he said.
Undercover officers with the Providence Police Narcotics Bureau conducted the investigation over the last four months and made most of the arrests in the last week, Clements said. One of the officers, Sean Lafferty, is soon to be promoted to sergeant, he said.
Officers focus their narcotics investigations on areas where they’ve observed trends in drug activity, and Kennedy Plaza is one place where open-air drug dealing was not uncommon, Clements said.
Mayor Jorge Elorza, who was also at the news conference, said everyone charged had been identified as a dealer and not simply an addict or a user charged with possession.
“These are drug dealers,” he said. “By getting them off the streets and taking every ounce or trace of fentanyl that we can, we’re making sure more people can stay alive and we can drive down the numbers of sorrowful overdoses.”
There were 314 drug-overdose deaths in Rhode Island last year, and about 230 so far this year, according to the state Department of Health. Toxicology reports are pending for some deaths between July and November that are not reflected in this year’s totals, according to the department.
Many overdoses are due to the presence of fentanyl, an opioid painkiller 50 to 100 times more potent than morphine, which dealers may mix into other substances, such as cocaine or heroin, without the user being aware, Clements said.
“These dealers are not FDA-certified,” he said. “Some people who are chronically addicted are ingesting drugs they think are one thing. That’s why these types of operations and these arrests are important.”
Those arrested include Joseph Ferreira, 36; Michael Andre, 57; Paul Travassos, 46; Brian Stetson, 63; Richard Britto, 37; David Rios, 69; Robert Florio, 55; Ronnie Walker, 56; Theodore Thomas, 45; Gerado Rivera, 52; Kory Chase, 44; and David Thibeault, 40.
Still at large are Jeremy Amaral, 45; Chris Almy, 35; Kenny Johnson, 64; Lee Butler, 50; Samuel Church, 61; Steven Patricio, 61; Daniel Peterson, 35; Mickey Banks, 55; Leona Reels, 52; Paul Marcellus, 56; and Tracey Angiollillo, 51.
— mlist@providencejournal.com
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Post by dex on Dec 23, 2019 8:56:56 GMT -5
POLICE DIGEST
Man charged with beating woman with bat
PROVIDENCE — Police arrested a man Friday night after he allegedly beat his partner with an aluminum baseball bat.
Officers responded to call around 8:43 p.m. and took Cesar Garcia Rodriguez, 20, into custody.
When officers arrived at the scene in the Manton neighborhood, they saw Rodriguez hitting an apartment door with a baseball bat, according to the police report. The report states that when Rodriguez noticed the police cruiser, he fled to a nearby residence and was pursued on foot by the officers.
Police said Rodriguez ran up to the second floor of the building and the two patrolmen took up positions at the bottom of the stairwell and issued repeated and loud verbal commands to show his hands. The report said that their guns were drawn but never fired and that after several minutes of refusing to follow the orders, Rodriguez surrendered.
Police said that after he was handcuffed, Rodriguez threatened to kill a neighbor as he was being taken into custody. According to the report, officers arrived after the woman was beaten in the face with the bat before escaping.
Five children were entrusted to a “trusted caretaker” for the night and the woman was taken for treatment.
Rodriguez was charged with felony assault and domestic vandalism.
Kevin Andrade
Truck slams into house in East Providence
EAST PROVIDENCE — A man has been charged with DUI after his pick-up truck crashed through two yards and slammed into a house.
According to WPRI-TV, the crash happened around 3:40 a.m. on Saturday near an intersection in East Providence.
Police told the station that the truck was traveling south on Veterans Memorial Parkway before veering off the road.
The vehicle crashed through one home’s front lawn, hattering a fence and damaging small portions of the home. It then crashed into another yard, striking the house and destroying a set of glass doors.
The residents told the station a similar incident happened two years ago.
No injuries were reported and police didn’t release the name of the driver.
The Associated Press
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Post by dex on Dec 31, 2019 9:18:52 GMT -5
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Post by dex on Jan 22, 2020 16:04:07 GMT -5
NEW: Six Charged Following Federal Hill B&E and Police Chase, 37 Pounds of Marijuana Seized
Wednesday, January 22, 2020
GoLocalProv News Team
Six charged following Federal Hill B&E and police chase
Providence Police have arrested and charged six people following a breaking and entering on America Street near Federal Hill and a police chase through Providence that took place on Thursday.
Along with the arrests, police seized 37 pounds of marijuana.
Jayvon Nunez, age 21; of Providence, Olushola Menawonu, age 20; of Providence, Nathanel Bliss, age 21; of Providence and Emanual Lantigua, age 21; of Providence, were charged with possession with intent to distribute marijuana, carrying a pistol without a permit, unlawful possession of a firearm while in possession with intent to deliver marijuana, possession of stolen firearm and conspiracy.
Stevens Descades, 25, turned himself in at Central Station and his roommate Joseph Sanita, 27, was arrested.
Descades and Sanita were charged with possession with intent to deliver marijuana, possession of more than 5 kilograms of marijuana and conspiracy.
Police Chase and Arrests
According to Providence Police, on Thursday, January 16, officers responded to 44 America Street for a reported break-in.
Upon arrival, police learned that several subjects fled from the above address in a gray BMW with an unknown Massachusetts registration.
One subject was also believed to have fled on foot in the area of Africa Street.
According to police, this incident resulted in a lengthy car and foot chase throughout the city ending in the area of Academy Avenue.
The car came to a complete stop at 503 Academy Avenue and then rolled into a small retaining wall. Police then saw four subjects flee from the car in opposite directions.
Additional patrol units were called to the scene and all four subjects were apprehended shortly after.
Police located and seized a silver and black Sig Sauer 1911 firearm from the suspect car, which was later determined to be stolen.
Upon securing the 3rd-floor apartment at 44 America Street, police saw evidence of illegal narcotics and notified members of the Narcotics Bureau for further investigation.
According to police, later that night, Providence Police Narcotics Detectives obtained and executed a signed search warrant for 44 America Street.
A total of 37 pounds of marijuana, $142,000 and other drug paraphernalia was seized from both the 3rd-floor apartment and from the individuals responsible for the breaking and entering incident.
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Post by dex on Jan 24, 2020 9:14:42 GMT -5
POLICE DIGEST
Providence woman indicted in death of infant
A grand jury has handed up an indictment that accuses a 22-year-old Providence woman of involuntary manslaughter in the death of an infant in March 2019, according to the office of Attorney General Peter F. Neronha.
In April, Providence police charged the woman, Ginalys Velasquez Camara, with first-degree murder, saying she had not met her responsibility to either provide care for the child or obtain care.
The woman delivered the newborn on March 23 without medical assistance, according to police. On March 30, police announced that the newborn had been found in an apartment on Ring Street where the mother lived with her brother and an uncle.
Camara’s arraignment is scheduled for Feb. 12 in Superior Court, Providence.
Mark Reynolds
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