The former executive director of the civilian review board that oversees the Providence Police Department who was fired in November after he released video of an officer’s assault on a suspect said in a lawsuit against the city that his termination was retaliatory. … MORE
A 32-year old North Providence man was ordered held without bail Monday, no plea was entered to a change that he murdered a man in Providence early Saturday morning in the Olneyville section of the capital, according to court records. … MORE
A suspended Providence police sergeant has been convicted of assaulting a handcuffed man during an arrest last year. … MORE
A 15-year-old boy was sent to a state youth detention facility after being found carrying two loaded handguns, Providence police said.… MORE
Police on Monday released the name of a 19-year-old man shot to death in Providence over the weekend. … MORE
A judge has upheld Providence’s decision to stop paying a city police sergeant charged with assaulting a handcuffed prisoner. … MORE
Providence has reported a higher number of shootings and homicides in 2020. … MORE
Officials say a Providence police officer will be suspended for two days after closely following a moped rider who crashed and went into a coma. … MORE
A man was shot and killed outside his home in the Elmwood section of Providence Friday afternoon, in what police described as a targeted killing, drawing the mayor to the scene to condemn the ongoing violence following the 18th homicide of 2020 in the capital. … MORE
The mayor of Providence, Rhode Island, and other city officials have announced support for hiring 50 new police officers next year after previously discussing reducing or canceling the police academy. … MORE
