The news conference, held in front of the Providence Public Safety Complex, came two days after the Cranston police arrested two Providence men who were in a group of about 60 riders that rode into that city from Providence.
The phones at the police station ring constantly whenever a group of riders roars through city streets, according to public safety officials. Solving the problem is complex, according to Paré. The vehicles are fast and can get through and around a lot of tight spaces, he said.
Providence s trouble with the machines isn t unique. Clements says he s discussed the issue with police in other cities, including Boston, Baltimore and Philadelphia. He has also talked with departments closer to home, such as Cranston, and says the neighboring departments plan to work together, in some cases employing plainclothes officers, to stop the bikes and ATVs.
Boston man charged with murder in Providence cold case
Nigel A. Nichols was indicted Tuesday in the 2011 slaying of Steven Latimer
By Amanda Milkovits Globe Staff,Updated February 9, 2021, 6:43 p.m.
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Steven K. Latimer and his daughter, Nevaeh.Photo Courtesy of the Steven K. Latimer Memorial Foundation
PROVIDENCE â A Boston man serving life sentences for the murders of two men who he thought âlooked at him the wrong wayâ in downtown Providence is now accused in another homicide.
Nigel A. Nichols, 35, was indicted Tuesday in the slaying of Steven Latimer, a young Providence man who had been out with friends in 2011.
PROVIDENCE A Providence County grand jury has indicted a Boston man already serving time for a double homicide in the 2011 cold case death of 23-year-old Steven Latimer.
Nigel A. Nichols, 35, formerly of Boston s Mattapan neighborhood, is facing 10 counts related to the fatal shooting of Latimer and wounding of several others early Oct. 2, 2011, outside a Providence nightclub.
Nichols is charged with one count each of of murder, discharging a firearm while committing a crime of violence resulting in death, discharging a firearm from a motor vehicle, and illegal possession of a firearm. In addition, he faces three counts each of assault with a dangerous weapon and discharging a firearm while committing a crime of violence resulting in injury.
New Providence police major to uplift the voices of our community
The Providence Police Department is adding a new major to the command staff who will focus on community relations and diversion services.
The new position will oversee training and recruitment, and will also start programs to reduce police responses to incidents that are better suited for mental health and counseling support, the city said all part of an effort to build “trust and respect” in Providence The addition of a Community Relations and Diversion Services Major will uplift the voices of our community to the highest levels of leadership within the Providence Police Department, Mayor Jorge Elorza said in a news release Thursday. Over twenty years ago, the Providence Police Department was on the forefront of building relationships with the communities they serve and this new leadership role will continue to build upon and expand that work.
Providence Mayor to create Major police position focused on community relations and diversion services
The new position is in response to requests and concerns from the Black and Latino communities in the city, a spokesman said
By Amanda Milkovits Globe Staff,Updated January 28, 2021, 3:06 p.m.
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Providence Police Chief Hugh T. Clements Jr. and Mayor Jorge O. Elorza have created the position of a Community Relations and Diversion Services Major within the department.Lane Turner/Globe Staff
PROVIDENCE â Mayor Jorge O. Elorza announced Thursday that he wants to create a new position in the Providence Police Department focused on community policing and diversion services.