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2 min read 2021-03-03 20:08:39

Community Members Testify Against Proposed 13.5% Increase in Providence Police Salaries

Yesterday the Providence City Council Committee on Finance heard public comment on a proposed contract with members of the Providence Police

2 min read 2021-01-19 03:38:00

Citing repeated instances of police failing to activate their body cameras in high profile encounters with the public, the ACLU of Rhode Island has

4 min read 2021-01-15 09:45:24

Around two dozen people marched from Classical High School on Westminter Street to the Providence Public Safety Complex in support of Jhamal

2 min read 2021-01-09 02:58:49

Noting that Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha’s legal analysis of the facts surrounding the police cruiser collision that caused severe

3 min read 2021-01-08 05:58:16

Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha today released the results of a painstaking accident reconstruction report by the State Police

2 min read 2020-11-15 02:33:37

On Thursday evening activists united under the name C.A.R.E. held a noise demo outside the home of Providence City Councilmember Jo-Ann Ryan (Ward

6 min read 2020-11-02 23:49:08

Just over three dozen people rallied at the Rhode Island State House on Sunday afternoon to “support our youth and protest police brutality.” The

3 min read 2020-10-27 05:55:03

“There are eyewitnesses. You heard one of them on the body cam. He saw exactly what happened… He didn’t have the video in frame [but] he saw it

4 min read 2020-10-27 01:41:44

“You guys should have respect for him,” said an on scene witness, who then clearly stated that he saw the police cruiser hit the moped “from

3 min read 2020-10-25 22:39:37

“We have to stand up as a community,” said Lock Arms for Peace founder Diana Garlington. “We’re not just burying a child. We’re burying all

8 min read 2020-10-24 19:20:07

“Why can’t we take the street? We’re protesting. It’s our right,” asked the woman on the megaphone, prompting the protesters to begin

4 min read 2020-10-23 16:06:57

People who witnessed police violence at Tuesday night’s #JusticeForJhamal protest addressed the board. “My question, that I sincerely hope you

5 min read 2020-10-22 14:37:04

I’m writing this at 2am, after a long day with little sleep the night before, so bear with me please. On Wednesday UpriseRI reporters Will James

2 min read 2020-10-22 03:53:05

“We’ve not had any video that shows the point of contact, the collision… the shot that you’ll see, there’s some foliage that just blocks

3 min read 2020-10-20 09:07:26

Policing these vehicles, said Providence Police Chief Hugh Clements, “is a significant challenge with no magic solution.“ “I want everyone to