MT Hope

What's Going On?

Shootings?  Cars Burning?

Do your wonder why the news either does not report what's going on in Mt.Hope or buries it at the bottom of another story.  I sure do.

Why do incidents go uninvestigated?  Who do you ask?

One place to start the Providence Police Department: 

You could call our District 8 Commander, and ask about the incident: the number is on the City/Police website: Phone: 243-6980  Fax: 243-6983   or you could contact him by email dschiavuilli@providenceri.com

The Providence Police Department is known to be unusually receptive and helpful to Providence residents, but do not be surprised if any police representative begins to site chapter and verse about how the crime stats are down across the board in Providence and especially in Mt. Hope.  Then ask if a Police Incident Report was generated for the car burning on Tecumseh.  Chances are you will be told to contact the Fire Department Arson Investigation Unit.  How can crime stats not be down if incidents go unreported or mis-classified? 

Just remember that that chapter and verse about crime stats comes down from above, much as the proverbial shite rolls down hill, and the proverbial fish rots from the head down.

The Providence Police Department is obsessed with manipulating the crime stats in order to convince the populace that everything is A-OK and that the Chief deserves another overpaid contract before he moves on to another lucrative position based on his resume padding in Providence.  No insult intended.

And what about the Chief's personal enabler on this matter, our overly ambitious Mayor?

 

Posted at 1:40 PM | Crime | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

Shooting: Doyle Av. 19 Pleasant Court, Mt. Hope

Pleasant Court, along with 206 Camp Street, is one of the known drug dealing locations in Mt. Hope, and when I say "known drug dealing locations" I mean known to the Police and to the government of the City of Providence, as well as to any observent resident of Mt. Hope.

The excerpt below was tacked onto the end of a ProJo article about a murder on Smith Street near the State House.

Providence records 2nd homicide of 2010

In a separate shooting early Saturday morning, the Providence police said a 17-year-old from Central Falls was seriously injured after being shot as he walked in the Mount Hope neighborhood.

According to a police report, the police responded to 19 Pleasant Court at 1:21 a.m. Saturday and found Jordan Komhlan, of 227 Illinois Ave., Central Falls, lying on a couch with two gunshot wounds.

According to witnesses, a gray, four-door Nissan Maxima with Rhode Island plates and tinted windows traveled along Doyle Avenue near Camp Street and approached Komhlan as he walked to 19 Pleasant. Witnesses reported hearing five or six shots, and the car sped down Doyle Avenue, toward Hope Street.

Komhlan was shot in the lower back and his right leg.

Komhlan was transported to Rhode Island Hospital, and a hospital official said he remained in serious condition late Saturday afternoon.

jjordan@projo

Posted at 12:55 AM | Crime | Comments (0)

Exploding Cars at Abbott & Tecumseh

I wish to remain anonymous:

On the evening of January 12, at approximately 10PM, a car sped down Abbott Street and turned sharply onto Tecumseh Street. We heard a loud "pop," tires squeal, and then a "boom" that erupted with enough force to shake our house. We looked outside and saw that a silver Mercedes station wagon was engulfed in flames.

I am alarmed that this did not make it to any news channel!

Are we so desensitized that exploding cars in our neighborhoods is not a news story? In fact, equally appalling is turning a blind eye to such events! Please investigate!

Pictures from the event:

Burning Car

Engulfed in Flames

Firemen with Burning Vehicle

Aftermath: And in the morning it was gone; just a black mark on the street. Amost as if it never happened.

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