Members of the Providence teachers union will vote on a new collective bargaining agreement Friday afternoon. The new teachers’ contract was supposed to be the centerpiece of the state’s takeover and turnaround of the Providence schools. But critics say it is far from the “transformational” contract needed to improve the struggling district. The tentative agreement […]
John Bender
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John Bender was the general assignment reporter for The Public's Radio for several years. He is now a fill-in host when our regular hosts are out.
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Providence resident says she’s been targeted and harassed, following her call for police accountability
Providence resident Taffii Moore says she’s been subject to racial epithets and harassment online and in-person in the weeks since she held a press conference publicly calling for accountability after police responded to her home on the evening of June 29th. Speaking to reporters Friday afternoon, Moore said her house has since been targeted regularly […]
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RI Attorney General opens criminal investigation into police conduct during juveniles’ July 9 arrest
Two Providence police officers were suspended with pay this week for their involvement in the July 9th arrest of three teenagers following a car chase through the city. The Rhode Island Attorney General’s office has opened a criminal investigation into questions of possible excessive use of force by officers during the arrest of the individuals. […]
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Providence officials announce efforts to increase mental health support for emergency calls
The city of Providence is working with two social service agencies to plan efforts to increase the number of social workers and mental health counselors deployed to emergency calls in the city.
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Correctional officer at Central Falls jail charged in scheme to smuggle contraband into facility
Correctional officer Kaii Almeida-Falcones, 25, is among five people now facing federal drug trafficking charges for allegedly smuggling suboxone into the Donald W. Wyatt Detention Facility in Central Falls. Prosecutors allege Almeida-Falcones coordinated with two current inmates in Wyatt and an individual recently released from the facility to smuggle drugs into the jail. According to […]
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Rise of the Moors members face new criminal charges in Rhode Island
The Rhode Island Attorney General issued warrants Tuesday for two men who claim to be part of the group Rise of the Moors, headquartered in Pawtucket. The men are currently facing charges after their arrest, with nine others, on July 3rd in Wakefield Massachusetts. Quinn Cumberlander, 40, of Pawtucket, faces felony charges for allegedly using […]
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Rise of the Moors members ordered held without bail
Six men arrested last weekend by Massachusetts state police were ordered held without bail in court Friday. They face a number of weapons-related charges, after transporting firearms from Rhode Island into Massachusetts. They appeared before Judge Emily Karstetter in Malden District Court. In all, eleven were arrested during the armed standoff on July 3rd. Bail […]
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Rhode Island defendants in I-95 standoff arraigned in MA court
Two Rhode Island men arrested after an armed standoff with police on Interstate-95 in Massachusetts over the weekend appeared in court Tuesday. Quinn Cumberlander, 40, of Pawtucket and Jamhal Tavon Sanders Latimer, 29, of Providence were arraigned in Malden District Court. They were among 11 people arrested after an hourslong standoff that resulted in the […]
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Providence police investigating complaints of officer conduct during Tuesday incident
Providence police are investigating after complaints from residents that officers attacked them while responding to an incident Tuesday night.
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Off-duty Pawtucket police officer charged with felony assault for shooting teenager
Pawtucket police officer Daniel Dolan Jr. is being charged with four felonies for shooting a teenager outside a restaurant in West Greenwich last week. Dolan, 38, is facing three counts of assault with a dangerous weapon, as well as using a firearm while committing a crime of violence, according to court records. He is scheduled […]