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Well you spend an awful lot of time here for a thread you claim to have zero interest in.
My only interest is to remind anyone who may stumble on this creepy urban crime stuff, what it can only be actually about. Other than that, it's incredibly peculiar & probably worse - it's boring.
My only interest is to remind anyone who may stumble on this creepy urban crime stuff, what it can only be actually about. Other than that, it's incredibly peculiar & probably worse - it's boring.
Because God forbid you let people form their own opinions. Sorry I can't excite you. Let me know next time there is a huge run up in Jamestown house flips, you know the interesting stuff that we need here.
The shootings happened on Hawkins Street (at Salina Street) in the Wanskuck neighborhood. This is, unfortunately, pretty close to Mr. Lemon (best lemonade in RI).
More info about the shootings in Wanskuck last night:
"Upon arrival officers located two victims in their twenties, one who sustained gunshot wounds to the shoulder and hand, the other reportedly had eight to ten gunshot wounds to the torso.
Both were transported to Rhode Island Hospital, with at least one of the victims undergoing operation.
At the scene, police recovered roughly 25 9mm shell casings.
A nearby vehicle sustained at a similar number of ballistic strikes, according to police."
That now makes 7 murders so far in 2021, and 4 people have been murdered in the city during the past 2 weeks.
Things do not look good right now going into summer. Elorza and 6 city councilors had been seeking to defund the Providence Police. Logic says that is a very BAD plan at this time.
"PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — Police responded to a report of multiple shots fired in Providence Saturday night. Cmdr. Thomas Verdi said the incident happened just after 9 p.m. on Bath Street. A witness told officers a man fired a gun from inside what was described as a silver Honda Coupe. Maj. David Lapatin said 10 shell casings were found at the scene."
And that "vast majority" of crime is still "crumbs" compared to crime in other parts of the U.S., and is still of very little threat to random people.
Well this appears to be random, MP.
A man was stabbed to death at a Cumberland Farms in North Providence. This is the one on Smith St. in the Centerdale neighborhood. As they say, it stemmed from a fight and was a "brutal and bloody" attack.
They later arrested the suspect, Christopher Carbajal, 27, of Providence at the nearby Rhode Island Billiard, Bar and Bistro with the help of witnesses who noted the direction he headed in after the attack. Victim was identified as 60-year-old Brian Cervini, who was pronounced dead after being taken to RI Hospital.
Carbajal is being charged with murder. Per the voter records, he last resided at 460 Pine St. in South Providence. That is the address of Amos House, what appears to be a halfway house.
A man was stabbed to death at a Cumberland Farms in North Providence. This is the one on Smith St. in the Centerdale neighborhood. As they say, it stemmed from a fight and was a "brutal and bloody" attack.
Police are still investigating whether the two knew one another. Either way, it happened in Centredale, not exactly a place that gets Street Viewed much around here. Just one of those unfortunate incidents that could have happened anywhere, and it doesn't mean you would be any less safe in Elmwood .
Police are still investigating whether the two knew one another. Either way, it happened in Centredale, not exactly a place that gets Street Viewed much around here. Just one of those unfortunate incidents that could have happened anywhere, and it doesn't mean you would be any less safe in Elmwood .
My point was to address the common narrative that violent crime in the area is not random, and if you aren't caught up in gangs or the drug trade you will not be targeted. Of course there is an amount of truth to this, but I feel some on this forum downplay the lesser but still valid risk any person faces. This is certainly not the first incident we have discussed here, where a person appears to have been randomly targeted.
And then you have stuff like this going on, where this house was shot up at 3 AM.. It occurred at 91 Newark St. in the Valley neighborhood of Providence. I say it's PROBABLY gang related given the circumstances, but it's unclear at this time (but still, not the most comforting thing to have shots fired in the middle of the night, even if it's not "you" who is targeted but you neighbor...). And that is a location, where you DO expect to see that kind of thing more frequently.
Providence Police Investigating Shots Fired Off Atwells Avenue Overnight
Here is the latest map of serious violent incidents logged by the Providence Police, for the first 4 months of the year. April's are in purple. An increase from March (34 vs. 22), but still one less than February's 35.
My point was to address the common narrative that violent crime in the area is not random, and if you aren't caught up in gangs or the drug trade you will not be targeted. Of course there is an amount of truth to this, but I feel some on this forum downplay the lesser but still valid risk any person faces. This is certainly not the first incident we have discussed here, where a person appears to have been randomly targeted.
My point is that you face that risk anywhere. You can spend your whole life never going to Elmwood, Valley, or Olneyville and get stabbed by a random crazy in North Providence or killed by a drunk driver in Foster. There is no point to living in fear of urban crime.
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Well this appears to be random, MP.
If the crime is random, then I agree it is more concerning. I thought mp775's point was that the vast majority of violent crime is targeted. It is not only a valid point, it is in line with the message that the Providence Police routinely deliver about so many of the high profile violent crimes.
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A man was stabbed to death at a Cumberland Farms in North Providence. This is the one on Smith St. in the Centerdale neighborhood. As they say, it stemmed from a fight and was a "brutal and bloody" attack.
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They later arrested the suspect, Christopher Carbajal, 27, of Providence at the nearby Rhode Island Billiard, Bar and Bistro with the help of witnesses who noted the direction he headed in after the attack. Victim was identified as 60-year-old Brian Cervini, who was pronounced dead after being taken to RI Hospital.
Carbajal is being charged with murder. Per the voter records, he last resided at 460 Pine St. in South Providence. That is the address of Amos House, what appears to be a halfway house.
According to this story at WPRI, it appears that you do not have your facts entirely correct. This guy was known to North Providence Police and lived there at least part time.
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Carbajal was known to officers and occasionally resides in North Providence, police said.
He has a criminal record dating back to 2015, court records show, including arrests for felony assault, vandalism and disorderly conduct. He’s currently on probation for a weapons violation from last year.
The story ties him to North Providence, not Providence or Amos House.
I cannot explain his voter registration tying him to Amos House, but that's what the records show. Carbajal's voter registration also shows he was registered in Cranston before he was at Amos House. In fact, it has him in Cranston as recently as June of 2019. This fact you clearly knew since you bothered to look up his registration, but you omitted it, apparently to further your anti-South Providence narrative. And his criminal record goes back to 2015. Are you also going to blame Cranston for the actions of this individual?
Ridiculous. This was just another irresponsible and misleading post from you.
But it is pretty surprising that you purport to know so much about this city, and the goings on in our neighborhoods, but you don't know about Amos House. They do good work. Among their programs, they offer homeless people the opportunity to work for a small amount of money and a hot lunch. It seems like a good approach to an ever-growing problem in this country. Don't you agree?
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