Mayor Jorge O. Elorza today signed a new Executive Order implementing a citywide curfew effective tonight, June 2 at 9:00 PM. A coordinated Providence, Cranston and Warwick curfew has been set by local officials. The rioting shocked the city and spurred nightly curfews in Providence and other Rhode Island cities about more looting. Photo courtesy of Providence Police. Rhode Island Gov.
Gina M. Raimondo said she is “recommitting” herself to take action to eliminate racism and inequality.. Gina Raimondo is activating the National Guard after downtown Providence was struck by vandalism early Tuesday. Rhode Island Lifts Curfew After 100,000 Protest Peacefully Providence has lifted its curfew after a Black Lives Matter demonstration drew at … PROVIDENCE – In response to the death of another black man in police custody, daylong, peaceful protests were taken over by violent riots across the country on Sunday night, Gov. Gina M. Raimondo has called in the RI National Guard and there are curfews in Providence, Cranston and Warwick after hundreds of rioters overwhelmed police, broke into and looted Providence Place Mall Monday night.
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Rhode Island cities announce curfews after last night’s riot. The Rhode Island National Guard flew a Uh-60 Black Hawk helicopter over the city. Rhode Island State Police Colonel James Manni told GoLocal at 4:30 AM, "This was an organized attack on Providence by armed and dangerous individuals. fallriverreporter. A unit in riot gear arrived shortly before 2 a.m., the Providence Journal reported, and used what appeared to be tear gas to disperse the crowds. Gina Raimondo urged Rhode Islanders to rise above violence the morning after a riot at Providence Place Mall Monday night, June 1, 2020. ‘An Organized Attack on Our Community': Nearly 70 Arrested in Providence Riot Nearly 70 people were arrested, almost all of them from Rhode Island
They were not protesters." Rioters broke windows and ransacked the bar at Cafe Nuovo, a restaurant at One Citizens Plaza. PROVIDENCE — Gov.
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