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« Bridge Blog: The reaction from a front-row seat | Today | Brown president: Learning is key to empowerment » April 18, 2006Suspect dies in confrontation with Pawtucket officer / Photo
A man fleeing the scene of an apparent convenience store robbery died this morning after he was shot by a Pawtucket police officer and crashed his car. Patrolman Jeff Allen used his cruiser to block the suspect's car from leaving the parking lot of the Cumberland Farms at the corner of East and Pidge avenues, near the Providence line, about 10:20 a.m. The suspect then rammed the cruiser, according to police reports. Shots were fired, according to the Pawtucket police, who would not say whether the suspect was armed. The police would not release the man's identity. Allen hit the suspect with at least one shot, according to Harvey E. Goulet Jr., director of administration for Pawtucket Mayor James E. Doyle, who was at the scene for much of the morning. It is not yet known whether the crash or the shooting killed the man. -- With reports from Journal staff writer John Castellucci Posted by Mike McDermott CommentsDakota | April 18, 2006 6:44 PM link Post a commentPlease be civil. Vicious comments, personal attacks and profanity won't be published. Name and email are required; email address will not publish. |
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Oct 2005 - March 2006
I directed a group home in the area for several years and have witnessed that same store get robbed a total of 4 times. I could remember needing to go there to buy the Journal Bulletin. I was not able to get in the store due to it being investigated by the police. This is the 5th time, at least through my eyes. It appears to be an easy target. Unfortunately, this time,the person had to lose their life for making a poor choice. I thought it would be helpful to say thet security in that area should be heightened for the safety of the community and especially for the workers,in that store, who have suffered from that type of trauma. I am glad, that who ever worked that shift is o.k. I am also glad that our fellow police officers, who were involved have survived this horrific ordeal that could have been their families worst nightmare.