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June 22, 2006

Update: Central Falls police cracking down

CENTRAL FALLS – The police department is telling residents on Darling Street that it won't put up with anymore fighting after arresting nine people this week, Police Chief Joseph Moran III said this morning.

The trouble started Tuesday after a fight broke out between two women who live in separate apartments at 103 Darling St. The police returned to the scene multiple times.

The incident drew 100 people who screamed at police, threw full plastic soda bottles, pushed the police away and tried to stop the arrests, Moran said. The police responded with pepper spray and a pepper ball gun that fires plastic balls with pepper-like powder, Moran said.

The department met yesterday with people in the neighborhood to deliver a zero-tolerance message, Moran said.

“People can either be one of two things over here in Central Falls. They’re either part of the solution or part of the problem,” Moran said. “The ones that are part of the problem, we’re going to straighten out.”

The police have towed a few cars from the neighborhood that weren’t properly registered, they’ve taken license plates that have expired off at least one car, and they’ve sent the city’s minimum housing officer to the area to issue citations for housing code violations as well, Moran said.

“We told them that they’re not going to do anything to try or attempt to embarrass the police department by acting like fools,” Moran said. “They understand. The people in the city are smart. They know when they overstep their boundaries. We’re not tolerating people’s garbage, not people living in a way that’s inconsistent with the way the good people of Central Falls want to live.”

--- projo.com staff writer Kate Bramson

The police arrested 8 people Tuesday evening and issued an arrest warrant for one more person wanted on charges of disorderly conduct and obstructing an officer.

The police tracked down that man, Billy Hernandez, 27, of 89 Broad St., Cumberland, and arrested him late last night. He is also charged with a felony possession of crack cocaine from last night, Moran said.

Central Falls called for assistance and got it from Cumberland, Lincoln and Pawtucket police departments, Moran said. The Central Falls officers pulled back a bit until help arrived, he said.

The following were also arrested Tuesday night:

Rosemarie Ayala, 25, of 126 Sumner Ave., Central Falls, was charged with disorderly conduct, obstructing a police officer and resisting arrest;

Gloria Santiago, 32, of 88 Sylvian St., Central Falls, was charged with disorderly conduct, resisting arrest and simple assault for punching Sgt. John Laboissonniere;

Eliseo Hernandez, 19, of 55 Darling St., Central Falls, was charged with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest;

Jesus Ayala, 27, of 213 Hunt St., Central Falls, was charged with disorderly conduct;

Gloria Ayala, 53, of 266 Lonsdale Ave., Pawtucket, was charged with disorderly conduct;

A 17-year-old Central Falls girl was charged with disorderly conduct.

Posted by Kate Bramson at 11:00 AM | Permalink

June 22, 2006

Update: Central Falls police cracking down

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