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« Senate resolution honors Khmer Rouge survivor | Today | Providence woman admits forging prescriptions » April 30, 2008Loudspeakers deliver curfew message in Central FallsThe police in Central Falls hit the streets last night in police cruisers to enforce the first night of a curfew initiated by the mayor after two teenagers were shot and killed on the streets. Patrol officers used the loudspeakers to remind residents that anyone younger than 18 had to be off the streets or with a guardian between 9:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. “First we did education,” Police Chief Joseph Moran said today. On Saturday, 19-year-old Helder Tomar, of Pawtucket, was shot in Jenks Park. The police say Tomar and Anthony Strobert, 19, Central Falls, got into a fight and Tomar pulled out a gun. He shot Strobert, who was able to take the gun from Tomar, and shot and killed him, the police say. Strobert, who was being treated at Rhode Island Hospital, was charged with Tomar’s death. The next day, thr police found 16-year-old Edelmiro Roman, a Central Falls High School student, shot at the intersection of Dexter and Darling Streets. The police have not made an arrest in his killing. Moran has said he believes Sunday’s shooting may have been retaliation for Saturday’s shooting. Your Turn: React to the curfew imposed in Central Falls Posted by Brandie Jefferson CommentsLet's see your papers, amigo. | April 30, 2008 12:59 PM link If the police stopped everyone in CF and verified their immigration status and deported violators the city would be 3/4 empty by the time they were done. And that would certainly help solve the 'affordable housing crisis' in the state. Greg | April 30, 2008 2:26 PM link I think the curfew is a good idea but won't solve the problem...what makes them think it can not happen durring the day? its sad to see this happening in CF. I grew up there and only moved when i was 26, i loved that city and was very proud and still am proud to say i grew up there. Very sad to see the churches close and knocked down like the one i was married in (Holy Trinity). All very sad but the sadest part is the innocent that are not here anymore and the pain is....my heart goes out to the family and friends of both boys. CF has a great Police Department and they will do what is best for the city. Friend in Cumberland marie | April 30, 2008 4:02 PM link teen to find other ways to vent there anger to guns and drugs,do u know where your child is? herman | April 30, 2008 11:37 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
Poor Central Falls. The durability of this municipality of 18,000 souls is admirable. The Catholic Diocese of Providence has abandoned the city by closing the centrally located Notre Dame church and selling the building for a cool $3.4 million smackeroos. The public library is only open a couple of hours a day after school and a few hours on Saturday. A federal prison ribboned with shiny barbed wire was built across the street from the few recreational fields that the mile-square city possesses. If you're searching for a repressed community, look no further. What is remarkable is that there is so little violence in this small city. But the guns-and-drugs of Providence are being squeezed out by gentrification of Lonelyville, and they sure ain't going to be moving to Borington.
As for the curfew, if the victim was a 16-year-old, why impose a curfew on the potential victims and not on the potential murderers? Why impose a curfew at all? Look at the annual number of murders in Providence - why no curfews there?
Let's call a spade a spade -- this will become just an excuse for the cops to stop people on the street demanding, "Let's see your papers, amigo." The other side of the "Welcome to Rhode Island" sign on Route 95 will read "Don't Let the Door Slam You in the Butt on the Way Out."