IBPO Local 569 - East Providence PD

Normann, The Community Policing Division & Company do it again! Merry Christmas! 🎄🎁

🚨 🚨 Significant impact on daily commutes!!

Emergency Announcement:

Due to the finding of a critical failure of some original 1960's bridge components, we will close the westbound side of the Washington Bridge.

Initially, all westbound lanes will be closed and traffic diverted to alternate routes. In the next two to three weeks, we’ll move traffic to two lanes on the eastbound side at which time permanent repairs will begin on the westbound side. This will require a closure of two lanes on I-195 East in the area of Exit 1A (India Street) starting at 9 a.m. tomorrow, Tuesday, December 12.

Depending on the severity of what is found from the initial work, the repair could take three months or more.

Beginning immediately and during the time that it takes to make the repairs and reopen the westbound side, travelers are asked to take the marked detour routes.

For more information, visit: https://bit.ly/3Rf5UwZ

Our hearts go out to the Waltham MA Police Department as they mourn the tragic loss of one of their own in the line of duty tonight. Our deepest condolences and unwavering support during this difficult time. 🖤💙🖤

Please see the attached press release from the Coventry Police Department, RI regarding the ongoing investigation of Joshua Pavao. This continues to be a very active investigation.

We will continue to keep our city and our community safe, no matter the challenges.

Community Alert: the individual arrested last Friday, who in my opinion poses an extreme threat to society has had his bail bond lowered and will most likely be on the street later today.

The original bond set by the bail commissioner on 12/02/2023
Bond Setting
Surety $250,000.00 (@10% $25,000.00)

The revised bond set by the district court judge on 12/04/2023
Bond Setting
Surety $100,000.00 (@10% $10,000.00)

Conditions:
- Non-Domestic No Contact Order
- Pretrial Services to Monitor
- No Trespassing
- Surrender of Passport
- Surrender of Firearm(s)

The defendant will need to come up with 10K and he is on the streets again. I doubt any mental health assessment has been done, nor a fitness to be out in public.

Update: I learned that the defendant did speak with a mental health expert at the court before bail being set. I also learned that the judge may have been following bail guidelines set by RI General Law.

I believe the defendant in this case deserved a comprehensive mental health evaluation to determine if he poses a continued threat to our community. It is my opinion based on the facts that I know that this person needs intervention and that the community is at risk with him free. If RI law does not allow for a detention to determine a person’s danger to the community in these type of cases, the law needs to be changed.

https://publicportal.courts.ri.gov/app/RegisterOfActions/ #/D7E5BD083D2B96C7BFB4941190862769321A45F6D6C5B77E1077C97B3D78036A/anon/portalembed

An outstanding job by all of our members involved in this very dangerous incident. Because of the great work of our men and women, a potentially even more dangerous situation may have been stopped.

Thank you to the East Providence Firefighters ... Local 850 for all of their assistance throughout this incident and treating our injured members and innocent civilians.

Thank you to our dispatchers in the communications center who provided us with the information we needed to identify and track down this suspect.

Thanks to our neighbors with the Seekonk Police Department who are always there when we need some assistance.

Thank you to the many civilians who assisted in locating the suspect and reported the suspicious items throughout our neighborhoods.

We pride ourselves on outstanding work and professionalism, and will do what it takes for our city of East Providence and its residents!

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If you have an iPhone and have done the recent iOS 17 update, they have set a new feature called NameDrop defaulted to ON. This feature allows the sharing of your contact info by bringing iphones close together. The process indicates it requires approval from both parties to share and or receive the contact information chosen. We are sharing this information so everyone is aware of this NEW feature and that it is defaulted to ON.

If you choose to shut off this feature go to Settings, General, AirDrop, Bringing Devices Together. Change to OFF.

PARENTS: Don't forget to change these settings after the update on your children's phones, iPads, or other Apple devices.

Happy Thanksgiving from our members to all of you and your families! Hopefully no one gets fooled by the turkey. Be safe and happy holiday!

Great job guys! 🦃 🍁

🇺🇸 Honoring our Veterans on this special day! 🇺🇸 Thank you for your service and sacrifice. The men and women of the International Brotherhood of Police Officers Local 569 salute you! 🙏👏

We’d also like to take a moment to recognize the hard work and dedication of our dispatchers. Their professionalism and performance during yesterday’s incident did not go unnoticed.

Thank you for all you do for our Officers day in and day out.

Update on today’s incident at the East Providence High School. We are incredibly proud of our members who handled this situation, as well as all the staff members.

Our thoughts and prayers are with the victim and their family.

: East Providence High School was placed on lockdown Thursday afternoon after a student was stabbed by another student. Get the latest details: https://trib.al/3EMMKTi

Busy weekend for our Community Policing Unit! Officer Normann attended an event in Lincoln with our public safety partners from around the state.

Great to see this event finally happen! Thank you to all those who came out and supported us!

See you all next year!

Today!! 10am -2pm! Come on down!!

25 Fairmount Ave!!

This Saturday! New location! See you there

Team work! 💪 happy to assist our brothers and sisters of the City of Fall River Police Department!

On October 11, 2023, 21-year-old Tyler St. Pierre was arrested by the East Providence Police on several charges in their jurisdiction. In addition to those charges, St. Pierre is being charged as a fugitive from justice based on an incident in Fall River on October 8, 2023, where St. Pierre fled from police while operating a stolen motor vehicle.

On October 09, 2023 a 16-year-old male was arrested by Rehoboth Police, MA following a lengthy motor vehicle pursuit. He was charged with two counts of receiving a stolen motor vehicle among other charges.

St. Pierre and the 16-year-old are considered persons of interest in connection with several thefts of Kia and Hyundai Motor vehicles in Fall River using the “Kia Boyz” Tik Tok Challenge methodology

This Saturday! New location! See you there

Please review!! Do what you can to protect yourselves and your elderly loved ones!

**ALERT**
There has been a significant increase over the last few weeks of elderly person(s) being scammed using the tactics such as "your relative is in jail, or in the hospital". The individuals are sending UBER or LYFT drivers to the residence to pick up the cash so that they are not the ones going to the house to pick it up themselves. Below are some tips on how to avoid being a victim of a scam.

We have been made aware of a potential scam in our area. Individuals are posing as members of a utility company and knocking on doors, attempting to gain access to residences. Please be cautious and report any suspicious activity in your neighborhood.

Unfortunately the weather this weekend is causing us to again postpone our car show to benefit The Tomorrow Fund. It will be held 9/30/23. Same time and same location.

This Saturday! See you there!

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The men and women of the IBPO Local 569 extend our most heartfelt condolences to the family, friends, and coworkers of the Seekonk Police Department after the sudden passing of Patrolwoman Kourtny DeForitis.

Please keep those affected by this awful tragedy in your thoughts and prayers.

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It is with the deepest and most profound sadness that Chief David Enos announces the untimely passing of Patrolwoman Kourtny DeForitis. During the early morning hours of September 9, 2023, Ptlw. DeForitis was involved in an off-duty fatal motor vehicle crash, as a passenger on a motorcycle in Somerset, MA. Ptlw. DeForitis served with the Seekonk Police Department for just under 3 years, having attended the Cape Cod Municipal Police Academy in 2021. Since that time, she has been assigned to the Patrol Division and was outstanding in her various roles as a community outreach officer. Kourtny had a particular fondness for the youth of Seekonk and could be found playfully interacting with them in the schools and at community events, usually with a bright smile on her face and a contagious laugh. The men and women of the Seekonk Police Department offer their sincere condolences to Ptlw. DeForitis’ family and friends, as we also mourn the loss of one of our own. Rest in peace badge 3334, we’ll take the watch from here.

Our sincere condolences to the family and friends of Officer Bobby Garten and the Hartford Police CT.

We are praying for a speedy recovery for Officer Brian Kearney.

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We would like to thank everyone for reaching out sending thoughts, prayers, & kind words during this difficult time. The tremendous amount of support from our community, as well as law enforcement communities around the country, has been overwhelming. We appreciate you all. We would also like to thank St. Francis Hospital staff, paramedics, and HFDFireDept for their professionalism and skillful care during this trying time. Please also continue to pray for a speedy recovery for Officer Brian Kearney, who was seriously injured in the collision which tragically took the life of Officer Bobby Garten.

HPD Officer Bob Garten, EOW September 6, 2023.

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Cranston Police are asking the public to be on the look out for these vehicles stolen today in the Arlington area. These stolen vehicles maybe used in other crimes. We are reminding the public to lock their cars, remove key fobs and valuables, and report any suspicious activity to the police department.

Great job by the Rhode Island State Police HIDTA Task Force!

Thanks for helping take another East Providence criminal from our community streets!

Trophy’s are in! Who’s taking home the top prize?

IBPO Local 301 IBPO Local 305 Johnston IBPO 307 IBPO New Bedford Police Union Rhode Island State Police Massachusetts State Police East Providence Firefighters ... Local 850 Seekonk Police Department Barrington Police Department Cranston, RI Police Department Somerset Police Department, Somerset Massachusetts Swansea Police Dept Warwick FOP7 Bristol, R.I. Police Department Newport RI Police Department Woonsocket Police Department Middletown Police Department Pawtucket Police Department Westerly Local #503, International Brotherhood of Police Officers East Greenwich Police Officers IBPO Local #472

Our FOPLodge1 and our EPPD family are proud to sponsor a hero package for super hero Laila. We even heard one of her relatives is a retired EPPD member!!

Stay strong Laila! We are proud of your fight and admire your courage!

Goodluck at school this year and we hope to see you in the community or in the school continuing your road to recovery!

Our deepest condolences go out to the Gerjets family, the Town of Bristol, the Town of Middletown and all of those who were touched by the life of Greg Gerjets. May you rest in peace. 💔

https://memorialfuneralhome.com/obituary/659345/gregory-gerjets/

Please call us if you recognize this vehicle or operator!

Traffic at Martin Middle, please review!!

As we near the start of the school year, we would like to help spread the word about some changes to the traffic pattern due to contstruction at Martin Middle School. Please see the below picture and very helpful YouTube video from our friends at the East Providence School Department!

We will have additional officers and civilian traffic control personnel to assist motorists and pedestrians. Please be patient and respectful. Officers will be enforcing parking violations and travelling contrary to posted signage.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gln9NdByjNs

Thank you UA Local 51!!

Huge thank you 👋 to UA Local 51 for helping us get the word out!
🚨📣🚨WE ARE HIRING! 🚨📣🚨
Entry level and lateral officers can apply at POLICEAPP.COM
Get your applications in by September 6, 2023!

We are looking for the public's assistance pertaining to a motor vehicle crash investigation last Friday, August 18th. Please see the attachment and contact Sergeant Debold or Detective Ripke if you have any information that may be helpful to the investigation.

Good times!