Tag: Hugh Clements
Oscar Perez named Providence police chief
PROVIDENCE – A 29-year veteran of the Providence Police Department will serve as the city’s top law enforcement leader, and its first Latino police...
Smiley names 3 finalists for Providence police chief
PROVIDENCE – Three Providence Police Department majors, all of whom attended Providence public schools as children, have been named as finalists in the search...
Providence police chief pledges ‘surgical’ approach to cracking down on ATVs
PROVIDENCE – Providence Police Chief Hugh T. Clements pledged to take a “surgical” approach to cracking down on illegal all-terrain vehicles in a press...
City Council gives first approval to changing Providence Police community relations...
PROVIDENCE – A monthlong controversy over Mayor Jorge O. Elorza’s pick for a new Providence Police Department leadership role was settled quickly and with...
City Finance Committee recommends changes to Providence Police community relations post
PROVIDENCE – The city Finance Committee gave the green light on Tuesday to a proposal to shift the new Police Department community relations role...
City lawmakers, police double down on ATVs; 52 seized in 1...
PROVIDENCE - City lawmakers are doubling down on taking illegal all-terrain vehicles off the streets as police also renew their own pursuit policies, seizing...
Elorza pick for Providence Police community relations role draws criticism
PROVIDENCE – Mayor Jorge O. Elorza is facing criticism over his decision to put a city administrator with no policing experience in a leading...
City lawmakers, law enforcement leaders clash over how to address crime...
PROVIDENCE - Longstanding tensions over violent crime, illegal all-terrain vehicles and funding for police in the city were laid bare before the City Council...
Providence council president calls for state police backup amid violent crime...
PROVIDENCE – Amid staffing shortages and a rise in violence in the capital city, the head of the City Council is asking for backup...
Clements receives Sister Ann Keefe Award from Nonviolence Institute
What was your reaction to being selected as the recipient of this year’s Sister Ann Keefe Award?
I had known and worked alongside of Sister...