Public Safety

Law enforcement busts 35 men, seizes 15 firearms in Providence drug probe
The Violent Crime Initiative was conceived 18 months ago in reaction to an uptick in violence in Providence, according to Providence Public Safety Commissioner Steven M. Pare. Neronha said the agencies involved, including the FBI, DEA, the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Rhode Island attorney general's office, have been meeting every five or six weeks since last summer in order to coordinate the campaign.

"We have to identify those who are creating havoc in our neighborhoods," Neronha said.

Said Ferguson, "This is not the end. This is just the beginning."