Crime & Safety
Video: Mayor Puts Police Chief on Leave, Announces Expanded Investigation
Cranston Police Department under extra scrutiny in the wake of overnight parking ticket scandal.
Here's a video of Friday's press conference during which Cranston Mayor Allan W. Fung announced a sweeping State Police investigation of the Cranston Police Department as well as the temporary placement of Police Chief Col. Marco Palombo on paid leave during the review.
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Councilmen Say Their Wards Mass-Ticketed in Retaliation for Police Contract Vote
After voting against a new police contract, Councilmen Steve Stycos and Paul Archetto say their wards were targeted by a rash of tickets in retaliation.
Fung: "I Do Not Condone Any Type of Intimidating Behavior"
Cranston Mayor Allan W. Fung has responded to allegations of abuse of power at the Cranston Police Department over a flurry of parking tickets that two city councilmen say were issued in retribution against their votes.
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Map of Tickets Appears to Support Councilmens' Claims
According to this map of addresses where tickets were issued in the hours following the contract vote, there appears to be plausible evidence to support those claims.Were you ticketed? Here's the List
Look closely and click "download PDF" next to the image to check out the addresses.Fung Taps Independent Investigator to Review Police Ticket Blitz
Cranston Mayor Fung announced that he has hired a private investigator to review the police department's own internal review of "allegations of improper use of police authority," according to a release.ACLU Says Review of Ticket Blitz Investigation Doesn't go Far Enough
The RIACLU is asking Cranston Mayor Allan W. Fung to launch a full-scale independent investigation.
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