As pressure mounts, Cranston Mayor Allan W. Fung said he called Rhode State Police Superintendent Col. Steven O'Donnell today and asked state police to review allegations that two City Councilmen's neighborhoods were blanketed by overnight parking tickets the night after they voted against a new police contract.
Fung made the announcement in a hastily-arranged press conference Thursday night at City Hall.
He said he made the call to O'Donnell in light of more allegations in the form of two new letters from citizens, among other concerns.
Fung added that he will seek to have the overnight parking tickets in question rescinded and emphasized that if the allegations are true, people will be held responsible.
No details about the investigation will be released. Fung cited the Police Officer's Bill of Rights.
With the state police launching its own investigation, there is no longer a need for an outside investigation, Fung said.
For complete coverage of the issue, see:
Fung made the announcement in a hastily-arranged press conference Thursday night at City Hall.
He said he made the call to O'Donnell in light of more allegations in the form of two new letters from citizens, among other concerns.
Fung added that he will seek to have the overnight parking tickets in question rescinded and emphasized that if the allegations are true, people will be held responsible.
No details about the investigation will be released. Fung cited the Police Officer's Bill of Rights.
With the state police launching its own investigation, there is no longer a need for an outside investigation, Fung said.
For complete coverage of the issue, see:
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.
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.This story will be updated.
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