PHOTOS: Providence Under Siege: 500+ Law Enforcement & National Guard Expected in City
GoLocalProv News Team
PHOTOS: Providence Under Siege: 500+ Law Enforcement & National Guard Expected in City
Or, following violent rioting early Tuesday morning, a pitched battle.
PHOTOS: See Providence Boarded Up BELOW
From retailers to restaurants to the Providence Performing Arts Center and Rhode Island Foundation, buildings are covered in plywood.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTWorkers are crowding the otherwise desolate city streets trying to cover every window before a protest is scheduled to begin at Kennedy Plaza at 4:30 PM and continue to the Rhode Island State House.
The event, which portrays itself as a Black Lives Matter event but is not supported by the local BLM group, have groups -- and law enforcement -- watching the event.
As GoLocal exclusively reported, an internal department memo sent by Providence Police Lt. William Brown states that a Providence policewoman found piles of projectiles during a patrol.
The memo outlines the discovery and urges the inspection of areas and states, “it does not take long for these items to get placed,” states Brown’s memo.
State officials are leading the response and working to avoid a repeat of Tuesday night’s rioting and looting.
SEE PHOTOS OF PROVIDENCE BELOW
Providence Under Siege - Businesses Board Up Ahead of June 5 Protest
Downtown Providence. Photo: GoLocalProv.com
Downtown Providence. Photo: GoLocalProv.com
Downtown Providence. Photo: GoLocalProv.com
Downtown Providence. Photo: GoLocalProv.com
Downtown Providence. Photo: GoLocalProv.com
Downtown Providence. Photo: GoLocalProv.com
Thayer Street, Providence. Photo: GoLocalProv.com
PPAC, Downtown Providence. Photo: GoLocalProv.com
Downtown Providence. Photo: GoLocalProv.com
RI Foundation, Downtown Providence. Photo: GoLocalProv.com
Downtown Providence. Photo: GoLocalProv.com
Downtown Providence. Photo: GoLocalProv.com
Wickenden Street, Providence. Photo: Anthony Sionni
Wickenden Street, Providence. Photo: Anthony Sionni
Wickenden Street, Providence. Photo: Anthony Sionni
Wickenden Street, Providence. Photo: Anthony Sionni
Wickenden Street, Providence. Photo: Anthony Sionni
Wickenden Street, Providence. Photo: Anthony Sionni
Wickenden Street, Providence. Photo: Anthony Sionni
Wickenden Street, Providence. Photo: Anthony Sionni
Wickenden Street, Providence. Photo: Anthony Sionni
Wickenden Street, Providence. Photo: Anthony Sionni
Wickenden Street, Providence. Photo: Anthony Sionni
Wickenden Street, Providence. Photo: Anthony Sionni
