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Police Chief Dean M. Esserman and other members of the department were holding the news conference at Eastwood and Webster Avenue -- the location of the most recent gun arrest, which police said was last night. The police said eight guns have been seized in the past week. Providence police instituted outdoor roll calls three years ago and, according to today's news release, there have been more than a dozen held so far this year. They are held in all districts and in areas where a crime recently happened or a notable arrest was made. After studying crime trends and analyzing disputes, various teams within the police department have "saturated neighborhoods throughout the city where they anticipate criminal activity," according to the police department's news release. The department said it will "capitalize on this effort by assigning additional patrols throughout the summer." There has been a resurgence of gun violence in the city lately. A 12-officer street-crime task force began June 27, focusing on violent crime, and the police said it is an effort to put an increased visible police presence in neighborhoods. -- projo.com staff writer Michael P. McKinney 
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Maybe this Obama supporting creep Esserman, should do his freakin job and get illegals(not guns) off the street. Drive by his house, and you'll see a monstrous Obama-ination sign on the lawn, and then you'll know why he won't arrest illegals. People who vote for Democrats should have brain scans.
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lol what a joke this top cop is. It must be nice supporting the laws that he wants to. to bad he put a stain on the providence pd
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It must be nice to spend all day hanging out on the porch while the rest of us spend our summers inside, working our a**es off to (barely) get by.
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There you go again, Hi_Cock. Haven't the Rethuglicans been in charge for the last eight years, while illegal immigration has exploded? And the Rethuglicans had control of Congress for the last four years of Clinton's term. So what have they done to combat illegal immigration during their 12-year reign of error? Let's agree that they've done nothing.
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Arino,
Wish I could put P.H.D. after my name. What does it stand for, "Poo Poo, Higher and Deeper"? Nice jab at Rethuglicans, but the Democraps have been in control for 4 plus years, and it's your ilk that won't do anything. You also avoid the salient fact that your twerp Mayor, and his buddy Esserman, are creating a sanctuary city. Typical liberal blathering, where you skirt the issue, and just use silly catch phrases. Have a nice day, P.H.D.
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To Hickok and Dr. Bob,please exchange email addresses and harass each other in private.Many of us find your verbal sparring annoying and, more importantly,seldom on point.
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Does anyone know how the Justice Dept.'s investigation of certain Prov.Police detectives is progressing? If anyone wonders how that inquiry is relevant,think morale,which outdoor roll calls ,( another misstep by Prov.'s illustrious Chief ), just undermines.
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