|
|
« Sunny skies, lots of travel predicted for Labor Day | Today | Update: Victims in fatal Seekonk rollover ID'd » August 31, 2007Update: Pursuit of robbery suspect ends in 5-car crash
PROVIDENCE -- An alleged bank robber fleeing in a stolen car crashed into cars on Broadway late this morning, sending four smashed vehicles spinning and debris flying across the road and into a nearby ballfield. The suspect, who was driving, and his passenger both ran off in different directions, but they were caught moments later by officers rushing to the scene, said Maj. Stephen Campbell. One of the men was brought to the hospital, as was a person in one of the struck cars, but neither had life-threatening injuries, Campbell said. The suspect is accused of trying to rob a young man at knifepoint at an ATM outside a nearby Citizens Bank, Campbell said. The victim got away and rushed inside the bank for help. Officer Joseph Hanley happened to be working a detail inside the bank. Hanley ran outside and saw the suspect toss a knife into the passenger side of a gray Mazda parked near the bank. Another man was in the passenger seat as the suspect jumped into the driver’s side and tried to take off, Campbell said. Hanley tried to stop him, hitting the driver with his baton and spraying him with pepper spray, but the men sped off, Campbell said. As the officer radioed in that the suspects were heading into the city on Broadway, the car smashed into other cars at Barton Street. Officers specializing in traffic reconstruction were on the scene trying to piece together how the accident occurred. One SUV with Connecticut license plates was up on the sidewalk next to the walk traffic light. The stolen car was smashed, its engine in pieces, from where it landed into the back of a red Nissan. A Mercury sedan with war veteran plates had been broadsided. -- Journal staff writer Amanda Milkovits Debris and glass from the cars was scattered across the roadway from one end to the other. Fresh blood was spattered on the sidewalk on Barton Street next to the ball field and across from the Paul Cuffee School, where children in school uniforms were lining up in the playground. Campbell said the blood was from one of the suspects, who was injured in the crash. Officers seized a black folding knife with a 4-inch blade believed to be the one used to threaten the man at the bank ATM, Campbell said. Detectives were going to review the video from the camera at the ATM, Campbell said. The names of the suspects or the robbery victim, or the person injured in the crash, were not available. Posted by Brandie Jefferson CommentsRED | August 31, 2007 4:13 PM link What kind of story is that? Who were the jerks that robbed the bank? dave | September 1, 2007 5:53 AM link Post a commentPlease be civil. Vicious comments, personal attacks and profanity won't be published. Name and email are required; email address will not publish. |
|
ADVERTISING |
|
|
|
|
| Su | Mo | Tu | We | Th | Fr | Sa |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
ProJo 9 to 5 News Blog
Oct 2005 - March 2006
Hey, Ciccilini, name a few more street and put up a few more monuments in your SANCTUARY CITY !!