PROVIDENCE As the nation grapples with a string of deadly shootings by police including the March 29 shooting of a 13-year-old boy in Chicago Rhode Island lawmakers are grappling with the state s own law for disciplining and weeding out bad cops.
At one end of the debate is freshman Sen. Tiara Mack, posting on Facebook: This has been an incredibly hard week emotionally, physically, mentally. One thing I have learned is that we need to ABOLISH the police. Not reform. Not defund. Abolish.
But other R.I. lawmakers spent close to four hours in the last week debating the right balance.
A pretrial conference was held in Fourth Judicial District Court in Sheridan Tuesday for William Ziska, who is set to stand trial next week for 12 counts of Felony Voyeurism, and one count of Sexual Exploitation of Children. Ziska was arrested and charged with the crimes for allegedly installing a video camera in the vent of a bathroom at a residence in Sheridan. The alleged criminal activity occurred between February 19 and March 22 of last year.
A motion by the defense to have a witness testify by video was denied by District Court Judge John Fenn. Fenn also ruled that all of the evidence presented by the prosecution during the week-long trial will be viewable by the public despite the graphic nature of the evidence. Ziska’s Attorney, Anna Malmberg late Tuesday afternoon, filed a change of plea motion and notice to vacate the jury trial. Ziska has agreed to plead no contest to all 13 charges. If convicted on all 13 counts, Ziska faces up to 34 years in prison and fines of up t
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A local man with a prior record is facing an extensive list of burglary-related charges, with the alleged victims including businesses in the downtown area.
A City of Rocky Mount spokesman told the Telegram the man, Kelvin Vick, 51, is the same person interim police Chief Charles Williams was referring to at the Dec. 14 City Council work session when he announced an arrest had been made in connection with several commercial break-ins.
Judicial system records show the most recent of the burglaries Vick is charged with having committed occurred on the Edgecombe County side of Rocky Mount.
Vick is charged with felony breaking or entering and felony larceny after breaking or entering at the Taste of Paradise restaurant in the 100 block of Atlantic Avenue, the records said.
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