Social Media Posts Targeting Providence Police Officers Under Investigation
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Rhode Island State Police want to know who is behind several social media posts they allege revealed personal information about multiple Providence police officers.
According to Col. James Manni, investigators learned of three separate posts specifically naming three different officers last weekend.
"One in particular had some type of threat in the narrative," Manni told NBC 10 News.
Manni said the posts also included officers' addresses.
State police took over jurisdiction in the investigation of the posts because the officers involved live outside the capital city.
"We take every matter where there's a threat against anyone in the state seriously, but especially a police officer," Manni said, while declining to give specifics on the posts.
The alleged threat or threats were discovered the same week protests in Providence erupted and turned violent, following a crash involving a scooter driver and city police officer.
Manni said investigators have been actively working to figure out who is behind the posts, but so far haven't made any arrests.
"If it is a credible threat, the person will be held accountable who posted it," he said.
In a statement, the union representing Providence police officers said the posts are a "direct threat" and put officers' innocent family members in danger.
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