Journal / projo.com coverage
09/16/2005
09/15/2005
Carpio denied bail
PROVIDENCE -- The suspect in the fatal shooting of a city detective at
police headquarters was denied bail today after intense testimony from
an officer who described his own frantic, but futile, efforts to help
the victim.
08/30/2005
Carpio ruled competent for trial
PROVIDENCE
-- The man charged with murdering a Providence police detective at
police headquarters has been found competent to stand trial.
Esteban Carpio, who is charged with the slaying of Detective Sgt. James
L.
08/12/2005
Carpio's bail hearing set for next month
PROVIDENCE -- An attorney for the man accused of killing a Providence
police detective says he looks forward to a bail hearing next month to
learn more about the government's case and to try to get his client
released on bail.
08/13/2005
Boston lawyer OK'd for Carpio
PROVIDENCE
-- While a psychiatrist is evaluating the mental stability of Esteban
Carpio, prison officials and Carpio's lawyers say he is faring better
at the Adult Correctional Institutions.
07/29/2005
Judge orders competency evaluation of Carpio
PROVIDENCE
-- A Superior Court yesterday judge ordered Esteban Carpio to undergo
an evaluation to determine whether he is competent to stand trial for
the killing of Providence Detective Sgt. James L. Allen.
07/28/2005
Judge
orders competency exam for Carpio
PROVIDENCE -- A Superior Court judge today ordered
an evaluation for Esteban Carpio to determine whether he is competent to stand
trial for the April murder of Providence police Det. Sgt. James Allen.
Hospital
staff alarmed by ACI 'cage'
CRANSTON -- A prison-style door and window grates
have been installed in a four-bed room at Eleanor Slater Hospital, creating
what alarmed staffers are calling a "cage" for Adult Correctional Institutions
inmates who need medical care.
07/21/2005
Carpio
pleads not guilty
PROVIDENCE -- During the court proceedings, the
Adult Correctional Institutions wins permission to force-feed the defendent,
Esteban Carpio, who appeared in a wheelchair, if necessary.
07/20/2005 / 2:58 p.m.
Judge
OKs feeding tube for murder suspect Carpio
PROVIDENCE -- A Superior
Court judge agreed today to a Department of Corrections request to allow the
insertion of a tube, if necessary, to feed the suspect in the murder of a Providence
police detective.
07/20/2005
Prison
may force-feed alleged killer
PROVIDENCE -- Esteban Carpio
has been a preoccupation of Rhode Island corrections officials since his arrest
in the highly publicized slaying of a police officer.
06/27/2005
Death
benefits, charity to help Allen's family
PROVIDENCE -- The wife and children of slain police
Detective Sgt. James L. Allen are entitled to one-time payouts of $858,811 from
a variety of public and private sources, as well as annuities and other benefits.
06/21/2005
06/20/2005
Local
counsel found for Carpio
Updated 4:11 p.m.
PROVIDENCE -- A lawyer with Rhode Island credentials has been found for the
suspect in the killing of a Providence police detective, it was announced today.
It was also the first time suspect Esteban Carpio, who appeared by videoconference,
was seen in court without any kind of mask covering his face.
06/03/2005
Community
group wants new probe of Carpio
PROVIDENCE -- A group of community leaders yesterday
called for an independent investigation into the treatment of Esteban Carpio,
the man charged with fatally shooting a city police detective as he was being
interrogated at police headquarters.
06/02/2005
DARE
disputes FBI findings about Carpio's treatment
Updated 4:30 p.m.
PROVIDENCE -- A Providence community group unhappy with the FBI's investigation
into police treatment of the man accused of killing a city detective is calling
for an independent investigation.
05/26/2005
ACI
officials say no visits for Carpio for 1,004 days
During his stay at the Adult Correctional Insitutions,
Esteban Carpio, the man charged with killing a Providence police detective,
may not be allowed personal visits or phone calls for more than 2 1/2 years.
05/25/2005
05/24/2005
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FBI:
Excessive force not used in Carpio's arrest
Updated 6:34 p.m.
PROVIDENCE -- An FBI-led investigation has concluded that law officers
did not use excessive force in their handling of Esteban Carpio, who
is accused of killing a detective with his own service weapon at police
headquarters.
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05/21/2005
Service for slain officers stirs fresh emotions
PROVIDENCE -- With the wounds still raw from the
murder of police Detective Sgt. James L. Allen, the Police Department yesterday
held a Peace Officer Memorial Service.
05/17/2005
Officer's accused killer having trouble finding R.I. counsel
PROVIDENCE -- The case of accused killer Esteban
Carpio seems to be too hot to handle for some Rhode Island lawyers.
05/16/2005
Failure to find R.I. lawyer postpones Carpio bail hearing
PROVIDENCE -- A bail hearing for the man accused
of killing a Providence police detective last month was postponed again today
because his Massachusetts lawyer has not been able to hire a Rhode Island lawyer
to help with the case as required by state law.
05/10/2005
Concerns arise about police probe
PROVIDENCE -- Three civil-rights groups and two
state officials want assurances that law-enforcement agencies are being thorough
in an investigation of the possible use of excessive force during the arrest
and custody of murder suspect Esteban Carpio.
05/05/2005
City Council considers ways to honor fallen detective
PROVIDENCE -- Some City Council members and police
officers want to dedicate a public building or part of a building in memory
of Detective Sgt. James L. Allen, who was killed in the Public Safety Complex
2 1/2 weeks ago.
05/03/2005
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Masked
suspect back in court
PROVIDENCE -- Under tight security in a
tense courtroom, the man accused of killing a Providence police detective
went before a District Court judge yesterday on charges of assaulting
three correctional officers.
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'Spit
shield' stirs business interest
The sight of Esteban Carpio's face mask has fueled
a lot of talk since he first wore it into court two weeks ago.
05/02/2005
Carpio back in court; bail hearing postponed
PROVIDENCE - - Under heavy security, the man charged
with killing a Providence police detective last month was brought into court
this morning, the first time he's been seen publicly since family members disrupted
court two weeks ago, complaining about injuries to his face.
05/01/2005
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This
police parade takes on a special poignancy
NEWPORT -- After Detective Sgt. James L.
Allen was shot with his own gun inside Providence police headquarters
two weeks ago, his fellow officers took comfort in the outpouring of
support they received from the public and area police departments.
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04/28/2005
New
charges for officer's accused killer
CRANSTON -- The man charged with killing a Providence
police detective last week is now accused of assaulting three correctional officers
on Tuesday, leaving one with a broken jaw and injured neck.
M.
Charles Bakst: On Carpio probe, Cicilline urges: wait and see
I sat down with a lawyer who is an authority on
police brutality cases and asked about the capture and handling of Esteban Carpio.
Carpio is accused of killing Providence Detective Sgt. James Allen and appeared
in court with swollen eyes and...
Mark
Patinkin: News flash to Carpio's family, friends: Only Detective Allen was 'massacred'
I can still picture a friend of the suspect shouting
outside the courtroom.
04/27/2005
ACI
guards hurt in fight with officer's alleged killer
Esteban Carpio, the man suspected of killing a
Providence police detective, assaulted three correctional officers last night,
leaving one with a fractured jaw, broken eye socket and cracked vertebra, Department
of Corrections spokeswoman Joy Fox...
04/26/2005
A
department struggles to recover following slaying
PROVIDENCE -- Shocked and appalled by the slaying
of a popular detective inside police headquarters, many police officers are
only now beginning to regain their equilibrium.
04/24/2005
Worst
nightmare
PROVIDENCE -- With an overhand blow, the stranger
stabbed the 83-year-old woman between the shoulder blades.
04/23/2005
Man
charged in detective's killing has long trail of trouble
Before Esteban Carpio was accused of killing Providence
Detective Sgt. James L. Allen, he had been charged with 20 separate offenses
in Massachusetts and Rhode Island over the past five years.
FBI
to lead probe into Carpio's capture, injuries
The FBI will lead an investigation into whether
law-enforcement officers used excessive force when capturing Esteban Carpio
early Sunday morning, after he had allegedly shot Detective Sgt. James L. Allen
with Allen's own gun.
Counseling
available to families of city police
PROVIDENCE -- The families of Providence police
officers and clerks are invited to the Public Safety Complex today for private
counseling sessions on how to help their loved ones deal with the killing of
Detective Sgt. James L. Allen.
Churches'
council, Citizens Bank set up fund for detective's family
PROVIDENCE -- Anyone interested in helping the
family of slain Providence police Detective Sgt. James L. Allen may leave a
donation at any branch of Citizens Bank.
04/22/2005
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From
his comrades, a final salute
More than 2,000 police officers on motorcycles,
in cruisers and on foot led the flag-draped casket of Detective Sgt.
James L. Allen yesterday from his family's parish in Providence to a
sun-swept cemetery in Cranston.
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NAACP
asks FBI to probe police treatment of suspect
The New England organization of NAACP chapters
is asking the FBI to investigate police treatment of Esteban Carpio, the man
suspected of killing a Providence police officer on Sunday.
Bob
Kerr: An officer marches close to the family
Yesterday, he was focused on his place in the funeral
procession, on the flag he would carry and the thousands of cops who would walk
with him.
Johnston
officers lead procession
CRANSTON -- A little before 10 a.m. yesterday,
Johnston police cruiser number two started rolling down away from the Nardolillo
Funeral Home, on Park Avenue.
'It's
something you do when this happens'
CRANSTON -- Fifty off-duty Cranston police officers
reported to work at 8 a.m. yesterday, having volunteered to serve eight hours,
for no pay, on traffic patrol as the funeral procession for Providence police
Detective Sgt. James L. Allen wound...
04/21/2005
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'It's
hard on all of us'
CRANSTON -- The humble and the powerful
gathered by the thousands yesterday afternoon to mourn the death of
Detective Sgt. James L. Allen.
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Thousands
expected at today's funeral
PROVIDENCE -- An estimated 5,000 uniformed police
officers and firefighters from New England are expected to march in somber pageantry
in a funeral procession for Detective Sgt. James Allen today.
First
for Shaw, now for Allen, a patron saint invoked in song
PROVIDENCE -- When police Lt. Mary Day heard that
Detective James Allen had been killed in the line of duty, she felt the way
she felt when Patrolman Steven M. Shaw was killed.
04/20/2005
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Interrogation
policies to be examined
PROVIDENCE -- The shooting of Detective
James L. Allen has focused attention on the Providence Police Department's
procedures concerning the safety of officers who are questioning suspects.
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Thousands
expected for funeral
PROVIDENCE -- The teletype message went across
the National Law Enforcement Telecommunications System wires Monday afternoon
like a shout heard by every police agency in the nation.
Peer
Support Unit consoles comrades
PROVIDENCE -- As news of police Detective James
L. Allen's violent death spread early Sunday, the Police Department's nine-member
Peer Support Unit mobilized.
NAACP
deliberates what to do about suspect's treatment
PROVIDENCE -- The city's chapter of the National
Association for the Advancement of Colored People will meet tomorrow at Beneficent
Congregational Church, 300 Weybosset St., to decide how to proceed with questions
about police treatment of Esteban Carpio.
04/19/2005
Face
mask seldom used on prisoners
The plastic mask that Esteban Carpio wore into
District Court yesterday was a "spit shield" that corrections officials said
was used to prevent him from spitting at the officers transporting him to and
from the J. Joseph Garrahy Judicial Complex.
Public
services scheduled
A public wake for Detective James Allen is scheduled
for tomorrow from 4 to 8 p.m. at Nardolillo Funeral Home, 1278 Park Ave., Cranston.
Wave
of violence results in 5 deaths
PROVIDENCE -- Even for a busy, midsized city, the
police were forced to cope with an unusually bloody barrage Thursday night through
early Sunday. Five people died violently.
04/18/2005
Suspect
captured; colleagues shaken
PROVIDENCE -- A 27-year veteran of the police force
was shot and killed early yesterday inside his own police station, with his
own gun, by a suspect he had been questioning about a Saturday afternoon knife
attack, according to the police.
For
city's officers, station was where they felt most safe
PROVIDENCE -- This was their house.
9
law enforcement officers slain on duty since 1952
Before the death of Detective James Allen, at least
eight other Rhode Island law enforcement officers were killed while on duty
in the last 80 years. Here is a list of those deaths from Journal files and
other sources:
04/17/2005
Veteran
Providence police detective fatally shot while questioning suspect at headquarters
PROVIDENCE - A veteran city police detective was
fatally shot inside department headquarters early this morning, apparently with
his own gun, while questioning a suspect in a stabbing, top city officials said
today.
