🌱 Stun Gun Fired At Officer And K-9 + Aries Spears In Providence

Happy Saturday, people of Providence! Here's everything you need to know to get this day started.

First, today's weather:

Sun followed by some clouds. High: 59 Low: 36.

Here are the top stories today in Providence:

1. A Providence man has been accused of repeatedly firing a stun gun at an officer and a K-9 during a wild car and foot chase. Jesse Marinaro, 30, faced arraignment Friday on 19 counts ranging from assault to resisting arrest. Two officers were treated at a hospital and are expected to be ok. Police said the K-9 “fought off his injuries and is doing well with his police handler.” (WJAR)
2. A house on Young Avenue that caught fire last week, resulting in the death of a veteran, had been the subject of multiple complaints to the city regarding trash, rats, and hoarding. Officials on the scene of the afternoon fire on Nov. 5 said hoarding conditions in the home made it hard for firefighters to both extinguish the flames and to get to the victim, 66-year-old Ernest Cartwright, who was found on the second floor. According to records, the condition of the single-family home, which Cartwright rented for roughly nine years, had been the subject of numerous complaints and citations over the years, including a call to City Hall as recently as two weeks before the fire. (WPRI.com)
3. Comedian Aries Spears is bringing the laughs to Comedy Connection with multiple shows this weekend. (WPRI.com)
4. The City of Providence is continuing to see a pattern of suspects arrested and charged with gun crimes, only to be released and arrested on new and even more serious gun charges. (GoLocalProv)
5. East Providence held a wreath laying ceremony to honor veterans past and present. (WLNE-TV (ABC6))

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— Miranda Fraraccio

About me: Miranda Fraraccio is a born and raised Rhode Islander. She works as a freelance copywriter for content creation agency Lightning Media Partners and as an assistant producer for a live-lit storytelling show in Chicago. She holds a degree in Writing & Rhetoric and Communication Studies from The University of Rhode Island. In her free time, you can find her traveling, hiking, or photographing her neighborhood as a street photographer.