PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Providence Police arrested two men and recovered a firearm, more than 80 grams of suspected marijuana, and other items following an investigation in the area of Academy Avenue and Kepler Street earlier this month.
According to Providence Police, detectives learned that several individuals would be in that area and in possession of a firearm. Detectives from the Narcotics Division and members of the Violent Crimes Task Force subsequently located a black Honda Accord matching the description they had received on Kepler Street.
Three men were inside the vehicle. Detectives observed that all three were wearing dark hooded sweatshirts with their hoods up and masks covering their faces. The men were also wearing gloves despite temperatures of approximately 80 degrees and humid conditions…