PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — A majority of the Providence City Council say they are “deeply concerned” and want the city to release police body-worn camera footage from an incident that took place over the holiday weekend on West Friendship Street.
Cell phone video from the incident went viral, prompting questions about the amount of force officers used to make several arrests at the home where they were originally called for a noise complaint earlier in the night.
The letter, signed by 11 of the city’s 15-member council, was sent to Providence Police Col. Oscar Perez, Commander Tim O’Hara and Mayor Brett Smiley on Thursday…