PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Rhode Island State Police announced Wednesday the arrest of 11 people following a multi-year investigation into violent incidents in the Providence area.
The investigation, known as “Operation Brick Houses,” started after a shooting on I-95 in front of the Providence Place mall in October 2023.
State police said since then, detectives “developed actionable evidence that revealed a network of organized criminals engaged in violent firearms-related offenses, narcotics trafficking, and fraud.”…