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Providence Municipal Court Dismisses Three Minor Traffic Cases, Highlights Community Policing
Summary
At a session of the Municipal Court of Providence the judge dismissed three minor traffic cases — a parking-meter charge, a speeding citation and a seat-belt/license matter — praising officers and noting an officer’s multilingual skills and a child’s aspiration to be a police officer.
PROVIDENCE — At a routine session of the Municipal Court of Providence, the judge dismissed three minor traffic cases and repeatedly highlighted acts of community-minded policing, including an officer’s language skills and a young child’s declaration that he wants to be a police officer.
In the first matter, the judge called a case involving an expired parking meter and invited a 4½-year-old who had been brought to court to give his view. When the child said "not guilty," the judge accepted the outcome and dismissed the charge. The judge told court staff to "get this guy some breakfast" and praised the child, who said he wanted to be a police officer when he grows up: "Wanna be a police officer," the child said. Inspector Quinn told the court he agreed with dismissal.
In the second case, a man identified as Danny told the…
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