Owner of Providence Wine Bar “Fortnight” Arrested for Spray Painting "ACAB" on City Hall
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Owner of Providence Wine Bar “Fortnight” Arrested for Spray Painting "ACAB" on City Hall
While other businesses in the area were being vandalized, graffitied, windows broken and looted, Michael Da Cruz and an accomplice spray-painted on Providence City Hall, which is just blocks from the bar, "ACAB" -- an abbreviation for All Cops Are Bastards.
According to a police report, Da Cruz and the accomplice, Heather Jackson were followed and arrested at the bar.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTAccording to state business records, DaCruz is the registered agent and he admitted to police that he owned and operated the wine bar. GoLocal has made repeated efforts to reach DaCruz.
The police report that when arrested they had in their possession:
1 jar of white gel-suspected flammable unknown item, 6 pieces of chalk, 1 lime green hat with the saying "National Lawyers Guild Legal Observer," 3 cans of spray paint (2 blk, 1 green), 1 bike lock, 1 pair of grey jeans w belt, 1 blk tshirt, 1 bottle opener, 1 - 2 page pamphlet indicating "Beyond Allies- Effective and principled Solidarity in the Fight Against White Supremacy", and 1 Blk Thermos w water
The female subject was ided as Heather Jackson dob 8-20-82 and her string bag (cinch bag) contained 13 handouts depicting a burning building with the words " A new World From Ashes of the Old", 1 "Fuck White Supremacy" sign, 1 handout indicating "What they can't do with Torches, They do with Badges; What they can't do with Badges, they do with Torches" with a silhouette depicting a police officer's shadow turning into someone with a Torch , 1 pain mask with filters, 5 assorted chalk sticks, 1 blk marker, 1 can of blk spray paint, 1 water thermos, 1 pink marker, 1 sponge, 1 blk rag, 1 Jar of an unknown white gel -(suspected to be flammable), 1 plastic bag w 4 earplugs
Police Report
The following is the Providence Police report on the incident:
On 6-5-20 at approximately 22 50hrs, while many providence Police Officers, State Police and national Guard personnel were stationed throughout the downtown and city of Providence during the BLM Protest, City Hall security Ptlmn Joe Iannucci observed on the city hall surveillance video monitor that 2 white subjects covered in black, with black rag/hoodie, black mask, and black clothing, each with black string bag (backpack) appeared on video at the corner of Fulton St and Eddy St.
The subject that appeared to be a female and smaller then the 2nd subject bent down and spray painted on the Providence City Hall building the graffiti of "ACAB" (All Cops Are Bastards). While the smaller of the 2 subjects who appeared to be a female bent down, the 2nd subject who appeared to be a male was bent over her while she spray painted. Ptlmn Iannucci immediately broadcasted the incident and description of the suspects who were seen heading from Fulton, On Dorrance St towards Westminster St.
C600, Cpt San Lucas while on an unrelated carstop at Weybosset and Dorrance St did observe the 2 subjects crossing Westminster St (on Dorrance St) towards Weybosset St and they matched the description given over Ch1. It should be noted that they were the only 2 subjects seen on Dorrance St from Weybosset to Fulton St. Cpt San Lucas left the unrelated carstop and observed the subjects go into the front porch area of 77 Dorrance St and observed the male subject, later ided as a Michael J DaCruz dob 9-6-85 take out a set of keys and start open the lock that closed the back door to the restaurant Fortnight (79 Dorrance St).
Cpt san Lucas observed that both subjects had blk clothing, mask and rags over their head and were carrying blk string handled backpack (cinch bag). The Dacruz subject appeared nervous when Cpt San Lucas approached and his hands were shaking as he opened the lock to the backdoor of the restaurant. The Dacruz subject spontaneously stated "I'm just putting my stuff in my business" (indicating he was the owner of the Restaurant Fortnight). Police observed the cinch bag Dacruz was carrying to have the outline of cans. Both subjects were stopped with responding back up officers and Ptlmn Iannucci arrived on scene and stated, those are the subjects I saw on the video. An inventory of dacruz cinch bag contained -1 jar of white gel-suspected flammable unknown item, 6 pieces of chalk, 1 lime green hat with the saying "National Lawyers Guild Legal Observer,' 3 cans of spray paint (2 blk, 1 green), 1 bike lock, 1 pair of grey jeans w belt, 1 blk tshirt, 1 bottle opener, 1 - 2 page pamphlet indicating "Beyond Allies- Effective and principled Solidarity in the Fight Against White Supremacy", and 1 Blk Thermos w water.
The female subject was ided as Heather Jackson dob 8-20-82 and her string bag (cinch bag) contained 13 handouts depicting a burning building with the words " A new World From Ashes of the Old", 1 "Fuck White Supremacy" sign, 1 handout indicating "What they can't do with Torches, They do with Badges; What they can't do with Badges, they do with Torches" with a silhouette depicting a police officer's shadow turning into someone with a Torch , 1 pain mask with filters, 5 assorted chalk sticks, 1 blk marker, 1 can of blk spray paint, 1 water thermos, 1 pink marker, 1 sponge, 1 blk rag, 1 Jar of an unknown white gel -(suspected to be flammable), 1 plastic bag w 4 earplugs.
All the seized items were TOT Property room. Both subjects were apprehended and transported to C/S and charged with Vandalism - Malicious Mischief and RIGL 11-44-21.1 Graffiti - Defacing Private residences, Offices, Businesses or Commercial property.
Det Sgt Fabio Zuena seized both the subjects' phones at scene. Both subjects were transported to C/S and held for the next session of 6th District Crt
It should be noted that the Aegis system did not have a dropbox for the charge of 11-44-21.1.
Police photographed all items and photographed the front of the Fortnight Restaurant at 79 Dorrance St which has a large sign in front that indicates ACAB (All Cops Are Bastards)