Providence Police Seize Firearms Outside Allens Ave Strip Club & Off Narragansett Boulevard

Providence Police Seize Firearms Outside Allens Ave Strip Club & Off Narragansett Boulevard

Providence police seized firearms -- and made arrests -- in two separate incidents in the city on Friday and early Saturday morning.

In addition, marijuana and cocaine were found and seized from one of the vehicles. 

Friday — Narragansett Boulevard 

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Early Friday morning, police were monitoring traffic shortly before 2 AM on Narragansett Boulevard.

According to police, a BMW with Rhode Island plates pulled into the Shell station, and police “observed the operator and sole occupant step out of the vehicle and proceed to clean the passenger side floor.” 

The police reported that the male appeared “nervous” upon noticing law enforcement, attempted to hide his face, and drove quickly away, despite being in front of a gas pump — and never using it. 

Police ran a check on the plates and determined the vehicle was registered to Jeremy Santos, who had an active warrant out for his arrest. 

Providence police pursued the vehicle and apprehended Santos, and during the search of the vehicle, reported that a 9mm Glock and cartridges in a magazine were found inside the vehicle’s glove box. 

In addition, police reported that cocaine and marijuana were also found in the vehicle.  All were seized by police.

Santos was charged with the bench warrant and turned over to detectives for further investigation 

Saturday - Allens Avenue Strip Club

On Saturday morning shortly after midnight, police responded to a report of a gun brandished at Wonderland Gentleman's Club on Allens Avenue.

According to police reports, witnesses told police a “black male with braids wearing a black shirt brandished a firearm” inside the club, and that individual was “wearing glasses and pointed a firearm at another male subject.”

Following the report, police observed two male subjects matching the descriptions ending a silver Audi with Massachusetts plates, and detained the subjects. 

Police met with the club manager and reviews the surveillance tapes, in which police observed one of the subjects holding and raising a firearm.

A search of the vehicle by police located a firearm with one live round in the chamber and 11 rounds in the magazine.

Police seized the weapon, and the subject, Shelby Ceme, was turned over for charging.