Suspects Sought in Latest Damage to $21 Million Providence Pedestrian Bridge

Suspects Sought in Latest Damage to $21 Million Providence Pedestrian Bridge

Providence Police said Thursday they are seeking assistance from the public to identify subjects related to the damage of the Providence Pedestrian Bridge.

The vandalism is among the latest since GoLocal reported in 2020 that "Black Lives Matter" was spray painted on the $21 million Providence bridge, which was recently officially named after top black Rhode Island civil rights leader Mike Van Leesten. 

Friends of Van Leesten cleaned off the paint from the bridge.

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About Incident 

According to Providence Police, "malicious damage and graffiti occurred at the bridge on June 26 and 27." 

Police provided photos that showed a group of individuals who police say are responsible for damaging the bridge on June 27 between the hours of 3:45 a.m. and 4:30 a.m. 

During this incident, metal railings on the bridge were damaged and some were broken off and thrown into the river, others were broken off at the bottom in the area where they connect to the cement.

Police also are looking for two female individuals who they say are responsible for graffiti that was spray-painted on the bridge in the early morning hours of June 26. 

Anyone with information on either of these incidents or subjects is asked to please contact PPD Detective Jared Sherman at (401) 243-6337 or via email at [email protected]