Providence Police Find Trail of Blood, Guns, Knives at East Side Airbnb Party Saturday Night
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Providence Police Find Trail of Blood, Guns, Knives at East Side Airbnb Party Saturday Night
According to police, they encountered nearly two dozen people partying at 216 Brown Street — located across from Brown Street Park and Playground behind Hope High School — as well as multiple weapons and a trail of blood.
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About incident
Shortly after 10 PM Saturday, police responded to 216 Brown Street for a report of fraudulent use of a credit card.
The owners of the property, Bruce Ackman and Lynn Iler, told police they had been contacted by a man who said his Airbnb account had been hacked and he had not rented the property.
According to police, the owners checked their security cameras, and saw the party taking place — as well individuals fighting — and went to go check on the property and have the guests removed.
Police reported that as they made their way into the house through the rear entrance, they observed a blood trail, leading from outside the house all the way up to the third floor.
Police said that nearly two dozen people were in the apartment drinking and smoking hookah; one of the homeowners said when they arrived said they found a gun in the bedroom.
At this time, police said they called for backup, and ordered all of the guests into the living room. Police reported that they patted down the subjects at the scene, and found a gun on Edwin Torres, age 24. Police said they also found another gun in the sofa cushions next to Izayah Carides, age 23.
All three guns had obliterated serial numbers, according to police. Police also reported locating four knives on the scene.
Torres is facing multiple firearms charges and wad held; Carides was released pending further investigation.
Police ran background checks on all of the subjects; Artavvia Godett had an active bench warrant as well as Isaiah Ortiz, who has an Attorney General’s bench warrant. Both were transported to Central Station.
Latest Airbnb Issue in Providence
As GoLocal reported on February 2021, “Shootings, Arrests and Parties Linked to Airbnb Rentals in Providence:”
Over the past year, there have been a series of crimes linked to Airbnb rentals on Providence’s East Side, in downtown and on Federal Hill.
Providence Police Chief Hugh Clements tells GoLocal, “It is a growing problem. We saw a lot of parties at Airbnbs especially in downtown and on Federal Hill before the pandemic. Now, the East Side is having some incidents.”
This week, the General Assembly voted to override Governor Dan McKee's veto of legislation sponsored by Rep. Lauren H. Carson (D-Dist. 75, Newport) and Sen. Dawn Euer (D-Dist. 13, Newport, Jamestown) to require every short-term rental property listed for rent in Rhode Island on the website of any third-party hosting platform to be registered with the Department of Business Regulation.
The bill, which now becomes law, is meant to furnish basic information to ensure compliance with safety and tax regulations and owners’ contact information in case of an emergency.
This story was first published 1/9/22 1:55 PM