East Providence Police Report No Protest-Related Arrests Tuesday

EAST PROVIDENCE, RI — East Providence police are thanking residents for their vigilance and adherence to curfews for a night free of unrest Tuesday night.

East Providence police instituted the curfew Tuesday night after they said they received information that criminal activity could be planned for the city. The curfew was in effect from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m.

"We are very pleased to report there were no incidents last night related to the recent unrest that has been taking place," East Providence police said on Tuesday. "Thank you to our community for their vigilance, cooperation and most importantly, your support. We aren't much without that."

Tuesday night was relatively quiet across the state one night after Gov. Gina Raimondo accused groups of planning an organized "attack" on the city of Providence.

"They came here to blow up the Providence Place Mall," Raimondo said during her Tuesday daily news conference. "They came here to torch the State House. They came here to destroy much of the city of Providence. And it didn't happen. Because we were prepared."

Providence, Cranston and Warwick all declared curfews Tuesday night. While Woonsocket did not, police said they were made aware of "vast social media posts threatening violence, vandalism and harm to police and local businesses" but there were no significant incidents in that city as well.

The Providence curfew remains in place through June 9.

"We continue to closely monitor the happenings around us and remain in a heightened state of readiness," East Providence police said.