Crime & Safety
Man Arrested Twice In Nine Days For Violating No-Contact Order
Joseph A. Rossi, 22, of Providence, was ordered held at the Adult Correctional Institutions following his arrest on Jan. 28.
arrested Joseph A. Rossi, 22, of Providence, for the second time in nine days — and fourth time since July — on Jan. 28 for violating a no-contact order.
Rossi was charged with felony violation of a protective order at his arraignment in Third District Court on Jan. 30 and ordered held without bail at the Adult Correctional Institutions until a scheduled probation violation hearing on Feb. 7.
In the most recent incident, Rossi’s ex-girlfriend went to Johnston Police Headquarters on Jan. 27 to report that Rossi had been contacting her through a Facebook message, sending her pictures through text messaging, and calling her. During the phone call he allegedly said, “I know where you are,” according to Ptlm. Adam Parkinson’s report.
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Parkinson and Ptlm. Jared DeAngelis arrested Rossi at his home in Providence on Jan. 28. At Johnston Police Headquarters, Rossi told Parkinson that his ex-girlfriend had initiated the contact through text messages and phone calls.
Rossi was arraigned before a justice of the peace and remanded to the ACI until his court hearing on Jan. 30.
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According to unofficial court records posted online, Rossi was serving a one-year suspended sentence after pleading no contest to a July 13 charge of violating a no-contact order, as well as as second one-year suspended sentence and one year's probation for a November arrest on the same charge.
Johnston Police arrested Rossi again on Jan. 19 after the ex-girlfriend called police to the Part II Lounge on Greenville Avenue and reported that Rossi had followed here there.
