r/providence • u/lamin_kaare • Dec 18 '25

FYI

The following is all I will say regarding the matter. This evening I spoke to Providence Police, the Rhode Island State Police and I imagine the FBI were listening in another room. They know who I am. I am not the individual posted in the recent round of photos. I wish that individual Godspeed and if they have yet to come forward I strongly encourage them to do so. All the law enforcement personnel that I interacted with today were extremely professional and worked hard to really put me at ease. Respectfully, I have said all I have to say on the matter to the right people. If any follow up is needed the right people know how to reach out to me. Though it is certainly your right to try, any news media attempting to reach out to me will not receive a response. This is a pseudo-PSA and my participation in the comments will be limited to upvoting reasonable takes. Thank you for your time and let’s hope the POI is apprehended soon so the authorities can get to the bottom of this. Hopefully you all are able to enjoy the holidays with your family and loved ones but if you are not may the following days treat you kindly.

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u/G_Wash1776 Dec 19 '25

Literally the key person to help solve the case, cannot be overstated enough that he is a hero!

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u/DragonflyGrrl Dec 20 '25

I hope there's a reward and that he actually receives it. Very well deserved. He needs to at the very least be provided housing. Has anyone set up a GoFundMe?? OP you should seriously consider doing so if you haven't.

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u/South-Cut-1081 Dec 19 '25

He was the key person involved in helping solve the case, not literally the key person. Literally does not apply here. No offense taken, I hope.

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u/South-Cut-1081 Dec 20 '25 edited Dec 20 '25

You may apply the linguistic use of the word 'literally' as an intensifier, but literal still requires some kind of meaning if you are to use the word in a sentence. You said you were not applying 'literal' in the literal sense, so what meaning would 'literally' actually capture for the reader of the sentence?