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Badge of Dishonor Part I: Women Come Forward with Accusations Against Providence Cop

John Eagan

Story Created: May 12, 2008 at 4:23 PM EDT

Story Updated: May 13, 2008 at 1:24 PM EDT

     A Providence Police officer is under investigation, accused of using his badge to try and pick up women.
     Patrolman Peter DeMedeiros allegedly hit on dozens of attractive women while on duty, ran their license plates using department resources, and made sexual advances toward some of them.
     A Providence woman has now come forward, saying it happened to her 2 1/2 years ago as she was driving through Roger Williams Park just after midnight.
     ABC 6 chief reporter Jim Hummel brings us Part I of his ongoing investigation...

Tuesday, May 13 at 4:25 PM Concerned wrote ...

This is a black eye for the Providence Police Department. They have a predator amongst themselves.

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