Overview
- - The department opened an investigation after a short clip showed a person in a white robe and pointed hood walking on Main Street around 2 a.m. Monday.
- - In a statement issued Wednesday, police said there have been no similar reports and they see no known threat to public safety.
- - Ryan Fitzgerald recorded a 36-second video near the Arctic Gazebo as the figure walked down Main Street and briefly turned to look toward his car.
- - A nearby shop, Candy’s Curiosities & Vintage, captured the same person on surveillance video, and the owner reported it to police and described the sight as upsetting.
- - The video spread quickly on local Facebook groups and raised concern over motive, and reporters noted SPLC data showing no identified KKK groups in Rhode Island as of 2024.