Desire
1 Franklin Sq
Providence, RI 02903
Providence stabbing.
shadowcat
Atlanta suburb
Shortly before 1 AM Saturday morning, a Providence Police officer was alerted to a disturbance at 1 Franklin Square at Club Desire off Allens Avenue.
The officer who arrived said they saw a man “actively fighting with a group of Hells Angels.”
According to police, a member of the club’s security team used mace to break up the fight.
Police said they then saw an individual on the ground suffering from a stab wound.
The victim — a male in his 30s — was taken by rescue to Rhode Island Hospital.
Police say an individual was detained for disorderly conduct; detectives are still continuing to investigate the incident.
The officer who arrived said they saw a man “actively fighting with a group of Hells Angels.”
According to police, a member of the club’s security team used mace to break up the fight.
Police said they then saw an individual on the ground suffering from a stab wound.
The victim — a male in his 30s — was taken by rescue to Rhode Island Hospital.
Police say an individual was detained for disorderly conduct; detectives are still continuing to investigate the incident.
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There were a few cops there when I first got there, so maybe they got to it quickly.
Desire is open today, for what it's worth.
We were there Friday night, and had no idea that the stabbing happened.
We were at Desire before midnight, and were in all sections of the bar and Lust, and never heard anything from anyone about an altercation or stabbing. We left at normal closing time, 2 am, and not a word about it. We also never noticed Hell's Angels in the place, but we don't look at guys.
Here was the wierd occurence of the night as far as we were concened, and it happened about 1 am, while someone was getting stabbed outside. Mia was stripping. Decent loooking girl who has put on some weight, which I know some guys love.
A guy standing at the stage had a huge stack of singles, at LEAST $500 worth.
He's throwing $50-100 at a time, and went through the whole stack. And she just ignored him for most of the time. No smiling, no thank you, no particular attention.
I assume they know each other, and maybe this is their thing, but you think she would be more appreciative, or at least smiling, especially when others are watching. I know she has fans, but I'm not one of them anymore, seeing that she's not very appreciative of $500 getting thrown her way.
Of course, anything is possible. Maybe they're working together, and it's her money, and he's throwing it at her so that she gets more attention and looks more valuable. I don't know. It was just so weird.
As far as the stabbing goes, there's an article at WPRI.COM at
https://www.wpri.com/news/local-news/pro…
that says that:
- Providence Police Major David Lapatin says the club reopened Sunday because there's no threat to public safety.
- the Desire's attorney says the club provided video and sworn statements to show the business had nothing to do with the incident and should be allowed to open.
- Police said "the victim suffered not life threatening injuries". They not talk too good.
- Another hearing with the Board Of Licensing is scheduled to take place on Monday afternoon.
I'm guessing this will have no efffect on the club, since there was a murder at Caddy that barely affected the club, and I don't think they ever found the killer for that.
Providence had a smaller version of that when city hall decided it was done with strip clubs in downtown Providence. That ended the Sportsman's Inn (no loss there...) and Satin Doll (which was actually a fun little club).
Now you have Foxy and Caddie over in one part of not downtown. Desire, Wonderland, and a smattering of other adult businesses on Allens Ave in an industrial area. And Fantasies on life support over on Sims waiting for condo developers to buy it out.
The clubs in Providence really don't attract that much trouble or attention. Cheaters was the club that always put a spotlight on the whole scene. Good riddance.
I was young but I knew, mind your own business nd you were fine.
In those days it gave me just the right amount of sexual excitement and fear!
Hungryhunnypot,
All you have to do to get away with murder in Rhode Island is to drive 30 minutes to flee the state? THe Cadillac Lounge murder happened about 16 months ago, so it looks like you're right.