(Providence, RI)--A Providence City Council member is calling on Mayor Jorge Elorza and the city police department to take action regarding illegal ATV operation in city streets.Councilman David Salvatore [[ SAL-vah-tore ]] said in a statement on Monday that he has received numerous phone calls and emails from concerned constituents over the past week, and referenced a story about an eight-year-old boy who was injured in an ATV accident.Salvatore says the current policy of city officers not engaging in pursuits of ATV drivers is not working.GoLocalProv.com reports state police arrested one person over the weekend as a result of ATVs operating on I-95 in the capital city.
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