State v. Jardine

On May 31, 1968, at approximately 5:30 a.m., Michael Lembo was notified by the Providence Police Department of the discovery of a break at -his tailor shop. Some four hours later, a squad of detectives acting on a tip went to Whelan Road, one of the streets located in the Hartford Park Housing Project. One group of detectives, under the command of Lieutenant William J. Lawton, approached an apartment located at 19E Whelan Road. The apartment door was ajar. When the lieutenant looked through the open door, he observed 45 men’s suits scattered over a sofa and a chair. The apartment, while…