Two sought in Operation Deception probe

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) - Two people indicted in connection to Operation Deception are wanted by state police.

Authorities say Jeremiah Harrison and Thomas Marrone are on the run. Harrison and Marrone are among the 17 additional indictments announced on Wednesday.

In all, twenty-four people have been indicted in connection with the Operation Deception drug sting, including four Providence police officers and a longtime Department of Corrections employee.

The arrests in Operation Deception began in March, but police actually started investigating the drug-dealing allegations, late last year.

Wiretaps of the suspects began in November 2009, bringing to light the details and players in this widespread drug probe.

• Grand Jury Indictment Report
• Full Indictment

Despite the latest developments in the drug probe, both Mayor David Cicilline and Police Col. Dean Esserman say the trust of the people of Providence should not be shaken.

"Trust your police department. That large departments like ours from time-to-time have someone in our mist that crosses the line. This is a department that knows how to be tough with its own people," said Col. Dean Esserman.

"These officers deserve to be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. They have betrayed the public, betrayed the residents of the city, dishonored their profession," said Mayor David Cicilline.