Bristol police: Woman chases down intoxicated driver after alleged hit and run
Wednesday, May 1 At 7:42 a.m. a man turned himself in at police headquarters after an investigation of fraudulent credit card use led to the owner of a former Bristol business. According to police, on April 4 a woman reported that her debit card number had been used and there was money missing from her [...]
Read More →Dog bites Barrington school crossing guard in the face
A dog previously thought to be friendly acted anything but with a Nayatt School crossing guard on Friday, May 3. According to police, the station received a phone call at about 9 a.m. on May 3, alerting officers to the situation. The caller told police that the crossing guard, a 54-year-old man, bent over to [...]
Read More →Baby eel poacher nabbed for drug possession in Barrington
Three people from Maine who told police they were in town to fish for baby eels ended up getting in some hot water because of alleged drug possession instead. At about 2 a.m. Saturday morning, May 4, a Barrington police officer spotted a car parked on South Lake Drive with three people inside. He approached [...]
Read More →Portsmouth police: Cars hit deer, dogs
PORTSMOUTH — Here’s a sampling of the police log from the past week: Saturday, April 27 Prudence Island resident Heidi Lane told police she had found a syringe on the beach in front of the Homestead Dock parking lot. The syringe was capped on both ends and appeared to be unused, said a police officer [...]
Read More →Car chase in East Providence leads to driver’s eventual arrest on possession charges
EAST PROVIDENCE — The East Providence Police Department reported the arrest of Jamique Whitely, 22, of Cathedral Square Providence, after he led an officer on a brief but wild car chase Friday evening, May 3. Mr. Whitely was charged with Reckless Driving/Eluding a Police Officer; Possession of Schedule I thru V Controlled Substance and Driving [...]
Read More →Second suspect caught in Westport safe heist
Westport Police have arrested a second man in connection with last week’s break-in and theft of a 1,000-pound safe at Bristol County Precast located at 23 Alberto Drive in Westport. Steven P. Sullivan, 21, of 1914 North Main Street, Fall River was arrested Thursday afternoon at his residence by Westport investigators. His arrest follows that [...]
Read More →Cops corral mislabled tobacco products, child pornography suspect in East Providence
EAST PROVIDENCE — In separate incidents Tuesday, April 30, the East Providence Police Department procured several thousands of dollars-worth of mislabled tobacco products while the Rhode Island State Police arrested a city man on child pornography charges. A routine traffic stop turned out to be nothing but as an East Providence Police Captain Bruce Kidman [...]
Read More →State police arrest Barrington man for child porn possession
On April 30, the Rhode Island State Police charged eight Rhode Island men, including Barrington resident John Licciardello, with possession and transfer of child pornography. Task force members initiated an undercover investigative operation to identify subjects allegedly involved in sharing images of child pornography on the Internet. The investigation reportedly yielded numerous images and videos [...]
Read More →17 RWU students nabbed for underage drinking in Portsmouth
PORTSMOUTH — Seventeen Roger Williams University students were arrested for underage drinking at an Island Park bar shortly before midnight on Thursday, April 25. An undercover officer went to the Beach House to observe patrons and employees at the establishment and saw several young adults who appeared to be under 21 consuming alcohol, according to Lt. [...]
Read More →Stubborn safe strikes back at thieves’ SUV
Unable to pry the safe open, thieves instead lugged a thousand-pound safe from a Westport business last Thursday in a borrowed SUV and then tried without success to open it elsewhere. Later, a recently hired employee was arrested and police are seeking his alleged accomplices. Westport Detective Jeff Majewski said that on Thursday, April 25, [...]
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