Monday, Dec. 14
At 8:44 am, a 911 caller reported road rage on Route 24 north — a motorist “beeping and flashing lights, started screaming.” The car got off the highway at Fish …
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Monday, Dec. 14
At 8:44 am, a 911 caller reported road rage on Route 24 north — a motorist “beeping and flashing lights, started screaming.” The car got off the highway at Fish Road.
At 9:19 am, a caller complained of a tractor trailer using Warren Avenue.
A loose dog in the parking lot at CVS was caught at 2:06 pm and returned to its owner.
A two-car accident at the corner of Narragansett Avenue and Summit Avenue at 3:05 pm resulted in no injuries and minor damage to the vehicles
At 4:03 pm, a Main Road resident called police about an ongoing harassment issue.
Alerted by Portsmouth Police about a vehicle all over the roadway on Route 24 north, Tiverton Police stopped the vehicle at 4:06 pm near the Massachusetts line. No word about any citation.
At 5:09 pm, a State Avenue caller said that something had been shot or thrown through a window of his house.
A Bourne Mill Apartments resident called at 5:20 pm to complain of noise from the apartment next door and loud music in another apartment — “Does not want to get blamed for the noise.”
Tuesday, Dec. 15
Police were contacted at 7:50 am regarding a neighbor dispute the previous night involving residents of Lawton Avenue.
A Nanaquaket Road resident called about a truck blocking the driveway. Police determined that the truck belonged to a landscaping company removing leaves.
A 911 caller on Main Road reported a woman “walking down street with pillow around her neck, eye patched up … yelling and screaming at people.” Police could not located the woman.
Wednesday, Dec. 16
At 1:40 am, a police cruiser struck a deer on Cornell Road. No word of damage or the fate of the deer.
Police and firefighters responded to a report of a brush fire in the area of the Tiverton Casino at 6:41 am. A few minutes later, the fire was reported to be out — “Propane issues, same as last week.”
Police looked for, but couldn’t find, an erratic driver said to be northbound on Main Road at 9:10 am.
At 11:14 am, a Judson Street resident reported that a credit card had been stolen from her residence.
Newport Hospital called at 3:17 pm to report that a patient from Tiverton had been bitten in the arm by his dog two days earlier.
At 3:43 pm, a caller said that a vehicle tailgated her car on the Sakonnet River Bridge, followed her off the highway at the Main Road exit, got in front of her and slammed on the brakes. He then “flipped her off” and continued south on Main Road.
At 5:14 pm, a customer at a Stafford Road business said that store employees are not wearing face masks properly. Police checked and observed no violations.
Thursday, Dec. 17
At 4:15 am, a vehicle struck a pole near the Spring Restaurant on Main Road, causing phone wires to hang low. Nobody was injured.
A snowplow went into a ditch off Fish Road at 5:26 am. With help from another truck, the plow was pulled back onto the road by 6:03 am.
At 7:08 am, the presence of a police officer was requested for “party arguing with state DOT about snow plowing.”
A Bridle Way resident told police that someone filed for unemployment in his name.
At 10:28 pm, a Fairfield Avenue resident notified police that his wife had been threatened by a neighbor.
Police were called at 12:48 pm about “several vehicles doing donuts in the lot” at East Bay Learning Center on Stafford Road.
Plow drivers called to ask police to help move vehicles that were blocking Elaine Avenue at 1:05 pm.
At 1:30 pm, motorists reported an icy stretch on Crandall Road and the fact that a DOT plow had taken out a mailbox.
At 1:56 pm, a vehicle was removed from a snow bank on Bulgarmarsh Road; At 3:11 pm, a tow truck removed a vehicle from a snow bank near the casino.
At 5:02 pm, a Budd Way resident called to complain that a neighbor across the street is plowing snow from his property onto hers. An officer spoke to both parties.
Friday, Dec. 18
At 8:53 pm, a 91 caller reported that a vehicle had struck and snapped a pole on Lake Road at King Road. A Little Compton cruiser also responded. There were no injuries; National Grid was called.
Mayflower Road residents complained about an ATV in the roadway at 11:27 am.
Myesha T. Johnson, 30, of Bourne Mill Apartments, 1 Mill St., Tiverton as arrested on two charges of receiving stolen goods (valued between $5,000 and $10,000) at 12:54 pm at that address.
At 1:10 pm, police responded to a call about a car in a ditch off Fish Road. There were no injuries.