Little Compton police: traffic stop leads to marijuana charge
Thursday, Nov. 29 After being stopped on Colebrook Road for a moving violation at 1:55 p.m., Brendan Mulroy, 26, of New Bedford was charged with possession of marijuana. Friday, Nov. 30 A Holly Berry Hill resident reported at 9:50 a.m. that a wooden shed on his property had been vandalized, although nothing from inside the [...]
Read More →Little Compton man on suspended sentence, charged with B&E again
LITTLE COMPTON — A 28-year-old Little Compton man, already out of jail on a suspended sentence for prior felony breaking and entering, was charged again Friday, Nov. 30, with breaking and entering, and larceny . Police say Luther Parente, of 305 Long Highway, entered a local home, surprised an occupant, then fled. An elderly male staying at [...]
Read More →Little Compton police: necklace theft reported
Little Compton Monday, Nov. 19 At 11:04 a.m., Scottie Cuoto, 31, of Taunton, was charged under a district court warrant with failure to appear/ability to pay. Tuesday, Nov. 20 A 90-year-old Little Compton woman struck a tree while driving south on West Main Road at 11:58 a.m., and was transported to the hospital. Her car [...]
Read More →Little Compton Police: Suboxone pill in sock
Monday. Nov. 12 An East View Drive resident reported at 9:25 a.m. what appeared to be a suspiciously open second story window in his home. Police determined that the window that had rotted and fallen out. At 4:14 p.m., Joseph Rocha, 26, of Fall River, was stopped for a motor vehicle infraction on South Shore Road, [...]
Read More →Little Compton police: resident reports failed phone scam
Tuesday, Nov. 6 At 3:19 p.m., a Burchard Avenue resident reported a break-in, and when officers responded they found no signs of a breaking and entering, although the resident said several items were missing from the home. Wednesday, Nov. 7 A Colebrook Road resident reported at 3 p.m. having received a phone call she believed was [...]
Read More →LIttle Compton police: speeder without license charged
Little Compton Wednesday, Oct. 24 After he was stopped for speeding, Santos Morente, 32, of Providence, was charged with driving without a license.
Read More →Little Compton police nab wanted man on Meeting House Lane
Little Compton police had a quiet week, highlighted by picking up a wanted man and busting a 19-year-old for underage possession of alcohol. Monday , Oct. 8 At 6:48 a.m., police observed Jeremy P. Thurston, 35, of 435 West Main Road, Little Compton, walking on Meeting House Lane. Because he was known to be wanted [...]
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