Police: Gravestones damaged in Warren
Monday, Dec. 10 A Market Street woman called police at 4:03 a.m. to complain that a man in a car parked outside a neighbor’s home was beeping his horn repeatedly. Rings were reported stolen from a Warren Avenue resident’s home. A Paul Court woman told police she was nervous about the impending arrival of a [...]
Read More →Warren police ramping up for marijuana decriminalization
Even as Warren police continue to look for the 12 marijuana plants stolen three weeks ago from a state licensed medical marijuana grower on Arlington Avenue, they’re moving ahead and planning for next April, when a major change in the Rhode Island’s view of marijuana takes effect. On April 1, 2013, state officials will decriminalize [...]
Read More →Warren police: Car strikes, kills deer
Monday, Dec. 3 Police stopped three people at 1:45 a.m. An officer reported they were walking around “with no destination” on Metacom Avenue. Police were called to a domestic disturbance on Buffalo Avenue but made no arrests. Police were asked to disperse an unwanted family member who had showed up at a Homestead Avenue home. [...]
Read More →Warren police field numerous domestic calls
Friday, Nov. 23 A loud music call came in from Main Street at 11:04 a.m. Police had their hands busy clearing Main Street, Narragansett Way, Baker Street, Water Street and other downtown streets of cars in preparation for the Warren Holiday Festival. A Child Street woman told police that someone used her name and billing [...]
Read More →Alleged thief from Warren arrested after TV airs photos
Andy Warhol once said everyone will be famous for 15 minutes. A Warren man might be wishing it wasn’t his time. Last Wednesday, Warren police arrested Joseph Opielawski, 26, of 76 Arlington Ave., on a Seekonk, Mass. warrant that stems from the theft of an expensive ring from a retail store in that town. The [...]
Read More →Warren police logs: Serial shrubbery cutter strikes in dead of night
Monday, Nov. 19 Police said it looked like someone tried to pry off and steal a street sign on Strawberry Lane. A woman called police at 6:28 a.m. to report a possible stolen car; however, she said she wasn’t sure and wanted to check side streets around her house on Market Street to see if [...]
Read More →Warren police charge two with pot possession
Monday, Nov. 12 Police got a call about a couple fighting on Metacom Avenue, but it was no problem. William B. Manchester, 63, of Somerset, was charged with violating town ordinances by conducting an open burn on Barton Avenue without a permit from the fire chief. Fire Chief Al Galinelli reported receiving multiple calls about [...]
Read More →Warren, Bristol women charged in thefts
Two women are facing charges in Bristol and Warren for what police said are a string of thefts dating back a month. Warren police last Wednesday picked up Kristen L. Motta, 27, of 106 Cutler St., first floor, and Jennifer K. Harris, 32, of Bristol, on outstanding warrants for charges that include breaking and entering, [...]
Read More →Warren police charge man with DUI
Monday, Nov. 5 A Hope Street woman told police that mail was missing from her mailbox. Police got a call about a student with a knife at Kickemuit Middle School. An injured swan call came in from Serpentine Road. Police spotted an erratic driver on Child Street. Police received word that a runaway from a [...]
Read More →Warren police logs: DUIs, a pistol and a big storm
Monday, Oct. 29 A Market Street resident reported an attempted forced breaking and entering; the door to a second floor apartment had been forced. A Sisson Street resident reported at 4:53 a.m. that neighbors were being loud. Police, fire and DPW crews responded to numerous reports of trees and branches down, flooded basements and other [...]
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