OMG PD: Dude, Wait To Get Home

Dude, Wait To Get Home

A Johnston man was arrested on June 4 after an off-duty cop saw him roll a marijuana "blunt" in the parking lot of a convenience store just 0.6 miles from his home. Patrolman Joseph McGinn watched Joseph Rodi, of 1360 Atwood Ave., who was parked in the parking lot of the Gulf Express at 1180 Atwood Ave., handling a blunt cigar wrapper and a substance that police later determined was pot. McGinn called into the department, and Patrolman Derrick Palazzo arrived and watched Rodi for several minutes before identifying himself and placing Rodi under arrest. Rodi was later arraigned at headquarters for possession of pot and Vicodin, and released on $10,000 personal recognizance.

She Drove Over Boyfriend, And He Says It's His Fault

A Massachusetts couple was arrested in Middletown June 4 after the woman's SUV allegedly ran over her boyfriend after he chased the vehicle and fell under it. The incident began when the two were arguing while driving back home from Narragansett. According to reports, the two were arguing when the woman pulled over and the man got out of the SUV and began pounding on the hood. Witnesses told police that when he came around to the driver’s side of the vehicle, she tried to drive away but he fell and the SUV's rear tire ran over him. She then allegedly stopped, the boyfriend got up and ran into the passenger side seat and they drove off again. When police stopped them, the man took the blame and told police “it was all his fault,” though he did complain of pain to his midsection. He also had ripped clothes, bruises on his face, small lacerations elsewhere on his body, and hip abrasions. She was arrested for drunk driving, and he was arrested for domestic assault.

The Pigs Of Barrington High

Someone released a couple of pigs into the halls of Barrington High School June 2 – yes, pigs. It was all part of a slew of incidents inside the school on Senior Prank Day. They called the animal control officer to get rid of the pigs and had no information on where the pigs came from.

Welcome To The Neighborhood

A 19-year-old North Kingstown man was arrested May 29 after he and another man attacked the car of an 18-year-old they were familiar with who had pulled into their neighborhood. The victim said the two kicked his car, damaging a quarter panel so badly that he couldn’t open his passenger side door.

Forget The Cab, She Got A Free Ride In A Cruiser

East Greenwich officers arrested a 30-year-old Cranston woman after she refused to take a cab home from Harbourside bar. She had become argumentative at the bar/restaurant, so the manager said she would pay for a cab to send her home. The woman’s boyfriend agreed to take the cab home, but the woman refused, hurling obscenities at the police. She was arrested after she pushed a police officer and told him to “---- yourself.”