Crime & Safety

OMG PD: Mud-Dipped 'Doughnuts'

We compile the odd, unusual, and 'oh. my gosh' police reports from Patch sites around the region.

Mud-Dipped 'Doughnuts': Two Johnston men face misdemeanor charges of destruction of public property after a to dig up the turf — colloquially known as "doing doughnuts." The mayor and police weren't amused, of course, and tracked down one of the 18-year-olds at the high school. When he spoke with the cops, the high schooler said he'd "heard about" the incident, then admitted he'd been involved when detectives found his truck's undercarriage caked with — you guessed it — mud. The other suspect, also 18, is a freshman in college and faces formal arrest when he returns.

Too Fat For Sobriety Test:

One Hopkinton woman had an interesting excuse for why she couldn’t take her field sobriety test. North Kingstown police pulled the woman over after a witness phoned in an erratic driver in the area of Wickford Village. The 48-year-old from Ashaway told officers she was coming home from Warwick and had two beers about two hours before driving. Officers noted that she seemed “outwardly perplexed” when asked where she was coming from or where she was. When it came to why she was having difficulty with her field sobriety test, however, she had an answer – telling officers multiple times she was “too fat” to take the test. After she failed the test, officers found an open bottle of vodka and 23 grams of marijuana in her car.

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Nutty Assault:

A 21-year-old Woonsocket man discovered one obscure way to settle a dispute with your neighbor: . According to reports, the nut assailant threw the can at his 63-year-old neighbor about a noise complaint. Police arrested the man on charges of assault and battery on a person over 60 years old and transported his victim, who had a small cut on his forehead, to the hospital.

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DUI Lawyer Charged — With DUI:

Cue Alanis Morrissette: we have some alcohol-induced irony coming your way. A  over the weekend in Barrington after she was seen driving erratically. Officers noted the woman had bloodshot eyes and slurred speech, and also found partially-consumed bottles of rum and wine in her car. OMG PD Bonus: This 31-year-old woman is a local DUI lawyer.


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