Crime & Safety

OMG PD: Odd Police Reports From Around The Region

We compile the weird, wild, and just plain wacky police log reports from Rhode Island Patch sites.

Man Blames Crime on Aliens in the Sky...A Providence man was arrested last Friday after he stopped traffic in Middletown because . According to the Middletown Police Department arrest report, a motorist initially reported that a man was attempting to get into cars while they were stopped at the red light on West Main Road near Rogers Lane. While police were on their way to the scene, police dispatch informed them that the suspect was now on the ground in the road and appeared to be trying to get cars to hit him. Upon arrival, police found the 37-year-old man kneeling in both northbound lanes, allegedly clutching his chest and claiming he’d been shot. Police called for assistance from the Middletown Fire Department rescue and checked Khun's chest, but found no gunshot wounds. However Khun continued to insist that he had been shot and pointed to the sky, claiming that aliens “up there” had shot him. Police canceled the call for the rescue, sat Khun on the curb and recovered a broken bottle of Goldschläger cinnamon schnappes alcohol from the roadway where he had been kneeling, according to the arrest report. He was charged with disorderly conduct.

They Broke into the Home, Then Just Had Fun with the Garbage...Two 20-year-old men recently reported to Narragansett police that their home had been broken into. But the scene wasn't what they expected. Instead of finding any missing items, the men discovered that the . Several televisions and video game systems at the house remained intact. The men said they thought that a friend had been messing with them, but they said none of their friends owned up to breaking in. The men also said that they hadn’t had problems with anyone recently.

30 Gallons of Cooking Oil, All in the Street...City and state Department of Environmental Management workers had quite the on their hands Tuesday night. Cranston's Deputy Fire Chief said someone came into the station to report a large spill. They weren't sure what it was at first, but it was soon discovered that it was...cooking oil. Four spots were coated, the largest on Pontiac Avenue that ran the length of an entire block. Police rerouted traffic while city and state Department of Environmental Management workers used shovels and motorized brooms to clean the mess. The oil appeared to have been used.

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Save That Punch for the Workout Room...A 17-year-old East Providence girl was arrested this week after . Of course, she didn't throw that jab at a punching bag. Instead, she directed it toward the front desk worker, punching her in the eye.  The two apparently knew each other from a party that they had attended in February.

Taking the Gospel a Little Too Far...A Barrington man reported to police last Friday that he placed on a stool in an entryway to his home. The man made the report to police because he said the “solicitor” apparently entered his home without permission to drop off the publication.

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The Price Was Not Right...A Middletown man tried to pull one over Newport police this week by Officers clearly knew the 49-year-old was not the former host of the popular game show and arrested him for obstruction. The man later admitted that he gave the false name to mess with police.

Kitty Litter Fight...Portsmouth police arrested a local man last Sunday after he allegedly inside a Sprague Street home. A 63-year-old Portsmouth woman reported becoming involved in an argument with a 31-year-old man in her home, who allegedly damaged a telephone at the home. The man also allegedly took the cat's little box and fecal matter, and "threw it all over the bedroom," police said. He was arrested and later arraigned before a justice of the peace.


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