Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Check out the odd and sometimes amusing police reports from around Rhode Island.
Aren't There Better Places to Fight?: It may be common sense to most folks, but there are some places that aren't the best for having an altercation with someone else — as two Johnston men found out on Nov. 25, one of those places is along I-95. State Police reported finding the two men engaged in a fight at about 2:40 am. They were each charged with, in hockey parlance, a double-minor: one misdemeanor count of assault and one misdemeanor count of disorderly conduct. Shouldn’t Have Gone Back For Seconds: We knew we were bound to get at least one crazy Thanksgiving Day family feud with this week’s edition of OMG PD, and luckily one Barrington woman delivered. According to reports, a 45-year-old woman assaulted her sister-in-law after …
Sunday, October 7, 2012
Take a look at some of the more unusual police reports from around the state.
Dog survives 11-mi. trip in car grille: If ever there was a dog that deserved the name Lucky, it would be this poodle. According to East Providence police, the little pup (named Suzie) survived an 11-mile journey from Taunton to EP – while wedged in the grille of a car. The dog was struck by a car after it ran into the road. The driver, unaware there was a canine stuck to his car, continued driving until someone flagged him down in EP. Suzie somehow managed to avoid serious injury, suffering a concussion, and was later reunited with her owners. Echoes of Footloose in the streets of 'Gansett: Narragansett Police had to put Baby in the corner this past week – and by “Baby,” we really mean a 38-year-old man who was allegedly busting out …
Sunday, September 30, 2012
Take a look at some of the more unusual police reports from around the state.
Quit while you're ahead: A man could have walked away with a simple no-trespass order last weekend if he had not bid a Johnston police officer with some unkind parting words. According to reports, the 30-year-old man had been banging on the windows and doors of a Johnston home, prompting the homeowner to call police and request a no-trespass order. When officers arrived, they reportedly found the man trying to hide behind a boat in the driveway. As one of the officers told the man to leave the property, he reportedly replied with expletives, which landed him in handcuffs on a disorderly conduct charge. Baby on board for bank robbery: This East Providence mother probably won’t be in the running for “Mom of the Year” any time soon. …
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Sunday, September 23, 2012
We compile noteworthy crime stories from across the region.
The wrong kind of superfecta: In what may be an OMG PD record for highest number of police departments charging a suspect, three town departments and the Rhode Island State Police all filed charges against an 18-year-old from Johnston who was a passenger in the recent high-speed chase that ended in Scituate. Johnston and Foster charged him with felony breaking and entering, larceny, and conspiracy in separate incidents; Scituate added one count of violating a no-contact order, and the Staties topped off the list with a resisting arrest charge. OMG PD Bonus: The man already has five priors on his BCI record — since April 30. Lumberjack disguises got him into Motel 6 — cops got him out: Police officers nabbed the man known as the 'Bearded …
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1651 Atwood Ave, Johnston, RI
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Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Take a look at some of the more eyebrow-raising police stories from across the region.
Three vehicles plus one accident equals two arrests: Johnston Police made a drunk driving arrest and cited another driver for having stolen license plates after a recent accident that involved a car and two motorcycles. The car driver, whom officers said appeared intoxicated, was charged with drunk driving. One of the motorcycle drivers was charged with possession of stolen goods and is out on personal recognizance until his Sept. 29 pretrial hearing. Bridge jumper clings to crustacean cluster: A man who jumped from the Jamestown Verrazzano Bridge Saturday night got another chance at life after surviving the 135-foot fall. The Jamestown Harbormaster received a call that a man had jumped from the bridge's center span and into …
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Sunday, August 12, 2012
Take a look at some of the more unusual police reports from around the state.
They could have used a little 'foresight': Johnston Police reported the arrests of a suspected thief and his getaway driver after a second try at stealing merchandise from an Atwood Avenue eyeglass shop. The two men were suspected in a July 26 shoplifting incident, then went back on Aug. 8 — this time, the cops were alerted by store employees and a Johnston officer pursued their vehicle into Providence. Police charged the alleged bag man with felony larceny and conspiracy, and the driver with conspiracy. He heard it the second time: Cranston Police summoned a Cranston Street man for violating the city’s noise ordinance July 27 after he allegedly blasted music so loud, it could be heard outside as far as 200 feet away. Police said Angel …
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Sunday, August 5, 2012
Check out some of the strange, unusual and 'oh, my gosh' police reports from around the region.
While you guys are here...: An off-hand remark by a foreman for an electrical contractor led Johnston Police to an apparent case of theft after officers responded to his report of stolen headlights at another work site. As officers were processing a work truck for clues about the missing headlights, the foreman mentioned that he'd been told about a theft of electrical "dead-end bodies," metal attachments for high-tension wires, from a work site near the Central Landfill. Detectives tracked the missing parts to a local scrap metal yard, and found the man who'd scrapped them. When questioned, the suspect said he'd found the metal "in the woods." Officers charged him with felony larceny. Still no leads on the missing headlights. I don't …
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1651 Atwood Ave, Johnston, RI
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Sunday, July 29, 2012
Check out some of the odd, unusual, and 'oh, my gosh' police reports from around the region.
DUI suspect insults officer's driving skills: A North Kingstown man was charged with drunk driving after he allegedly failed to stop at a yield sign in Wickford Village, nearly striking a police cruiser and another car stopped at a stop sign. During the stop, Richter allegedly immediately began to accuse the officer of running a stop sign. According to reports, he also appeared to be under the influence. After officers asked him to step out of the vehicle, the man allegedly used the side of his car to balance himself and said he had two beers at “Ricky’s house,” but refused to elaborate on the identity of Ricky. He failed field and preliminary breath tests, reads the report. Once at headquarters, the man became more agitated – punching …
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1651 Atwood Ave, Johnston, RI
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Sunday, July 22, 2012
Check out the weirder police reports from around the region.
'DUI-fecta': A local man faces three felony counts after Johnston Police arrested him just after midnight on July 15. Officers said the man had been involved in a hit-and-run accident that injured a motorycle driver, then registered a .214 BAC on a Breathalyzer test. The list of charges: DUI, DUI with leading to serious injury, and leaving the scene of an accident with injury resulting. No bad deed goes unpunished: A Cranston man tried to be a good Samaritan this week after returning a purse he found at Stop & Shop on Atwood Avenue. And by “found,” he reportedly really meant “stole.” According to police, the 26-year-old man stole a purse from a woman at the grocery store and fled. The victim was injured in the pursuit after being dragged…
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Sunday, July 15, 2012
We compile noteworthy crime stories from across the region.
Music to their ears: From the "Creative Court Orders" file, a driver's failed appeal of her $85 traffic ticket turned into a $500 donation toward a new sound system at Johnston High School this week. According to Mayor Joseph Polisena, a traffic court judge ordered the woman to make a donation to a Johnston organization after she tried to get out of the ticket for running a red light. The mayor chose the Johnston Drama and Performing Arts troupe, one of three local groups working to raise money for the new system. High-brow heist master settles for Samsung: Some could argue the man famed with bargaining with the FBI to arrange the return of $300 million in art from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum has sunk to less lofty goals. Myles …
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