OMG PD: Erected Snow 'Sculpture' Causing Controversy

We take a look at the more unique and peculiar police stories from across the state.

  An Armless Snowman? Following last week’s blizzard, snowmen began springing up across the state. One household in South Kingstown decided to create something a bit more unique with their excess snow and erected a 10-foot phallic sculpture. Police were called the house not once, not twice but four times in a span of two days. For now, the snow soldier will remain. Police say that the sculpture is protected by free speech and is o private property. Clerk Foils Armed Robbery Two would-be robbers got more than they bargained for this week when they attempted to rob a convenience store in Cranston. Though they stormed the store with a shotgun, the clerk working that shift apparently isn’t the type to take orders from anyone – even if you have…

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OMG PD: Aren't There Better Places to Fight?

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 …

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OMG PD: Fortunate Dog, Footloose

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 …

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OMG PD: Quit While You're Ahead

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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OMG PD: The Wrong Kind of 'Superfecta'

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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OMG PD: 'Get Out of Jail Free Card' Didn't Work This Time

Check out some of the odd police reports from around Rhode Island.

  'Get Out of Jail Free Card' has its limits: A Johnston man who had previously helped the police find the alleged Johnston samurai sword attacker tried a variation of the "diplomatic immunity" claim from "Lethal Weapon" — and failed. Johnston Police reported that the man claimed he had a "get out of jail free card" from the police chief for informing on the samurai sword suspect — but officers didn't seem obliged to honor it. Maybe it was the fact that [according to police] he ran a red light, refused to stop for an officer who tried to pull over his car, and appeared drunk. Or he may have spent the officers' goodwill when he tried to choke himself in the police station bathroom and punched himself in the face in an apparent attempt to …

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3 Vehicles + 1 Accident = 2 Arrests

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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OMG PD: Old Enough to Know Better

Check out the odd arrests from around Rhode Island.

  Old Enough to Know Better: One Johnston youth seems to have enjoyed himself a little too much over the weekend of the recent St. Rocco Church feast — with an adult's help. Johnston Police reported the arrest of a 47-year-old woman after the minor returned home in an apparently drunken state. The woman pleaded no contest to charges of contributing to the delinquency of a minor and providing alcohol to a minor, and got 18 months suspended and 10 months' probation. Couldn't Dodge an Arrest: A Providence motorcycle owner managed to avoid an accident that happened in front of him by dropping his bike in the road — but didn't escape the long arm of the law after Johnston Police found that the license plates on his motorcycle were reported …

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OMG PD: Inspired by Tarantino?

Take a look at some of the more unusual police reports from around the state.

  Inspired by Tarantino?: In Johnston, three more peopler were arrested after a samurai sword attack. Probably just settling a duel — or was it the aftermath of a bloody quest for revenge following a wedding day attack? Driving is an adventure in North Kingstown: From one police log covering just three days… A Coventry driver was charged with drunken driving after sideswiping a car, although he told police he hadn’t had a drink in 14 years. A pair of North Kingstown men tried to steal car parts from an auto salvage yard. After a traffic stop and a pat-down, a passenger told police he “forgot” he had a baggie of marijuana on him. A bunch of other cars have been broken into, and finally, a South Kingstown woman was arrested for reckless …

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OMG PD: Eye and Ear Problems

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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