Motorcyclist confronts Portsmouth golfers after hit by ball
PORTSMOUTH — Here are some highlights from the police log over the past week. Tuesday, Aug. 27 Amanda K. Myers, 19, of 144 Anthony Road, was charged with injuring or tampering with vehicles as well as...
View ArticleBristol police bust house party, charge two
Bristol police arrested two, and issued summons’ for three Roger Williams University students after busting a house party last Friday. Evan Kelley, 21, and Michael Deroma, also 21, both of 271 Wood...
View ArticleBarrington boat crashes off Prudence Island, six injured
A Coast Guard boat similar to this one responded to the crash off Prudence Island on Saturday night.A boat carrying six people from Barrington and one from East Providence crashed off the coast of...
View ArticleBristol police cite five for underage possession of alcohol
The following report is compiled from the Bristol Police Department call log for the week of Aug. 26 – Sept. 2 2013. Monday, Aug. 26 After a traffic stop, police arrested John A. Almeida, 36, of 18...
View ArticleTwo East Providence residents arrested during State Police warrant sweep
NORTH SCITUATE — Two East Providence residents were about 26 arrested by Rhode Island State Police and cooperating agencies during an early morning warrant sweep conducted Wednesday, Sept. 4. George...
View ArticleRooftop trespassers in Barrington spotted three times in two days
Two teenagers were spotted atop the Sowams School roof on Monday night, Sept. 2.Local teenagers were seen atop the Rite Aid on County Road, Brickyard Wine and Spirits and Sowams School last weekend,...
View ArticleBarrington harbor patrol employee praised for his effort
An off-duty assistant harbormaster earned a hearty thank-you from two kayakers after he helped them retrieve a kayak lost during an accident on the Barrington River. Late last month, Sarah Jane...
View ArticleFamily’s cat killed in Barrington house fire
The Barrington Fire Department responded to a basement fire at a Salisbury Road residence on Thursday afternoon that claimed the life of the homeowners’ cat. According to a report from the department,...
View ArticleEast Providence cops haul in hitchhiker on drugs, weapons charges
EAST PROVIDENCE — Responding to a suspicious person call on Tuesday, Sept. 10, the East Providence Police arrested a hitchhiker on Interstate 195, westbound at Exit 6. Wayne Maxwell Munns, 38, was...
View ArticleBristol motorist drives flat-tired car through Warren, Barrington
It was just after 1 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 6 when Barrington police received a radio call from Warren to keep on the lookout for a vehicle with flat tires heading north on Route 114. Soon after, an...
View ArticleFirearms seized from Prudence man after domestic dispute
PORTSMOUTH — Here are some highlights from the Portsmouth police log over the past week. Monday, Sept. 2 Two people were injured when the car they were in struck a RIPTA bus sign and utility pole on...
View ArticleBristol police arrest Providence man after staging robbery
Police were called to a home on Michael Drive last Friday for a reported robbery that turned out to be just a tall tale. The alleged victim, Wilson Gonzalez, 48, of Providence, was waiting on the...
View ArticleBristol police settle neighborly dispute over lawn cutting
The following report is compiled from the Bristol Police Department call log for the week of Sept. 3 – 8, 2013: Tuesday, Sept. 3 Animal control officers were called to a State Street home to remove a...
View ArticleSUV snaps utility pole in Barrington, busts fire hydrant
An SUV snapped utility pole and damaged a fire hydrant in Barrington on Friday afternoon.A Chevy Suburban crashed into a utility pole and a fire hydrant on Maple Avenue in Barrington on Friday...
View ArticlePedestrian is killed on Interstate 195 near Taunton Avenue in East Providence
EAST PROVIDENCE — A pedestrian was killed on Interstate 195 in the wee hours of Sunday morning, Sept. 15, according to the Rhode Island State Police. State Police responded to numerous 911 calls for a...
View ArticleBarrington pre-teen targeted for nude Facebook pics
Barrington police are investigating a recent incident where a man reportedly sent pictures of himself naked to a 12-year-old Barrington girl. Barrington Police Chief John LaCross said the victim and...
View ArticleBarrington home burglarized, another resident scares away car thieves
An Alfred Drown Road resident called police last week after someone allegedly broke into her home and stole some items from the basement. The resident filed the report on Wednesday, Sept. 11 after it...
View ArticleBristol cops use pepper-spray to subdue intoxicated woman
The following report is compiled from the Bristol Police Department call log for the week of Sept. 9-15, 2013: Monday, Sept. 9 A business on Hope Street reported that cash was missing from the register...
View Article‘Diplomatic immunity!’ man protests to Portsmouth police
PORTSMOUTH — Here are some highlights from the police log from over the past week. Thursday, Sept. 12 Ariel A. Pena, 19, of 143 Third St., Apt. 4F, Newport, was charged with illegal possession of...
View ArticleBarrington police halt apparent shopping cart heist
Late-day cyclists on the East Bay Bike Path pedaled onto an apparent crime scene Tuesday, Sept. 17. Just beyond the west end of Brickyard Pond, a Barrington police cruiser blocked part of the path...
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