OMGPD: Responsible Adults, A Mother's Advice

Check out some of the more compelling police reports from around the state. An arrest does not indicate a conviction.

Teens and Adults RSVP to Facebook Fight One 17-year-old boy now has an interesting life event to add to his Facebook timeline after would-be fight turned into a real-life car chase. According to the Portsmouth Police Department, two teens decided to plan a fight at the park, organizing it on Facebook. (No word yet on whether they created a Facebook event out of the fight.) While the 17-year-old boy brought along two teenaged friends (15 and 16 years of age), the other boy brought two adults (aged 34 and 38). One of the adults appeared to be very serious about the fight and allegedly had a baseball bat. The teen boy left with his friends, but the adults reportedly followed. After two teens were dropped off, the adults allegedly approached …

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OMGPD: Egg Attack, Condiments On the Side (Of Car)

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

Scrambled or Over-Easy? A shoplifter who fled the Garfield Avenue Stop and Shop was so upset after getting pulled over near the scene, she allegedly threw a broken carton of eggs at Cranston Police Officer Ryan Dimbleby, police said. Police said Angela M. Ferrer, 41, of 118 Prudence St., Providence, allegedly stole about $43 worth of groceries from the supermarket. Store security officers said they watched Ferrer conceal items from the shelves in her carriage, and when she passed through the check out line, handed the cashier a bag of produce that she no longer wanted. She then allegedly left the store without paying for the concealed items, at which point she was stopped out front by security. Police said Ferrer told the guard that she …

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OMG PD: No Love For Coke

We compile the unusual, odd and 'oh my gosh' news items from around the region.

Apparently Pot Doesn't Count? A Providence woman had a bizarre interaction with Narragansett police that ended with her being charged with pot possession. Police responded to a 911 call to find the woman and a 64-year-old man denying they ever made the call. When police traced the call back to a cell phone in the woman's coat, they noticed the coat and phone smelled of marijuana. When asked about the odor, the woman responded, "I don't have any crack" and added "Nope. No crack. No coke." When police found a small amount of pot in her purse, the woman said, “It’s just a little weed, so what, I’ve been clean.” You Want Cuffs With That? A South Kingstown woman received disorderly conduct charges after allegedly throwing her Coke at a pregnant…

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OMG PD: Man Allegedly Goes on Bloody Rampage

We compile the odd, unusual and ‘oh my gosh’ police items from throughout the region.

One Woonsocket man allegedly went on a rampage this week that stretched from Cumberland Farms to his residence down the street. When police arrived at the convenience store, they found trash cans turned over, hoses from the gas pumps on the ground and a large window at a nearby store broken. Moments later, the 39-year-old man’s roommate called police, claiming her roommate had returned home intoxicated and covered in blood. (Never a good combination.) Police reportedly arrived to find the man in the fetal position in the kitchen, slurring his speech and yelling “take me to jail.” The mayhem didn’t end there, as officers were unable to subdue the man with a Taser and pepper spray. It eventually took several drive stuns to get the man in …

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David Swain, Once Accused of Murdering Wife, Pleads Not Guilty to DUI

The former Jamestown councilor was arrested in December and charged with driving under the influence.

David Swain, the Rhode Island man who was once accused of murdering his wife while scuba diving in the British Virgin Islands, appeared in court Thursday and denied a charge of driving under the influence last December, reports The Providence Journal.  Swain, 56, of 993 Middle Road, was arrested in December in Portsmouth on a charge of driving under the influence after his vehicle reportedly nearly struck a police cruiser. According to The Journal, Swain pleaded not guilty to the charge Thursday. A judge ordered Swain's release. He is due back in court on Jan. 26.

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OMG PD: Crowd Cheers as Man Fights Officers

We compile the odd, unusual and ‘oh my gosh’ police items from throughout the region.

Woonsocket police officers had to deal with more than an unruly 32-year-old man when they went to arrest him outside his apartment – they had a crowd of bystanders cheering and chanting as the suspect battled officers. When officers put the man on the ground for a pat-down, he allegedly kicked backwards and hit one officer in the groin. That sparked cheers from the crowd. The man reportedly continued to struggle inside the police cruiser, kicking the inside window of the car, threatening to assault officers, and stating that his sister was a lawyer and he would sue. At the police station, he broke the plexiglass window on his cell door. Johnston officer makes a ‘career arrest’ A Johnston police officer is being credited with making a “…

NK Police Log: Talkative Suspect

The following information was supplied by the North Kingstown Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.

Police arrested Joseph A. Gilmore, 24, of Pine River Drive, for domestic simple assault and domestic disorderly conducat on Nov. 18 after he allegedly beat up his female roomate in front of her teenage son. After being called to the scene, police found Gilmore walking down Pine River Drive. He immediately apologized and asked police to apologize to the alleged victim, according to reports. Officers continued on to the residence to find out why he was apologizing. Her missing front tooth was a likely reason. The woman told police she and Gilmore, who rents the lower level of her apartment from her, were arguing most of the day over who would use the car to get to work. She said he punched her in the face, shoved her to the ground and …

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