Sunday, May 6, 2012
We compile the odd, unusual and ‘oh my gosh’ police items from throughout the region.
Man run over trying to stop drunk driver An allegedly drunk driver pulled into Metacomet Country Club in East Providence and one vigilant citizen decided he would not let him leave. Following the erratic driver's Dodge into the country club parking lot, the man stood in front of the vehicle to take down his license plate number and corral it until officers arrived, according to police. That's when the drunk driver allegedly drove his vehicle into the man's leg, breaking a front light and sending the him onto the hood of the car. The man allegedly tried to grab the windshield wiper for support but fell to the ground. A witness came to help and a fight ensued. Police arrived and placed the drunk driver in the back of a cruiser, and he …
Thursday, May 3, 2012
We compile the odd, unusual and ‘oh my gosh’ police items from throughout the region.
Knock Yourself Out? Jail cell bars didn’t deter one man from continuing his disorderly conduct. Narragansett police put the 34-year-old man behind bars following a disturbance at a local bar where he reportedly refused to pay his tab. Back at headquarters, the man allegedly continued to misbehave once in his cellblock. According to police, the man began yelling and according to another prisoner head-butted the concrete wall and literally knocked himself out. Rescue crews checked the man who appeared to be okay. He refused treatment. It’s Potty Time at the Playground Two North Kingstown girls looking for some quality time at the playground over April vacation found a special “present’ underneath a slide. North Kingstown police responded to …
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
"Snackman": once he pops, the fighting stops.
Like funny cat videos, YouTube videos of subway fights are a dime a dozen. Except this one. The Internet has been abuzz over the past two days with a new viral sensation: Snackman. The video begins with a woman accusing a man of following her on to the 6 train in New York City. Then, the proverbial yelling, kicking, punching and cursing ensues. (Watch the original video here, but beware of the profanity.) What follows is a feat of snacking YouTube has never seen. The Snackman intervenes by, you guessed it, snacking. (We bet Gandhi didn't factor the power of Pringles into his non-violence teachings.) The man casually breaks up the fight, while nonchalantly munching on some chips. The video has been featured on sites like Huffington Post, …
Thursday, February 9, 2012
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…
Friday, January 27, 2012
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 …
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
The following information was supplied by the North Kingstown Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
Pawtucket Teen Charged With Trespassing at Homecoming Dance Joey Gomes, 18, of 250 Central Ave. Apt. 1 in Pawtucket, was arrested Oct. 29 at 8 p.m. on charges of willfull trespassing, obstructing an officer and resisting arrest. Police observed Gomes and a 16-year-old friend in a car outside North Kingstown High School’s homecoming dance. Officers told Gomes to leave the premises after checking his identification and learning he was not a student and was not attending the dance. Officers allegedly told Gomes he would be arrested for trespassing if he was seen on school grounds again. According to reports, officers saw Gomes in a different parking lot on school grounds shortly thereafter. Later that night, officers saw school administrators…
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Monday, October 31, 2011
We compile the odd, unusual and ‘oh my gosh’ police items from throughout the region.
A Providence woman faces charges of larceny and contributing to the delinquency of a minor after she allegedly took the youth she was babysitting on a shoplifting trip to Burlington Coat Factory in Johnston. According to police, store staffers said the woman let the kid put several items in one bag, then covered up the stolen goods with bags of merchandise that she'd purchased legally. The woman fled the store when loss prevention staffers tried to stop the pair — leaving the child behind. The kid — who was charged with larceny and released to the custody of her family — identified the woman, and police arrested her at her home later that day. Drunk driver: “Is this where I get arrested?” A 22-year-old Narragansett driver came to grips …
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Local paranormal research group thinks they have found sasquatch, and Animal Planet's "Finding Bigfoot" has lent credence to their theories.
The next time you go for a hike through the woods of Cumberland, West Greenwich or Exeter, take caution: You just may run into a giant, hairy beast. Sasquatch, Bigfoot, or (in this case) Big Rhodey. Whatever you want to call him, the legendary ape man that has been the subject of grainy photos and eyewitness accounts for decades — but has never officially been found, dead or alive — is wandering around the more remote locations of Rhode Island, according to a local paranormal research group. "Bigfoot is a master of concealment," said Carl Johnson, founder of Beyond the Veil Paranormal Research and the Big Rhodey Research Project. "It's the same as a bear that wanders down here every now and then. People sometimes catch glimpses of it." …
Thursday, October 20, 2011
The following information was supplied by the North Kingstown Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
NK Man Planned to Shoot Birds…and Eat Them On the morning of Oct. 15, police received a call of a man dressed in dark clothing walking around Marine Road Bike Path with a rifle. Police found the man as he left the path without the rifle, which the man said he left in the woods. Officers found the rifle — which was actually a pellet rifle — in a bag, along with a container full of pellets and a dead robin. Due to the Asian man’s broken English, officers were unable to ascertain why he had a pellet rifle and a dead robin in a bag. It wasn’t until a passerby, who was fluent in English, Taiwanese and Mandarin, offered to translate that police learned the man allegedly bought the pellet gun at Walmart to shoot birds in order to eat them. He was…
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Wednesday, October 19, 2011
A runaway cow, a tornado or a massive cocaine bust?
Yesterday's runaway cow on the Jamestown Bridge was pretty peculiar...but is it the oddest story to hit North Kingstown this year? What about that supposed tornado that ripped through North Quidnessett during Tropical Storm Irene? Or what about that massive drug bust on Dry Bridge Road that seized 66 kilos of cocaine and more than a million in cash? You be the judge.
bobby mac
9:06 am on Monday, May 7, 2012
marilyn u r getting to be a real pain more ›