Saturday, September 22, 2012
We compile noteworthy crime stories from across the region.
Lumberjack Disguises Get You as Far as Motel 6 Police officers nabbed the man known as the 'Bearded Bandit' this week, responsible for an eight-month string of bank heists across the region. The burly facial hair that gave him his moniker was found to be a fake, according to reports. The thief, thought to have stolen thousands of dollars, was tracked down in a Route 6 motel in Seekonk, MA. Keep It In Your Pants One North Kingstown road has been anything but PG this month after two men where charged with indecent exposure. The first man (known around Wickford for his “revealing attire,” including a “small Speedo swimsuit”) was reportedly seen masturbating at his window. Days later, neighbors called police after seeing another man exposing …
Monday, September 17, 2012
We round up some of the more OMG police incidents from around the Patch region.
Block Party Crashers Learn Hard Way A North Kingstown man gave two unwelcome guests to his block party an unwelcome surprise this past weekend. According to reports, a pair of intoxicated Kent County residents crashed a block party in North Kingstown while visiting a friend down the road. The pair, along with some friends, sat by the fire as the homeowner was trying to clean up the yard. When a 50-year-old woman attacked him for putting out the fire with the garden hose, the man allegedly sprayed the woman with the hose in an attempt to stop her from repeatedly hitting him with his own lawn chair. Also during the altercation, another man pulled the homeowner’s mailbox from its post. The woman was charged with disorderly conduct, willful …
Saturday, September 8, 2012
We compile the more noteworthy crime stories from across the region.
Talk about a sour sport: A South Kingstown man was arrested for allegedly stealing a woman's iPhone and then putting it in a bush outside the Ocean Mist in Narragansett. Police said when they confronted the man about this, he brought them outside, to where he had hid the phone in the shrubbery. He told police he had been upset about the Patriots game. Man rips off bride: A North Providence man was charged with stealing a $300 check that was later deposited by his girlfriend. On July 30, he allegedly stole the money meant as a wedding present at Canonchet Beach Clubhouse. He was previously fired from a catering company due ot his track record of stealing from new lawfully wedded couples. Making Mom proud one larceny at a time: Two …
Saturday, September 1, 2012
We compile eyebrow-raising police stories from across the region.
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 Narragansett Bay around 8:30 p.m. He found the man clinging to a mass of mussels and calling "help me, help me." According to rescue personnel, the man did not break any limbs in the fall but most likely sustained internal injuries. Woman uses train tracks as personal parking lot: A Hopkinton woman was arrested around 8:45 p.m. on Aug. 30, for drunk driving after police were dispatched to the train tracks near Admiral Kalbfus Road in Newport for a report of a …
Saturday, August 18, 2012
Take a look at some of the more unusual police reports from around the state.
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Saturday, August 18, 2012
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 driving – with her daughter in the car – when police clocked her at 68 miles per hour in a 25 mile per hour zone. DCYF was notified. Well, you’re not running for re-election anyway… According to East Greenwich police reports…
Saturday, August 4, 2012
We compile the odd, unusual and ‘oh my gosh’ police items from throughout the region.
I Don’t Always Mow the Lawn, But When I Do…I Bring My Gun. One South Kingstown man takes mowing his lawn very seriously. So serious in fact, that he allegedly decided to pack some heat last week while battling his yard. According to South Kingstown police, debris from the man’s lower shot out and hit a truck passing by. When two men driving the truck turned around to confront lawnmower man, the 65-year-old man pulled out his gun and asked them if they wanted to fight. Apparently, the answer to the question was no as the two men called police to report the man. Phone-A-Friend Fail When facing a DUI charge after crashing your car, it is probably advisable to call someone for help who is – unlike you - not under the influence. According to…
Saturday, July 28, 2012
We compile eyebrow-raising police stories from across the region.
Man Calls Police After Being Kicked Out of Bar by Officer: A Portsmouth man was arrested last Saturday the Atlantic Beach Club after he allegedly got into a scuffle with other barflies and was subsequently carried out of the establishment by a police officer. But apparently the encounter didn't deter the man from attempting to put the situation right. When officers arrived in response to a 911 call, police said the man ran toward the officer, demanded he do his job and escort him back into the bar and arrest the people who threw him out. He also raised his arms and screamed “I want justice,” according to reports. After police tried to convince him to leave, they eventually arrested the man and charged him with disorderly conduct. Lover's …
Saturday, July 21, 2012
We round up some of the more unusual and oh-my-gosh police incidents from around Patch region.
No Bad Deed Goes Unpunished A Cranston man tried to be a good Samaritan this week after returning a purse he found at a 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 by the man’s car, leaving her with broken bones, cuts, bruises and road rash. Whether it was the guilt that got the better of him or not, the man walked back into the store shortly after he stole it and tried to return the purse, saying that he had found it. (He reportedly didn’t feel too guilty, as he allegedly kept the $20 inside before returning it.) The man was captured and …
Saturday, July 14, 2012
We compile noteworthy crime stories from across the region.
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 Connor, 69, famed art thief and one-time rocker, was arrested Thursday, July 5, for robbing a woman of her cell phone at gunpoint in an attempt to get her to pay a debt. According to reports, Connor allegedly accused the woman of owing him money when she asked him for a cigarette during a friend's social gathering. After he pet a pellet gun to her head, Connor and his girlfriend attempted to steal her necklace - but only managed to grab a Samsung cell phone worth about $250 in a struggle. The victim and her …
Saturday, July 7, 2012
We compile noteworthy crime stories throughout the region.
Driver completes 64-second keg stand, driver boasts to police A University of Rhode Island student was charged with drunk driving after police pulled him over on June 27 and his passenger blurted out that he completed a 64-second keg stand earlier that night but that he "only had a few." According to reports, police allegedly witnessed the 20-year-old driver run over a curb in a police department lot and drive through a red light before an officer eventually caught up to him. Police asked the student to submit to field sobriety tests, which they said he failed. He was arrested and charged with drunken driving. A passenger in the car was unable to drive it from the scene, so the car was towed. Pyrotechnic wizards celebrate America's …
