Cocaine-Induced Outburst of Expression When police pulled over a car without a front license plate, they probably expected nothing more than a routine traffic stop. That expectation was thrown out the window when the driver reportedly ripped off his shirt and burst out of his car. Police believed that this outburst of expression was likely caused by cocaine, as they found a dollar bill with a white, powdery substance on the floor of his car. Their beliefs were further solidified when the driver allegedly admitted to snorting cocaine with a friend earlier that day. No drugs were found in the…

  Aren't There Better Places to Fight?: It may be common sense to most folks, but there are 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’…

  Assault Suspect ‘Kisses & Tells’ One Cranston man apparently doesn’t adhere to the “don’t kiss and tell” mantra when he literally tried to kiss an officer. According to reports, the 50-year-old man assaulted his pregnant girlfriend. When police arrived, he told them his name was Eshu and, according to one officer, “began talking about things that didn’t make sense.” After he allegedly admitted to hitting the woman, officers brought him to the police station, where he refused to get out of the car and instead began blowing kisses at officers. As police attempted to fingerprint the man, he …

  Putting the Kar in Karma One man’s alleged decision to drive under the influence came back to haunt him pretty quickly this week. According to reports, a Portsmouth man decided to stop to “take a pee” after a night of drinking in Newport. He forgot one little thing – to put the car in park. The car rolled backwards and, after the man attempted to jump into the car to hit the brake, pinned him between the car door and a tree.  Officers found the man nearly three hours later in “good spirits,” despite the fact that his leg was numb. The man’s blood alcohol level allegedly measured at .113 and…

  Sign up kid, score supplies?: Smithfield Police this week reported the arrest of a woman who registered one of her kids for preschool — then, according to police, filled a trash bucket with more than $560 in school supplies. When she returned the next day to retrieve the bucket, school staffers alerted police. Lucky 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 …

  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 officers' 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 …