Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Check out the odd and sometimes amusing police reports from around Rhode Island.
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’s edition of OMG PD, and luckily one Barrington woman delivered. According to reports, a 45-year-old woman assaulted her sister-in-law after their …
Sunday, September 30, 2012
Take a look at some of the more unusual police reports from around the state.
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 disorderly conduct charge. Baby on board for bank robbery: This East Providence mother probably won’t be in the running for “Mom of the Year” any time …
Monday, September 24, 2012
We compile noteworthy crime stories from across the region.
The wrong kind of superfecta: In what may be an OMG PD record for highest number of police departments charging a suspect, three town departments and the Rhode Island State Police all filed charges against an 18-year-old from Johnston who was a passenger in the recent high-speed chase that ended in Scituate. Johnston and Foster charged him with felony breaking and entering, larceny, and conspiracy in separate incidents; Scituate added one count of violating a no-contact order, and the Staties topped off the list with a resisting arrest charge. OMG PD Bonus: The man already has five priors on his BCI record — since April 30. Lumberjack disguises got him into Motel 6 — cops got him out: Police officers nabbed the man known as the 'Bearded …
