Saturday, May 18, 2013
Take a look at some of the more compelling police reports from around the state. An arrest does not indicate a conviction.
Hulk Smash? Getting arrested is an incredibly angering experience for some. For one New Jersey man, the rage that followed his arrest could be described as…Hulk-ish? Smithfield police arrested a 21-year-old man on DUI charges after he had allegedly crashed his car into a tree. At the police station, the man took a Breathalyzer test, then allegedly stood up from his chair, walked over to the sink and tore it from the wall, breaking the pipes attaching it. Police were able to subdue the man/Hulk impersonator with a Taser. When Your Alibi Needs an Alibi This week’s best fake alibi goes to a Providence man accused of robbery. When police caught up to the man who allegedly stole $341 from Kattan’s Market in Cranston, he told them he couldn’t …
Friday, May 17, 2013
The National Transportation Safety Board recommends reducing the limit to .05 to save lives. Is that reasonable?
One drink could be the standard for drunken driving – at least for some people if the National Transporation Safety Board has its way. On Tuesday, the NTSB recommended states lower the blood-alcohol threshold for driving under the influence from 0.08 percent -- the law in RI -- to 0.05 percent. What do you think? Is the proposal reasonable? About 10,000 deaths a year are related to drunken driving. The NTSB says the lower limit would save 500 to 800 lives a year. Officials at the American Beverage Institute called the proposal "ludicrous." It said the average woman could reach the 0.05 percent limit by having one drink. There were 24 DUI fatalities in Rhode Island in 2012, which were 34 percent of traffic-related fatalities last year, …
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Barrington Firefighters Local 1774 is hosting another charity road race on May 26.
Barrington Firefighters Local 1774 hosts another 5K Charity Road Race again this year on May 26 -- Memorial Day weekend. The race highlights a morning filled with other races for kids and a host of family activities at Barrington High School, according to Firefighter Ted Paull, the event coordinator Proceeds generated from the race are donated to local charities through the Barrington RI Firefighters Charity Fund. Some proceeds this year also will go to the AfterProm committee at Barrington High School, Paull said. The 5K race will be run rain or shine starting at 11 am. The course starts and finishes at Barrington High School and will travel along Lincoln Avenue, Upland Way, Foote Street, Prince’s Hill Avenue, Maple Avenue, and Middle …
The new owner of a Barrington home finds an unusual weapon in his attic and a woman gets snagged while jogging.
You'll never guess what they ran into last week. On Thursday afternoon, Barrington police were informed by a the new owner of a house on Winsor Road that he found a baseball bat with nails and spikes hammered into it to make quite a weapon or an accessory to a Halloween costume. The bat was found stuffed inside some insulation in a wall in the attic, where some electrical work is being done, according to the police report. Then early on Friday morning about 6:24, a woman runner crossing the north side of the Barrington Bridge got snagged around the neck by a fishing line running from the guard rail into the water. She was not injured, just surprised. A man fishing from the Barrington Bridge left the line dangling across the walkway. He …
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
The van was apparently ditched on a small trail in heavy brush in the Barrington park after being stolen from Providence early Friday morning.
Barrington police recovered a Ford van reported stolen from Providence in Haines Memorial Park early last Friday morning. The van was spotted about 6 am backed into heavy brush on a small trail in the park behind the baseball field and dog park. It was described as having heavy damage on the underside with anti-freeze leaking from the radiator, said Barrington Police Chief John LaCross. The van also is believed to have hit a port-o-john near the nearby parking lot, which showed “doughnuts” made by a vehicle, LaCross said. Fresh tracks and tire marks led to the van ditched in the brush, he said. The owner of the van is a man from Connecticut who was on his way to Martha’s Vineyard for the weekend. He apparently left it parked outside a …
Monday, May 13, 2013
Another mid-day burglary of a home on County Road in Barrington appears similar to the burglary of a Wood Avenue home that produced a "person of interest" spotted at the Dunkin' Donuts.
Police continue to look for a “person of interest” in the mid-day burglary of a Wood Avenue home in Barrington on March 22. Barrington Police Chief John LaCross said Monday morning that he is a “person of interest” in another mid-day burglary that occurred last Monday, May 6, at a County Road home. The owner of the County Road home reported the burglary to police at around 4:30 pm. He had left the house around 11 am and returned about 20 minutes before reporting the illegal entry, according to the police report. LaCross said the Wood Avenue burglar is believed to have entered that home in the same way he entered the County Road home – through a rear window after pushing in a screen. And as the burglar did on Wood Avenue, he focused …
Saturday, May 11, 2013
Take a look at some of the more compelling police reports from around the state. An arrest does not indicate a conviction.
Drunken Bumper Cars A Newport woman was arrested around 6 p.m. Wednesday after she allegedly hit two cars and fled the scene. Ingrid Pena-Tejada, 48, of 143 Third Street, Apt #4F, was charged with driving under the influence, driving with a suspended license, leaving the scene of an accident of an attended vehicle and for an open container. No injuries were reported. Police said she registered a .278 and .277 on Breathalyzer tests, which is more than three times the legal limit. Adventures in Carpooling Woonsocket Police arrested a local woman for DUI after officers reportedly watched her run a red light and drive straight in a left-turn-only lane, all without wearing her seatbelt. The four children in the back of her SUV also were …
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Barrington police received three reports of found property on the beach and in the town center last week.
A kayak, a Next bike and a Kindle were reported found to the police in Barrington last week. The kayak was found on Barrington Beach and reported to police on Tuesday morning, April 30. It is described as green with a double-edge paddle and holding a waterproof pouch and maroon jacket. There were no reports of someone missing, said Barrington Police Chief John LaCross. The kayak appears to have washed up on shore, perhaps drifting away from a dock on the tide. The bicycle was also found on Tuesday behind Center ACE Hardware. It was reported found to police in the mid-afternoon. It was described simply as black. The Amazon Kindle was found on Thursday, May 2, near the Tong D Thai Cuisine restaurant on Bosworth Street. Police were notified…
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
A Maine man was arrested early Saturday morning in Barrington for possessing illegal drugs; he and three Maine friends reportedly were actually trying to net baby eels.
A Maine man, 38, reportedly attempting to poach baby eels with three other Maine residents in Barrington, was arrested instead early Saturday morning for possessing illegal drugs. Gary W. Beverage, of Jefferson, Maine, was sitting in a vehicle with the three other Maine residents on South Lake Drive at 2:04 am when a patrol officer approached the Pontiac Grand Am. The officer said that all of the occupants moved quickly and began acting suspiciously, according to Barrington Police Chief John LaCross. They told the officer that they were fishing for lobster bait at the nearby pond. As their conversation continued, they eventually told the officer that they were actually using a net to try to poach baby eels, which are considered a delicacy…
Monday, May 6, 2013
Police charge a Riverside woman with possession of illegal drugs after she was stopped while driving in Barrington early Sunday morning.
Barrington police arrested a Riverside woman early Sunday morning and charged her with possessing and transporting illegal drugs. Kelly V. Correia, 19, of 115 Oak Crest Drive, East Providence, was stopped around 1:42 am while driving a car with a license plate light out. She was charged with driving in possession of illegal drugs, possessing illegal drugs and possessing alcohol by a minor. Among the illegal drugs found in the vehicle were crack cocaine in a plastic baggie and ecstasy pills, and an unidentified white powder in a baggie. The alcohol included vodka, beer, rum and a liquer, according to Barrington Police Chief John LaCross. Police also found less than an ounce of marijuana, now considered a misdemeanor. She received a …
Stacey Ribeiro
2:01 am on Sunday, May 19, 2013
Kinda sounds like prohibition all over again more ›