Pants On The GroundRobert Upchurch, 67, of 140 Doyle Ave, Providence, was arrested Saturday around 1:39 a.m. on a charge of driving under the influence.Police were dispatched after a witness reported that a heavily intoxicated man was leaving the Shell Gas station on East Main Road in a black Buick.Police found the vehicle, and reported that before they pulled it over, it was swerving across the road, traveling between 5 and 10 mph. Police reported that they asked Upchurch two times if he had been drinking, and he stated that he had not.Police said when they asked him a third time if he had …

The Middletown Police Department reported the following recent arrests: Marijuana Possession Carlos Viveiros, 35, of 345 Warren St., Apt. 1, Fall River, MA, was arrested around 1:47 a.m. Wednesday on a misdemeanor charge of marijuana possession. According to the arrest report, Middletown police stopped the car he was driving on Coddington Highway due to a faulty rear brake light. During questioning, a police officer allegedly observed rolling papers inside the car and the driver informed the officers that he had smoked a marijuana joint one day earlier in the car and then handed over its …

The Middletown Police Department reported the following arrests from the weekend of Saturday, Oct. 15 to early Monday, Oct. 17: Felony Drug Possession Cameron Michael Taylor, 20, of 25 Dexter St., Portsmouth, was arrested around 1:15 a.m. early Sunday morning on a felony charge of possessing a controlled drug substance and a misdemeanor charge of marijuana possession. According to the arrest report, police stopped his car on West Main Road near Prescott Farm after clocking it at speeds of 51 to 60 mph in a posted 35 mph zone. During questioning the police officer detected the slight odor of …

The Middletown Police Department reported the following recent arrests: Disorderly conduct and resisting arrest George M. Friedlander, 23, of 250 College Park Road, Fall River, MA, was arrested around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday evening on misdemeanor charges of disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. According to the arrest report, a patrol officer stopped the car Friedlander was driving on the 80 Block of Valley Road after observing a headlight out, loud exhaust and the car switch lanes without using a turn signal, nearly cutting off the police cruiser. During the car stop, Friedlander told the …

The Middletown Police Department reported the following recent arrests: Marijuana Possession, Underage Possession of Alcohol Johanally Matta, 19, of 237 Park Holm, Newport, was arrested around 9:10 p.m. Saturday evening on a misdemeanor charge of marijuana possession and underage possession of alcohol. According to the arrest report, police stopped the car she was driving near the intersection of Beacon and Peace streets for not having a visible registration plate. As the police officer approached the car, he was able to see a temporary registration in the rear window. However, the police …

Disorderly Conduct Two 14-year-old Middletown High School students were arrested around 12 p.m. Thursday on misdemeanor disorderly conduct charges. According to the arrest reports, police were called to Middletown High School just before noon on Thursday for a fight between two male students that ended with them wrestling on the ground before faculty broke up the fight. Police reported that the altercation occurred when one sat down at the lunch table and the two began a heated exchange over a disagreement that had occurred several days earlier. Both students were processed at the Middletown …

The following information is based on Middletown Police Department records and do not indicate any convictions. Three 15-year-old Middletown teens have been arrested on misdemeanor charges of simple assault or battery after the boys allegedly attacked a 16-year-old Rogers Lane youth who was riding his bike by a park Wednesday afternoon. One of the teens also faces an additional charge of obstruction of justice. According to Middletown Police Department arrest reports, police were called to a residence on the 100 Block of Rogers Lane around 3:45 p.m. Wednesday after a parent reported that a 16…

The Middletown Police Department reported the following recent arrests from Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2011: Shoplifting, Resisting Arrest Oneka Ardrey, 31, of 50 Park Holm, Newport, was arrested Thursday around 1:50 a.m. on charges of shoplifting and resisting arrest. According to the arrest report, police responded to the CVS Pharmacy on East Main Road for a report of a woman leaving the store with a portable digital LCD television valued at $130. Upon arrival, the night manager alleged the suspect was Ardrey, based on video footage of her leaving the store with the TV and on a prescription she had…

The Middletown Police Department reported two recent arrests since Monday: Obstruction of Justice, Driving With a Suspended License Christopher M. Loman was arrested around 5:30 p.m. Monday on misdemeanor charges of obstruction of a police officer in execution of duty and driving with a suspended or revoked license. According to the police report, a police officer on patrol on West Main Road observed the registration plate and inspection sticker on Loman's 1999 Jeep Cherokee partially obstructed and initiated a car stop near West View Road. Loman's Jeep allegedly continued for some time …

The Middletown Police Department reported two arrests from the weekend of Oct.1-2, 2011. Hit-and-Run, Driving Under the Influence (DUI) of Alcohol Jeffrey F. Cornell, 33, of 51 Flint Corn Road, Portsmouth, was arrested around 1 a.m. Sunday morning on a misdemeanor charge of driving under the influence of alcohol, a first offense and for failing to stop after a car accident. According to the arrest report, police responded to the 600 Block of West Main Road for a minor car accident reported and upon arrival learned that the driver of the 2007 Chevy pickup truck involved in the accident …

The Middletown Police Department reported the following recent arrests: Heroin possession Joshua B. Campbell, 26, of 45 Marion Ave., Narragansett, was arrested around 6:39 p.m. Tuesday night on a felony charge of heroin possession. According to the arrest report, Middletown police and fire department rescue workers had responded to the parking lot at West Marine on West Main Road for a report of man in a car not breathing. Campbell was doing chest compressions on the unconscious man when emergency workers arrived, ordered him to stop and took over treatment for what first appeared to be a …

The Middletown Police Department reported the following arrest: Daniel Paul Damico, 26, of 14 Fir Glade Drive, Warwick, was arrested around 2:54 a.m. Sunday on a misdemeanor charge for allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol, a first offense. According to the arrest report, police stopped the car he was driving on Green End Avenue near the intersection of Valley Road after observing the car cross over the double yellow line on Valley Road. During questioning, police detected the smell of alcohol and observed bloodshot eyes. He was arrested after a field sobriety test was conducted at…

The Middletown Police Department reported the following recent arrests: Domestic Vandalism Michael David Rodrigues, 21, of 755 Wapping Road, Apt. RD, Portsmouth, was arrested around 4 a.m. Friday morning on a misdemeanor charge of domestic vandalism. According to the arrest report, police responded to a disturbance on the 200 Block of Rogers Lane, where a woman alleged that Rodrigues had kicked her car and dented it during an argument. Portsmouth Police located Rodrigues at a relative’s home in Portsmouth, where he was arrested without incident. Shoplifting Matthew M. Withers, 48, of 15 …

Susan Vanallen, 50, of 23 Main Road, Tiverton, was arrested around 9:11 p.m. Tuesday night on two misdemeanor charges of simple assault or battery and disorderly conduct. According to the Middletown Police Department arrest report, police officers were called to Scotty's Big Dawg's Restaurant & Pub Tuesday night for a report of an unwanted party. The bartender informed police that Vanallen's keys had been taken away because she had been heavily drinking and she had become disruptive. As police questioned Vanallen outside and escorted her back into the bar to use an ATM to withdraw cash for a …

The Middletown Police Department reported the following weekend arrests: Felony Embezzlement Joshua Pine, 31, of 130 Newport Ave., Middletown, was arrested around 1:32 p.m. Saturday afternoon at the Home Depot on West Main Road on a felony charge of embezzlement of more than $100. According to the arrest report, investigators were called to the store after the company’s loss prevention officer detained Pine after catching him allegedly steal money from the cash register on surveillance videotape. The in-store security team told police that an estimated $500 had been taken from cash registers …

The senior vice president who oversaw millions of dollars in defense contracts at the now defunct Advanced Solutions for Tomorrow (ASFT) in Middletown is the latest to plead guilty in connection with the federal case. Patrick B. Nagle, 51, of Marietta, GA., on Tuesday entered a guilty plea to a bribery charge before Chief U.S. District Court Judge Mary M. Lisi, according to Projo.com. His sentencing is scheduled for March 1, 2012 and he faces up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine, the report stated. Nagle's role in the scheme spanned nearly a decade, prosecutors had alleged. Nagle is…

The Middletown Police Department reported the following recent arrests: Possession of Controlled Substance Cody Richard Williams, 20, of 39 Thurston Ave., Portsmouth, was arrested around 2 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 10 on a felony charge of possession of a controlled substance and on a misdemeanor arrest warrant. According to the police report, police were investigating a car parked in the lot at Purgatory Chasm during restricted hours. Williams informed the police officer that he and his female companion were just hanging out. A background check of Williams showed that he had an outstanding arrest…

The Middletown Police Department reported the following weekend arrests: Marijuana Possession Brian Stephen Couto, 32, of 155 Winston St., New Bedford, MA, was arrested on a misdemeanor charge of first offense marijuana possession around 1:54 a.m. Monday morning. According to the arrest report, police stopped the car Couto was driving for allegedly speeding on West Main Road at 52 mph in a posted 35 mph zone. During questioning, the police officer allegedly detected the odor of marijuana and observed broken up bits of marijuana on Couto’s lap. Couto then allegedly handed over to police a …

The Middletown Police Department Detective Division continues to investigate a robbery that took place at a pharmacy during Hurricane Irene Sunday afternoon. “Anyone with any information regarding the robbery, please contact the detective division,” Detective John Dring said on Wednesday. The incident occurred around 2 p.m. Sunday when a man allegedly walked into the Rite Aid store at Two-Mile Corner on East Main Road, demanded prescription drugs and fled with two bottles of Vicodin, according to a Middletown Police Department spokesman. The suspect told the clerk he was armed with a gun in …

The Middletown Police Department reported the following weekend arrests: Marijuana Michelle Sando, 21, of 24 Ellen Lane, Tiverton, was arrested around 4:07 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 21, and was charged with a misdemeanor first offense of marijuana possession. According to the Middletown Police Department report, a police officer questioned the driver after observing the car traveling at a high rate of speed on a nearly flat tire before pulling into the East Main Road Shell gas station, and then observing the passengers make furtive movements inside the car when they saw police. The officer detected…