Crime & Safety

Middletown Police: DUI, Domestic Assault, Larceny

The following arrests were reported by the Middletown Police Department. An arrest does not indicate a conviction.

  • James Griffin, 22, of 101 Perham St., Rosbury, MA, was arrested on Friday around 1:21 a.m. on a driving under the influence charge. He was also cited with refusal to submit to a chemical test.  Police said he was pulled over because he was speeding on Aquidneck Avenue and driving erratically. When asked how much he had to drink, he allegedly responded, “I’m not going to lie, I had seven or eight.”

  • Karen Anderson Gruchy, 53, of 26 Berkely Ct. was arrested on Wednesday around 10:50 p.m. on charges of domestic assault after she allegedly hit her husband with a fire poker. 

  • Zachary Sears, 20, of 118 Busher Drive, was arrested on Wednesday around 10:06 a.m. on a domestic assault charge. 

  • Paula Jones, 49, of 1 Bristol Road, was arrested on Wednesday on charges of larceny and obtaining money under false pretense.  Jones allegedly stole a social security debit card and food stamp card while a 49-year-old Middletown man was in jail.

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