94 Arrests Over St. Patrick's Weekend Include Road Rage, Screwdriver Assault

The following information was provided by the Newport Police Department. Arrests do not indicate a conviction.

  According to Newport police, 94 people were either arrested or cited on St. Patrick's Day weekend. Last year, more than 70 people had run-ins with the police. In 2011, 95 people were either cited or arrested on parade day. Most of the arrests were for alcohol-related charges.  As of 9 a.m. Monday morning, police reports were still being processed and some are still not complete. Patch will update these figures as information becomes available. Arrests and Citations Breakdown  Road Rage Results in Felony Assault Arrest Daniel D. Lentz, 26, of 122 Gibbs Ave, Newport, was arrested around 6:20 p.m. on Saturday, March 16, for felony assault with a dangerous weapon and first-offense possession of marijuana charges. Lentz reportedly rammed his …

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OMG PD: Moving Day Mayhem, Foot in the Windshield

We compile the odd, oh-my-gosh-worthy news from around the state.

No Bad Deed Goes Unpunished A Cranston man tried to be a good Samaritan this week after returning a purse he found at Stop & Shop on Atwood Avenue. And by “found,” he reportedly really meant “stole.” According to police, the 26-year-old man stole a purse from a woman at the grocery store and fled. The victim was injured in the pursuit after being dragged by the man’s car, leaving her with broken bones, cuts, bruises and road rash. Whether it was the guilt that got the better of him or not, the man walked back into the store shortly after and tried to return the purse, saying that he had found it. (He reportedly didn’t feel too guilty, as he allegedly kept the $20 inside before returning it.) The man was captured and arrested. It’s Always …

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Middletown Police Log: Arrests Reported From Marijuana Possession, MHS Students' Fight

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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 remains. As a search of the car ensued, Viveiros also turned over a bag of marijuana from a door compartment. Three students suspended, two charged with …

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Middletown Police Log: Disorderly Conduct, Marijuana Possession and Domestic Vandalism Arrests Reported

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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 officer he was on his way to drop off a birthday gift for a girlfriend and appeared nervous and avoided eye contact as they spoke. The police officer …

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Middletown Police Log: Four Arrests Reported from Holiday Weekend

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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 officer observed the driver to have bloodshot eyes and mumbled speech and continued to question the driver. As the officer returned to the police cruiser…

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Middletown Police Log: Disorderly Conduct, Marijuana Possession Arrests Reported

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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 Police Station and charged with disorderly conduct. Two Charged With Marijuana Possession Middletown police arrested the driver and a passenger of a …

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ralph

10:57 am on Monday, October 10, 2011

Well put Tom. It is what our society has grown into. Oh no a scuffle between two teenage boys. My goodness! Look how society has degraded. These boys may be scarred for life. We need to put them into intense therapy for mental anguish and then pump them full of anti depressents. Please! Years ago, you were brought down to the Dean of Students and man then you were in trouble. Now a days, they …   more ›

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Three Middletown Teens Arrested After Youth on Bike Beaten

Three Middletown teens allegedly called the victim over to the park, then kicked, beat and chased the 16-year-old as he fled back to his home and blacked out on his own lawn.

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-year-old male had just been attacked by a group of boys. The victim was passing the park on Rogers Lane on his bike when the group of boys called him…

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Middletown Police Log: Foot Chase Through Yards Ends In Arrest

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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 before stopping east of Harvest Road, where he allegedly fled, sprinting through backyards and running through a group of small children. As the police …

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Middletown Police Log: Heroin and Drunk Driving Charges Filed

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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 seizure. As emergency workers became suspicious of drugs involved and police began to search the car, Campbell walked away from the scene. Police stopped…

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