By Matthew Sanderson
Man Run Over Trying to Stop Driver
An allegedly drunk driver
pulled into Metacomet Country Club in
East Providence
and one vigilant citizen decided he would not let him leave. Following the
erratic driver's Dodge into the country club parking lot, the man stood in
front of the vehicle to take down his license plate number and corral it until
officers arrived, according to police.
That's when the drunk driver allegedly
drove his vehicle into the man's leg, breaking a front light and sending the
him onto the hood of the car. The man allegedly tried to grab the windshield
wiper for support but fell to the ground.
A witness came to help and a fight
ensued. Police arrived and placed the drunk driver in the back of a cruiser,
and he reportedly kicked at the inner cage and screamed. He was charged with
drunk driving, resisting arrest, simple assault and battery, driving without a
license, vandalism to property and refusing to submit to a sobriety test.
Feuding couple gangs up on cops
Two
responding officers first met with the woman, who stated she wanted the man in
her house removed from the property following an argument over a past
relationship and added the argument had not become physical. Officers next
spoke with the man, who first gave a fake name and reportedly had a strong
stench of alcohol.
The man reportedly admitted he gave a fake name. When an
officer asked him for ID, he reortedly took it from his wallet and flicked it
at the officer, causing it to bounce off his uniform and hit the floor.At this
point, the officers told the man that he would be arrested.
The
man took the news without reaction, except to begin drinking from a can of Bud
Light beer. One officer grabbed the man's left arm. That's when the man
allegedly attempted to punch the officer in the face with the beer can, and
began resisting arrest.
The two fell down in the struggle. The second officer
attempted to assist, but was allegedly attacked from behind by the woman. They
also fell down in a struggle. A third officer arrived and was able to secure
the scene, but not after getting some bruises of his own. After arresting the
couple, the officers also found a smoking pipe with what later tested positive
for marijuana.
Excuse Me, You Dropped Your Lip gloss At the Crime Scene
A
trail of women's cosmetic products led East Providence police to find a woman who
allegedly broke into a home and assaulted an elderly man. Police received a 911
call reporting that a 78-year-old man woke up to find a woman assaulting him,
and she fled the home shortly after allegedly causing a bloody cut near his
left eye.
According to reports, the assailant left baby powder, lip gloss, fake
eyelashes and money on neighboring lawns. Officers soon found the woman
crouching between a nearby fence and a shed, and arrested her. They also
reportedly found towels stolen from the home stuffed in her shirt, and
confiscated oxycodone pills from her possession.
Not Just a Desk Job
He may the deputy chief of
the Johnston Police Department, but David DeCesare recently showed that he'll still get down and
dirty on the job after he chased a suspect through a
wooded area in Johnston .
After an engineer at WPRO radio called the local department to report sighting
a man trying to cut copper pipe from a transmission tower — and as a patrolman
was en route — DeCesare notified headquarters that he was involved in a foot
pursuit of the suspect. After emerging from the woods, presumably in
less-than-spotless condition, DeCesare identified the suspect, who'd been
nabbed by other officers in the meantime.