Scavenger Hunt Gone Awry, Eye Gouging & More
Not Your Grandparents’ Scavenger Hunt
An annual scavenger hunt in South Kingstown has us wondering
what is in the water down there. The hunt, organized by seniors at the high
school, is not a school-sanctioned event and produced a bevy of complaints on the night of Nov. 3.
According to reports, a Toyota Camry’s roof was caved in and
windshield shattered after students jumped on the car and wooden posts were
ripped out of the ground near the high school. Students were seen streaking
near the Narragansett sea wall and several others were allegedly in one
Wakefield business stripping in the store.
A Burger King employee told police he saw a “highly intoxicated” teenager wearing just underwear jump out of a car and begin yelling “Where’s the list?” outside of the restaurant. He then allegedly ripped down a gate near a dumpster.
Can’t Drive 55
When you drive 100 mph in a 25 mph zone, you are likely to not
get off with just a warning. This is especially true if you accidentally drive into a house during your
speeding frenzy. According to police, a Cranston man was clocked at
100 mph around midnight and was weaving in and out of traffic when he lost
control of his car and hit a house while trying to make a left turn.
An officer parked behind the man, got out of his car and drew
his weapon. Speedy Gonzalez, however, allegedly did not notice the officer and
backed up his car and took off, striking a parked car in the process.
The
31-year-old man drove a short distance to his home and started walking to the
house with his hands in his pocket, allegedly ignoring repeated commands from
officers to get on the ground. Eventually, police were forced to restrain him.
The man told police he was “just trying to get home.”
A Much Different Meaning of ‘Next Round’s on Me’
Some people are happy drinkers. Others are not. This is a story
about the latter. According to Middletown Police, one man became so disgruntled while drinking at a bar that he kept
trying to pick fights, got kicked out and then returned to threaten the entire
bar.
The 35-year-old Portsmouth man allegedly told patrons he was
going to “shoot up the bar” and kill everyone inside. Police apprehended
the man as he was attempting to leave the bar while extremely under the
influence. At the police station, he reportedly told an officer, “You’re lucky
you secure your gun in processing, otherwise you know how things would end.”
Man Attempts to Gouge Friend’s Eye Out
In the words of Anchorman’s Ron Burgundy, “That escalated
quickly.” Two Cranston men reportedly got into an argument about money at
the Pineapple Inn. One of the men accused the other of taking his money and, as
the argument escalated, tried to gouge his eyes out. When rescue personnel
arrived, they found the victim bleeding from his head and his eyelid had been
partially ripped off.