Putting the Kar in Karma
One man’s alleged decision to drive under the influence came
back to haunt him pretty quickly this week. According to reports, a Portsmouth
man decided to stop to “take a pee” after a night of drinking in Newport. He
forgot one little thing – to put the car in park. The car rolled backwards and,
after the man attempted to jump into the car to hit the brake, pinned him between the car door and a tree.
Officers found the man nearly three hours later in “good
spirits,” despite the fact that his leg was numb. The man’s blood alcohol level
allegedly measured at .113 and .119 at 4:20 a.m., four hours after he was
initially pinned.
Machete Owner Gets Hat Trick of DWIs
Maybe the third time’s a charm for this repeat offender. South
Kingstown officers arrested a 26-year-old man after he was found passed out behind the wheel of his
car, apparently intoxicated. When police awakened Bood, he reportedly refused to answer
basic questions and instead said, “Do YOU have a license, what’s YOUR
name?” Police also noted that, when the shirtless man got out of the car, his
pants fell down because they were unbuttoned and his belt was undone.
The man also allegedly resisted arrested and allegedly spat on
officers. After searching his car, officers allegedly found eight marijuana
joints, a pair of handcuffs and a machete. According to online records, this is
not the man’s first run-in with the law: he’s been arrested on charges of
disorderly conduct, resisting arrest, carrying a pistol while under the
influence (a felony charge), two other DUI charges, among others.
Streakers Strike Athletics Director With Car
Things went from bad to worse for two North Kingstown teenage
streakers during the school’s homecoming game last week. After the duo dropped the drawers and ran across the field, the high school’s athletics
director gave chase.
When the man reportedly tried to stop the pair from leaving in their car by
standing in front of it, the 17-year-old driver allegedly hit the man with his
car and took off – only to be pulled over by police just down the road.
When officers apprehended the two, they noticed the driver was
still without pants. The 17-year-old driver was charged with with duty to
stop in an accident (resulting in a personal injury), disturbance of public
assemblies, reckless driving and duty to render aid/report an accident to
police while his accomplice was charged with disturbance of public assemblies.
It’s All in the Details
One good Samaritan returned a stolen wallet he found at Burger
King to the Woonsocket Police Department. Unfortunately for the man, police
were aware of one small, yet important, detail: the man didn’t find the wallet – he allegedly stole it.
The manager at said Burger King told police that he recognized
the man as a regular and provided police with his identity. The manager and the
wallet’s owner both told police that the man then quickly left the restaurant
after snatching the wallet off the counter as the man paid for his food.