Erected Snow
'Sculpture' Causing Controversy
An Armless Snowman?
Following last week’s blizzard, snowmen began
springing up across the state. One household in South Kingstown decided to
create something a bit more unique with their excess snow and erected a 10-foot phallic sculpture. Police were called
the house not once, not twice but four times in a span of two days.
For now, the snow soldier will remain. Police
say that the sculpture is protected by free speech and is on private property.
NOTE: if you continue reading, you will see
the very naughty, NSFW photo of the ice sculpture. The sculpture now has its
own Facebook site. Click
here for even more pictures.
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| But is it art? |
Clerk Foils Armed Robbery
Two would-be robbers got more than they
bargained for this week when they attempted to rob a convenience store in
Cranston. Though they stormed the store with a shotgun, the clerk working that
shift apparently isn’t the type to take orders from anyone – even if you have a
firearm.
According to reports, he fought off the robbers, only sustaining a black eye and a cut
from the scuffle. The robbers only made off with a few packs of
Newport cigarettes….and no cash.
Family Jumps to Safety
It was a worst-case scenario for Portsmouth
firefighters.At the height of last week’s blizzard, they received a 911 call of
a house fire with a family trapped inside. Due to the whiteout
conditions from the blizzard, it took crews three times as long to get to the
house.
The road to the house was blocked by snow and
a downed tree branch. Once at the house, fire crews could not get into the
second floor of the building, where the family was trapped, as the home was
completely engulfed in flames.
With no other options, the family (a man,
woman and two children) jumped from a window on to a roof hanging. Aside from
one teenager who sustained a minor leg injury, all four were unharmed.
Officials believe the fire may have been started by a generator outside the
house.