Double Trouble Car
Accidents, Arrests
They'll Never Find Me in the Boys Room
Speaking of double trouble, one Providence woman is in a bit of
trouble after she fled from one car
accident, only to end up in another accident. The 26-year-old woman
reportedly hit a traffic signal pole in Cranston before leaving the scene
– with both of her airbags deployed.
Stranger with Candy
You’d think with all the warnings about how children shouldn’t take
candy from strangers that no one in their right mind would
attempt such a ploy. Apparently, one man in North Kingstown actually tried the candy
trick when he offered a student a lollipop. The child was a student at a local
day care and was approached by an older white man in a gray truck.
Luckily, a teacher intercepted the candy and took the student
back inside. The only thing that could have made his ploy
more cliché is if he had a crate full of puppies and kittens in his
truck as well.
The One-Uppers
Following last week’s police logs from Newport, we’re starting
to think there’s a competition we’re not aware of. First, a 53-year-old man chalked
up two arrests in as many days after he was first arrested for
disorderly conduct when he allegedly started a fight in a barbershop. The
following day, he came into the police station and began to fight officers.
Not to be outdone, a 38-year-old Newport
man was cited twice in less than 12 hours. He was cited at 1:59
a.m. outside a pizza joint for drinking in public. Less than 8 hours
later, he was cited again for – wait for it – drinking in public.
New Paint Jobs: Only $50
Warning – this story definitely pegs the dumb-o-meter. It all
started when a Portsmouth teen reported his silver bike stolen and put up
reward notices in his neighborhood. Soon after, he was approached by a
54-year-old man who claimed he had located the bike and had to pay another man
$50 to get it back. When the man showed up to the victim’s home with the bike
(at the completely reasonable time of 1:45 a.m.), he allegedly wanted the
$50 for the bike. The teen eventually gave the man $10 for the bike, but then
soon noticed that the bike wasn’t his.
It turns out the man had
spray painted a black bike silver. At the man’s house, police
allegedly found silver spray paint on his rug and the outline of a bicycle. He
was charged with larceny and vandalism.