Driver With Lights Out, Warrant, Resists Arrest on West Shore Road
By: Rob Borkowski on July 20, 2017 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
Officer Alfred Silveira arrested a Woonsocket man wanted on a warrant for a DUI charge after stopping him on West Shore Road June 14 at 1:13 a.m. for failing to turn on his car’s headlights, getting a single handcuff on him before he attempted to run, requiring the aid of another officer to subdue him.
Officer Tackles Wanted Man at Motel 6, Arrests Him for Crack Possession
By: Rob Borkowski on June 22, 2016 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
A West Warwick man wanted on an arrest warrant ran from a WPD officer questioning him June 3 at 6:08 p.m. outside Motel 6 on Jefferson Boulevard, throwing away 2.7 grams of crack cocaine and an orange soda as he fled, but the policeman tackled and arrested him, charging him with resisting arrest and illegal drug possession.
Driver Resists Arrest, Kicks Officer, Charged with DUI, Assault
By: Rob Borkowski on February 29, 2016 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI, Uncategorized
An Attleboro man pulled over on suspicion of involvement in a hit-and-run crash Feb. 19 at 5:22 p.m. spun in a circle with his hands in the air, stating he had not been in an ‘accident’ shortly before fighting officers trying to apprehend him.
WPD: Man Sets Fire to Neighbor’s Tree, Arrested for Arson
By: Rob Borkowski on May 6, 2015 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
Warwick Police responded to a 911 hangup call from Trafalga East Apartments April 30 at 1:57 a.m. made by a woman who said a man in her back yard was trying to burn a tree, ultimately arresting the man for arson, assault and resisting arrest.
Noisy Hotel Guests Invite Arrest
By: Rob Borkowski on April 20, 2015 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
Warwick officers were called to the Post Road Sheraton Hotel April 9 at 4:19 p.m. for a disturbance in progress in a third floor room, arresting two of its occupants.
Driver Locks Self in Car at Traffic Stop, Arrested for Obstruction, DUI
By: Rob Borkowski on April 9, 2015 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
Gregory Santos, 46, of 142 Vera St., Warwick, could’ve unlocked his car, stepped out and performed some field sobriety tests when an officer stopped him for speeding and suspicion of DUI March 20 on Warwick Avenue.