Man Sets Ex-Girlfriend’s Car on Fire Love’s eternal flame may have fizzled out for this couple, but that didn’t mean the fire was out of the picture. After an apparently bad breakup, one Bradford man decided to get back at his ex-girlfriend by showing up at her work and telling her he had lit her car on fire. One of her coworkers went outside to check and discovered the man was not bluffing. A female North Kingstown officer found the man walking down the road and, after a brief struggle, was able to subdue him and get him in handcuffs. While in the patrol car, he allegedly asked the …

  Piss Drunk Ever laughed so hard you peed…in an elevator? One Massachusetts woman can now add that to her list of life accomplishments following her arrest in East Providence last week. Police arrived at a hotel after receiving a call about a disturbance, finding the 22-year-old woman and her 21-year-old friend at the scene. Employees told police that the 22-year-old woman had urinated in the hotel’s elevator. When asked what prompted her to do number one in the elevator, the woman allegedly told police that her friend had “told her a funny joke that made her urinate onto the floor.” Both …

  Truly A Man’s Best Friend One Boston man’s decision to settle an argument with a golf club turned out badly when the victim’s dog had a different agenda. The man was embroiled in an argument with two Woonsocket men last week at a party when he grabbed a golf club and allegedly hit both men in the head. That’s when the victim’s pit bull intervened and attacked the man, biting his calf, hand and chin. (Check out the mug shot to the right if you don’t believe us.) The dog’s owner was seriously injured in the attack while the victim sustained life-threatening injuries. He is facing two felony …

  Teens and Adults RSVP to Facebook Fight One 17-year-old boy now has an interesting life event to add to his Facebook timeline after would-be fight turned into a real-life car chase. According to the Portsmouth Police Department, two teens decided to plan a fight at the park, organizing it on Facebook. (No word yet on whether they created a Facebook event out of the fight.) While the 17-year-old boy brought along two teenaged friends (15 and 16 years of age), the other boy brought two adults (aged 34 and 38). One of the adults appeared to be very serious about the fight and allegedly had a …

  It Wasn't Just Playing PossumBristol Police sorted out a confusing situation for a resident who found a dead opossum in her yard — seems that the woman was first told to place the dead animal in a trash bag and dispose of it, then told not to. The responding officer called HQ, which assigned the town's animal control officer to pick up the deceased beast.You Booze and Snooze, You LoseA Bristol resident had a rude awakening, of sorts, when she awoke to find a drunk man asleep in her house. Police responded and called the local rescue to bring the man — who'd crashed at the wrong pad — to the…

  Going 'Hazzard' on the Hazard Truck With a guilty plea in Providence Superior Court, the case of a former Bristol volunteer firefighter who stole a special hazards vehicle and crashed it came to an end this week. The man admitted that he'd been drunk when he took the vehicle from a fire company garage, flipped it over after driving through town, and tried to run from the scene before his arrest by Bristol Police. He was sentenced to three one-year suspended sentences, a five-year deferred sentence, 500 hours of community service, $110,000 in restitution — and an apology letter to the …

  Cars: Not Meant For Ice Skating While most have been cursing this week’s weather, one Woonsocket woman is grateful for these subfreezing temperatures. According to police, the 52-year-old woman was attempting to turn right on to what she thought was a road during her morning commute. Something “went wrong,” causing her to drive down a bank and then on to a frozen pond. Because Rhode Island has been as cold as the planet Hoth this week, the ice was thick enough to support the car, and crews were able to tow it off the ice without a problem. A Birthday Card and a Half Birthday Suit Two …

  DUI Lawyer Arrested on DUI Charges…Again Apparently one East Providence lawyer was looking to conduct more “research” for her practice this past week. The 32-year-old attorney, who specializes in DUI cases, was arrested on (you guessed it) DUI charges this week after she allegedly drove into a parked car while intoxicated. This isn’t her first DUI charge: Last year, Barrington police charged her with DUI. Those charges were dropped because police did not witness her driving erratically: they did allegedly find several open bottles of alcohol in her car.  Moons Over Barrington Drivers …

  Just Not His Day A Bristol man got a not-so-scenic tour through Middletown and Newport recently after being arrested by both departments within two and a half hours. The 20-year-old's 'ride on the blue line' started at 10:30 am when Middletown Police arrested him for marijuana possession on — and we're not making this up — High Street. Then, at 1 pm, Newport Police collared the man on a charge of receiving stolen goods after officers located a $900 watch that had been reported stolen last summer — by his ex-girlfriend's father. Man ‘Decorates’ Jail Cell One arrestee took a page from Martha …

  Starting The New Year in the Wrong Direction One Pawtucket man has started off 2013 in the wrong direction – literally. At about 1:54 a.m. on New Year’s Day, police pulled over the 27-year-old man after he was spotted driving the wrong way on a Woonsocket street. The man said he was unfamiliar with the roads, but police believe there was another factor in his poor sense of direction after they reportedly smelled alcohol on his breath and noticed his eyes were bloodshot and watery. Oh, and the beer bottles on the floor of his car didn’t help his case either. He allegedly failed his field …

  The War On/For Christmas Two Aquidneck Island residents have two very different mindsets when it comes to the holidays. In Portsmouth, a 25-year-old man reportedly involved his Christmas tree in a fight against a woman. According to reports, he threw the tree onto the porch of the house and allegedly head-butted and slapped her across the face. The same day in Middletown, a 52-year-old waged war for Christmas when she allegedly tried to kill a 56-year-old man with a knife. She told police she became upset after seeing pictures of Christmas trees on Facebook and realized they had not had a …

Must’ve Been a Darn Good Sandwich… One allegedly intoxicated North Kingstown teen decided to take the “law” into his own hands after discovering that his brother had done the unspeakable — stolen and eaten his sandwich. The 18-year-old man came home later that night, reportedly intoxicated and “out of control,” to discover that a sandwich he had been saving for himself was no longer in the refrigerator, but in his brother’s digestive tract. According to reports, the teen sought his vengeance by slashing a tire on his brother’s car. The man allegedly fled the scene after assaulting a family …

Sleeping Driver Thrown From Truck Window Lives Is this the one exception where forgetting to buckle up was the right move? Apparently, the negligence of a Dunkin' Donuts delivery driver that led to a freakish accident in the early morning hours in Narragansett potentially spared his life. According to reports, the unbuckled driver fell asleep at the wheel and flipped his truck, which skidded on its side for about 100 feet. It was at this time the man told police he fell out of the passenger side window before the truck hit a utility pole, snapping it in half. A preliminary accident …

Hoax caller taxes Woonsocket Police March was not a fun month for Woonsocket police and emergency dispatchers, after a hoax caller sent them all over the city to stop supposed crimes in progress or to help people in distress. In one case, officers went to a store after a caller said he saw someone toss a handgun into a dumpster, but there was no gun found in the area and no one waiting at the scene. Minutes later the same person called the station dispatcher again, and said he'd meet the officers in the parking lot of a pizza shop. Police went, but the person never arrived. Throughout March, …

Sleeping Beauties The arrest of two Massachusetts men in East Providence this week seemed more like a scene out of a Seth Rogen comedy flick than real life. Officers found reportedly three men asleep in a running car in the wee hours of the night…in the middle of the road. When officers attempted to wake the men, one passenger reportedly opened the door to vomit. But, the fun didn’t end there as officers allegedly found bags of cocaine and a knife on one passenger and a pill of Clozapine on one of the seats. All three were brought to Rhode Island Hospital. The dozing driver was charged with …

A Tiverton farmer lost a dozen cattle in broad daylight last week, no joke. In a strange case of New England cattle rustling, a Connecticut farmer, claiming the Tiverton farmer owed him money, confessed to police that he came by himself and took the cattle back to his farm in North Stonington. The cows were quarantined and tested, and recently returned to the farm in Tiverton. The Connecticut farmer faces larceny over $500 (a felony) and theft of animals. Teen driver in over his head After reportedly crashing into a 32-foot dry docked boat, causing it to fall into the hood of his car, one …

Too Fat For Sobriety Test One Hopkinton woman had an interesting excuse for why she couldn’t take her field sobriety test. North Kingstown police pulled the woman over after a witness phoned in an erratic driver in the area of Wickford Village. The 48-year-old from Ashaway told officers she was coming home from Warwick and had two beers about two hours before driving. Officers noted that she seemed “outwardly perplexed” when asked where she was coming from or where she was. When it came to why she was having difficulty with her field sobriety test, however, she had an answer – telling …

Dunkin' disorderly A Cranston man’s attempt to use a Dunkin Donuts’ parking lot as his own came to an end this week after he was arrested. According to police reports, the man repeatedly left his vehicle in the parking lot of a South Kingstown Dunkin' Donuts, despite many signs warning against non-customers parking there. The cashier reportedly told police that the restaurant had called a towing company to remove the car several times, but that the vehicle owner had always moved the car before the tow company could retrieve it. When the man returned this week to discover his vehicle was gone…

Where’s the Fire? It’s not uncommon for firefighters to drive over the speed limit. But usually, they’re responding to an emergency. Last week, though, one Woonsocket firefighter was arrested after he allegedly sped away from Charlie O’s. The 22-year-old Wakefield resident who works for the Woonsocket Fire Department was allegedly clocked at 68 mph in a 45 mph zone and was seen weaving in and out of traffic without using his turn signal. The firefighter told police he was leaving Charlie O’s, a bar in Narragansett, where he had drank five to six beers. His blood alcohol content allegedly …

He won't leave his car for anyone A Newport man received DUI, simple assault, resisting and vandalism charges this week after he was reportedly removed from his car by police and, later, spit in the face of a nurse in the emergency room. The man was reportedly pulled over for reckless driving, but rolled up his windows and locked his doors when officers came to speak to him. When a third officer arrived, the man allegedly yelled racial obscenities and threatened that “families were in trouble.” After failed attempts to convince the man to open the door, police got the lockout tool and …