Bitcoin Boondoggle; Fishy Fishing Pole – East Greenwich News

Monday, April 10

13:48 – An alleged fraudster tried to purchase airline tickets to Dubai using an EG man’s Discover credit card information. While the credit card company blocked the purchase, Discover asked the man to obtain a police report regarding the incident. Ticket price: $5,115.56.

07:54 – Police arrested a Providence man, 54, for driving while intoxicated after seeing him drive over the solid white fog line twice heading north on the South County Trail. When asked for identification, the man gave the officer his RI medical marijuana card. According to the police report, the driver slurred his words, swayed while sitting and had difficulty concentrating. The man later told police he had just taken methadone, which he said he had a prescription for. After being taken into custody for failing roadside sobriety tests, police took the man to Kent County Hospital for a blood test regarding his possible drug use.

15:29 – An EG resident lost the front license plate on his car while traveling on Route 495 east in Raynham, Mass., two days before notifying police. According to the man, on the day he lost the license plate, a truck pulled in front of a structure and part of it fell off, cracking the windshield and knocking off the front license plate. With no witnesses nearby, he did not file an accident report. He tried to get a new license plate from the DMV, but was told he needed a police report that he lost the original license plate.

17:14 – A caller told police she thought she saw someone pull a gun from the trunk at Frenchtown Road and the Route 403 overpass. The object turned out to be a fishing rod, which the driver planned to use to fish in a nearby stream.

Tuesday, April 11

13:06 – A Providence man documented fraudulent withdrawals against his Navigant Credit Union account totaling $275.90. One of the fraudulent withdrawals allegedly occurred at the New London Turnpike branch, so EG police were notified. The man said he lived in a shelter where personal information is unsecured and believes he knows the person who may have stolen the money. The person in charge of the facility told the officers that they would not press charges and that he would “impose disciplinary action internally at the facility.”

15:14 – A River Farm Drive resident reported an attempted fraud. He received a letter last month saying he took out a $183 loan from “Speedy Cash” in January. The man told this company that he never took out a loan from them and they instructed him to file a police report on the matter.

15:30 – An EG resident found a Chase Bank card on Main Street near the fire station. She handed it over to the police, who tried and failed to contact the card’s owner.

23:35 – EGPD officers cited a Cumberland man for speeding and driving with a suspended registration after pulling him over at Division Street and Howland Road. The police had the car towed, and the tow truck driver gave the man a ride to the Shell petrol station on Quaker Lane.

Wednesday, April 12

01:47 – Police ticketed a Pawtucket man for driving with a suspended license on Main Street. Initially, the police pulled the man over for speeding, for which he received a verbal warning. However, the police reported him for driving without a valid license and had his car towed.

14:15 – An EG police officer found a Citi Visa card on Division Road. The police could not obtain a telephone number for the person they believe owns the card.

18:19 – A caller told police that some youths were again riding dirt bikes through the Adirondack Drive area. Police spoke to the father of the youths, who said they were riding the mountain bikes on their own property.

20:46 – An anonymous caller complained to the police that she heard what sounded like a marching band from the Greenwich Hotel. Police advised the caller that a marching band was rehearsing at the Kentish Guard Armory on Peirce Street.

Thursday 13 April

12:41 p.m – Police arrested a Providence man, 35, for driving while intoxicated after noticing his SUV turning east on Division Street. When an officer started talking to the driver, he was still talking to someone on FaceTime, which he didn’t hang up on until much later. After noticing the odor of alcohol and the man’s inability to focus on providing his insurance information to the officer, the man participated in roadside field sobriety tests. The man failed something and refused to participate in one, prompting the officers to take him into custody. At EGPD headquarters, the man stated he consumed 1.5 shared bottles of wine, an Aperol spritz, two vodka sodas and a signature cocktail during the night. Police cited the man for DUI, speeding, refusing to submit to a chemical test and driving without proof of insurance.

08:14 – An EG police officer used a shotgun to shoot and kill a raccoon that, according to the police, appeared sick near the dumpsters behind Flood Ford.

18:45 – Police arrested a woman from Coventry, 36, on a warrant for shoplifting. The officer who arrested the woman saw her in the passenger seat of a moving Jeep Laredo on Route 2 near Camp Fogarty. Police arrested the woman in the parking lot of Chef-A-Roni. The woman complained of shoulder pain, so she was handcuffed at the front.

19:15 – A western woman who works as a nurse at St. Elizabeth Home found her car’s rear window smashed when she drove home after her shift was over. Officers at the scene reported a “small, rock-shaped hole in the rear window” but were unable to locate a specific object that may have broken the window. She told police she had no problems with anyone and was unsure who would have damaged her car. She contacted AAA and had the car towed to her house.

Friday the 14th April

12:37 p.m – Police found a Narragansett resident, 65, in a black Lexus with two of the vehicle’s wheels on the sidewalk near Citizens Bank on Main Street. According to police, the woman did not know where she was, gave them an AAA membership card instead of her ID, smelled of alcohol and was very disoriented. The police arrested the woman after she refused to take field sobriety tests. She was charged with DUI and refused to take a chemical test. Police later found half a bottle of “Oyster Bay Sauvignon Blanc” in the front passenger seat of the vehicle.

10:36 a.m – Police arrested Mark C. Clements, 18, of Providence, for robbing the Bank RI branch at 1269 South County Trail (at Division Road).

17:06 – A Huguenot Drive woman bought $6,000 worth of BitCoin from a cryptocurrency machine at Chesca’s gas station in Cowesett after a pop-up on her computer told her to contact “Apple Support.” The bogus support service told her they were uploading “$6,000 worth of child pornography” to her computer and that they would contact the police if she didn’t transfer money to them. She did not give the caller her bank details, and after she told police about the ordeal, she agreed to speak to her bank.

22:10 – Police cited a Coventry man because the exhaust on his black Ford Mustang was making too much noise. During routine checks, the police found that the car’s registration had expired; they had the vehicle towed from the Hill and Harbor Cigar Lounge.

22:15 – Police pulled over a West Warwick man after speeding past an officer completing a traffic stop on South County Trail. The officer stated that the man “didn’t seem to know what the law was about” and was warned about the violation. However, police determined that the man’s car had a suspended registration, so they cited him for the violation and had his car towed.

Saturday 15 April

01:20 – Police arrested a West Greenwich woman, 34, for DUI and refusing to take a breathalyzer after they pulled her over for speeding on Division Street. The officer at the scene noticed the odor of alcohol on the woman’s breath, slurred speech and bloodshot eyes. She told police she had a glass of wine or two. During a field sobriety test, she told the officer, “I’d like to see your balance because I bet it’s not very good.” After she failed the test, the police took her into custody; a half-empty box of “High Noon” was found in the car’s center console.

14:25 – An EG resident found a wallet in the road on Bow Street containing credit cards, a Rhode Island license and $11 in cash. Police tried but were unable to reach the person they believe owns the wallet.

17.00 – An Oak Dell Circle resident told police that the license plate of his 2007 Yamaha motorcycle was missing. He wasn’t sure when he lost it, but had to report it missing to get a new one.

Sunday, April 16

01:21 – Police reported a fight that broke out on Cliff Street. At least one man cut his head and face when he was hit and fell to the curb. All refused medical attention and left the scene.

14:21 – An EG man found a Credit One card in front of the library. When the police called the woman who owned the card, she told them she had already canceled it and asked them to destroy it – which they did.

Monday, April 17

12:16 p.m – An EG resident called the police about a pit bull that ran up to him near Cole Middle School while he was out for a walk. Police took the pit bull, which had no leash, tags or collar, to the North Kingstown Animal Shelter.