Woonsocket Police Arrest Two Men For Pot Possession, Seize 14 Pitbulls
The following arrest information was provided by the Woonsocket Police Department. An arrest does not indicate a conviction.
At 6:30 a.m. Friday, Woonsocket Police served a search warrant at 95 Rathbun St., 2nd left, arresting residents Miguel Medina, 22 and Juan Olivio, 35.
Inside the apartment, police found Medina with 3.5 grams of marijuana and oxycodone pills, for which he did not have a prescription. Medina was charged with possession of marijuana and possession of a schedule I-V drug, the oxycodone.
Olivio, whom police caught with .2 grams of marijuana, was charged with possession of marijuana, 1st offense.
Police also found 14 pitbulls in the apartment, including seven puppies. Two of the dogs were properly licensed.
The mother and puppies are being held by Lincoln Animal Control, and the RISPCA took control of four adult dogs. Woonsocket Animal Control is holding the other dogs.
The tenants have been cited for numerous animal violations totaling close to $1,600 in fines.
Yvette M Ayotte
11:32 am on Saturday, March 23, 2013
Something else that was on the news about our city, so sad. When will there be some good news for a change. :(
la_mouffette
2:07 pm on Monday, March 25, 2013
Yvette, this IS good news in one way. Hear me out...
These guys don't appear to be drug dealers, or even criminals, so far as we can tell from the article--
they just had small amounts of pot and prescrip. drugs that they were probably using themselves. (.2 grams is REALLY small amount of a dried herb!)
Instead, the police appear to have mainly focused on the fact that this appears to be the kind of "backyard breeding" situation of pit bull dogs that the city was so concerned about.
This story is at least evidence that the city listened and is trying to respond to the people who argued that pit bull legislation would punish responsible owners, and that we should just enforce the laws that were already on the books (which apparently they hadn't been doing consistently.)
So the message this article sends is-- make sure you register your dogs. Learn and follow the local laws on dog ownership and breeding, because they're going to be enforced.
(Apologies to the owners if they were following the law, in which case this headache should soon be over)
Mew
11:51 pm on Sunday, March 24, 2013
Yvette, get use to it, The answer is NEVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You can dream all you want about it ever changing, the Woonsocket we all knew is GONE FOREVER!!!
Private
11:51 pm on Sunday, March 24, 2013
I think its ilegal for woonsocket patch to post lies the perks were prescribed cause my husband just had an operation so charges will be dropped monday and and it was .5 of weed so you can post what reslly hañlen and all the dogs are registered all 6 !!!
Private
11:51 pm on Sunday, March 24, 2013
*really *happen
HJ
11:51 pm on Sunday, March 24, 2013
Feeding 14 dogs costs a lot. I wonder how these "people" can afford it.
la_mouffette
12:07 am on Wednesday, March 27, 2013
woah, woah, woah...
let's not go putting people in parentheses.
There's no call for that.
Gimmeabreak
2:24 pm on Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Ummmm...Mouffette
(these are parentheses)
"these are quotation marks"
la_mouffette
1:04 pm on Tuesday, April 2, 2013
maaaaan, I do that every time, haha!
Private
8:10 am on Monday, March 25, 2013
We dont have 14 dogs !!!! ^^^^
Denise
2:07 pm on Monday, March 25, 2013
Sec. 5-10. Number of dogs permitted at same residence.
It shall be unlawful to keep more than three (3) licensed dogs at a single-family residence and more than one licensed dog per dwelling unit at a multifamily residence, except as provided by the director of public safety. This provision shall not apply to licensed kennels. (Ch. No. 2398, Sec. 18, 5-19-69; Ch. No. 3193, Sec. 1, 1-19-76)
Time to move on up
2:07 pm on Monday, March 25, 2013
You shouldn't have 6.. Do you not know the laws? You are only allowed 1 dog in an apartment. regardless of how much WEED you had, do you know what it looks like when your busted with WEED and 6 DOGS? Do any of you have jobs? I'm sure your parens are oh so proud.. Woonsockets finest!!!!
Mew
7:45 am on Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Private, I hopeyou never get the dogs back, I know the apartment your living in,they are not big and their definately not big enough for 6 dogs!!!!
anonymous
6:10 am on Tuesday, April 2, 2013
some oxys and an 8th typical friday night in Woony, the dogs however I have no comment
Carl A Ford
9:07 pm on Sunday, April 14, 2013
NO ONE should have more than ONE REGISTERED dog in a apartment!!!! IT IS THE LAW!!
Carl A Ford
9:07 pm on Sunday, April 14, 2013
And actually the police should be cleaning out ALL dogs over the LEGAL LIMIT!!!! Or cats if there is a limit also. There are tooo many people breeding illegally,,, or having way too many pets.
russell archambault
8:26 am on Monday, April 15, 2013
Carl you are sooo correct on a portion of your statement " There are tooo many people breeding "...