Police Log: Letter Carrier Foils Package Theft

Vigilant public servant leads officers to arrest man for taking neighbor's mail.

An observant letter carrier foiled one man's attempt to swipe his neighbor's mail last week. On May 5 at 2:17 p.m., officers arrested John Raymond Cote, 26, of 296 Diamond Hill Road, apt. 2, for stealing a certified mail package, a white box (later discovered to have contained a cell phone and charger) intended for his neighbor. Cote attempted to blame the theft on another man visiting his home, but officers apprehended Cote instead. When patrol officer Anthony Conetta Jr. arrived at 294 Diamond Hill Road in response to a report of a theft of a certified mail package by letter carrier Jamie Nunes, she told him she'd seen Cote take a package she'd just delivered to another resident of the apartment building. She said she suspected Cote was …

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Yvette M Ayotte

1:07 pm on Tuesday, June 5, 2012

I still say, most of our city residents have nothing better to do with their lives, get them to do, "community service."   more ›

Police Log: Hit And Run Driver Strikes Second Car, Then Stops

The following arrest information was supplied by the Woonsocket Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.

  On April 23, Officer Joseph Zinni responded to the intersection of  John A. Cummings Way and Clinton Street for a motor vehicle accident with no injuries. Upon arriving, Zinni spoke with David Bouvier and Jessica Rageoutte, drivers who said each of their cars were hit by the same vehicle. Bouvier told the officer that a Silver Toyota Solara had struck the rear of his green Jeep at the intersection of Truman Drive, then left the scene and, as he was watching, also hit the rear of Rageoutte’s blue Dodge before stopping. Zinni next spoke with the offending driver, who identified himself as Jose Mojica. During their conversation, out of the blue, the driver told Zinni, “I got some warrants but it’s your job to figure out my name.” That …

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OMG PD: 'Cookie Monster' Police and a Surprise at the Playground

We compile the odd, unusual and ‘oh my gosh’ police items from throughout the region.

  Knock Yourself Out? Jail cell bars didn’t deter one man from continuing his disorderly conduct. Narragansett police put the 34-year-old man behind bars following a disturbance at a local bar where he reportedly refused to pay his tab. Back at headquarters, the man allegedly continued to misbehave once in his cellblock. According to police, the man began yelling and according to another prisoner, head-butted the concrete wall and literally knocked himself out. Rescue crews checked the man who appeared to be okay. He refused treatment.   It’s Potty Time at the Playground Two North Kingstown girls looking for some quality time at the playground over April vacation found a special “present’ underneath a slide. North Kingstown police …

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Police Log: Big mouth faces charges

The following arrest information was supplied by the Woonsocket Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.

  A Woonsocket teen found himself under arrest after he persistently taunted officers with obnoxious remarks while they conducted an investigation. The 14-year-old boy, whose name was not released, faces charges of obstructing an officer in performance of his duties and use of tobacco by a minor. Shortly after 7 p.m. April 16, police went to Second Avenue to assist EMTs who were taking a nine-month-old boy to Hasbro Children's Hospital in Providence. The infant had tumbled out of a stroller and hit his head on concrete stairs.  While police questioned neighbors as to what happened, two 14-year-old boys arrived on the scene and began calling the officers "cookie monsters." When Officer Christopher Bouvier asked the two boys if they saw what…

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Police Log: Fugitive Hides Between Mattresses

The following arrest information was supplied by the Woonsocket Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.

  Police officers who were searching for a missing woman whose family thought she had been kidnapped instead found her suffering from a drug overdose. Police found Holly Laura Ann Mackenzie, 27, of 76 Cambridge St., Worcester, at Glenmark Landing Apartments on Sayles Street and called an ambulance to transport her to Landmark Medical Center. At the hospital they later arrested her for being a fugitive from justice. The investigation began Saturday around 8 p.m. when police received a report from a woman who said she believed her sister was being held against her will at a Sayles Street apartment. Officers went to the address, where they could hear a man and woman talking inside. When police knocked, the talking stopped and no one answered…

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Police Log: Boot Seized as Evidence of Beating

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Woonsocket Police arrested two brothers Sunday evening after they allegedly beat a neighbor and caused him to lose several teeth. Eugene Raymond Tetreault, 50, of 267 High St. faces charges of felony assault and resisting arrest, and Rene Harry Tetreault of 126 Hamlet Ave., faces a charge of simple assault. Officers seized Eugene Tetreault's bloody right work boot as evidence. He was wearing the item when he allegedly kicked his neighbor in the face. The investigation began Sunday after 8:30 p.m. when police were dispatched to 109 Arnold St. in response to reports of an assault. They were met in the hall by a bloodied man who said he'd been beaten by two other men living in the building. He pointed down the hall in the direction of the …

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Rob Borkowski

8:23 am on Wednesday, April 18, 2012

No worries. I was just trying to figure out if you were referring to Patch reporters or not. Thanks for commenting!   more ›

Police Log: Houseguests Take BB Pot Shots, Stash Pot

The following arrest information was supplied by the Woonsocket Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.

  Police arrested two local men Tuesday after responding to reports of someone firing a pellet gun at cars and pedestrians on Logee Street. Randy Santana, 20, of 75 Blackstone St., faces a charge of discharging a firearm in a compact area, and Joshua Rojas, 18, of 357 Logee St., faces charges of possession of marijuana and possession of a controlled substance. Police were dispatched to the area of Logee and Cleveland streets around 4 p.m. following a 911 call concerning someone in a white Honda shooting at cars. When Officer Timothy Hammond arrived in the area, he found a woman and a child sitting in a parked car with a shattered side window. She told him she was driving through the neighborhood when she heard the window break. She then …

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Woonsocket Police Log: Driver abandons crashed BMW

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  A city man who had a tattooist etch the words "Only God can judge" across his back may be having second thoughts about that choice of words. Eliezer Saez III, 23, of 160 Fourth St., faces charges of failure to report an accident resulting in property damage, false report of a crime, and obstructing an officer in performance of his duty. His problems began Saturday afternoon, when a driver called the police station from the Social District. When Officer Jesse Nunnemacher arrived at the scene, the man told him someone in a BMW had harassed him in traffic, and that a passenger in the car had flashed a handgun.   A moment later, another officer contacted Nunnemacher to say he had picked up a man identified as Orlando Merced, who was walking …

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Police Log: Arrest made after hoax calls

The following arrest information was supplied by the Woonsocket Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.

Officers arrested a local man Monday afternoon while investigating a recent rash calls to the police station reporting non-existent crimes and emergencies. Michael Rigney, 27, of 279 Main St., faces a charge of providing false information to a 911 operator. The hoax calls, which took place last month, sent officers to several parts of town to stop supposed crimes in progress or to help people in distress. In one case, officers went to a South Main Street store after a caller said he saw someone toss a handgun into a Dumpster. The officers found no gun 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 at Olly's Pizza. Police …

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Police Log: Sometimes you don't have to be psychic

The following arrest information was supplied by the Woonsocket Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.

When police knocked on Jason D. Depot's door and he told them "I know what you're here for," he was not displaying uncanny psychic powers. Earlier in the day he'd argued with his ex-girlfriend and some of her relatives, and before the spat was over, he allegedly pulled a gun. Depot, 20, of 182 Cumberland St., faces charges of disorderly conduct and felony assault. The investigation began Friday morning, when police responded to reports of a disturbance at Burnside Manner Apartments. A young woman told them Depot had come to the apartment to pick up their young son for a visit. Before the child left, he kissed goodbye to two men in the apartment. Depot asked who the men were. She told him they were her cousins, both named Jose, and both …

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diamondmom

4:43 am on Sunday, April 1, 2012

Manor.....oooops!!!!   more ›