Crime & Safety

OMGPD: Reverse Wedding Present, Thieving Brothers

We compile the more noteworthy crime stories from across the region.

 

A South Kingstown man was arrested for allegedly stealing a woman's iPhone and then putting it in a bush outside the Ocean Mist in Narragansett. 

Police said when they confronted the man about this, he brought them outside, to where he had hid the phone in the shrubbery. He told police he had been upset about the Patriots game.

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Man rips off bride:

A North Providence man was charged with stealing a $300 check that was later deposited by his girlfriend. On July 30, he allegedly stole the money meant as a wedding present at Canonchet Beach Clubhouse. 

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He was previously fired from a catering company due ot his track record of stealing from new lawfully wedded couples.

Making Mom proud one larceny at a time:

Two brothers were charged with breaking and entering and stealing antique firearms and jewelry in a Newport apartment complex.

The woman who lived there said the apartment had been broken into and the door had been pried open.

According to reports, an antique gun, a safe with three firearms inside, a safe with ammunition and assorted jewelry had been taken from the home.

The woman's fiance said he believed the brothers had been the ones who had broken in. Neighbors told police they had seen two men in the hallway that day. One of them was identified by tattoos on his face.

Man denies one break-in, admits to another:

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