Woman Charged for Driving Into and Throwing Bicycle at East Greenwich Man in Lovers' Quarrel

A 47-year-old Cranston woman is facing charges of felony assault with a dangerous weapon, simple assault and disorderly conduct for allegedly running down an East Greenwich man with her Toyota RAV4 and then throwing his bike at him.

Police said Maureen E. Sullivan, 47, of 62 Tucker Ave., came to the attention of police shortly before the alleged crime when she walked into the department’s police headquarters on May 5 and asked if there was a domestic violence officer working for the department.

When told that all officers are trained to deal with domestic violence issues, Sullivan then said she would take care of the situation herself and “indicated violence may happen,” according to a police report.

She then went back to her car, a Toyota RAV4, and was seen by an officer as she punched information into a GPS unit. The officer walked to the vehicle as it was backing out and Sullivan rolled down the window, said she would handle things herself and “I am going to kill him.”

She drove off and 20 minutes later, police got several 911 phone calls reporting an assault in front of 881 South Road.

Police arrived and saw a man and woman both being attended to by responders.

Police saw that the woman was Sullivan and the victim, identified as an East Greenwich man in his late 60s, said that he was pushing a bike up the hill when Sullivan, his ex-wife’s current girlfriend, struck him with her car, stopped, got out, punched him several times and then threw the bike at him.

Witnesses at the scene said that at no time did the victim retaliate during Sullivan’s alleged assault.

A witness also told police that Sullivan showed no signs of injuries but when ”she heard the police coming, she acted injured,” according to a police report.

Officers noticed that the address she had entered into her GPS unit was that of the victim’s.

Sullivan was arrested, her car was towed and she was later released on personal recognizance after her initial appearance in Kent County District Court on May 5. She is due to return to court on June 15 for an attorney general status conference.