Crime & Safety

East Providence Police Log: Shoplifting, Domestic Disputes, and Marijuana

The following arrest information was supplied by the East Providence police department. It does not indicate a conviction.

Tuesday, July 12

  • A 17-year-old was rolling a marijuana cigarette in parking lot of the Kent Heights playground before police picked him up on Tuesday. It was his first offense.

Wednesday, July 13

  • Nicholas Hoyas, 22, of 24 Baker St. was issued a request arrest for domestic simple assault and domestic vandalism after a dispute with his sister. Hoyas had fled the scene when police arrived.
  • Luis A. Perez, 28, of Providence was arrested for shoplifting at Stop & Shop Supermarket at Pawtucket Avenue.

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