Woman runs over her boyfriend, pigs run wild in Barrington

She drove over her boyfriend, and he says it’s his fault
A Massachusetts couple was arrested in Middletown June 4 after the woman's SUV allegedly after he chased the vehicle and fell under it. The incident began when the two were arguing while driving back home from Narragansett. According to reports, the two were arguing when the woman pulled over and the man got out of the SUV and began pounding on the hood. Witnesses told police that when he came around to the driver’s side of the vehicle, she tried to drive away but he fell and the SUV's rear tire ran over him. She then allegedly stopped, the boyfriend got up and ran into the passenger side seat and they drove off again. When police stopped them, the man took the blame and told police “it was all his fault,” though he did complain of pain to his midsection. He also had ripped clothes, bruises on his face, small lacerations elsewhere on his body, and hip abrasions. She was arrested for drunk driving, and he was arrested for domestic assault.

The pigs of Barrington High
Someone into the halls of Barrington High School June 2 – yes, pigs. It was all part of a inside the school on Senior Prank Day. They called the animal control officer to get rid of the pigs and had no information on where the pigs came from.

Busted, a half mile from home
A Johnston man was arrested on June 4 after an off-duty cop saw him in the parking lot of a convenience store just 0.6 miles from his home. The Johnston patrolman watched the man sitting inside his Lexus and handling a blunt cigar wrapper and a substance that police later determined was pot. The off-duty patrolman called the station, and an on-duty patrolman responded and watched the suspect for several minutes before identifying himself and placing him under arrest.

Welcome to the neighborhood
A 19-year-old North Kingstown man was arrested May 29 after he and another man of an 18-year-old they were familiar with who had pulled into their neighborhood. The victim said the two kicked his car, damaging a quarter panel so badly that he couldn’t open his passenger side door.

Yes, bullying is a problem
A 15-year-old June 9 after officers were called to Thompson Middle School following a fight. The school dean told officers he broke up the fight outside on school grounds. Watching a tape of the fight, officers saw the suspect punch the victim “between 25 and 30 times.” The fight also appeared to be unprovoked, and the victim did not punch back.

Forget the cab, she got a free ride in the cruiser
East Greenwich officers arrested a 30-year-old Cranston woman after she from Harbourside bar. She had become argumentative at the bar/restaurant, so the manager said she would pay for a cab to send her home. The woman’s boyfriend agreed to take the cab home, but the woman refused, hurling obscenities at the police. She was arrested after she pushed a police officer and told him to “---- yourself.”

There’s tension in that house
A 27-year-old Woonsocket man was arrested after allegedly several times during a dispute that may have been about money. The first officer to arrive found the father in front of the house covered in blood. The son was charged with domestic felony assault with a deadly weapon.