Crime & Safety

Police Reveal Mystery Article In Case Of 'Throwing Articles At Moving Vehicles'

The other driver heard a "loud boom" when the "article" hit his car, according to police.

JOHNSTON, RI — The Rhode Island State Police revealed the "article" involved in the case of a Warwick woman charged with "throwing articles at moving vehicles."

Aubra Palazzo, 27, was arrested April 8 and charged with "throwing articles at moving vehicles," the state police said in a media release that did not specify what the article in question happened to be.

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More than two weeks later, the state police released a report that indicated the article was a drink bottle.

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On April 8, a Chepachet man called 911 shortly before 4:30 p.m. and told officers Palazzo was driving a Toyota RAV4 erratically and tailgating him on Interstate 295 in Johnston, according to the report.

"At this time, he heard a loud 'boom,' and he noticed a bottle skipping on the road through his rearview mirror," the report said.

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A number of clues apparently led police to suspect Palazzo threw a bottle at the Chepachet man's Nissan Altima, according to the report.

For one, "Inside of the rear driver's side of Ms. Palazzo's vehicle, she had multiple Gatorade and water bottles scattered in the rear seat," the report said.

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For another, "The Nissan was visibly damaged as i t had a dent and liquid-like substance all over the passenger rear windows," according to the report.

The misdemeanor case against Palazzo remains pending with an arraignment scheduled for May 12.

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