A Rutland, Mass., man was charged Sunday at 7 p.m. with cocaine possession and Disorderly Conduct, police said.
Starting at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Thames Street will be closed to traffic from Memorial Boulevard to Young Street.
Here are recent arrests and citations from the Newport Police log.
A youngster was taken to Rhode Island Hospital for eye surgery on Tuesday after another juvenile shot him in the face with a BB gun.
The police are letting everyone know they'll be out directing traffic this weekend, and there will be plenty of cars for the Folk Festival.
A bicyclist suffered a minor shoulder injury Sunday afternoon after a collision with a car.
Here are recent arrests and citations from the Newport police log.
Police gave a 63-year-old Burrillville woman a summons after the Hall of Fame wanted to press charges. She's accused of grabbing gift bags.
Christopher Hayes had asked for 18 months' probation and no prison, according to court records.
A 16-year-old Newport girl was charged with stealing money from a health worker's purse from a facility on Girard Avenue.
Warren police picked up Nicholas J. Tavares, 34, of Bristol. He was wanted by Newport police.
The Violent Fugitives Task Force arrested Joseph Vincent Louis Berriochoa, 32. of Newport, at Bayside Village at 9:05 a.m. Wednesday.
A 35-year-old Attleboro, Mass., man died Sunday in a diving accident in waters off Beavertail.
Here are recent arrests in Newport.
The state Department of Environmental Management is investigating a fatal diving accident Sunday.
The Coast Guard responded Sunday afternoon to a diving accident in the water South of Beavertail.
The Coast Guard responded to a sailboat overturned in Newport Harbor on Thursday afternoon.
A Malbone Road resident claimed he was punched in the face after he asked a man playing "Spanish music" to turn down the volume.
Two suspects dressed in white paper suits were arraigned Monday in Newport District Court on first-degree rape charges.
Two 16-year-old suspects went to the Training School for Youth on Friday morning, and three adults were charged with stealing a car.
Newport police on Thursday arrested a suspect for child molestation. Ian Barnes, 22, is accused of touching a 9-year-old's private parts.
Police arrested three people for disorderly conduct over the Fourth of July.
The suspect wielded a hammer at the woman resident, but she kicked him in the groin and took the weapon away. Her children called police.
A 30-year old Newport man was injured Sunday evening when he fell from the rocks at Twelve O'Clock High.
Three people attempted to enter the vacant school; a neighbor shouted she was calling police; one suspect made a threat, police allege.
About 20 people made too much noise at a party early Friday morning, police allege.
The 16-year-old was hanging out with a friend on June 29 behind the Coggeshall School. Police allege he had a baggie with marijuana.
One officer moved up to captain, and one moved up to lieutenant. Two others are promoted to sergeant rank.
Police allege they found drugs in the basement.
Her husband was stopped for speeding. When police realized he didn't have a license, they called a tow truck. She objected, police allege.
A kayaker managed to swim to shore Sunday afternoon after his kayak started sinking in waters under the Jamestown Verrazzano Bridge.
Police charged a 16-year-old Newport girl with Simple assault and battery after a fight in gym class on June 5. She was arrested Tuesday.
Jevoun Paul McKenzie, Jr., 18, of Newport, faces two felony charges for assault with a dangerous weapon.
Here are the recent arrests and citations in Newport. The information comes from the Newport police log and arrest reports.
Police allege Eric Stewart, 27, of Cranston, was carrying six small bags of cocaine.
Police have a stolen bike in custody pending the outcome of a court case charging a Newport man with larceny.
The U.S. Attorney's office on Monday said Pedro Jimenez-Rodriguez, 41, of Newport, pleaded guilty to drug charges.
A 14-year-old was charged with a felony for bringing marijuana into the Thompson School. He told police he found it at Miantonomi Park.
A 2-year-old was taken by Med Flight helicopter to Hasbro Children's Hospital on Wednesday.