Police said the man and woman were drinking vodka and beer in a city park at around 3 p.m.
Police said they arrested him outside Pell Elementary School on Thursday.
Police released pictures of a man and woman who they say used stolen credit cards at area stores in separate cases.
Among the arrests: a man accused of dealing cocaine and an 18-year-old who drove into and shot at a man at Newport Heights.
Police charged Jalil Muhammad Nelson, 18, with assault with a deadly weapon for the shooting and hitting a man with his car on Friday.
Shots were fired into a house and a man was hit by a car in related incidents at around 10:30 a.m. Friday.
William Gonzalez, 49, was sentenced to 25 years, seven to serve in 2007 for dealing drugs. Newport police arrested him on Wednesday.
Police said the 22-year-old said he had four 16-ounce beers in South Kingstown before hitting the road.
Terrence Moy, 57, suffered critical injuries after he was struck while riding his scooter by a 39-year-old Bristol man on West Main Road.
Police said an officer saw her swerving and start to drive the wrong way down a one-way section of Thames Street at around 4:20 a.m.
The victim told police she was given alcohol and marijuana by Jaquan B. Johnson, 18, before he assaulted her earlier in August.
Charges include driving under the influence, assault, disorderly conduct and one person who violated a no-contact order for a third time.
Police charged a woman with simple assault on Wednesday while noting that she was cooperative and honest about the incident.
Police said the 33-year-old has called 911 before, including in July when he said a man had a knife but it was untrue, say police.
Arrests reported by Newport police between Aug. 7 and 14, 2016.
A boat burned and sank near the Pell Newport Bridge on Sunday, just as Newport debates whether it's worth investing in a fire boat.
Sgt. Gregory Belcher climbed to the top of the bridge tower and convinced a 46-year-old Newport man not to jump on Monday morning.
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A boy who was severely injured has been upgraded to stable and alert condition, but a 38-year-old West Warwick woman remains critical.
A 37-year-old woman and a 10-year-old boy were badly hurt after a the scooter they were riding crashed on Ocean Avenue on Sunday.
A 23-year-old city man allegedly stole cash from Cilantro Mexican Grill on Connell Highway in a crime caught on camera.
A boy suffered severe injuries and his mother was seriously hurt after a crash while they rode a rental three-wheel scooter.
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Police said they saw him duck behind a truck and acting suspiciously before cops found beers and rum in his backpack.
Police said Julius B. Taylor had six people crammed in his Saturn, including a teen girl drinking vodka past her court-ordered curfew.
A 17-year-old Little Compton boy was stabbed, and three Newport teens are facing assorted charges after a fracas at Kingscote on Saturday.
Luke Walker was known internationally for his skill restoring vintage Indian motorcycles.
Police said Timothy Logan Haslam grabbed the woman from the Easton's Beach parking lot on July 2 and held her until she escaped on Friday.
Police said she threw a suitcase, broke an oar and assaulted the victim during an argument Tuesday night.
A man was found dead inside a commercial building on Halsey Street after firefighters responded to a fire on Tuesday.
No serious arrests after thousands came to watch fireworks over Newport Harbor and celebrate Independence Day.
Police said Rajae Messam confronted a man on Thames Street and a window ended up getting smashed during a scuffle.
The U.S. Coast Guard and members of the Narragansett Bay Marine Task Force are searching the water off Bailey's Beach.
Police said he assaulted a woman he was ordered not to contact by the courts.
Police said the woman was charged with larceny and created a biohazard in the cell in an apparent protest over going to jail.
Police identified the man found unresponsive on a city street on Wednesday as Jonathan Flores, 30, but have not elaborated much.
Kayla Berryhill, 18, was arrested on domestic charges, released, and arrested again hours later after she sent text messages to the victim.
A 30-year-old Newport man was found on Clinton Avenue in Newport and police are investigating how he sustained his injuries.
Police said he then got into a scuffle with police who responded to investigate the vandalism complaint.
Police said a witness saw Renaldo Hollins punch the victim after picking her up on Dearborn Street late Tuesday night.