Police said the 56-year-old Newport man's credit card was declined and refused to pay another way.
The FBI has released the 2014 Unified Crime Report which features statistics for crime in Newport.
Police and community members discuss enforcement and discrimination.
Three different construction projects going on in town this week.
"I just want to warn others," she said. "There are predators out there, they may be your boyfriend or husband.”
A man who dumped a large amount of trash from his car Sunday night was found and made to clean up the mess, police said. He was cited, too.
The son of a famous Newport sculptor was charged after failing to notify authorities that he had been traveling around the country.
The 21-year-old North Kingstown man was charged with public drinking early Monday morning after a car stop in Newport.
The Rhode Island-based jewelry company said Ryan Bonifacino has left the company to "pursue his BMA studies."
Police said the 24-year-old city man was drunk and argumentative after officers woke him up.
Police said the two suspects had a small child with them.
Plus, a homeless woman was charged with disorderly conduct and a warrant.
Micheal Stubbs, 32, was arrested for simple assault and vandalism Tuesday night.
Tim Roche said charges were drummed up by a corrupt timeshare board with members who lined their pockets with no-bid contracts and deals.
Police have identified the two men involved in an argument that turned deadly on a Newport sidewalk Tuesday night.
The shooting occurred after an argument between two men on King and Williams Streets.
Alan Bradley was sentenced to five years of probation for striking and killing a Navy detective while driving against doctor's orders.
Two men were arrested for getting into a fight on Broadway on Monday afternoon.
Police said he was arrested Monday for the July incident outside the Festival Field Apartments complex.
Newport firefighters battled a two-alarm fire on Ledge Road Sunday morning.
One of the men arrested was wanted in Virginia and turned over by Newport Police to the U.S. Marshals.
Police cited a Newport Avenue woman for not restraining a pit bull that allegedly bit a neighbor on Tuesday.
Police said a 41-year-old Middletown man damaged a fence and banged on car windows while under the influence Tuesday night in Newport.
Police said the woman got out of a moving vehicle and then yelled obscenities while throwing personal items on Spring Street early Wed.
The picture is not good, but the resident is holding out hope that someone might recognize the suspect.
Police are stepping up patrols this Labor Day weekend.
Plus, a Bristol man who allegedly used a stolen credit card in June was arrested on Thursday after an investigation.
The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Hammerhead and a 45-Motor Life Boat crew from Newport's Station Castle Hill saved them from an adrift boat.
Police said the 61-year-old was angry about being asked to remove personal belongings from benches in front of the store.
Police said the suspect used the bathroom while inside the house and later claimed he was drugged and had no idea why he broke in.
The Rhode Island Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals wants to find the owner.
The fire heavily damaged a sport fishing boat but firefighters were able to douse the flames and prevent it from sinking.
Middletown Police said they cracked the case after a lengthy investigation.
Police said the North Carolina woman used a fake $100 bill to buy a $20 gift card.
Police said they made the arrest thanks to alert residents and two local mechanics who followed the suspect from the scene.
Police said the owner of the vehicle was out of town for a funeral when the 18-year-old went on the joyride with her car.
Police said the woman, 33, strangled another woman in her apartment on Tuesday morning.
Newport police arrested a 31-year-old man who has been living on the streets for allegedly breaking into a restaurant to steal food.
Police said the man stole cash from Vicker's Liquors on Bellevue Avenue.
Police said the 15-year-old Newport boy attacked a 28-year-old man in the Waterfront parking lot.