A Cranston man tried to hide when police arrived and took him into custody on a bench warrant.
The theft allegedly happened at the Newport Grand back in October 2017, Newport police said.
Police arrested four people at the Lobster Bar and a fifth person in a separate fight outside.
The fire started on a third floor deck and damaged a third-floor apartment at 248 Broadway.
Here are recent arrests and citations. Information comes from the police log.
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A driver slammed into a house at 23 Bowery on Tuesday. The accident happened Tuesday night around 7:16 p.m.
Police have turned to social media for help identifying two men.
A woman called 911 to say the man strangled and almost drowned her in the creek, police allege.
The cars were parked at the Gateway Center parking garage in downtown Newport.
Crews responded to an accident near Morton Park on Thursday.
The Coast Guard said a good Samaritan found a skiff adrift on Thursday morning. The boat owner has been found safe. But there is a question.
Most states haven't strengthened laws or implemented any policies to stem the rising number of kids who die every year in hot cars.
Three dogs living with their owner at Motel 6 went to the Potter League when police charged their owner with a felony.
A Canton, Mass., man hawking Worldwide Readers magazine wouldn't take no for an answer, and Dresser Street residents called police.
The second girl is still at large, police said. Both are juveniles.
Police are looking for two men caught on camera at an outdoor restaurant. Anyone with information is asked to call detectives.
A new report puts the Ocean State in the top 10 nationally.
Police were called to Pelham Street on Sunday night to stop a "rape in progress."
Michael Lynch, 53, was sentenced to 33 months in federal prison for fraud and tax evasion, the U.S. Attorney's Office said.
The Wall Street Journal is reporting the Coast Guard has suspended the search for the wreckage of the plane which went down off Amagansett.
The victim, an 88-year-old Newport woman, suspected the theft happened when a caretaker invited guests over to her home.
Work starts Monday between Bellevue Court and Perry Street.
The teenager was arrested for smashing a telephone, police allege. The group home told officers it's their policy to press charges.
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A local man was arrested after an altercation that started at a bus stop when he asked two teens for the time.
The U.S. Attorney's Office said Thursday a second former police union official has pleaded guilty.
The store clerk said she would have given the man a slice of pizza, if he was hungry, police said.
A Newport homeowner had to call in detectives when one of his father-in-law's construction crew allegedly stole his Amazon Echo.
Boston police are asking for the public's help finding a man wanted for breaking and entering and domestic assault. He may be in Newport.
Police think this person broke into a car. Anyone with information is asked to call police.
An argument at the Broadway convenience store left one injured, police said.
The man's body was found near the Goat Island Marina docks on Thursday around noon, police said.
Newport police confirmed a report a man's body was pulled from waters near Goat Island. No foul play is suspected at this time.
The Fall River, Mass., man pleaded guilty in federal court to accusations he was an armed drug trafficker, the U.S. Attorney's Office said.
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Police arrested seven people after a crowd gathered outside the Clarke Cooke House early Tuesday morning.
Police found Calvin O. Febles, of Middletown, in Fall River, Mass. He was arrested Thursday night.
Gregory Meeker, 55, of Barrington, allegedly pocketed some $200,000 connected with real estate development projects, such as the Beach Club.