Crime & Safety

Little Compton Police Arrest Teen for Drugs at South Shore Beach

The following are excerpts from the Little Compton police log. An arrest does not indicate a conviction.


May 22, 4:20 p.m.

  • John Gomes, 39, of 37 East View Dr., Little Compton, was arrested on a warrant. Officers took him into custody after responding to a medical call at his residence.
May 27, 12:10 a.m.
  • Police charged Alex Howard-Lawal, 18, of Fall River, Mass., with drug possession. Officers said they found him with drugs in a vehicle parked after hours at South Shore Beach.

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