Crime & Safety

BOLO Leads To Arrest Of West Greenwich Hit-And-Run Driver: Cops

Rhode Island state troopers located the West Greenwich man, police said.

WEST GREENWICH, RI — A hit-and-run driver was apprehended after a be-on-the-lookout alert was issued, police said.

Scott Chase, 60, was arrested shortly after 2:30 p.m. Saturday and charged with duty to stop for an accident resulting in damage to an attended vehicle, the Rhode Island State Police said in a media release.

"This arrest was the result of a BOLO from West Greenwich Police Department and Troopers subsequently locating the vehicle on New London Turnpike in the Town of West Greenwich," the release said.

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Chase, a resident of West Greenwich, was processed at the Hope Valley Barracks, arraigned and released with a Third District Court date, according to police.

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