T R U E C R I M E BLOT TER
(we couldn’t make this stuff up)
TRUE! South Kingstown police arrested
Charlestown resident, Scott Keeley, for
gathering seaweed on the beach. They
later decided not to charge him. them to the man’s family if he didn’t pay
up. The EG resident said he reported the
incident to Facebook and the messages
were deleted.
TRUE! A Providence resident was TRUE! A hit and run driver smashed
charged with DUI, driving with an expired
license, driving without insurance and
failing to yield, after running a stop sign
and plowing his car into a police cruiser. into the partially restored fountain in
DePasquale Square, leaving plastic car
parts strewn around the plaza. The
iconic landmark was being repaired to
the tune of $47,000, after it cracked
over the winter.
TRUE! An East Greenwich man told
police he’d had an online chat with a
stranger who asked him to get naked.
When he did so, the stranger took
screen shots and threatened to send
TRUE! An ACI guard was arrested for
allowing an inmate to use his cell phone
in exchange for a restaurant gift card.
5 reasons WHy
W E LOV E O U R
P U B L I C E M P L OY E E S !
They’re undaunted!
911’s acting director was removed from his
position after state police discovered he’d been
training emergency call takers without having
proper certification.
They like to live large!
Former Republican congressional candidate,
H. Russell Taub, was charged with spending
more than $1 million in political donations for
personal use, including clothes, cigars, visits to
strip clubs and escort services.
They enjoy relaxing in front of the tube!
A veteran Providence police officer refused
to return a sixty-five-inch TV, worth roughly
$1,500, after it was mistakenly delivered to
his home in Smithfield. The cop eventually gave
the TV back.
They’re digitally aware!
Providence councilman Luis Aponte resigned
after pleading no contest to embezzling more
than $13,000 in campaign funds and spending
it on entertainment such as Netflix, Xbox Live,
iTunes and cable bills.
“Do these ruffles make
my head look fat?”
Former Barrington resident and White House press secretary, Sean Spicer,
makes his sartorial debut on “Dancing With the Stars” last fall.
he’s ba a ack!
WPRO aired the “Best of Buddy Cianci” radio show for
several weeks this summer, in which the late former
mayor waxed on about his stint in federal prison and
gripes with former public officials.
They appreciate America’s favorite pastime!
State Rep. Charlene Lima sponsored a bill that
would create a Rhode Island license plate honor-
ing the. New. York. Yankees.
QUOTABLES!
“In Rhode Island, our
mediocrity is very robust.”
URI economist Len Lardaro after CNBC
ranked us at the bottom of the country’s
states for doing business.
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