Police Log: Bomb Bust & Too-Drunk Patrons

Friday, Nov. 15

11:30 a.m. – The manager of Cumberland Farms on Post Road told police she was being harrassed by a customer who was angry about an injury he suffered at the store two weeks earlier. The manager said the man came in today, demanding to know why the manager had been unsympathetic. The manager told police she didn’t want to have them issue a no-trespass order on the man, but she would ask them to if the man, a regular customer, continued to bother her about the incident. The man told police he understood.

6:40 p.m. – Police were called to New England Tech after security there found a suspicious-looking mason jar with a nail through the lid filled with a clear liquid. It was found in an open area near the balcony overlooking the entrance. After some investigating, police learned the Rhode Island Building Officials had held a meeting there earlier and that one of the attendees was showing the officials a new material that could prevent leaks even after a nail went through it.

Saturday, Nov. 16

2:51 p.m. – Police arrested Richard E. DeMarco, 40, of Eddy Street in Cranston, for driving with a suspended license after he was involved in an accident on Division Street at the Route 4 off ramp. Routine checks turned up the license violation. Police gave him a court summons and told him to report to the station for processing before his court date. An acquaintance drove the car from the scene.

8:49 p.m. – A South Road resident complained about a neighbor she said had been setting of loud fireworks earlier in the evening. She had shot some video of the fireworks; the video was dark but fireworks were visible over what appeared to be her neighbor’s property. Police followed up with the neighbor, who said he understood.

Sunday, Nov. 17