Police Log

Marijuana Arrests, & Fighting Over Beer, Money

Information about the following incidents was supplied by the East Greenwich Police Department. An arrest does not indicate a conviction.

Monday, April 9 5:47 p.m. — Police arrested Debbie Keough, 55, of Queen Street, on a District Court bench warrant for a charge of disorderly conduct at her home. Tuesday, April 10 10:48 a.m. — Police arrested Steven Medeiros, 32, of Cactus Street in Providence, for larceny, resisting arrest and receiving stolen goods after his employer, Roofing Concepts, tipped off police they believed Medeiros was stealing from them after reviewing surveillance tapes. Police stopped Medeiros on South County Trail northbound. He at first refused to leave his car, yelling at police, according to the report. Once under arrest, he verbally threatened police but stopped once in the cell block, according to the report. His car was towed to the police impound …

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Police: Watson Had Alcohol In Car, Behaved Belligerently

Rep. Bob Watson was arrested Saturday night for possessing marijuana, the second time in less than a year.

Rhode Island state Rep. Bob Watson, R-East Greenwich, had three beers in his car along with a baggie of marijuana on Saturday night when he was arrested in South Kingstown, according to a police report. Watson is awaiting trial on in Connecticut on similar charges. While the report stated that Watson "appeared highly intoxicated" and was slurring his words, he was not charged with driving under the influence because of a variety of complicating factors, according to South Kingstown Police Capt. Jeff Allen. In particular, the police did not "have" Watson behind the wheel. When the first officer — Patrolman Joseph Macrae — arrived on the scene at 11:54 p.m. Saturday at Washington County Veterinary Hospital on 4263 Tower Hill Road, Watson …

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