Thursday, February 21, 2013
East Greenwich Police teamed up with North Kingstown to catch the suspect Wednesday evening.
A man suspected of robbing the North Kingstown Bank Newport on Wednesday afternoon has been taken into custody following a joint effort from the North Kingstown and East Greenwich police departments. According to a press release, North Kingstown detectives were able to deduce that Thomas N. Shellman of 30 Lang Drive in North Kingstown was the person who carried out the robbery at Bank Newport. Shellman allegedly entered the bank around 2 p.m. Wednesday and handed the teller a note demanding money. The teller (who was older than 60 years old, according to reports) complied and Shellman allegedly fled the scene toward Ten Rod Road. Police were able to track down Shellman later that evening and found several bills on him that were traced …
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
The following information was provided by the RI State Police. An arrest does not indicate a conviction.
RI State Police arrested a Glocester woman in Smithfield early this morning, charging her with last night's hit and run striking two pedestrians in East Greenwich, sending them to the hospital. Rescue workers arrived at 162 Main St., in front of the Greenwich Hotel just before midnight after a 911 call reporting a pedestrian hit by a car. Fire and rescue personnel found two victims at the scene — a 40-year-old woman with a lower leg injury, and a 49-year-old man, who was unconscious and appeared to have a serious head injury, according to EG Fire Chief Peter Henrikson. He was rushed to Rhode Island Hospital. The woman was transported to Kent County Hospital. The car that hit the two fled the scene, Henrikson said. Shortly after, RI …
A man and a woman are transported to area hospitals, one with potentially serious injuries.
Two pedestrians were struck in a hit-and-run accident on Main Street Tuesday night, one of whom was rushed to Rhode Island Hospital with what appeared to be a serious head injury. Rescue workers arrived at 162 Main St., in front of the Greenwich Hotel, just before midnight after a 911 call reporting a pedestrian hit by a car. Fire and rescue personnel actually found two victims at the scene — a 40-year-old woman with a lower leg injury, and a 49-year-old man, who was unconscious and looked to have a serious head injury, according to EG Fire Chief Peter Henrikson. The car that hit the two had fled the scene, Henrikson said. The man was taken to Rhode Island Hospital and the woman was transported to Kent County Hospital. Officials are not …
Sunday, January 6, 2013
The accident took place in Charlestown, but Adriana Wright, 42, was arrested for drunk driving on Route 4 in East Greenwich.
Unless otherwise noted, files at Washington County Superior Court contain the information about the following court cases. You can review them at the McGrath Judicial Complex. Adriana M. Wright, 42, of 242 Cossaduck Hill Road, North Stonington, Conn., faces Charlestown police felony charges of leaving the scene of an accident with serious injury resulting and reckless driving following a Fourth Division District Court hearing on Jan. 3. Appearing before District Court judge Madeline Quirk, Wright was released on $10,000 personal recognizance, with the condition that she not drive until the resolution of her case. A felony screening date was scheduled for Feb. 22. According to The Providence Journal, and several graduates of the school, …
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Talley was an East Greenwich police officer for 30 years.
Monday, September 12, 2011
Two the cars involved were part of a funeral procession
Around 11:40 a.m. this Monday morning, three cars were involved in an accident while traveling south on South County Trail just past Middle Road. Although drivers appeared shaken, no one was taken by rescue from the scene. Two couples were following each other from a memorial service to the burial site when the first driver said a tractor-trailer suddenly pulled out in front of him causing everyone to slam on their brakes. Each car slammed into the next as the tractor trailer kept driving, the driver said. The woman from the third car from East Greenwich was shaken and upset. "The other drivers are telling the police about the tractor trailer right now," she said, asking not to be identified. The other two couples from Cranston and West …
Thursday, August 18, 2011
The following Information was supplied by the East Greenwich Police Department.
Monday, Aug. 8 1:35 p.m. - Two residents of Shippee Road told police that they had seen a shiny black Jeep with after-market chrome wheels drive down roads beside their properties as far as to the back yard. In one case, the driver reversed the car quickly and drove away after seeing the resident. In the second instance, the resident stopped the car. The two “teenage boys” in the car told him they were looking for a place to go off-roading. Tuesday, Aug. 9 12:47 p.m. - A Watch Hill resident reported that her ex-boyfriend continued to send text messages to her even after a restraining order. 3:40 p.m. - A security officer for Federal Express reported that a 58-inch flat screen plasma television that was dropped off in the car port of a …
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Information about the following arrests was supplied by the East Greenwich Police Department. An arrest does not indicate a conviction.
Monday, Aug. 8 1:20 p.m. - Police cited a Warwick man for driving with a suspended license and suspended car registration after police noticed the out-of-date registration sticker on the car as it was traveling north on Main Street near Division. The car was towed from the scene. Wednesday, Aug. 10 1:21 a.m. - Police arrested Raymond Bell, 21, on a bench warrant for failure in court to appear after Bell came to the station seeking a ride home. He was taken into custody. 4:40 p.m. - Police arrested Kathleen Schumacher, 50, of Oak Dell Circle on a charge of malicious injury to property after she admitted shutting her husband’s laptop computer in anger, breaking the computer screen and a pair of his glasses that had been resting on the …
Friday, August 12, 2011
Information about the following arrests was supplied by the East Greenwich Police Department. An arrest does not indicate a conviction.
Monday, Aug. 1 9:09 a.m. - A town employee notified police that someone had thrown an egg at one of the town's cars, a Crown Victoria, damaging the paint job, while it was parked at 111 Peirce Street over the weekend. Tuesday, Aug. 2 12:23 p.m. - A Middle Road resident asked police to contact her sister’s ex-mother-in-law and tell her not to call again after she called three times and the conversations became abusive. Police contacted the woman, who lives in Florida, and she said she would not call again. 3:55 p.m. - A Duke Street resident reported that her wallet had gone missing after she accidentally left it at the pay phone at East Greenwich Farms on Main Street. It was gone by the time she returned for it. Friday, Aug. 5 8:03 a.m. - A…
Monique
8:37 pm on Thursday, February 28, 2013
It is amazing that even with all the crime-related tv shows, such as I.D., etc. that practically give "how to" tutorials that this guy committed such a remarkably unremarkable robbery. Maybe free rent, 3-squares, free health care, and some cable tv at the big house is an improvement for him. more ›