Wednesday, May 1, 2013
David Harpool, 24, tells his girlfriend, “See you in a couple of years!” at the time of his arrest, police say.
Unless otherwise noted, information about the following incidents was supplied by the South Kingstown Police Department. An arrest does not indicate a conviction. David C. Harpool, 24, of 149 Hamilton Ave., Jamestown, was arrested at about 8:20 p.m. on April 10 and charged with felony drug distribution and two counts of felony drug possession. According to police, officers working a security detail at the Day Glow concert saw Harpool conduct a hand-to-hand sale with an unknown man in the Plains Road parking lot. As a result, police said they approached Harpool and asked him what was in a backpack in his car. Police said that as they took the backpack from the car, Harpool told a woman in the car, “I love you! Oh my god! I’ll see you in a …
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South Kingstown Public Safety Complex
1790 Kingstown Rd, Wakefield, RI
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Friday, March 22, 2013
According to police, several roommates conspired to steal laptops and other goods from people using the gym at Mackal Fieldhouse.
Unless otherwise noted, information about the following incidents was supplied by the South Kingstown Police Department. An arrest does not indicate a conviction. For a previous report on these arrests, click here. A fraudulent purchase of a foot-tall glass water pipe led to the raid of an apartment shared by University of Rhode Island students on Feb. 6, South Kingstown police said. According to police, they received a report of a stolen Mastercard, which was used by Opeyemi N. Onipede, 19, of 35 Stansbury St., Providence, at Absolut Market on Fortin Road to purchase the pipe. As a result, arrest warrants were issued for Onipede, along with Jaquan Smith, 19, and Gibran Gonzalez, 20, of 701 Manton Ave., Apt. #2, Providence. All three were …
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South Kingstown Public Safety Complex
1790 Kingstown Rd, Wakefield, RI
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Monday, March 4, 2013
South Kingstown police arrest Justin Blake Hart, 23, after he allegedly sells heroin to an informant.
Unless otherwise noted, information about the following incidents was supplied by the South Kingstown Police Department. An arrest does not indicate a conviction. Justin Blake Hart, 23, of 119 Almy St., Apt. #3, Providence, was arrested at about 9:30 p.m. on Feb. 19 and charged with two counts of felony heroin distribution. According to police, at about 4:15 p.m. they received a tip from an informant that Hart would be coming into town at 9 p.m. to sell heroin. Police said that Hart already had a warrant out for his arrest because of a controlled heroin buy conducted by the department on Nov. 27. Police said that coordinating with the informant, they found Hart in his girlfriend’s car near the CVS parking lot on Main Street. Police said …
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South Kingstown Public Safety Complex
1790 Kingstown Rd, Wakefield, RI
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Saturday, March 2, 2013
Howard Courtemanche, 28, is ordered to serve two years probation and a two-year suspended sentence for various cocaine offenses.
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. Howard Courtemanche, 28, of 604 Stony Fort Road, North Kingstown, pleaded no contest on Jan. 23 to South Kingstown police charges of felony cocaine distribution and driving with an invalid license. Courtemanche was ordered to serve a year of probation and a year-long suspended sentence, to complete substance abuse counseling and to pay $1,059 in fines and assessments. In return for his plea, additional charges of felony drug distribution near school grounds, felony drug possession and possession of marijuana were dismissed. According to South Kingstown police reports…
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J. Howard McGrath Judicial Complex
4800 Tower Hill Rd, Wakefield, RI
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Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Three unrelated local cases are dismissed after the attorney general's office decides not to prosecute.
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. According to files at Washington County Superior Court and Fourth Division District Court, the attorney general has decided not to proceed forward in three felony cases. Reasons for the dismissals were not included in court records. If we’re missing a case you’re interested in knowing about, feel free to leave a comment or to send Local Editor Stephen Greenwell a message at Stephen.greenwell@patch.com. We typically write up the summaries once a case has been resolved – a dismissal, a plea, or a guilty or not guilty finding. Want to be e-mailed when new police or …
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J. Howard McGrath Judicial Complex
4800 Tower Hill Rd, Wakefield, RI
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Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Timothy Doyle Cullen, 33, is being held without bail after selling undercover officers cocaine.
Unless otherwise noted, information about the following incidents was supplied by the South Kingstown Police Department. An arrest does not indicate a conviction. Timothy Doyle Cullen, 33, of 6 Rockland St., Apt. A, Narragansett, was arrested at about 5:08 p.m. on Nov. 29 and charged with four felony counts of distribution and one felony count of possession of a narcotic. According to police, they received information from an informant during the week of Nov. 25 that Cullen was selling cocaine, heroin, Percocets and marijuana from the parking lot of Belmont Market and Starbuck’s. As a result, police said three controlled buys were setup on Nov. 25, Nov. 28 and Nov. 29. On each occasion, police said Cullen provided either an undercover …
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1790 Kingstown Rd, Wakefield, RI
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Monday, October 22, 2012
Kevin L. White, 49, and William Andrade, 23, are charged with felony drug possession after police allegedly find 29 marijuana plants and four pounds of pot at their home.
Unless otherwise noted, information about the following incidents was supplied by the South Kingstown Police Department. An arrest does not indicate a conviction. Kevin L. White, 49, and William Andrade, 23, of 248 Holly Road, South Kingstown, were arrested at about 3:02 p.m. on Oct. 20 and charged with two felony counts each of cultivation of marijuana and hashish, and possession of marijuana, second offense. Police said White is Andrade’s father. White was also charged with assault. According to police, a no-knock search warrant was obtained for their home, based on an ongoing drug investigation. Officers broke into the home through the front door, yelling out their presence and the search warrant. Police said the house was dark, but as …
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248 Holly Rd, Narragansett, RI
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Friday, August 17, 2012
Alexander G. Brown, 21, is charged with distribution after police record two marijuana buys via an informant.
Unless otherwise noted, information about the following incidents was supplied by the South Kingstown Police Department. An arrest does not indicate a conviction. Alexander G. Brown, 21, of 192 Fleetwood Drive, Saunderstown, was arrested at about noon on Aug. 14 and charged with three counts of felony drug distribution. Police said Brown is a student at the University of Rhode Island, and he is in the university’s online directory. According to police, on Aug. 13 an informant made a controlled buy from Brown while under the surveillance of South Kingstown police. The transaction, which occurred in front of a home on Wright Avenue, was taped, police said. The informant made another buy from Brown at about 11:35 a.m. on Aug. 14, after which…
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1790 Kingstown Rd, Wakefield, RI
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Stephanie Dawn Sousa, 21, is arrested for felony drug possession after a friend – Seth E. Johnson, 23 – overdoses on heroin.
Unless otherwise noted, information about the following incidents was supplied by the South Kingstown Police Department. An arrest does not indicate a conviction. Stephanie Dawn Sousa, 21, of 49 Orchard Ave., Apt. #3, South Kingstown, was arrested at about 1:30 p.m. on Aug. 16 and charged with three felony counts of possession, and also possession of marijuana, a misdemeanor. According to police, at noon they received a report of a man – identified as Seth E. Johnson, 23, of 1213 Kingstown Road, Wakefield – overdosing on heroin at Sousa’s apartment. Police said when they arrived on scene, Sousa appeared to be under the influence of a narcotic, and had trouble answering any questions. Police noted several syringe caps on the floor of many …
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South Kingstown Public Safety Complex
1790 Kingstown Rd, Wakefield, RI
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Sunday, August 12, 2012
Steven C. Robinson, 24, is charged with felony drug distribution after he runs with a backpack with 58.5 grams of marijuana.
Unless otherwise noted, information about the following incidents was supplied by the South Kingstown Police Department. An arrest does not indicate a conviction. Steven C. Robinson, 24, of 43 Evans St., Newport, was arrested at about 2:35 p.m. on Aug. 4 and charged with felony drug distribution. According to police, an officer monitoring traffic on Tri Pond Court near Dam Street and Kingstown Road saw a gray Jetta drive through the stop sign at Kingstown without stopping. A traffic stop was made on Kingstown Road near Kersey Road. Police said that the driver – Mason E. Wilson, 24, of 65 Ralph St., Providence – and a passenger – Robinson – smelled strongly of marijuana and were slow to answer questions. When the officer went back to his …
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South Kingstown Public Safety Complex
1790 Kingstown Rd, Wakefield, RI
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Tim
6:43 pm on Friday, March 22, 2013
That's quite an education they're getting at URI. Scholarships? Throw the book at them!! more ›