Thursday, December 20, 2012
A South Kingstown man is charged with firing an AR-15 in his backyard.
Unless otherwise noted, information about the following incidents was supplied by the South Kingstown Police Department. An arrest does not indicate a conviction. South Kingstown Man Charged With Firing AR-15 in Compact Area Christopher S. Babcock, 24, of 83 Mautucket Road, South Kingstown, was arrested at about 9:45 p.m. on Dec. 11 and charged with firing in a compact area. According to police, on Dec. 11 they received several reports of shots fired on Mautucket Road. Police said that based on the reports, the gunfire was traced to 83 Mautucket Road. Police said that using a PA system on a patrol car, the occupants of the house were asked to exit. Police said at this time, Babcock and a 25-year-old Wakefield woman exited the home, fully …
41.46259
-71.50959
South Kingstown Public Safety Complex
1790 Kingstown Rd, Wakefield, RI
/articles/sk-police-log-december-11-and-12-2012
1412181
/locations/8416341
Thursday, August 2, 2012
James B. Brennan, 65, is accused of threatening two men with a gun after his rocks hit their truck while he was mowing his lawn.
Unless otherwise noted, information about the following incidents was supplied by the South Kingstown Police Department. An arrest does not indicate a conviction. James B. Brennan, 65, of 231 Curtis Corner Road, Peacedale, was arrested at about 5:49 p.m. on July 25 and charged with felony assault. According to police, they were called to a home on Curtis Corner Road after receiving a 911 call. The caller told a dispatcher that an elderly man had pointed a gun at them. Police said that when they arrived, they saw Brennan sitting on a stone wall, and a green truck parked in his driveway with two men in it. The two men told police that Brennan was mowing his lawn, and debris from the mower shot out into the street, hitting their truck. They …
41.46259
-71.50959
South Kingstown Public Safety Complex
1790 Kingstown Rd, Wakefield, RI
/articles/peacedale-man-charged-for-allegedly-flashing-gun
1412181
/locations/7516716
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Peter J. Yrchik Shoemaker is arrested after allegedly drinking in the lobby of the police station, and he helpfully tells officers he has cocaine.
Unless otherwise noted, information about the following incidents was supplied by the South Kingstown Police Department. An arrest does not indicate a conviction. Peter J. Yrchik Shoemaker, 20, of 136 Briarwood Drive, Wakefield, was arrested at about 3:41 a.m. on July 25 and charged with felony drug possession, felony carrying a weapon while intoxicated and possession of a beverage by an underage person. According to police, at about 3:33 a.m. Shoemaker was in the lobby of police headquarters and said that he wanted to turn himself in. However, there was one problem with this – police said there were no warrants out for his arrest. They talked with Shoemaker, and noted that he believed it to be July 27, not July 25. This would soon be …
41.46259
-71.50959
South Kingstown Public Safety Complex
1790 Kingstown Rd, Wakefield, RI
/articles/wakefield-man-arrested-for-drinking-in-police-station
1412181
/locations/7508283
Ted Geisel
3:51 pm on Monday, August 6, 2012
Thanks for the extra info Stephen. That's interesting that they were in his driveway but you still have no right to self-defense in RI even if someone is on your land. You must first make an attempt to retreat which it doesn't sound like he did. "11-8-8 Injury or death – Defense. – In the event that any person shall die or shall sustain a personal injury in any way or for any cause while in the … more ›