Police: No Cooperation Despite Feces, Broken Windshield

Unless otherwise noted, information about the following incidents was supplied by the Narragansett Police Department. An arrest does not indicate a conviction.

Providence Woman Arrested for State Police Warrant

Rebecca L. McLaughlin, 48, of 31 Olney St., Providence, was arrested at about 5:50 p.m. on April 1. Police said McLaughlin had a Rhode Island State Police warrant out for her arrest for a charge of unlawful appropriation of property.

According to Narragansett police, they received a report at about 5:38 p.m. from state police that McLaughlin would be speaking with the owner of Soho at about 6 p.m., and asked if Narragansett police could make the arrest.

Police said that they printed a mug shot of McLaughlin, which the officer used to identify her. Police said she was arrested without incident and held at headquarters until 7 p.m., when state police could pick her up.

URI Student Arrested for Warrant

Tyler A. Diedrich, 19, of 27 Oak Ridge Drive, Cumberland, was arrested at about 5:40 p.m. on April 1. Police said Diedrich is a University of Rhode Island student, and a Fourth Division District Court warrant was out for his arrest for failing to appear at a court hearing for a South Kingstown police charge of transportation of alcohol by a minor.

According to police, an officer driving on Narragansett Avenue noted a car parked on the side of the road. Police said the officer ran the car’s plate, which revealed that the registered owner – Diedrich – had a warrant out for his arrest.

Police said they spoke to Diedrich, who was in the car, and he allegedly told them he forgot all about the court date. He was arrested without incident, processed at headquarters and then released at about 7:12 p.m.

Woman Complains of Damage Involving Feces, Declines to Name Names

At about 8:27 p.m. on March 31, police received a report of vandalism at a home on Sakonnet Boulevard.

Police said that the car in the driveway had a rear windshield smashed out, and there were numerous oranges and eggs smashed in the driveway and on the front porch.

According to police, there did not seem to be any property damage to the home itself, and none of the other cars in the home’s driveway appeared to be tampered with.

Police said that the 21-year-old woman reporting the incident said she had an idea of who committed the vandalism, but declined to provide them with a name. She told police it happened between the night of March 29 and 6:30 p.m. on March 31.

According to police, the following day the woman filed additional information in her report. She told police that at about 2 a.m. on March 25, a group of people were banging on the doors of her home, and throwing dirt and feces at the front door.

Police said that the woman again declined to provide them with any names, and only wished to have the incidents documented for insurance reasons.

Unless otherwise noted, the information for this article was compiled from Narragansett police reports, which are available for review by any member of the public at their headquarters on Caswell Street. If we’re missing a call or report 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.

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