State Police Reports and Legal Logs - December 2012

Hope Valley Barracks

At 4:56 p.m. on Nov. 16, Troopers arrested Raymond Greene, 19, of 6 Coventry Shoppers Plaza, Coventry, for 1). Two Counts of Crank or Obscene Phone Calls, 2). Simple Assault or Battery, and 3). Reckless Driving. The arrest was the result of a barracks investigation. Greene was transported to the Hope Valley Barracks where he was processed and held overnight pending a morning arraignment where he will presented as a 46G Bail Violator by the Attorney General's Office. 

At 12:00 p.m. on Nov. 19, a trooper arrested Louis Pfanstiehl, 22, of 86 Old Flat River Rd., Coventry, on a Third District Court Bench Warrant on an original charge of Disorderly Conduct originating out of the Coventry Police Department. The arrest was a result of a traffic stop on Washington Street in the Town of Coventry. Pfanstiehl was transported to the Hope Valley Barracks where he was processed and later transported to Third District Court. 

At 7:15 p.m. on Dec. 4, Troopers arrested Greg Waldron, 33, of 7 Black Walnut Dr., Coventry, for 1.) Obstructing an Officer in Execution of Duty, 2.) Operating on a Suspended License, and 3.) Affidavit and Arrest Warrant for Passing Counterfeit Checks from the Warwick Police Department. The arrest was the result of a motor vehicle stop on Arnold Road in the Town of Coventry. Waldron was transported to the Hope Valley Barracks where he was processed and held overnight pending morning arraignment.

At 6:45 p.m. on Dec. 8, a trooper arrested Peter E. Caruso, 36, of 993 Plainfield Pike, Coventry, for Larceny U/$500. Result of a barracks investigation of a larceny complaint by Trooper Lawton. Caruso turned himself into the barracks with his attorney and was processed and arraigned by JP Suvardi then released pending future 4th District Court dates.

The above reports detail arrests made by the Rhode Island State Police. Descriptions of all events are based solely on police officer reports provided to Patch.