Crime & Safety
Police Log: Police Find Steak Knife, Crack in Man's Pocket; 3 Other Arrests
The following is based on reports from the Newport Police Department. An arrest does not indicate a conviction.
Nels E. Berghman Jr., 20, of Newport, was arrested around 1:45 p.m. on Wednesday, March 27, for domestic vandalism, drug possession and a weapons charge.
According to the victim, Berghman was throwing things around her apartment.
Reports said that when police searched Berghman, they found crack cocaine in his pocket and a steak knife in the pocket of his sweatshirt.
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Other arrests
- Stacy P. Ward, 32, of Newport, was arrested around 12 a.m. on Thursday, March 28, for domestic simple assault, domestic disorderly conduct, resisting arrest and two simple assault charges.
- Matthew C. Nadeau, 35, of Newport, was arrested around 5:12 a.m. on Thursday, March 27, for two shoplifting charges.
- Daniel Morgenweck, 25, of 267 Kingston Road, Narragansett, was arrested around 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday, March 27, for an active bench warrant.
The above reports detail arrests made by the Newport Police Department. Descriptions of all events are based solely on police officer reports provided to Patch.
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