Drunk Men on South Shore Beach, Road Not Wide Enough: Little Compton Police Log

LITTLE COMPTON, RI—There were no arrests last week in Little Compton, but local police did report several incidents and one accident. 

Accident
On June 12, a 95-year-old Westport man's car was struck by a car being driven by a 53-year-old Fall River man at around 10:35 a.m. at Simmons Cafe.

Police said the Westport man was stopped in the road to let a car back out from a parking spot. The Fall River man was backing out of a different spot and didn't see the car in the roadway. The impact caused minor damage to both cars and nobody was hurt and everyone left the scene.

Incidents
A Willow Avenue resident told police on June 7 to report an identity theft.

On June 8, a resident told police a drunk man was trying to leave South Shore Beach. Officers arrived and "spoke with the person in question and the matter was resolved," according to police.

On June 8 at around 3:07 p.m., police responded to a Long Highway address to be present when a woman removed items from a previous residence.

An officer driving on Sakonnet Point Road on June 8 at 11:06 p.m. saw a trailer plate lying in the road. The plate was brought to police headquarters and its owner was contacted.

On June 10, police got a report that someone wrote "inappropriate graffiti" on a sign posted along Long Highway. Police seized the sign and returned it to headquarters.

A South Shore Road resident on June 11 told police at around 10:27 p.m. that someone struck his mailbox with a vehicle and left the scene. Police were unable to find the suspect vehicle and a report was filed.

On June 12, a Quaker Hill Farm Road resident said that even after construction to widen the road, it "was still not wide enough," according to a police report. The resident asked a report be made where he had to back up to let a vehicle pass causing him to strike construction tarps, police said.

Police responded to South Shore Beach on June 12 at 2:51 p.m. after a report of a drunk and disorderly man. Police made arrangements to get him a ride home and "the matter was resolved," according to police.