Warren Police Log: Skinny dipper is arrested upon unwanted wade

Posted 10/13/26

The following is the Warren PoliceDepartment weekly arrest blotter and a portion of the call log:

Saturday, Oct. 3

Ra'nell Smith, 36 and of Providence, was arrested after a homeowner on …

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Warren Police Log: Skinny dipper is arrested upon unwanted wade

Posted

The following is the Warren PoliceDepartment weekly arrest blotter and a portion of the call log:

Saturday, Oct. 3

Ra'nell Smith, 36 and of Providence, was arrested after a homeowner on Vernon Street called saying someone had trespassed on her property and went swimming in her backyard pool at approximately 9:19 p.m. The caller stated the male removed the pool cover, took his clothes off and began to swim. She later reported the unwanted male (Smith) was her grandson whom she had previously told not to be on her property. Smith was taken into custody and charged with Trespassing. He was a bail violator and was held overnight to await arraignment in District Court.

Lisa Sheehan, 41 and of Warren, was arrested after officers responded to a disturbance at a residence on Metacom Avenue at approximately 10:07 p.m. After an investigation on scene, Sheehan was taken into custody and charged with Domestic Simple Assault and Domestic Disorderly Conduct. She was later released with a future District Court arraignment date.

Riders of a motorcycle and an e-bike were involved in an accident at the intersection of Child Street at Railroad Avenue near the East Bay Bike Path at approximately 6:45 p.m. Neither party wished to file a report. No injury or damage was reported either.

Wednesday, Oct. 7

Lisa Pimental, 51 and of Needham, Mass., was arrested after officers responded to a disturbance at a residence on Elm Street at approximately 10:47 p.m. After an investigation on scene, Pimental was taken into custody and charged with Breaking and Entering, Domestic Simple Assault and Domestic Disorderly Conduct. She was held overnight to await arraignment in District Court.

Thursday, Oct. 8

John Bowen, 57 and of Warren, was taken into custody at District Court by Detectives at approximately 1 p.m. There was an arrest warrant issued by our agency for Indecent Exposure after a neighbor observed Bowen pull his pants down on Main Street and grab at his genitals with young children nearby. Bowen was held at the ACI Men's Intake facility.

Felix Jimenez, 39 and of East Providence, was stopped on Brittney Lane for a motor vehicle violation at approximately 6:13 p.m. A check through the RI DMV showed Jimenez had a suspended RI driver's license. Jiminez was attested for Operating A Motor Vehicle With A Suspended License (4th or subsequent offense). He was arraigned and released with a future District Court arraignment date.

Daniel DeMello, 55 and of Warren, was arrested at approximately 8:24 p.m. after a caller reported DeMello threatened him and then followed him to McDonald's on Metacom Avenue. After interviewing witnesses on scene, DeMello was arrested and charged with Disorderly Conduct. He was arraigned and later transported to Rhode Island Hospital for an evaluation.

Police responded to the Cumberland Farms on Market Street at approximately 6:37 a.m. after male employee reported a large white truck had struck the gas pumps. The vehicle was removed the location and all the gas pumps were shut down until the pump were inspected.

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