NEW: Plain Arrested, Threatens Police - “Friends with Chief”
Saturday, September 21, 2013
Publisher of RIFuture Bob Plain was arrested by East Greenwich police after a routine stop on September 11, 2013. During the police interview, Plain threatened the police office that "he was friend with Chief Coyle." In addition, when asked about marijuana in the vehicle, Plain said the marijuana was not his "it was his girlfriends" according to the East Greenwich Police Report.
EDITOR'S NOTE: Bob Plain did freelance writing for GoLocalProv covering the Occupy Movement.
Plain who previously served as Editor for the East Greenwich Patch and served as the online reporter for AM 630 WPRO.
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"Girlfriend's Marijuana"
"Plain stated the marijuana (in the car) was not his however, it is his girlfriends. I advised Plain he is the sole operator of the vehicle therefore he is liable for anything and everything located in the vehicle," according to the police report.
Friends with Chief
Plain who previously was a reporter and editor in East Greenwich and is a native of the town threatened the police officer according to the report. "Plain began to have a poor attitude with me and threatened me stating he was friends with Chief Coyle...," said the report.
This afternoon, Plain confirmed these details to GoLocalProv. He said he was “at a wedding,” needed to tend to something, and would “call right back.”
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