Several other drivers circled the officer in a threatening manner.
The officer was attempting to arrest Boisvert and was kneeling in the roadway to handcuff her when one of the drivers ran over the legs of the officer.
Additionally, another rider smashed out the back window of the police cruiser.
Eduardo Rivera, 33, of Warwick, is accused of running over the officer’s legs with his ATV before fleeing and later crashing into a cruiser.
Kemoni Mitchell, 22, of Providence, is accused of leading police on a chase and striking a passing car.
.@Cranstonpolice have arrested and charged Eduardo Rivera, Kemoni Mitchell, and Shyanne Boisver following an assault on an officer and a pursuit through Johnston and Providence this afternoon. @ABC6https://t.co/8OimhjRAAlpic.twitter.com/AtdLu7xHyk
CRANSTON, R.I. (WLNE) – Cranston Police arrested three people on New Year’s Day after a series of events unfolded involving ATVs in the city. Eduardo Rivera, 33, of Warwick, Kemoni Mitchell, 22, of Providence, and Shyanne Boisvert, 23, of North Providence, are facing various charges including assaulting a police officer, possession of crack cocaine, reckless driving, and eluding police. Mitchell was arraigned.
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Cranston police said three suspects are in custody for various criminal charges, including felony assault on a police officer, possession of “crack” cocaine, reckless driving, and eluding a police officer in a high-speed pursuit.
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On Friday shortly before 4 pm, a Cranston Police Officer was on patrol in a marked cruiser when he observed a group of approximately thirty motorcycles and all-terrain vehicles operating on Atwood Avenue in the City of Cranston. GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLAST
According to police, the group of riders was driving recklessly with complete disregard for the motoring public by weaving in and out of traffic at a high rate of speed and failing to obey traffic signals at various intersections. One of the riders operating a motorcycle with no registration plate abruptly stopped and intentionally positioned her vehicle to block traffic on Atwood Avenue befo
Updated on January 2, 2021 at 4:04 pm
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Three people have been arrested after an incident police said involved an officer being pushed, surrounded, and run over while responding to dozens of recklessly driven motorcycles and all-terrain vehicles.
About 30 motorcycles and ATVs were speeding and weaving in and out of traffic Friday afternoon before one of the drivers dropped her motorcycle in the middle of the road to block traffic, police said.
Shyanne Boisvert, 23, of North Providence is accused of pushing the officer who approached her on foot, and as he handcuffed her, several others circled him in a threatening manner, police said.