Edward Garofalo, 44, of 60 Warner St., Newport, was arrested around 12:39 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 10, for assault on a health care personnel and assault on a person over 60 charge.

Police were dispatched to the emergency room at Newport Hospital for a report of a man assaulting a nurse.

The nurse told police Garofalo had knocked her over and tried to hit her.

Garofalo had been arrested on Wednesday for a threats charge.

Woman arrested over reportedly stolen cell phone

Nakisha Wright, 31, of 143 Third St., Newport, was arrested around 10:22 a.m. on Thursday, Aug, for a receiving stolen goods charge.

A cell phone was reported lost on a RIPTA bus. When police called the number a woman picked up, but would not identify herself.

Police located Wright, who said she had borrowed the phone at a bus stop from a stranger.

Other arrests

• Nelson E. Sanchez, 18, of 41 West Evans St., Newport, was arrested around 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 10, for an active warrant.
• Jennifer Cruz, 18, of Newport, was arrested around 8:50 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 9, for a domestic assault charge.  

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.