Husband & Wife Arrested in East Greenwich Following Police Chase That Started in Cranston

Husband & Wife Arrested in East Greenwich Following Police Chase That Started in Cranston

Cranston Police arrested two suspects on Thursday, following a motor vehicle pursuit that started in Cranston and ended in East Greenwich.

Patricia Chivers, of Warwick, is charged with felony assault, reckless driving/eluding a police officer in a high-speed pursuit, obstructing an officer in the execution of their duty, and operating with a suspended license.

Her husband Matthew Chivers, also of Warwick, is charged with obstructing an officer in the execution of their duty.

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They will both also both be arraigned on the charges of fraudulent use of a credit cards over $100 (3 counts) and conspiracy (3 counts) stemming from incidents that occurred on January 10, 2019 and January 11, 2019 where they are alleged to have used a stolen debit card to make purchases at three businesses in Cranston.

Additionally, Patricia Chivers will be presented as a bail violator based on a pending charge brought by the Cranston Police Department on 4/1/19 for fraudulent use of a credit card. She also has an active Superior Court Bench Warrant for Possession of a Schedule I Narcotic.

She was released from the Adult Correctional Institution on 4/3/19.

Matthew Chivers will be presented as a Probation Violator based on a previous sentence for Injuring or Tampering with a Vehicle. He was released from the ACI on 5/15/19.

The Incident

According to police, on Thursday, May 30, 2019, at approximately 7:00 a.m. the Cranston Police Department received a report of a suspicious vehicle parked in a field in the area of 500 Laten Knight Road.

The caller stated the two occupants appeared to be unconscious.

Officers responded to the area and located a silver Nissan sedan with Connecticut license plates parked in the location described. Two officers approached the vehicle and made contact with the two occupants. While the officers were investigating, the female driver suddenly drove off, running over one of the officer’s foot.

The second officer pursued the vehicle onto Hope Road into the towns of Scituate, Coventry, West Warwick, and then East Greenwich. When the pursuit entered South County Trail (Route 2) from Middle Road, the Cranston Police Officer and East Greenwich Police Officer terminated the pursuit due to traffic congestion and an increase in speed. As the officers continued South on Route 2, they observed the suspect vehicle had crashed into another vehicle as it turned West onto Frenchtown Road.

The officers were able to quickly apprehend the female driver, identified as Patricia Chivers, age 33, of 168 Underwood Avenue, Warwick, Rhode Island.

According to police, the male fled into the woods adjacent to Frenchtown Road with officers from East Greenwich and State Police in pursuit.

A short time later, officers apprehended the male passenger at a nearby Dunkin Donuts.

He was identified as Matthew Chivers, age 29, also of 168 Underwood Avenue, Warwick, Rhode Island.