Police Log

Posted 11/11/14

DUI AND REFUSAL

Officer Christopher Lo reported he was on patrol around 10:20 p.m. on Oct. 28 when he saw two cars in front of him, one of which had no lights on. He said he watched this vehicle …

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DUI AND REFUSAL

Officer Christopher Lo reported he was on patrol around 10:20 p.m. on Oct. 28 when he saw two cars in front of him, one of which had no lights on. He said he watched this vehicle tailgate the car in front and then pull up parallel to it and then turn its lights on before it swerved from lane to lane without signals. He said both drivers seemed to be pointing and yelling at each other before he pulled the second car over on Airport Road. He said the driver immediately apologized for being an (expletive). He said the man’s paperwork was for a Rhode Island registration but the car was displaying Kentucky plates.

He said he was running a routine check on the driver when he saw him put an open beer can to his mouth and take a drink. He said he went back to the driver and told him not to do that and the man denied he had been drinking. He said he gave the man a field sobriety test and he failed it. He said he was transporting the driver to headquarters when he said, “Officers think they are above the law. They’re all just a bunch of [expletives].” He said the man was read his rights at the station and he insisted that Lo call him a lawyer. Lo said he advised him that he couldn’t do that and that he had to call a lawyer himself. He said the man refused to make the call and refused to cooperate at all. Kyle St. Laurent, 28, of 103 Brook St. in Woonsocket, was charged with DUI and refusal. He was later released to a sober adult.

Officer Jamie Petit reported clocking a car on Bald Hill Road at 60 miles per hour around 2 a.m. on Oct. 26. He said the car changed lanes without signaling and then gave a right-hand signal and turned left over the center lines before he pulled it over 1,500 feet from the point he put his lights and siren on, still on the left side of the center lines. He said the car was shut off but he had to yell at the driver to put on the brakes when it started to roll. He said the driver failed a field sobriety test and was taken to headquarters, where he refused to take a breath test. Michael S. Leonard, 21, of 230 Cooper Lane, East Greenwich, was charged with DUI, refusal, not using a turn signal, speeding and laned roadway violations. He was later released to a sober adult.

On Oct. 25, Officer Aaron Kay reported he was on patrol around 9:10 p.m. when he saw a car come out of the Burger King parking lot near Ann & Hope and drift toward the right as it took a wide left turn. She crossed into the fog line and nearly hit the curb before it swerved in the opposite direction at around 15 miles per hour. He said he pulled the car over on Kilvert Street and spoke with the driver. He said she smelled strongly of alcohol and said she had been at a softball tournament in City Park and was trying to get home to Church Avenue after she had something to eat. Kay said she was dressed in what appeared to be a nun’s costume and she confirmed that it was. He said he asked her to take a field sobriety test and she had difficulty opening the doors of her vehicle. He said she nearly fell when she did get out of the vehicle and complained of pain in her legs while doing the test. He said she failed the test and was taken to headquarters, where she refused to take a breath test. Katherine M. Coupe, 38, of 56 Church Ave., was charged with DUI, refusal and laned roadway violations. She was later released to a sober adult.

SHOPLIFTING

Officer Quentin Tavares reported he was dispatched to JC Penney in Warwick Mall for a shoplifting in progress around 4:30 p.m. on Oct. 31. He said he was told another officer had a female suspect in custody but the male she was with was inside JC Penney. He said he went looking for the man and found him near the fragrances. He said the man spotted him and stripped off his shirt and began to run for an exit. He said he found him outside, pretending he wasn’t in a hurry and arrested him there as he protested and demanded to know why he was being arrested. He said a struggle ensued, but the man was subdued and put in handcuffs but continued to protest and yelled and swore as he was led away. He said there were two women who were said to be with him. The women told police his name was Dennis and Mark while he told his name was Derek. Whatever his name, the people at Victoria’s Secret didn’t press charges for shoplifting but had Mark D. Arruda, 41, of 34 Bright St., Fall River, Mass., trespassed from the store and told him he would be arrested if he returned. Arruda was charged with disorderly conduct, resisting arrest and obstructing an officer and held on a warrant for failure to appear in District Court. He was later transported to the ACI.

Christine Flanagan, 45, of 35 Meadowbrook Ave., Warwick, was charged with stealing 20 cans of Red Bull worth $179.10 from the Walmart on Post Road on Oct. 30. Loss prevention told police she covered the cans in her carriage with her sweatshirt. Officer James Wenneman said he was putting her in the back seat of his cruiser when she bolted and he saw that she had slipped her wrist out of one of the handcuffs and ran up the embankment toward Post Road. He said he chased her and brought her down in the parking lot and reapplied the handcuffs. She was charged with shoplifting and then held as a probation violator for a forgery and fraud charge from an earlier arrest this year. She was told she was no longer welcome at Walmart and later transported to the ACI.

Police are looking for a man pictured in video surveillance from the Stop & Shop on Quaker Lane as he loaded a cart up with groceries and bolted out the door without paying for the goods around 11:55 p.m. on Oct. 27. They did not get the number plate of the Chevy Blazer he drove off in, nor did they have a detailed list of what he took. They gave police a copy of the surveillance video.

BOAT YARD THEFT

A boat owner told police on Oct. 27 his 31-foot speedboat was stripped of its cover. He said the marina called him and he came down to see for himself. He said the $2,000 cover was indeed missing, as were two propellers worth $1,800; 10 life jackets worth $25 each; a Garmin GPS unit worth $600; a pair of binoculars and various ropes. He said the Greenwich Bay Marina told him there were no witnesses or suspects and no video surveillance of the boat.

PILLAR TO POST

Managers at the Royal Crest Apartments told police they came to work on Oct. 28 and found that two lampposts were missing and another was damaged sometime overnight. They said the two florescent street lamps were pulled out of the ground and an attempt was made on the third, an LED array they did not succeed in taking. They told police the missing lamps were worth $400 and the LED light would cost $400 for parts and about $1,000 to $1,200 to pay an electrician for the repairs. No suspects or witnesses.

TOOLS TAKEN

A Keeley Avenue man told police he found that someone had broken into his truck overnight on Oct. 30 and stole his flooring equipment. He said he found the side door of the van slightly open that morning and a look inside indicated the tools were gone. He said a $4,000 drum sander and two edgers, worth $1,200 each, a belt for the sander worth $180; and a radiator machine worth $500 were gone. No suspects or witnesses.

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