DUI

Around 1:22 a.m., Nov. 12, Warwick Police were on patrol traveling west on Sandy Lane when they spotted a beige 2014 Toyota FJ Cruiser swerving in the roadway.

Police followed the vehicle onto Main Avenue, where police say the vehicle was speeding (traveling 51 miles per hour in a posted 35 mph zone).

Police initiated a traffic stop and identified the driver as Sophay I. Prak, 43, of 1470 Plainfield Pike, Cranston.

Police asked Prak to consent to a series of standardized field sobriety tests. He consented. Following the tests, he was arrested and charged with DUI of Liquor (BAC unknown) and cited for Refusal to Submit to Chemical Test (first offense), Speeding 11+ mph in Excess of Posted Speed Limit and Laned Roadway Violations.

DUI

Around 1:07 a.m., Nov. 13, Warwick Police Officer Connor R. Bemis was traveling east on Airport Road near Commerce Drive when he spotted a black BMW traveling west at “an extremely high rate of speed,” according to the arrest report.

Bemis estimated the vehicle was traveling nearly twice the posted speed limit (60 mph in a 35 mph zone). Bemis also noted the vehicle was swerving and took a sharp right turn onto Post Road without a turn signal.

Bemis accelerated to catch up to the vehicle to conduct a traffic stop.

“The suspect vehicle continued to rapidly accelerate on Post Road northbound in the right lane,” Bemis wrote in the report. “The vehicle then sharply turned onto Route 37 West in the area of Lincoln Avenue at a high rate of speed with no turn signal.”

He estimated the vehicle’s speed around 50 mph in a 25 mph zone on the Route 37 West ramp from Post Road.

“It should also be noted that there is a large amount of construction cones and construction equipment in this area due to the bridge construction on Route 37 West,” Bemis wrote. “The vehicle continued to rapidly accelerate through the on ramp … As I continued to try to safely position my cruiser behind the suspect vehicle to conduct a traffic stop, I observed the vehicle to be in the left lane in the area of the on ramp to Route 95 North.”

According to police, the vehicle approached a red sedan and “had to rapidly apply the brakes to avoid a rear end collision.” Bemis initiated a traffic stop, and the suspect sped away.

“At this time, the suspect vehicle rapidly accelerated away from my cruiser in a manner consistent with a motor vehicle pursuit,” Bemis wrote. “It should be noted that the vehicle failed to stop for my emergency lights and siren for approximately 20 seconds.”

The driver eventually put on his right turn signal and the vehicle then “suddenly came to a complete stop on Route 37 West in the area of exit 1D. Police identified the driver as Scott E. Miracle, 52, of 33 Hill Drive, Johnston.

“I detected the strong odor of an alcoholic beverage emanating from his breath,” Bemis wrote. “Miracle spoke with heavily slurred speech and I observed his eyes to be bloodshot and watery.”

Police asked Miracle to consent to a series of standardized field sobriety tests. He consented. Following the tests, he was arrested and charged with DUI of Liquor (BAC unknown, first offense) and Reckless Driving and Other Offenses Against Public Safety (both misdemeanors). He was also cited for Refusal to Submit to Chemical Test (first offense), Speeding 11+ mph in Excess of Posted Speed Limit, Laned Roadway Violations (two counts), Turn Signal Required, Reasonable and Prudent Speeds, and Intervals Between Vehicles.

POSSESSION

Around 12:58 a.m., Nov. 20, Warwick Police on patrol in the area of Warwick and Lindy avenues spotted a green Toyota “fully stopped in the right hand lane of travel in the northbound lanes of Warwick Avenue.”

The vehicle was occupied by two women and the engine was running.

“The vehicle then accelerated forward, and pulled down Lindy Avenue,” according to the police report.

Police initiated a traffic stop.

They identified a passenger in the car as Danielle M. Bello, 48, of 376 North Main St., Second Floor, Woonsocket.

The occupants allegedly told police they were searching for a lost dog, that had jumped out of the car.

“Both females were observed to be speaking with extremely fast speech in a nervous manner,” according to the arrest report.

Neither woman provided identification.

“Due to both parties displaying obvious signs of nervous behavior and inconsistent stories, I suspected there to be possible narcotics activity based on my training and experience,” Warwick Police Officer Connor R. Bemis wrote.

The driver allegedly told police there was a “crack pipe inside the vehicle in the center console.”

“Due to there being a crack pipe inside the vehicle I then began the process of conducting a probable cause search,” Bemis wrote.

Police said Bellow was “nervously clutching” a black bag. Police searched the bag and found several hypodermic needles, a crack pipe, and a “twist off glassine baggie which contained a white powder.”

Police suspected the powder was fentanyl.

After the search and background checks, the driver was released from the scene with a citation for being Stopped on Open Portion of Traveled Highways.

Bello, however, was transported to Warwick Police Headquarters.

The powder tested positive for fentanyl (or methamphetamine) and weighed about 1 gram. Bello was charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance (10 grams or less).