The Police Log is a digest of reports filed by the Warwick Police Department.

COYOTE BITE

On Aug. 8 at 12:20 a.m., Officer Michael Harris was dispatched to Kent Hospital for the report of a coyote bite.

Upon arrival, Harris spoke with the victim, who said she was walking her two pug dogs earlier that evening at approximately 8:45. While walking the dogs behind one of the buildings of Cowesett Hills Apartments, she said a coyote ran up to her and bit her once on each leg. She said she ran into her apartment and lost sight of the animal. She did not call at the time of the incident.

Harris said both of the woman’s legs were bandaged when he spoke with her, and she had received Rabies vaccines. He said the R.I. Department of Environmental Management was contacted for a follow-up, and Animal Control was emailed on the event.

According to police, the coyote was later captured and euthanized by Warwick Police and turned over to DEM. The Rhode Island Department of Health later confirmed the coyote tested positive for Rabies.

STOLEN VEHICLE RECOVERED

On July 26 at 4:19 p.m., Officer Manuel Pacheco was dispatched to Norton’s Shipyard at 1 Division Street for the report of a stolen motor vehicle.

Upon arrival, Pacheco met with the reporting party, who said on July 22 at approximately 6 p.m., he left his vehicle, which was a blue 2008 Pontiac Vibe, in the Norton’s Marina parking lot, adjacent to the boat haul lift, about two spaces from the water. The man said he left the doors unlocked, with the keys under the seat, and then went out on his boat for the weekend. He said on July 24 around 6 p.m., he returned and discovered his vehicle was missing. He checked with staff at Norton’s Shipyard, who reviewed video surveillance and observed someone driving away in the vehicle.

Pacheco said the video showed a male wearing a white shirt and dark pants/shorts entering the parking lot at 1:25 a.m. on July 23. He is observed turning toward the water and walking down the dock parallel to the water in the area of the man’s vehicle. The male is observed entering and exiting the man’s vehicle, before re-entering and driving away.

Pacheco said the case was forwarded to detectives for follow-up and the vehicle was entered as stolen.

On July 26 at 10 p.m., Pacheco was advised by Dispatch that Westerly Police had located the vehicle in their town. Pacheco said he made contact with a Sergeant Champlin of the Westerly Police Department, who said the vehicle was found in the northern portion of the parking lot at the Westerly Town Beach located at 336 Atlantic Avenue. The vehicle appeared to have no damage and the keys were left inside. After the vehicle was secured by Westerly officers, Pacheco notified the man of the location of his vehicle and to pick up the keys at the Westerly Police Department.

SHOPLIFTING

On July 31 at 4 a.m., Officer Charles Austin and another officer were dispatched to CVS Pharmacy at 767 Warwick Avenue for the report of a shoplifting.

Upon arrival, Austin met with the reporting party, who said a woman had walked into the store at 3:27 a.m. She appeared to be in her 30s and had maroon dyed hair, a messy bun, and was wearing white Capri pants, a pink and white T-shirt, and black sneakers. She said the woman grabbed a shopping basket and placed several items in it. The reporting party said she maintained surveillance of the woman from the front register, except when she had to step away for about 20 seconds. After she stepped away from the counter, she noticed the woman had passed all points of purchase and walked out the front door with items she had not paid for. The woman fled with the merchandise and the basket. The items taken had a total value of $83.26.

Austin said upon police officers’ arrival, they checked the area but were met with negative results. After viewing surveillance footage, Austin said an exterior camera shows the female subject fleeing the store heading toward the Atlantic Avenue side of the store on foot.

The report was forwarded to detectives for further investigation.

DUI & REFUSAL

On July 30 at 2:39 a.m., Officers Matthew Smith and Charles Austin were at an address on Chapman Avenue for a disturbance call and as they were about to clear the call, they heard a loud bang and tires screeching, which sounded like a motor vehicle accident.

Officers made their way to Main Avenue, which is adjacent to Chapman, and when they arrived at the intersection of Main and Lillian Court, they observed a vehicle that had been involved in an accident, and was in both westbound lanes of Main Avenue. The vehicle, which was described as a tan 2008 Jeep Patriot, had heavy passenger side damage and the front airbags had been deployed. Austin said a white female was standing outside the vehicle. She was later identified as Isabel Marcaurele, 23, of 247 Oaklawn Avenue, Cranston. After confirming that Marcaurele was not injured and was the one driving the vehicle, she said a pole had came out of nowhere and she hit it. She said she did not need medical attention.

While speaking with Marcaurele, Austin said she was unsteady on her feet, her speech was very mumbled, and she had a moderate odor of an intoxicating beverage emanating from her breath.

Smith said Marcaurele admitted to consuming three alcoholic beverages prior to operating her vehicle and that she was currently taking Adderall medication. She said while driving down Main Avenue, at some point she went off the road, striking the utility pole and continued to travel until her vehicle came to a stop.

Smith said he began checking the area and observed debris from her vehicle scattered along the roadway. He said one of the utility poles at the intersection of Main Avenue and Lillian Court sustained damage to its base, and a few feet prior to the pole there was a tire mark where the vehicle mounted the curb.

Marcaurele agreed to submit to a series of standardized field sobriety tests, which she failed. Marcaurele was determined to be unfit to safely operate a motor vehicle and was arrested for suspicion of driving while under the influence of an intoxicating liquor and/or drug. She was transported to Warwick Police headquarters, where she refused to submit to a chemical test. She was then printed and processed. Marcaurele was issued violations for DUI/drugs/alcohol first offense B.A.C. unknown, with a Third District Court date, and refusal to submit to a chemical test first offense, with a Rhode Island Traffic Tribunal court date. She also received citations for leaving the lane of travel and laned roadway violations. She was later picked up from headquarters by a sober adult.

Smith remained on scene to await a tow for the vehicle. He said National Grid responded to the scene, inspected the utility pole and determined it was safe and not in need of repair.