Narragansett Police Log: February 27 and 28, and March 1, 2012

Unless otherwise noted, information about the following incidents was supplied by the Narragansett Police Department. An arrest does not indicate a conviction.

URI Student Charged With DWI – Front Tire Blown Out

Alexandra Joester, 21, of 101 Allagash Trail, Narragansett, was arrested at about 1:42 a.m. on March 1 and charged with driving while intoxicated and cited for refusal to submit to a chemical test. Police said Joester is a student at the University of Rhode Island.

According to police, an officer patrolling traffic on Boston Neck Road saw a silver Hyundai Sante Fe attempting to drive with the front driver’s side tire blown out.

Police said they first tried to make a traffic stop on Boston Neck Road near Christofaro Park, but the car kept driving until the officer activated his siren, at which point it pulled over near CVS.

According to police, the driver – Joester – said she had hit a pothole while driving home from Rhody Joe’s in Wakefield. However, police noted that she was slurring while speaking and avoiding eye contact.

When asked if she had had anything to drink, Joester told police that she had not. Police noted that the car smelled overwhelmingly of perfume. Police asked Joester to complete field sobriety tests.

According to police, as Joester left her car, she had to hold on to the back of it to keep from stumbling. When asked again if she had had anything to drink, Joester told police she had not. Officers said that outside of her perfumed car, her breath smelled strongly of alcohol.

Police noted that Joester had three to four inch heels on, and asked her if she wished to do the tests barefoot, but she declined. According to police, Joester failed the field sobriety tests, and a preliminary breath test revealed her blood alcohol content to be .233.

Joester was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated. Her car was towed from the scene by Mike’s Towing.

Police said that at headquarters, Joester made a call at about 2 a.m. At about 2:10 a.m., she refused to submit to a chemical test.

According to police, when interviewed following her refusal, Joester told them she had had a Jameson and Ginger at Rhody Joe’s at about 12:45 a.m., and a Jameson and Ginger and a Smirnoff cocktail at the Mews earlier that night. She also told police that she had recently begun taking a prescription medicine and had not slept in two days.

Newport Woman Charged With Two Counts of Bad Checks

Linnea J. Totushek, 20, of 11 Young St., Apt. #2, Newport, was arrested at about 8:01 a.m. on Feb. 29 and charged with two counts of issuing fraudulent checks less than $1,000 in value.

According to police, on Jan. 26 two town employees informed them that checks written by Totushek for $35 in Sept. 2011 and $85 in Oct. 2011 had bounced. The employees told police that Totushek had not answered letters sent by certified mail for payment.

Police said that on Jan. 26 and Jan. 27, they left voicemails for Totushek, but she did not return them. As a result, a warrant was drafted for her arrest on Feb. 23 and approved on Feb. 29.

According to police, on Feb. 29 officers in Middletown contacted them and said that Totushek had been arrested in their town for the warrant. Narragansett police picked her up from Middletown Police Headquarters and transported her to Fourth Division District Court for arraignment.

URI Students Cited for Fake ID

- Robert C. Colombi III, 20, of 252 Longmeadow Ave., Warwick, was cited at about 10:34 p.m. on March 1 and charged with ID card misuse. Police said Colombi is a student at the University of Rhode Island.

According to police, officers were helping staff at the Bon Vue Inn check IDs on March 1. A bouncer asked police to check a Pennsylvania ID used by Colombi at the door.

Police said an advanced ID detection system determined that the card used by Colombi was fake. When questioned by police, Colombi allegedly admitted that the license was fake, and he was issued a summons for Fourth Division District Court.

- Brett Rondeau, 20, of 24 Red Berry Circle, Cranston, was cited at about 10:09 p.m. on March 1 and charged with ID card misuse. Police said Rondeau is a student at the University of Rhode Island.

According to police, officers were helping staff at the Bon Vue Inn check IDs on March 1. A bouncer asked police to check a Pennsylvania ID used by Rondeau at the door.

Police said an advanced ID detection system determined that the card used by Rondeau was fake. When questioned by police, Rondeau allegedly admitted that the license was fake, and he was issued a summons for Fourth Division District Court.

- Julia C. Kilmer, 20, of Coddington Hall at the University of Rhode Island, was cited at about 10:09 p.m. on March 1 and charged with ID card misuse.

According to police, officers were helping staff at the Bon Vue Inn check IDs on March 1. A bouncer asked police to check a Pennsylvania ID used by Kilmer at the door.

Police said an advanced ID detection system determined that the card used by Kilmer was fake. When questioned by police, Kilmer allegedly admitted that the license was fake, and he was issued a summons for Fourth Division District Court.

Unless otherwise noted, the information for this article was compiled from Narragansett police reports, which are available for review by any member of the public at their . If we’re missing a call or report you’re interested in knowing about, feel free to leave a comment or to send Local Editor Stephen Greenwell a message at Stephen.greenwell@patch.com.

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