Crime & Safety

South Kingstown Police Log: April 24, 2012

Multiple URI students are arrested heading to events at the Ryan Center in Kingston.

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

South Kingstown Police URI Students Headed To Ryan Center Events

  • William E. Karl, 18, of 9 Whiffle Tree Lane, New Canaan, CT, a University of Rhode Island (URI) student, was cited on Thursday, April 19 at 8:56 p.m. and charged with possession of alcohol by an underage person. He will be arraigned in Fourth Division District Court on May 3.
  • James S. Canavan, 20, of 1 Cypress Road, Old Saybrook, CT, a URI student, was cited on Thursday, April 19 at 8:56 p.m. and charged with possession of alcohol by an underage person. He will be arraigned in Fourth Division District Court on May 3.
  • Joseph P. Mazzola, 18, of 27 Ferraro Drive, Holbrook, NY, a URI student, was cited on Thursday, April 19 at 8:56 p.m. and charged with possession of alcohol by an underage person. He will be arraigned in Fourth Division District Court on May 3.
  • Anthony J. Russoniello, 20, of 9 Bayberry Drive, Holmdell, NJ, a URI student, was cited on Thursday, April 19 at 8:20 p.m. and charged with violating the town ordinance on improper conduct after police allegedly saw his urinating in plain view of traffic near the Ryan Center in Kingston. He will was cited on Thursday, April 19 at 8:56 p.m. and charged with possession of alcohol by an underage person. He will be arraigned in Fourth Division District Court on May 3.
  • Melissa Lynn Reid, 18, of 11 Correia Lane, Nantucket, MA, was arrested on Wednesday, April 18 at 7:42 p.m. and charged with driving under the influence, first offense, BAC unknown, and refusal to submit to a chemical test. Reid allegedly told police she had just left a party in Narragansett and was driving to the Ryan Center to the Avicii concert at the Ryan Center. She will be arraigned in Fourth Division District Court on May 3.

Larceny Reported

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  • George A. Barrett, of 75 Pershing Ave reported two instances of larceny within a week. On April 16, he reported an unlocked 26-inch blue Huffy bicycle was stolen from underneath a carport on his property sometime after 4 p.m. the previous day. A week later, on Monday, April 23 at 11:16 a.m. Barrett again reported to police that someone had stolen his Echo leaf blower from the carport sometime after 4 p.m. on Sunday. The leaf blower is valued at $200 and the bike was estimated to cost $100. Police are investigating but have no suspects at this time.
  • Cynthia Janelle, of Pawtucket, reported on Saturday, April 21 at 12:54 p.m. that someone had entered into her family’s vacation home located at 16 Berglund Ave. and stolen more than $1,800 worth of fishing equipment and lures from the home while they were away for the winter. According to police reports there were no viable clues at the home to take in for processing. Police are investigating further into the incident.

Juvenile Arrests

  • A 14-year-old South Kingstown youth was arrested on Monday, April 16 at 11:11 a.m. and charged with vandalism after he allegedly smashed a window at the Key Program on Liberty Lane. The damage was estimated at $100 and the incident was referred to the juvenile division.
  • A 16- year-old female youth was arrested on Friday, April 20 at 8:30 p.m. and charged with driving without a license. She will be arraigned in Family Court on May 8.
  • A 14-year-old South Kingstown youth was arrested on Sunday, April 15 at 2:59 p.m. and charged with possession of marijuana after police found seven South Kingstown minors smoking marijuana behind Wakefield Elementary School. The youth will be arraigned in Family Court on April 16.
  • A 13-year-old North Kingstown boy was arrested on a felony North Kingstown Police warrant while in class at the Bradley School on Tower Hill Road on Friday, April 13 at 1:10 p.m. The juvenile was released into North Kingstown Police custody later that day.

Disorderly Conduct

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  • Jessica A. Johnson, 21, of 117 Dam St., was arrested on Saturday, April 21 at 9:10 p.m. and charged with disorderly conduct after police were called in to break up a fight on High Street. She will be arraigned in Fourth Division District Court on May 3.
  • Nathan J. Harvey, 23, of 290 Church St. Apt. 6, was arrested on Saturday, April 21 at 9:05 p.m. and charged with vandalism, disorderly conduct, and resisting arrest after he was allegedly involved in a fight at Fournier Estates on High Street. He will be arraigned in Fourth Division District Court on May 3.
  • Carl M. Pierson Jr., 18, of 267 Church St., Peacedale, was arrested on Wednesday, April 18 at 10:36 p.m. and charged with disorderly conduct. He will was cited on Thursday, April 19 at 8:56 p.m. and charged with possession of alcohol by an underage person. He will be arraigned in Fourth Division District Court on May 3.

Underage Alcohol Possession

  • Kenia S. Vasquez, 19, of 35 Springfield St., Providence, was cited on Sunday, April 22 at 2 a.m. and charged with transportation of alcohol by an underage person. She will be arraigned in Fourth Division District Court on May 3.
  • Joseph Simon, 18, of 77 Wippoorwill Road, Armond, NY, was arrested on Saturday, April 14 at 2:01 p.m. and charged with possession of alcohol by an underage person. He will be arraigned in Fourth Division District Court on April 26.

Driving Without A Valid License

  • Patrick L. Ferguson, 18, of 984 Providence St., Warwick, was arrested on Saturday, April 21 at 12:55 a.m. and charged with driving with an expired license after police stopped his car on Route 1 for speeding. Police found his registration was also expired. He will be arraigned in Fourth Division District Court on May 3.
  • Reumilda R. Correia, 21, of 31 Tiffany St., North Providence, was arrested on Tuesday, April 10 at 3:49 a.m. and charged with driving with a suspended license. She will be arraigned in Fourth Division District Court on April 19.
  • Amanda Knowles, 20, of 25 Hunt Ave. was arrested on Thursday, April 12 at 4:45 p.m. and charged with driving with a suspended license. She will be arraigned in Fourth Division District Court on April 26.

Trespassing

  • Daniel Kenneth Lewis, 43, of 81 Brookside Ave., West Warwick, was arrested on Friday, April 20 at 1:33 p.m. and charged with willful trespass. He will be arraigned in Fourth Division District Court on May 3.

Warrants

  • Kuiwana Prout, 34, of 415 Friendship St., Providence, was arrested on Thursday, April 19 at 10:30 a.m. on a bench warrant from Sixth Division District Court for failure to appear for non-support. Prout was arraigned in Fourth Division District Court later that day.
  • Phillippe Mongeon, 25, of 46 Conanicut Road, Narragansett, was arrested on Thursday, April 12 at 1:15 a.m. on a bench warrant out of Fourth Division District Court for failure to appear for a payment review on a vandalism charge in Narragansett. Bail was set at $2,185 with surety and released.
  • Benjamin Hunt, 26, of 20 Buckboard Drive, Cumberland, was arrested on Wednesday, April 11 at 7:05 p.m. and charged with driving with a suspended license and taken into custody on a bench warrant from Sixth Division District Court for failure to appear in court for a driving on a suspended license chare. Hunt posted $270 in bail and was released. He will be arraigned in Fourth Division District Court on April 26.
  • Christopher Perrotta, 20, of 2179 Ministerial Road, South Kingstown, was arrested on Wednesday, April 11 at 1:30 p.m. on a bench warrant issued from Third Division District Court for nonpayment of child support. He was arraigned in Fourth Division District Court later that day.

Drunken-Driving

  • William J. Cattles, 21, of 53 Allen Ave., Cranston, was arrested on Wednesday, April 18 at 2:16 a.m. and charged with driving under the influence, first offense, BAC unknown, and refusal to submit to a chemical test. He will was cited on Thursday, April 19 at 8:56 p.m. and charged with possession of alcohol by an underage person. He will be arraigned in Fourth Division District Court on May 3.
  • Daniel M. Lay, 54, of 492 High St., was arrested on Sunday, April 15 at 2:02 a.m. and charged with driving under the influence, second offense, BAL unknown, and refusal to submit to a chemical test. He will be arraigned in Fourth Division District Court on April 26.
  • Christopher J. Ledoux, 32, of 79 Union Drive, North Kingstown, was arrested on Saturday, April 14 at 1:48 a.m. and charged with driving under the influence, first offense, BAL unknown, refusal to submit to a chemical test, possession of a controlled substance, a felony, and driving in possession of a controlled substance.  Ledoux was arraigned on April 14 and released on $5,000 personal recognizance pending a hearing on May 23.
  • Gabriel Robert Acosta, 30, of 498 Broad Drive, Raeford, North Carolina, was arrested on Friday, April 13 at 1:47 a.m. and charged with driving under the influence, second offense, BAC unknown, and refusal to submit to a chemical test.  He will be arraigned in Fourth Division District Court on April 26.
  • Scott E. James, 27, of 3942 Kingstown Road, West Kingston, was arrested on Friday, April 13 at 12:32 a.m. and charged with driving under the influence, first offense, BAC .15 or greater. He will be arraigned in Fourth Division District Court on April 26.

Public Urination

  • Jamie B. Pinkerton, 21, of 21 Beaver Drive, Bayville, NY, was cited on Wednesday, April 18 at 12:50 a.m. for improper conduct, a town ordinance violation, when police allegedly saw him urinating in a private Matunuck driveway near the Ocean Mist. He will was cited on Thursday, April 19 at 8:56 p.m. and charged with possession of alcohol by an underage person. He will be arraigned in Fourth Division District Court on April 26.
  • Andrew J. Paolucci, 21, f 76 Tomahawk Circle, Saunderstown, was cited on Wednesday, April 18 at 12:50 a.m. for improper conduct, a town ordinance violation, when police allegedly saw him urinating in a private Matunuck driveway near the Ocean Mist. He will was cited on Thursday, April 19 at 8:56 p.m. and charged with possession of alcohol by an underage person. He will be arraigned in Fourth Division District Court on April 26.

Marijuana Possession

  • Kyle M. Gallup, 18, of 45 Amos St. Apt. 45, was arrested on Monday, April 16 at 9:14 p.m. and charged with possession of marijuana, first offense. He will be arraigned in Fourth Division District Court on April 26.
  • Alex J. Jillett, 33, of 60 Foddering Farm Road, Narragansett, was arrested on Wednesday, April 11 at 12:29 a.m. and charged with disorderly conduct and possession of marijuana, first offense. He will be arraigned in Fourth Division District Court on April 19.

Domestic Charges

  • Sean M. Casey, 19, of 93 Columbia St, was arrested on Tuesday, April 10 at 7:02 p.m. and charged with domestic vandalism out of Narragansett. He was transported directly to Narragansett Police.
  • Raheem Brickhouse, 34, of 34 Brookside Ave., West Warwick, was arrested on Tuesday, April 10, at 3:57 p.m. and charged with domestic violation of a Family Court restraining order. He was arraigned by a justice of the peace that day and released on $1,000 personal recognizance pending a hearing on April 19.

Child Pornography

William E. Webster, 52, of 133 Orchard Ave., South Kingstown, was arrested on Wednesday, April 11 at 2:39 p.m. and charged with possession of child pornography, a felony. Webster, who is married, works at Offshore Express on West Shannock Road in Richmond as a mechanic, according to police reports. Police seized an Acer laptop and 10 media discs as evidence from Webster’s Orchard Avenue home. No arraignment date was available.

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