Woman Charged With Embezzlement

An East Providence woman, 18, has been charged by Barrington police with embezzling almost $1,300 in cash from the Dunkin’ Donuts store at 256 County Road.

Janel Ramos, of 24 Mary Ave., turned herself in to Barrington police on Tuesday morning, Jan. 3, after an investigation into a complaint made last Dec. 27 by the store manager, Dawn Creighton, about a possible larceny.

Ramos allegedly stole almost $1,300 from the cash register by punching in “an excessive amount of over-ring slips,” said Barrington Police Chief John LaCross. She faces a charge of embezzlement over $100, considered a felony.

Ramos worked at the store for about 15 months, according to the store manager. She has been terminated.

LaCross said that Ramos would register an order, give back any change and then go back into the cash register and change the order for a lesser amount, which she would then ring into the register. To balance out the drawer, LaCross said, she allegedly would pocket the difference in cash.

It is not known how long she was allegedly stealing from the drawer. But a police investigation, including a review of surveillance videos, reportedly show her doing plenty of over-rings. In one case, police said, Ramos allegedly pulled out $77 from the register in one day with the over-rings.

Ramos was arraigned at the police station and released with a court date.

Police respond to ‘birthday party’

Barrington police were called to a home for sale at 486 Sowams Road at 11:26 pm on Wednesday, Jan. 4, after a complaint of loud noise and a suspicious condition.

When police arrived, about 15 young adults, all believed to be 18 or 19 years old, were running out of the darkened house. A police spotlight also showed motion on the second floor.

Police announced their presence at an unlocked sliding door, according to Police Chief John LaCross. A girl, 19, stepped out and told them that friends of hers had thrown her a surprise sleepover birthday party at the house, owned by her parents.

She said that unknown people had crashed the party and she had been trying to get them out of the house without calling the police.

Police found no alcohol or signs of drinking, so no one was charged. But they did find a sick young man in a bathroom, LaCross said. He was transported to the detox unit at Rhode Island Hospital by Barrington EMTs.

Man, 50, faces DUI charge

A Foote Street man, 50, faces a DUI charge by Barrington police.

Kevin Costello, of 210 Foote St., was charged early Thursday morning, Jan. 5, with driving a vehicle under the influence of alcohol or drugs. He was pulled over while traveling south on County Road at about 1:24 am.

Police said his vehicle was observed swerving over the road from curb to curb and driving in the brick median on County Road. His car hit the curb one time, police said. Police found seven empty beer cans in his vehicle.

Costello failed field sobriety tests and he registered blood alcohol levels of .174 and .159 on the Breathalyzer, police said. He was arraigned and released after spending the rest of the morning in the police station.

Bristol man faces DUI charge

A Bristol man, 25, faces a DUI charge by Barrington police after his vehicle struck the locked gates at Barrington Beach early Friday morning, Jan. 6.

He also was picked up on a warrant for failing to appear in District Court on a charge of driving with a suspended license.

David J. Robinson, of 33 Byfield St., apparently was traveling toward the beach on Bay Road when he slammed into the gates. His Jeep was found parked on the east side of Bay Road with damage to the front of the vehicle. It also was leaking fluid, police said.

Robinson initially lied about his name, police said. He had slurred speech, smelled of alcohol, and was unsteady on his feet, police said. He failed the field sobriety tests.

Robinson was arraigned at the police station and released after spending several hours in custody. The public works department was contacted about the damaged gates and to clean up the puddle of fluid.

Woman faces vandalism charge

A Bristol woman, 19, faces a charge of domestic disorderly conduct and vandalism to property by Barrington police after she allegedly broke two windows in the Lillith Avenue home of an ex-boyfriend.

Kaitlin Martel, of 28 Andrews Court, reportedly showed up at the man’s home at around 9:30 am on Wednesday, Jan. 4, and started banging on the front door.

When he didn’t let her inside, police said, she allegedly broke the window pane in the front door and then a window in his bedroom.

Martel was arraigned at the police station and released with a court date.

Woman picked up on warrant

A Barrington woman, 24, was picked up on a District Court warrant by Barrington police early Friday morning, Jan. 6.

Sarah Jean Landry, of 1 Hazelton Road, was traveling north on County Road about 4:12 am in a vehicle without a license plate light. She was pulled over near the Chiazza restaurant.

Landry failed to appear in court on a vandalism charge filed last November by Warren police.