Police Log: February 14, 2011

One Juvenile and One 18-Year-Old Arrested with Alcohol

Nathan B. Finnegan, 18, of 15 Woodstock Lane in Wakefield and a 17-year-old boy  were arrested on Sunday, Feb. 13 at 1:41 a.m. and each charged with one count of possession of an alcoholic beverage by an underage person, a misdemeanor.

South Kingstown Police signaled the car to pull over for speeding and as the car pulled to the side of the road, they allegedly watched one of the passengers, later identified as Finnegan, reach into the back of the car with a large object in his hand. The patrolmen confronted Finnegan about trying to hide an object in the back of the car, but he initially denied trying to hide anything. As police shined their flashlights into the back of the car, they discovered an open bottle of vodka partially hidden by a snowboard.

A search of the car revealed two more open bottles of vodka. Police seized the liquor and released a 17-year-old girl, who was also in the car, with no charges and another 18-year-old man was also released without charges.  The 17-year-old boy was released later that night into his father’s custody and Finnegan will be arraigned in Fourth Division District Court on Feb. 24.

Other Incidents

Roberto A. Valez, 31, of 51 Rocky Brook Way, South Kingstown, was arrested on Friday, Feb. 11 at 10:54 a.m. and charged with forgery and counterfeiting in general. He allegedly forged $5,400 in checks from the Washington Trust bank on Kingstown Road. According to police reports, he had multiple warrants out and was held at the Adult Correctional Institution in Cranston for his arraignment.

Lauren Wells, owner of Therapy Boutique on Robinson Street reported on Friday, Feb. 11 at 6:03 p.m. that a woman who was browsing her store stole $234 worth of designer tunics. Wells described the woman as a well-kept, blonde and in her mid-20s, but police did not find her in a search of surrounding stores. According to Wells the woman had shopped at her boutique before and came in to try on a specific designer’s recently released spring line of clothing. Police reviewed video surveillance footage, but the suspect was not captured by the camera because of a skip in the tape.

Mark D. St. Pierre, 55, of 444 Country Club Road, Cheshire, Conn., was arrested on Saturday, Feb. 12 at 7:49 p.m. and charged with driving after revocation of his license, a misdemeanor, after he was stopped for speeding on Route 1 South.

An Edwards Avenue man reported on Sunday, Feb. 13 at 11:41 a.m. that someone was having packages delivered via Fed Ex to his mother’s home, which is also located on Edwards Avenue, while she is away and not expecting any deliveries. Several neighbors told police they saw the Fed Ex truck drop the package off and then 10 minutes later a white woman with dark, shoulder-length hair arrived to recover it in a black later-model Volkswagon Jetta or Passat. Police are investigating into possible leads at this time.

Shawn B. Perry, 41, of 35 Meadowbrook Way Apt. 8, Peace Dale, was arrested on Sunday, Feb. 13 at 11:50 p.m. and charged with domestic simple assault, a misdemeanor, after he allegedly threw a soda can at an ex-girlfriend. When the woman requested that Perry leave her apartment, he refused and allegedly pushed her to the ground before exiting.

A Lake Street man reported to police on Sunday, Feb. 13 at 1:09 p.m.  that someone stole a triathalon bicycle worth $3,200, a mountain bicycle valued at $1,200 and a compound bow valued at $350 from his parent’s home on Lab Hill Drive. He first noticed the property was missing on Jan. 1 and last saw the bicycles and bow around Nov. 1, 2011. Police are investigating a possible lead at this time.

Descriptions of events are based solely from police officer reports provided to Patch.