NK Police Log: DUIs, Mystery Break-In, Tensions at Marina

DUIs
Police charged Richard G. Fryburg, 58, of 42 Wright Lane, North Kingstown, with driving under the influence and refusing a chemical test July 22 at around 11:49 p.m.

Police said Fryburg was stopped for speeding 54 mph in a 35 mph zone on Post Road and was pulled over near Cocumcussoc Way.

Fryburg told police that he was coming from East Greenwich and lived right down the street. But the officer reported smelling alcohol and seeing signs of intoxication.

He later failed a field sobriety test. He later registered a .136 blood alcohol reading in a preliminary breath test at the scene, but refused a chemical test at police headquarters.

He was released the following morning with a Third Division District Court summons.

He was also cited for driving with an expired registration and a lane roadway violation.

Police charged Roy Vincent Campanale, 37, of 159 Beach St., North Kingstown, with driving under the influence and refusing a chemical test July 28 at 12:28 a.m.

Police said Campanale was stopped for speeding 56 mph in a 35 mph zone on Post Road near Newcomb Road.

Campanale failed a field sobriety test and was taken into custody without incident.

He was later released with a District Court summons.

He was also cited for speeding, a lane roadway violation and a headlamp violation.

LARCENY
On July 23, a Devils Foot Road woman told police that someone rummaged through folders containing documents stored inside her car sometime overnight.

The car was not locked, police said, and the only thing missing was a copy of her social security card.

Police documented the incident.

VANDALISM
Someone spray-painted the number “69” on a garage door of a Newport Avenue home sometime overnight on July 24, police said.

A neighbor reported the vandalism on his way to work, police said. Once they reached the homeowner, she said she last left home the night before at around 8 p.m. and the door was in its normal condition.

Police are investigating.

BREAK IN?
A Circle Drive resident told police on July 24 that she is convinced someone went into her house, leaving her dog in the bedroom with the door closed but taking nothing.

Police said the resident reported that she believed someone entered the house between Tuesday and Wednesday.

She said she left for work at around 11:30 p.m. and was sure the door was locked. But when she came home at 8 a.m., she saw the door was unlocked and found her dog confined in the bedroom.

Other than the dog in the bedroom, nothing else seemed disturbed and there were no signs of forced entry, police said.

The woman’s landlord reportedly told her that he didn’t enter the house and the woman said she believed the locks were changed before she moved in.

Police documented the incident.

BAGS STOLEN
Several items were stolen from cars parked at the Chafee Preserve on Boston Neck Road after smashing windows on July 24, police said.

Officers responded to the scene at around 1:40 p.m. and spoke with two victims.

The first, a North Kingstown man, said someone took his wife’s black Vera Bradley makeup bag.

The other victim, an 18-year-old Hope woman, emerged from the walking path as police were at the scene. A check of her car showed someone stole her purse that contained a paycheck, a blue Vera Bradley wallet and about 20 gift cards from various places.

TENSIONS AT THE MARINA
Police got two women to agree to avoid each other after tensions that have been building between two boat owners at Wickford Marina.

Police said on July 25, a woman reported she was being harassed by another boat owner. The issues originated from a previous dog dispute, police said.

Police responded to the marina and spoke to everyone, telling them to refrain from contact.

No charges were filed.

DOMESTIC
Police charged Christoper N. Brennan, 29, of 47 Floral Ave., North Kingstown, with domestic simple assault and domestic disorderly conduct July 27 at 6:03 p.m.

Police said Brennan pushed a woman during an argument.

WARRANT
Police charged Jamie Michelle Rees, 34, of 60 Steamboat Ave., North Kingstown, with two warrants July 27. Police said Rees was wanted for failing to appear on a shoplifting charge by Warwick Police.