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Posted 11/8/16

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A man dressed as Joy from the Pixar animated movie Inside Out, who told officers he was “taking a break from driving” after he was found passed out in his driver’s seat …

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A man dressed as Joy from the Pixar animated movie Inside Out, who told officers he was “taking a break from driving” after he was found passed out in his driver’s seat on Airport Road, was arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence.

Officer Thomas Greene was traveling on Warwick Avenue on October 30 around 5:30 a.m. when he was waved down by a passerby who stated there was a person passed out in a car on Airport Road. Officer Green located the parked car with its brake lights on in the westbound righthand lane just before Harmony Court, and parked his cruiser behind the vehicle.

According to his report, Officer Greene approached the vehicle and observed that all the windows were foggy. Inside he saw a man passed out with his foot on the brake and the car in park. On the officer’s fourth attempt knocking on the car window the driver, identified as Michael Shallcross, 33, of 2 Meader Street in Lincoln, finally woke up.

Shallcross told the officer that he was “taking a break from driving” and appeared disheveled and covered in glitter. He then fumbled for several moments trying to produce required documentation and told the officer he was coming from a party in Cranston.

Officer Greene immediately detected a heavy odor of alcoholic beverage emanating from the car, and when he inquired about it, Shallcross stated that he had only had two red Solo cups full of wine and nothing more. The officer noted that the driver’s eyes were bloodshot and watery and his speech was very slurred.

Additional officers arrived on scene, and Shallcross agreed to submit to a series of sobriety tests. Based on his performance, demeanor, and Officer Greene’s experience, it was determined that Shallcross was unfit to operate a motor vehicle safely. He was handcuffed, placed in a cruiser and began to cry. He was then transported to police headquarters and his car was towed. Later at the station, Shallcross refused to take a chemical breathalyzer test.

In addition to being issued a summons for driving under the influence, first offense, and refusing to submit to a chemical breathalyzer test, Shallcross was also issued a citation for parking in a prohibited area.

PITCHED PUMPKIN

A Nanci Karen Drive resident found an early Halloween trick when he discovered that his car’s windshield had been vandalized with a pumpkin.

Officer Albert Marano met with the victim at the scene on October 27 around 7:50 a.m. to take a report. He stated that he parked the car at the front of his home around 7 p.m. the night before. The victim advised that he came outside that morning to find that a pumpkin had been thrown at his car’s windshield, causing the glass to crack in a spider web break.

There are currently no suspects or witnesses, and an investigation is ongoing.

MARIJUANA

MOTORIST

A driver who recently told officers that he had smoked “a ton of weed” after being pulled over was arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence.

According to his report, Officer Ali Jafaar was traveling southbound on Post Road on October 26 around 1:30 a.m. when he observed a car swerving within its lane. Following the vehicle, Officer Jafaar noticed it had a broken taillight and changed lanes three times without signaling before it crossed the center line and traveled in the wrong direction for about 400 feet.

After initiating a traffic stop, the driver was identified as Charles Tartaglia, 21, of 31 Boundary Avenue in Johnston. Officer Jafaar immediately noticed a strong odor of marijuana emanating from the vehicle and that Tartaglia’s eyes were extremely bloodshot and red. When asked if he had been drinking, Tartaglia stated he had not but that he had smoked “a ton of weed” and that he was unaware that it was against the law to drive while under the influence of marijuana.

Tartaglia’s responses to the officer’s questions were delayed and his speech was slurred and very slow. Three passengers in the vehicle, none of which had a valid drivers license, also appeared to be under the influence. He stated that they had just finished smoking and had no marijuana left. No cannabis was found on Tartaglia or in the vehicle. Additional officers then arrived on scene to provide assistance.

After exiting the vehicle, Tartaglia agreed to a standardized field sobriety test. Based on Officer Jafaar’s experience and Tartaglia’s poor performance completing the tests, he was arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence. He was handcuffed, placed in the police cruiser and read his rights when he stated to the officer that he had taken Adderall hours prior to the stop, had been smoking all day and was actually smoking when the traffic stop was initiated.

After being transported to police headquarters, Tartaglia agreed to submit to a chemical breathalyzer test, which resulted in a 0.009 and a 0.010 reading. Due to the results of the test, Officer Jafaar advised Tartaglia that he would have to accompany him to Kent Hospital for a possible blood test. At the hospital, Tartaglia refused to submit to that procedure.

He was issued a summons for driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol, first offense, refusal to submit to a chemical test, and citations for laned roadway violations, required turn signals, and for the broken tail light. He was later released to a sober adult.

NO WHEELS

A woman at the Villa Del Rio apartments recently awoke to find that all of her car’s tires had been stolen.

Officer James Vible met with the victim at the scene on October 27 around 8:50 a.m., where he noted that the car had been parked behind building D. There, he saw the Honda resting on two stacks of bricks on either side of the car between the front and rear doors. There were no tires or rims and five lug nuts were on the ground near each wheel well.

The victim stated that the car was leased and that her car company had ordered new tires and was sending a rental car. She added that the rims were “top of the line” and that she would attempt to get serial numbers and a price estimate from her car company.

There are currently no suspects or witnesses, but the victim does wish to press charges if one is found. The case has been forwarded to detectives.

REPEATED ROBBERY

On October 24 around 7:45 a.m., Officer Mark Jandreau was dispatched to Northampton Street for a report of a larceny.

There he met with the victim, who stated that on October 23 around noon he and his wife left home to travel to Salem for the day. When they returned home around 6 p.m., he noticed that an 18-inch Husqvarna chainsaw and an Echo hedge trimmer, both brand new and valued at a total of $850, were stolen from the back of his pickup truck.

The resident stated that the truck was parked in the driveway with the bed backed in away from the roadway. He also stated that this was the second such incident that’s occurred in the last six weeks. He told the officer that the items were not locked but that a suspect would have to walk around 250 feet onto his property to take the items.

Officer Jandreau advised the resident to obtain the tools model and serial numbers, which he stated he did have and would provide once obtained. At this time, there are no suspects or witnesses.

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