Warwick Police Log

SUSPENDED LICENSE

On May 22 at 10:20 p.m., a WPD officer conducted a traffic stop of a black Honda Accord at the Lemon Grass Restaurant on Post Road. This is the driver’s fourth offense of driving with a suspended license. The driver was taken to the police station. The employees of Lemongrass agreed to allow the driver to leave his car in the parking lot until he could retrieve it. The driver was charged with one count of Driving with a Suspended License – 4^th Offense and issued a 3^rd District court summons.

STOLEN VEHICLE

On May 23 at 10 p.m., a WPD officer was on patrol on Post Road southbound near Bucklin Avenue. The officer observed that the registration tags on a vehicle beside him were expired and did not match the vehicle they were attached to. The vehicle’s plates corresponded to a stolen vehicle reported by the Providence police. The officer conducted a traffic stop on the vehicle on Interstate 95 North just north of Motel 6. The driver was placed in handcuffs and taken to WPD headquarters, where he was charged with one count of receiving stolen goods. The vehicle was removed from the scene by Shea’s Towing.

DUI

On May 26 at 11:30 p.m., a WPD officer was on routine patrol traveling westbound on Airport Road when he noticed a gray minivan swerving back and forth in the right lane. The above vehicle then traveled directly through the red light at Post Road and Airport Road before stopping in the middle of the intersection. The vehicle stopped for several seconds, then continued through the intersection by making a wide sweeping turn onto the wrong side of the road. The officer conducted a motor-vehicle stop. He saw the driver show clear signs of impairment from alcohol. After a series of Field Sobriety Tests, the driver was taken to the WPD headquarters. The driver received a 3^rd District court summons for DUI of Liquor - .15 or greater and several municipal court citations for traffic violations. The driver was then taken to Kent Hospital for detox.