Police Log

Warwick Beacon ·

CAR ACCIDENT

A driver recently involved in a car crash that injured two was arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence.

Officer Aaron Kay along with other members of the department were dispatched to the intersection of Post Road and Warwick Avenue on October 19 around midnight for a crash between a white truck and a white Jeep, with additional reports that one party may be intoxicated.

Upon arrival, officers found two vehicles facing south on Post Road just past the intersection with the white pickup truck behind the Jeep. Officer Kay approached the Jeep and spoke with the driver, identified as Daniel Langlais, 34, of 379 Knotty Oak Road in Coventry, and immediately detected a strong odor of alcoholic beverages emanating from him and that he had bloodshot and watery eyes.

With a slurred voice, Langlais stated that he was heading home from Providence when the accident occurred. He said that he rear ended the pickup that was stopped in front of him, and got out and approached the other vehicle before returning to the Jeep. His vehicle’s airbags did not deploy, and Langlais indicated that he was not injured.

Officer Kay noted that the Jeep sustained damage to the front bumper and lights, but that it was not extensive. The rear of the pickup truck, however, was caved in, affecting the tailgate portion of the truck.

The operator of the truck told officers that he and his two passengers were stopped at the red light when he saw the Jeep approaching in the rear view mirror and told the passengers that they were going to get rear ended. After the accident, the Jeep driver approached the truck and had difficulty talking to them. One passenger stated that, “the dude was acting all weird and staring at us with a blank stare.” They then told Langlais to go back to his vehicle.

Langlais eventually agreed to take a series of standardized sobriety tests. He also agreed to submit to a preliminary breath test, which provided a 0.188 percent blood alcohol content (BAC). Based on his performance during the tests, the accident, and Officer Kay’s experience it was determined that Langlais was unfit to operate a motor vehicle. He was arrested and transported to police headquarters.

Two of the truck’s passengers were transported to the hospital for their back and neck injuries.

At the station, Langlais agreed to submit to a chemical breathalyzer test, which produced readings of 0.187 and 0.184 percent BAC. He was issued a summons for driving under the influence, first offense, and a citation resulting from the accident. He was later released to a sober adult.

FELONY SHOPLIFTING

Officer Paul White was dispatched to the Meadowbrook Stop and Shop on October 20 just after 12:30 p.m. of a report of a female in custody for shoplifting.

Officer White met with store security upon arrival, who stated that they observed a woman, identified as Chauntelle Marie Brodeur. 29, of 60 Summit Street in Pawtucket, selecting several health and beauty items and place them in her handbag and carriage. She then exited the store, passing all points of sale without attempting to pay.

Brodeur was stopped in the parking lot and was escorted back into the store without incident. The taken items, valued at a total of $139.10, were then recovered.

Brodeur was arrested and taken to police headquarters, where she was processed and charged with felony shoplifting based on a prior shoplifting conviction in September 2015. She was held for the next session with the bail commissioner.

LEAF BLOWER LARCENY

Officer Paul White recently responded to the 1100 block of West Shore Road for a report of a larceny from a trailer.

Officer White met with the victim on October 7 around 9:20 a.m., who stated that he keeps equipment stored behind his building. He told the officer that he left his pickup truck and trailer with his landscaping equipment inside the prior afternoon around 4 p.m. When he returned the next morning he discovered two of his backpack leaf blowers were gone.

The entrance to the compound where the equipment was stored was locked and secured with a chain link fence, both of which were intact. It is believed that a suspect used a path near the rear of the business, which leads to the neighborhood behind the establishment.

The victim described the blowers as being Red Max 8500 back pack blowers each valued at $700, and provided the officer with their serial numbers.

Security cameras did surround the building, however Officer White was unable to view security footage as the monitor for the computer system was not working. The property owner believed that the cameras caught any suspects, and would provide that information to officers shortly.

The case was forwarded to detectives for follow up.

LIGHTER AFTER WORKOUT          

After a recent workout at the LA Fitness on Bald Hill Road, a gym-goer found that his wallet had been taken from his car.

Officer Darren Parrillo met with the victim on October 2 around noon at police headquarters to take a report of the theft. The man stated that he had gone into the gym the day before, and when he returned to his car he noticed that his wallet was missing.

The victim stated that the car was unlocked at the time, and that there was no damage to it resulting from the incident.

The wallet’s contents included his license, two credit cards, a debit card, and his insurance card. The victim indicated that he had contacted his financial institutions and had the cards cancelled. He was given a case number and advised that if he noticed of any suspicious activity to follow up with police.

Currently, there are no suspects or witnesses.

POSSESSION

Officer John Curley was on a special traffic enforcement detail in his cruiser on Main Avenue on October 1 around 11:45 p.m. when he observed the vehicle in front of him cross the street’s double yellow line and began traveling in the wrong direction. A traffic stop was then initiated in the area of Main Avenue and Covington Drive.

According to the report, the driver, identified as Joshua Hencler, 21, of 31 Sugar Maple Drive in Coventry, appeared to have bloodshot and watery eyes. Upon speaking with the driver, Officer Curley immediately detected what he believed was the smell of burnt marijuana emanating from the vehicle.

Hencler was asked if he had consumed any marijuana that evening and indicated that he had. Additional officers were called to the scene for backup, and background checks were conducted, which proved negative.

Hencler then agreed to take a series of standardized sobriety tests, which he ultimately passed. He was then asked if there was any cannabis in his vehicle, and stated there was. Hencler obtained a container from the car’s center console and gave it to the officer. After positive field testing, 9.6 grams of marijuana was tagged and kept as evidence.

A summons was issued to Hencler for laned roadway violations and for possession of one ounce or less of marijuana. Although Hencler passed the field sobriety tests, Officer Curley asked if he would have a friend respond to the scene and drive him home out of precaution. Hencler agreed and was soon picked up by another party who drove him home.