Police Log

POSSESSION

On November 25 Patrolman Matthew Leveillee and Sergeant Megan Boulet responded to Cumberland Farms in reference to a dispersal of a male party.

Arriving on scene, Sgt. Boulet made contact with two males outside of a white vehicle, and a Cumberland Farms employee indicated that one of the men, later identified as Stuart Ramsey Maccoll, 37, of 26 Willow Avenue in Middletown, was the individual they had requested be dispersed.

The store employee indicated that they had contacted the department after discovering Maccoll in the women’s restroom sitting on the floor of the last bathroom stall. The employee advised Maccoll he was in the female’s restroom, and he quickly exited but left behind a cell phone and what appeared to be narcotics.

Officer Leveillee located in the bathroom a white powdery substance that he identified as either cocaine or heroin on a black plastic spoon and inside of a clear plastic bag that had been left on top of the toilet paper dispenser. The store employee went on to provide a written statement and remained at the bathroom door to prevent patrons from entering. The suspected narcotics were photographed at the scene.

Officer Leveillee then took possession of the phone and went back outside to meet with Maccoll, who identified the phone as his and it was returned. According to the report, during his conversation with the officer, Maccoll appeared very nervous and unsure of his own responses.

Due to the discovery of the narcotics, the witness statement and the suspicious nature of the incident, Maccoll was placed under arrest for possession of narcotics. Officer Leveillee then noticed an uncapped syringe in the suspect’s left front pocket of his shirt, and to prevent any accidental exposure he safely secured the needle. In doing so, he also discovered another small bag containing a white powdery substance similar to the one observed in the restroom.

At that point, Maccoll became cooperative and identified the substance as heroin. He further indicated that the drugs found in the restroom also belonged to him. He was then transported to police headquarters, where he was processed, afforded a phone call and held pending arraignment. A strip search was also conducted, which yielded no additional drugs or contraband. He was later arraigned and released with a February court summons. OBSTRUCTING AN OFFICER

Patrolmen Parkinson and Brady responded to the Commerce Way Stop & Shop on December 4 around 2:10 p.m. in reference to dispersing a female party who was loitering in front of the business.

After arriving on scene the officers met with the reporting party, who advised that the woman in question had walked eastbound through the parking lot after being informed that the police were being called. The suspect was described as a “ragged lady” wearing a tan coat with multiple bags and appeared homeless. The employee advised the officer that the store wished to have her trespassed due to continuously loitering on the private property for the previous several days.

After a check of the lot, the woman was found sitting on the curb near a bus stop. Officer Parkinson informed her of the reason for his presence and requested her name, to which she replied Mary Goldberger.

The name was run through Rhode Island registry files and cross agency files, but no data was revealed. After repeated requests from the officer, the woman conceded and revealed her name to be Lisa Nero, 56, with an address of 31 Wine Street in Cranston. Background checks revealed no BCI record and an expired license.

Nero was advised of the no trespass order and stated she understood. She was then taken into custody for obstructing a police officer in the execution of duty, transported to headquarters and processed. She was later released with a court summons. ASSAULT

On December 4 at approximately 11:45 p.m., Patrolman Michael Martufi along with several other officers were dispatched to Scituate Avenue for an assault investigation.

At the home, the reporting party told the officer he had called 9-1-1 because Carla Caparrelli, 60, of 111 Scituate Avenue, Apt. 1 in Johnston, had sprayed him with pepper spray. The victim explained to Officer Martufi that he lived in the basement apartment of the residence and paid rent to Caparrelli. While speaking with the victim, officers observed that his face was red and that his eyes had swelled and that there was a strong smell of pepper spray emanating from him.

After being escorted into the reporting party’s apartment, the pepper spray odor increased and Officer Martufi’s eyes began to water and he began to cough. A second victim, a woman, was then introduced who had also been sprayed. Her face was very red and she had difficulty breathing, and the Johnston Fire Department rescue was called.

While waiting, the victims stated that they were talking loudly in their apartment when suddenly Caparrelli opened the basement door and approached aggressively. They both stated that she “got in his face” and immediately sprayed him with a black bottle of pepper spray. In an attempt to intervene, the woman tried to position herself between the two when she was also sprayed. After the altercation, Caparrelli ran upstairs.

Caparrelli was found in her bathroom by Officer Martufi, crying. She told the officer to enter, and he noticed her washing her face. When asked if she was okay, she replied that she was and spontaneously uttered, “I sprayed him.” The pepper spray can was also in plain view on the bathroom counter.

According to the officer, her tone suggested she didn’t care that she assaulted the man and believed her actions were justified based on past incidents. When asked why she didn’t contact police for assistance, Caparrelli replied, “What would you have done? You’re no help.”

Based on the circumstances, Caparrelli was placed under arrest, and while being escorted to the police cruiser she began yelling at the victims. When ordered by Officer Martufi to stop, she turned her head and attempted to spit in his face but missed.

Caparrelli was charged with simple assault or battery against a police officer, simple assault for the two victims, and disorderly conduct. SUSPENDED LICENSE

While on a fixed traffic post on Plainfield Street on November 28 around 2:04 p.m., Sergeant David Loffler observed a vehicle traveling north with an expired registration sticker. A traffic stop was then initiated, and the officer made contact with the driver, identified as Adrianna Stephens, 22, of 38 Anthony Avenue in Providence, who was informed of the reason for the stop.

DMV checks revealed that the vehicle’s registration was suspended for insurance verification revocation. Stephens’ license was also found to be suspended in May for failure to appear on multiple traffic citations she had received in February 2016.

Stephens was issued a court summons for driving with a suspended license, operation of a motor vehicle when registration is suspended, and a citation for the expired inspection sticker. Her vehicle was towed and her license plates seized. She was released on scene and picked up by her mother.