DRUG CHARGES

Around 7:25 p.m., Warwick Police Officer Connor R. Bemis was on a fixed traffic post near the intersection of Post Road and the Airport Connector when he spotted a red Jeep travel past and a passenger in the back seat was allegedly not wearing a seatbelt.

Bemis initiated a traffic stop.

“It should be noted the vehicle took an extended period of time to stop, and at one point completely stopped in the low speed lane,” Bemis wrote in the arrest report.

He identified the driver as Sarah E. Beausoleil, 30, of 5 Clark Mill St., Coventry. According to police,  Beausoleil was “digging at a purse in between her legs as” they spoke.

Police identified Beausoleil from her ACI discharge card. Her hands were “clearly trembling” as they spoke, and she displayed “obvious nervous behavior.”

According to police, a passenger in the Jeep, identified as David J. Dahlin, 42, of Coventry, had an active Superior Court Bench Warrant for his arrest. He was taken into custody without incident.

Police say they also spotted a crack pipe in plain view in the passenger side door panel. Police eventually searched Beausoleil’s large purse. Inside they allegedly found a “large amount of hypodermic needles, and various drug paraphernalia” as well as “a small black zipper bag, which inside contained a tied off glassine plastic baggie … (of) suspected psilocybin. The driver allegedly identified the substance as “mushrooms.”

Back at Warwick Police Department, the substance tested positive for psilocybin and weighed 2.3 grams. Beausoleil was charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance (10 Grams or less) and cited for Driving on a Suspended License (first offense) and No Seatbelt-Passenger.

MISDEMEANOR SUSPENDED LICENSE

Around midnight May 31, Warwick Police spotted a vehicle exiting the off ramp onto Post Road northbound “at a high rate of speed.”

Warwick Police Officer Charles M. Walker was on routine patrol traveling around 45 miles per hour on Post Road when another driver passed his cruiser on the right. Walker initiated a traffic stop and identified the driver as Rafael Antonio Rodriguez, 43, of 280 Ohio Ave., Providence.

Walker ran a check and found Rodriguez’s license was suspended.

“Rodriguez stated that he had a letter form a judge, indicating that he is allowed to drive,” Walker wrote in the arrest report. “He provided me with the document, which was identified as a hardship license letter from the court, which indicates that Rodriguez is allowed to drive to and from work in Norwood (Mass.).”

The driver allegedly told police he was coming from Wendy’s fast food restaurant. Police investigated and determined that he had left work around 7 p.m., about 5 hours earlier.

“He was advised that he is only to operate his vehicle to and from work,” Walker wrote.

Police determined it would be the driver’s fourth offense for Driving with a Suspended License. He was arrested and transported to Warwick Police Headquarters. A licensed passenger in the vehicle drove it from the scene.

Rodriguez was charged with Driving with Suspended License (fourth offense, a misdemeanor). He was also cited for speeding.

DUI

Around 12:48 a.m., June 3, Warwick Police Officer Charles M. Walker was on routine patrol on Warwick Avenue when a gray Chevrolet Malibu passed in the northbound lane allegedly traveling at 63 miles per hour in a 35 mph zone.

Walker initiated a traffic stop and identified the driver as Francisco J. Torres, 32, of 584 Plainfield St., Apt. 32H, Providence.

According to police, Torres smelled of alcohol, had slurred speech and bloodshot eyes. Police asked him to consent to a series of standardized field sobriety tests. He consented, and following the tests, he was arrested and transported to Warwick Police Headquarters.

He refused to sign the implied consent notice for a chemical breath test.

“The entire time he was in the cell block, he was argumentative, verbally aggressive, and was swearing and using racial slurs towards Officers,” Walker wrote in the arrest report.

Torres was charged with DUI of Liquor (BAC unknown, second offense). He was also cited for Refusal to Submit to a Chemical Test (first offense) and Speeding (11+ in excess of posted limit). He was held for court in the morning.

DUI

At 8:48 p.m., June 5, Warwick Police responded to a crash with no injuries near 3336 Post Road.

Police identified one of the drivers as Shane D. Daudelin, 33, of 44 Sanwood Drive, Harrisville.

Police asked him to consent to a series of standardized field sobriety tests. He eventually refused.

Police arrested Daudelin and transported him back to the Warwick Police Headquarters, where he was asked to consent to a chemical breath test. He refused that as well.

Police charged him with Driving Under the Influence (BAC unknown) and cited for Refusal to Submit to a Chemical Breath Test (first offense).

DUI

Around 9:20 p.m., June 5, Warwick Police Officer Connor R. Bemis was on a fixed traffic post across from the Hampton Inn, at 2100 Post Road, when he spotted a black Toyota pass by.

“I then observed the vehicle to completely drove over curbing with both passenger’s side tires in an erratic manner,” Bemis wrote in the arrest report.

He initiated a traffic stop after the vehicle picked up speed and swerved while traveling on Post Road.

Police identified the driver as Gregory J. Mellor, 50, of 13 Tanglewood Road, North Smithfield. Police asked Mellor to consent to a series of standardized field sobriety tests. He consented, and following the tests, he was arrested and transported to Warwick Police Headquarters, where he allegedly refused to consent to a chemical breath test.

He was charged with DUI of Liquor (BAC unknown, first offense). He was also cited for Refusal to Submit to a Chemical Test (first offense) and Speeding (1-10 mph in excess of posted limit) and Laned Roadway Violations.

MISDEMEANOR SUSPENDED LICENSE

Around 5:19 p.m., May 31, Warwick Police Officer Connor R. Bemis was at a fixed traffic post across from Motel 6 on Jefferson Boulevard when he spotted a grey Dodge pass with an expired registration. According to the arrest report, the expired registration was shown to be suspended on a blue Toyota as of 2019.

Bemis initiated a traffic stop and identified the driver as Angel A. Colon Vega, 25, of 501 Reservoir Ave., Apt. 13, Cranston. According to police, the driver’s license had been suspended under the Colin B. Foote Act, a Rhode Island state law that levies higher penalties for repeat traffic violations.

The driver was arrested and charged with Driving after Denial/Revocation/Suspension for Certain Violations (first offense; a misdemeanor). He was transported to Warwick Police Headquarters and later released without incident.

MOTORCYCLE CRASH

Around 9:13 p.m., July 3, Warwick Police were dispatched to the intersection of Warwick Avenue and Edgehill Road for the report of a motor vehicle crash with injuries.

A silver Toyota Camry and a Honda CBR600 motorcycle were involved in the crash. The operator of the motorcycle suffered significant injuries due to the crash, despite wearing a helmet, according to police.

Police said the motorcycle operator was traveling southbound on Warwick Avenue at a high rate of speed as he approached the intersection of Edgehill Road. The female driver of a silver sedan was traveling north on Warwick Avenue, attempting to take a left turn onto Edgehill Road as the motorcycle entered the intersection, according to Warwick Police.

The male operator of the motorcycle was transported to Rhode Island Hospital by Warwick Fire Department Rescue personnel with a laceration to the head and other significant injuries.

At this time, the male is in critical condition. The female operator of the silver sedan was also transported to receive additional medical treatment for minor injuries received as a result of the crash.

Speed is believed to be a contributing factor in the cause of this crash. Other factors are still being investigated.

The public is asked to “please forward any additional information” to Sgt. Aaron Kay of the Warwick Police Department’s Traffic Division, at 1-401-468-4293 or aaron.kay@warwickri.gov.