WARRANT ARREST
Around 4:40 p.m., July 1, Johnston Police Patrolman Aaron Blanco was on patrol on Hartford Avenue when he spotted a black Toyota SUV pass by, and the driver was allegedly not wearing a seatbelt.
He initiated a traffic stop and identified the driver as Jazion W. Santiago, 23, of 2533 Hartford Ave., Johnston. Dispatch confirmed that Santiago had an active arrest warrant out of Cranston. Cranston Police wanted Santiago on a misdemeanor charge of violating a No Contact Order.
He was arrested and transported back to Johnston Police Headquarters, where he was processed and held in a cell pending transfer. He received a warning for the seatbelt violation, according to Johnston Police.
POSSESSION OF STOLEN VEHICLE
Around 1 P.M., June 30, a Johnston Police patrolman at a fixed post spotted a grey Honda Accord traveling north on Killingly Street with heavy front-end damage and no front plate. A registry check of the back plate discovered North Providence Police had reported the plate and vehicle stolen.
Johnston Police Patrolman Aaron Blanco initiated a traffic stop in front of 50 Greenville Ave. Police identified the driver as Cameron Stanley Hopkins, 20, of 2 Leann Drive, Johnston.
“Communications personnel confirmed with North Providence Police the vehicle was still actively stolen,” so Hopkins was placed under arrest. Police also discovered Hopkins had active warrants out of North Providence for Domestic Vandalism, Domestic Disorderly Conduct and Driving Without Consent of Owner.
Johnston Police charged Hopkins with Possession of Stolen Vehicle, a felony. He was also issued a citation for Display of Plates. Hopkins was transported to Johnston Police Headquarters. The vehicle was towed from the scene.
Later that day, Hopkins was arraigned by Justice of the Peace Frank Saccoccio on the stolen vehicle charge. He was released on $5,000 personal recognizance bail and then turned over to North Providence Police for their active warrants.
RECEIVING STOLEN GOODS
Around noon on July 11, Johnston Police Patrolman Aaron Blanco spotted a grey Chrysler sedan pass through the stop sign coming off Route 6 onto Hartford Avenue westbound, allegedly “cutting off oncoming traffic in the process, according to the arrest report.
Blanco initiated a motor vehicle stop at 985 Hartford Ave. and made contact with the driver, later identified as Latisha R. Benton, 38, of 65 March St., Apt. E, Providence.
The driver allegedly told police that she did not have her license. She provided police with an alias. A DMV check revealed the vehicle’s two plates were reported stolen by Providence Police.
“I asked the operator for her real name and she stated it was Latisha Benton,” Blanco wrote in the arrest report.
Benton also had an active bench warrant out of Sixth District Court for Driving with a Suspended License. She was arrested and taken into custody for the outstanding warrant.
She was also charged with Driving with a Suspended License (fourth or greater offense, a misdemeanor), Receiving Stolen Goods (a misdemeanor), and Obstructing Officer in Execution of Duty (also a misdemeanor). Benton was also cited for Obedience to Stop Sign and Improper Use of Evidences of Registration or Certificate of Title. The vehicle was towed from the scene and Benton was transported to Johnston Police Headquarters.
Later that day, she was arraigned on the new charges as well as “being a 6th District Court bail violator,” according to a supplemental arraignment report filed by Johnston Police Detective Matthew V. Leveillee.
Benton entered a plea of “not guilty,” according to the report. She was issued $2,500 personal recognizance bail for the new charges and held without bail for the “46G (bail) violation.”
DRUG POSSESSION & DUI
Around 8:30 p.m., July 19, Johnston Police Patrolman Thomas Santurri responded to the vicinity of 1300 Atwood Ave. for the report of a single vehicle crash. Dispatch personnel told responding officers that the driver may be unconscious behind the wheel.
Police found a blue Lexus disabled in the right lane of Atwood Avenue facing northbound. The driver’s side front tire was damaged.
Police located the driver who was pacing around her vehicle. According to police, she “spoke extremely fast” and “her movements were also quicky (sic) and jerky.”
Police identified the driver as Adriana Bozzi, 36, of 240 Orchard St., Cranston. She told police that she was traveling north on Atwood in the right lane when another vehicle traveling south “swerved” at her. When she attempted to avoid the other vehicle, she swerved into the southbound lanes of travel and struck the curb, according to the driver.
“It should be noted that Ms. Bozzi had difficulty explaining what transpired or what direction she was traveling,” Santurri wrote in the arrest report. “It should be noted that Ms. Bozzi was profusely sweating, although it was approximately 68 degrees.”
Bozzi was wearing “a T-shirt and leggings” and her pupils were “possibly larger than the normal ranges for the lighting conditions.”
Santurri conducted an inventory search of the vehicle. He located Bozzi’s wallet, “which had numerous straws and a white powdery substance in one of the compartments.”
“Based on my training and experience I recognized this to be consistent with narcotic use,” Santurri wrote.
Police say the y also found a “small plastic bag with white powdery substance” in the rear seat compartment.
He asked Bozzi to consent to a series of standardized field sobriety tests. She agreed. Following the tests, Bozzi was arrested for suspicion of DUI-Drugs/Alcohol (first offense, blood alcohol content unknown, a misdemeanor) and Possession of Schedule I-V (more than 10 grams, a felony).
Bozzi was transported to Johnston Police Headquarters where police say she refused a chemical breath test. Bozzi was also cited for Refusal to Submit to a Chemical Test, but did consent to a Drug Recognition Expert evaluation.
Bozzi was arraigned by Justice of the Peace Daniel Connors later that night and released on $5,000 personal recognizance bail.
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