Eluding Police; Exploiting The Elderly; More: Cranston Police Log

CRANSTON, RI — The following people were arrested by Cranston police between Feb. 14 and Feb. 16.

Names of those arrested, their age, or the town they reside in, as well as the time of the arrest, were only omitted when not provided by police.

Feb. 14

3:10 p.m. — Raymond Andrade, 21, of Cranston, was charged with notification of local law enforcement agencies of a change in address.

6:09 p.m. — Johnny Ruiz, 54, of Cranston, was arrested on a warrant out of Rhode Island Superior Court. Police said the arrest stemmed from a traffic stop on Park Avenue.

Feb. 15

12:26 a.m. — Juan Villar Tejada, 32, of Cranston, was charged with domestic vandalism, domestic failure to relinquish a telephone, and domestic disorderly conduct.

10:11 a.m. — Michael Alexis, 40, of Cambridge, Massachusetts, was charged with reckless driving/eluding police, resisting legal or illegal arrest, and obstructing an officer in the execution of duty. Cranston police said he was also arrested on a Warrant out of the Warwick Police Department. Police said the arrest stemmed from a report of a suspicious vehicle in a parking lot on Garfield Avenue.

10:11 a.m. — Jonathan Enright, 43, of Cranston, was charged with obtaining money/goods under false pretenses (greater than $1,500) and exploitation of elders.

9:02 p.m. — Luis Macias Perez, 54, of Providence, was charged with shoplifting and conspiracy. Police said the arrest stemmed from a larceny complaint at the Walmart on Plainfield Pike.

9:02 p.m. — Alexandre Grana Lopez, 51, of Providence, was charged with shoplifting and conspiracy. Police said the arrest stemmed from a larceny complaint at the Walmart on Plainfield Pike.

10:13 p.m. — Silvester Medeiros, 44, of Cranston, was charged with obstructing an officer in the execution of duty. Cranston police said he was also arrested on a warrant out of the Portsmouth Police Department. Police said the arrest stemmed from a traffic stop on Pocasset Avenue.

Feb. 16

12:29 a.m. — James Sweeney, 28, of Cranston, was charged with DUI (first offense) and refusal to submit to a chemical test. Police said the arrest happened after a crash on Phenix Avenue.

4:30 p.m. — Domenic Dibiase, 29, of Johnston, was charged with domestic simple assault and domestic disorderly conduct.

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