Narragansett Police Log: July 18, 2012

Unless otherwise noted, information about the following incidents was supplied by the Narragansett Police Department. An arrest does not indicate a conviction.

Pawtucket Man Charged with Drunken Driving

Eric A. Marques, 27, of 106 Memorial Drive, Pawtucket, was arrested at about 1:20 a.m. on July 18 and charged with drunken driving.

According to police, an officer traveling behind a blue Oldsmobile on Boston Neck Road near Gardenia Lane saw the car drifting while driving about seven times in a 1.2-mile span. A traffic stop was made near Edgewater Road.

Police said that when they asked for Marques’ license and registration, he search for several minutes in his glove box, and then told police he couldn’t find his registration. Police then told him that he was holding his registration in his hand.

Police noted that Marques smelled of alcohol, but told them that he hadn’t had anything to drink. As a result, they asked him to submit to field sobriety tests, which they said he failed.

At this point, Marques was arrested and transported to police headquarters.

According to police, during processing Marques requested to take the chemical breath test at 9 a.m. When police told him this wouldn’t be possible, he allegedly said, “**** it.”

Police said that Marques then changed his mind, telling them, “No, I’ll take your ****ing test.” According to police, in two tests at about 2:31 a.m., Marques’ blood alcohol level registered as .195 and .204.

Beach Supervisor Charged with Drunken Driving

Philip E. Marasco, 21, of 645 Point Judith Road, Narragansett, was arrested at about 1:42 a.m. on July 18 and charged with drunken driving, and cited for refusing to submit to a chemical test. Police said Marasco is a supervisor at Narragansett Town Beach.

According to police, an officer was driving from the access road to Adventureland on to Point Judith Road when he noted a white Honda Civic traveling in the breakdown lane. The officer said he followed the car for about 100 yards, and then made a traffic stop near Sunnybrook Farm Road.

Police said that during the traffic stop, Marasco was slurring his words while answering officer questions and smelled of alcohol. As a result, they asked him to consent to field sobriety tests, which they said he failed.

At this point, Marasco was arrested and transported to police headquarters. Police said Marasco refused to submit to a chemical breath test at headquarters. He was transported to Fourth Division District Court for arraignment at about 9 a.m.

Narragansett Man Cited for Expired License

Michael C. Gaudlap, 20, of 6B Rockland St., Narragansett, was cited at about 4 p.m. on July 18 and charged with driving with an expired license.

According to police, they responded to the Narragansett Town Beach North Pavilion parking lot after receiving a report of a minor motor vehicle accident.

Police said the driver of one of the car’s – Gaudlap – had an expired license, which was revealed after a background check. As a result, he was cited for the violation. A friend of Gaudlap drove the car from the scene.

Sacre Bleu! Peeing in Ocean Leads to Fight at Scarborough Beach

At about 4:22 p.m. on July 18, police were called to break up a fight at Scarborough Beach.

Although the beach is state property, Rhode Island State Police and Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management Police were unavailable to respond, so Narragansett police responded.

According to police, when they arrived the fight had already stopped, as lifeguards had separated a 41-year-old man from Springfield, MA, and a 27-year-old man from the province of Quebec in Canada.

The first man told police that the second man was standing in the ocean with his penis exposed, urinating, in front of his children. The man said when he confronted the urinating man, a verbal argument escalated into punches thrown.

The second man denied this account, and told police he was up to his waist and in the water when he was urinating, which upset the first man. He said the first man started the physical altercation.

Police said that there were no independent witnesses to the fight, and neither man wished to press charges. As a result, the scene was cleared without an arrest.

Unless otherwise noted, the information for this article was compiled from Narragansett police reports, which are available for review by any member of the public at their . If we’re missing a call or report you’re interested in knowing about, feel free to leave a comment or to send Local Editor Stephen Greenwell a message at Stephen.greenwell@patch.com.

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