SK Police Log: October 27 and 28, 2012

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

Massachusetts Man Charged With Drunken Driving, Possession of Marijuana

Shaun Mitchell, 22, of 245 Providence Road, South Grafton, MA, was arrested at about 2:50 a.m. on Oct. 28 and charged with drunken driving and possession of marijuana, and cited for refusing to submit to a chemical test, driving while in possession of a controlled substance, and driving while in possession of an open container.

According to police, they received a bulletin of an erratic driver in an orange-colored vehicle with a Massachusetts plate. Police located the car near the South County Commons, and noted that it made an illegal U-turn, from the left-hand southbound lane of Route 1 to the northbound lane.

Police said that while attempting to catch up to the car, it was swerving, and traveling between 50 and 65 miles per hour. A traffic stop was made near Arrow Head Trail.

According to police, when they asked Mitchell where he was headed, he told them North Providence, When they asked Mitchell where he was, he allegedly told them, “I’m on Route 146.”

Police said Mitchell consented to field sobriety tests, which he failed. He was arrested and transported to police headquarters.

According to police, a passenger was in the car, but she was also too intoxicated to drive it. She was also given a ride to police headquarters, but no charges were filed. She claimed to have left an iPhone in the car, but police said it couldn’t be located.

An inventory of the car did reveal a small baggie of marijuana and a nip of vodka, and additional charges were filed as a result. Police said Mitchell refused to submit to a chemical test at headquarters, although he first had a 15-minute debate with officers about whether he should take it or not.

Mitchell was processed and then released at about 10:40 a.m.

Former Couple Charged With Domestic Offenses

Karen Booth, 51, of 130 Caswell St., Narragansett, and John J. Reposa, 52, of 1223 Saugatucket Road, Apt. #103B, South Kingstown, were arrested at about 12:55 p.m. on Oct. 28. Booth was charged with domestic disorderly conduct, and Reposa was charged with domestic assault.

Police said that Booth and Reposa gave conflicting reports of the incident. However, police said that two independent witnesses gave them statements, and said that Reposa pushed Booth to the ground during a heated argument started by Booth about the end of their relationship.

As a result, police arrested both.

South Kingstown Man Charged With License Violation

Edward C. Hauser, 38, of 88 Winchester Drive, South Kingstown, was arrested at about 9:20 a.m. on Oct. 28 and charged with driving with a suspended license.

According to police, an officer clocked a vehicle driven by Hauser at 45 miles per hour in a 25 mile per hour zone on Saugatucket Road near North Road. A traffic stop was made in a Rose Hill Road driveway.

Police said a background check revealed Hauser’s license was suspended in December 2010 for failure to pay child support.

He was arrested without incident, processed and then released at about 10:24 a.m. Hauser was also cited for speeding.

Unless otherwise noted, the information for this article was compiled from South Kingstown police reports, which are available for review by any member of the public at their headquarters. 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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