SK Police Log: September 30, 2012

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

Dallas Man Charged With Drunken Driving

Stuart Rackham, 36, of 7110 Westbrook Lane, Dallas, TX, was arrested at about 1:45 a.m. on Sept. 30 and charged with drunken driving, and cited for refusing to submit to a chemical test.

According to police, an officer driving on Route 108 noted a vehicle swerving across both lanes of traffic. As a result, police tried to made a traffic stop near North Road.

Police noted that the driver continued down North Road despite the overhead lights and siren from the officer, and made a right on to Saugatucket Road. Police said that driver finally stopped, but only after pulling into a driveway.

According to police, the driver – Rackham – smelled of alcohol. Police noted that when asked if he knew the people who’s driveway he had pulled into, Rackham told them no.

Police said Rackham consented to field sobriety tests, which he failed. He was arrested and charged with drunken driving.

According to police, Rackham refused to consent to a chemical test. Police said when informed of his court dates, he told them, “I’m not coming all the way back here for these court dates.”

Rackham was processed and then released at about 9 a.m.

Sex Toy, More Than 200 Pornographic DVDs Found Following Car Accident

At about 11 p.m. on Sept. 30, police received a report of a Mazda in a ditch near Leisure Drive and Sand Plains Trail.

Police said that when they approached the car, they noted it was stuck on an embankment in the woods, empty. An officer found the car’s registered owner and three others walking east on Tuckertown Road.

According to police, the car’s owner – a 38-year-old South Kingstown man – appeared to be intoxicated. As a result, the car was searched.

Police said an inventory of the car revealed a glass smoking pipe in plain view on the floor, along with a plastic bag. Police said inside the bag was a dildo, three pornographic DVDs, three pairs of women’s underwear and a TomTom GPS unit. A pink iPod was found in the glove box.

According to police, a search of the trunk revealed more than 200 pornographic DVDs and VHS tapes, many still with the price tags on them, and a Kodak Easy Share digital camera.

Based on the suspicious nature of the incident, all of the items were seized. Police said a check of the serial numbers for the TomTom and iPod didn’t reveal any hits, and the items didn’t match any descriptions for open larceny cases. The incident remains under investigation.

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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