Woonsocket Police Find Trio Near Smashed Stadium Windows, Arrest Two

Woonsocket Police Officer Andrew Girard found three men, a red Kia, a baseball bat and three large, broken glass windows when he responded to 28 Monument Square outside Stadium Theatre March 30 at 4:30 a.m., for a report of a disturbance.

One of the men near the Kia, which was parked in the middle of the street, was bleeding from his face. All three were arguing when police arrived, according to Girard's report. 

Girard spoke with Jarod Hamel, 19, of 120 Lucille St., Woonsocket, who said he had parked the Kia in the center of the street to attempt to get dirt out of his shoes. He said the three had been drinking at a party earlier that night. Inside the car, Girard reported he could see seveal GPS units and digital cameras. When Giard asked about the items, Hamel said he didn't know how they got there, but suggested they were put there during the party because they were stolen.

When asked about the smashed windows, Hamel said his friend, the 17-year-old member of the trio, had used the bat to smash the windows when he stopped the car. Hamel was arrested and charged with vandalism and conspiracy.

The third member of the group, Keon Andrews, 18, of 104 Sayles St. apt. 204, Woonsocket, greeted the officers with shouts and expletives. Andrews, the man bleeding from his face, was transported to Landmark Medical Center. After he was treated, Andrews told officers that Hamel and the juvenile had been discussing how they'd been traveling through the city that night vandalizing properties. Andrews was charged with disorderly conduct.

Earlier that night Woonsocket Police received calls from Mendon Road residents about youths in a red sport utility vehicle knocking over garbage cans and vandalizing a car.

The damage to Stadium Theatre's windows was estimated at about $2,300.