Crime & Safety

State Police Wickford Barracks Report: DUI, Disturbance on Block I.

Officers of the Rhode Island State Police, Wickford Barracks, reported the following incidents. Where an arrest is noted, it does not indicate a conviction.

The following arrests were reported on the Rhode Island State Police website by officers at the State Police Barracks in Wickford.

On Aug. 11, at 5:15 p.m., a Trooper arrested Scott Dacruz, 29, of 125 Princeton Ave., Providence, Rhode Island for 1.) 6th District Court Bench Warrant for Failure to Appear for Sentencing on the original charge of Driving with a Suspended License from the East Providence Police Department; 2.) 3rd District Court Bench Warrant for Failure to Appear for Sentencing on the original charge of Driving with a Suspended License from the North Providence Police Department. The arrest was the result of assisting a road walker on Route 95 in the City of Warwick. Officers transported Dacruz to the Wickford Barracks for processing, and later turned him over to the Adult Correctional Institution Intake Center. At a hearing on Aug. 13, Judge Mary E. McCaffrey imposed a fine of $467 on the North Providence charge

On Aug. 11 at 4:55 p.m., a Corporal and a Trooper arrested Erick J. Rodriguez, 25, of 37 Yale Ave., Providence, for DWI (BAC over .15) following a moped accident on Mohegan Trail resulting in minor injuries. Officers processed Rodriguez and and held him for morning arraignment at New Shoreham Police station.

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On Aug. 11 at 5:05 p.m. a Corporal and a Trooper arrested Zachary P. Bozzer, 24, of 57 River Ave., Providence, for 1) Disorderly Conduct and 2) Obstruction of Justice. Officers allege that Bozzer created a disturbance at the Block Island Medical Facility while they were investigating a DWI accident. Troopers processed Bozzer and held him for morning arraignment at New Shoreham Police station.

On Aug. 12 at 10:12 p.m., Troopers arrested Stefan Lewyckyj, 21, of 22 Roosevelt St., Warwick, on a Third District Court Bench Warrant for Failure to Appear for Arraignment on a charge of Driving with a Suspended License originating out of the Warwick Police Department. The arrest was the result of a motor vehicle stop on Memorial Boulevard in the City of Newport. Lewyckyj was transported to the Wickford Barracks, where he was processed and turned over to the Adult Correctional Institutions Intake Center. At his Aug. 15 arraignment, Lewyckyj pleaded not guilty. He is next due in court on Sept. 18 for a pre-trial hearing.

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On Aug. 13, at 1 p.m., troopers arrested Kayla Dutra, 19 of 92 Drum Rock Ave., Warwick, on a charge of Simple Assault. Capitol Police had contacted the Wickford Barracks to report an assault at 3rd District Court. Dutre was taken into custody and later arraigned in 3rd District Court and released until a scheduled Aug. 26 hearing.

On Aug. 14, at 9:26 a.m., troopers arrested Joseph Mrozewicz, 60, of 6 Golini Drive, Johnston, on an Arrest Warrant out of the Johnston Police Department for two counts of of Larceny Under $1,500. Officers arrested Mrozewicz after a motor vehicle stop on I-95 in Warwick. Mrozewicz was processed at the Wickford Barracks and later turned over to the Johnston Police Department. He is due for a pre-trial hearing on Aug. 30.

On Aug. 14 at 8:30 p.m., troopers arrested Gregory Ward, 30, of 51 Cambridge Drive, Warwick for 1.) Third District Court Bench Warrant for Failure to Appear for Ability to Pay on the original charge of Violation of a No-Contact Order from Rhode Island State Police Wickford Barracks and 2.) Violation of a No Contact Order, 2nd Offense. Officers arrested Ward following a motor vehicle stop on the Airport Connector in Warwick. Ward was transported to the Wickford Barracks, processed, and held overnight pending a morning arraignment. At an Aug. 15 hearing, Judge J. Terence Houlihan Jr. ordered Ward held without bail at the ACI for violating probation set in a prior case of violation of a no-contact order. Ward is next due in court for a status hearing on Aug. 22.


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