Police Log: Big mouth faces charges

A Woonsocket teen found himself under arrest after he persistently taunted officers with obnoxious remarks while they conducted an investigation.

The 14-year-old boy, whose name was not released, faces charges of obstructing an officer in performance of his duties and use of tobacco by a minor.

Shortly after 7 p.m. April 16, police went to Second Avenue to assist EMTs who were taking a nine-month-old boy to Hasbro Children's Hospital in Providence. The infant had tumbled out of a stroller and hit his head on concrete stairs.  While police questioned neighbors as to what happened, two 14-year-old boys arrived on the scene and began calling the officers "cookie monsters."

When Officer Christopher Bouvier asked the two boys if they saw what happened, they replied with jeering remarks, saying the child fell from a second story window. One of them pointed at the police cruiser and said "Your car smells like donuts." As officers continued their investigation, the boys kept up their barrage of jibes. One rode about on a scooter calling out "Look at me, I'm smoking crack," and "I'm smoking weed and you can't do anything."

"Only a chain link fence seperated the crime scene from their petulant commentary," reads the police report.

At one point a woman came out of an apartment and told her son to go home. She apologized to the officers and told them her son's friend was a bad influence. One of the officers then told the remaining boy to leave the area. He refused, and continued with "a loud diatribe."

At that point an officer arrested him and placed him in the back of a cruiser while the police investigation continued. Police also searched his pockets and found a pack of Newports and a lighter, leading to a charge of illegal tobacco use.

The youth was taken to the police station and booked. Officers then called his mother to pick him up.

Other arrests (April 16 - 18)

Vanessa Hernandez, 22, of 162 Second Ave., faces a charge of driving with a suspended license. Police arrested her Monday at 7:29 p.m. on Diamond Hill Road.

Police arrested Eric Croteau, 36, of 273 South Main St., on a warrant. The arrest occurred Monday at 4:50 p.m. on Transit Street.

Police arrested Timothy Alan Laflamme, 45, of 39 Paradis Ave., on a warrant. The arrest occurred in Monument Square at 1:21 a.m. Tuesday.

Police arrested Angelique Castro, 19, of 13 Helmer Lane, on a warrant. The arrest occurred Tuesday at 4:04 a.m. on Welles Street.

Police arrested Linda M. Leblanc, 56, of 170 Circle St., on a warrant. The arrest occurred Tuesday at 6:39 a.m.

Two 14-year-old Woonsocket boys, whose names were not released, face charges of vandalism and obstructing an officer in performance of his duties. Police arrested them Tuesday at 8:37 a.m. on Jervis Street.

Sheldon Wingate, 27, of 97 Moore St., Central Falls, faces a charge of driving with a suspended license. Police arrested him Tuesday at 5:17 p.m. on Clinton Street. They also had a warrant for his arrest.

Rayner Rodrigues, 19, of 91 Pleasant St., Woburn, Mass., faces charges of possession of marijuana and obstructing an officer in performance of his duties. Police arrested him Tuesday at 8:21 p.m. on Clinton Street.

Jovanny E. Carvajal, 22, of 27 America St., Framingham, Mass., faces charges of driving with a suspended license and obstructing an officer in performance of his duties. Police arrested him Tuesday at 9:29 p.m. on Clinton Street.

Gregory J. Lowe, 35, of 48 Nate Whipple Hwy., Cumberland, faces charges of possession of a controlled substance, driving while in possession of a controlled substance, and driving while under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Police arrested him Tuesday at 10:54 p.m. on Mendon Road.

Kenneth Willian Cochrane, 25, 17 Rathbun St., faces charges of assault, disorderly conduct, malicious destruction of property, and refusal to relinquish a telephone. Police arrested him Wednesday at 1:57 a.m. after responding to reports of a domestic disturance on Mendon Road.

Derryl Anthony Alves, 22, of 80 Oak St., faces a charge of possession of marijuana. Police arrested him Wednesday at 2:27 a.m. on Hamlet Avenue.