On 03/16/2016 at approximately 2331 hrs Officer Nicholas Barros and Officer Craig Forget of the Rehoboth Police Department were dispatched to the area of 34 Miller St. for a vehicle off of the roadway. Upon arrival Officers determined that the vehicle had failed to negotiate a sharp turn and crashed through a fence ending up stuck in a muddy pasture.  Officers identified the operator as, Paul Lakota, 22 years old of Rehoboth. Lakota was in the process of trying to free his vehicle from the mud.  As they spoke with Lakota Officers detected an odor of intoxicating liquor and observed other signs of impairment.  After further investigation including field sobriety tests, Lakota was taken into custody and charged with operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol, negligent operation of a motor vehicle, unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, and a marked lanes violation. .  Lakota was booked and later transferred to the Bristol County Sheriffs Office Ash St. Jail and will be arraigned on 03/16/2016 at Taunton District Court.

On 02/05/16 at approximately 2215 Officer Craig Forget of the Rehoboth Police Department was on patrol traveling on Winthrop Street (Rte.44) when he discovered a single motor vehicle had crashed into the woods. The vehicle was located approximately 20 feet into the woods down an embankment on the south side of Winthrop Street in the area of #300. Upon investigating further he discovered the vehicle was occupied be a male operator who was attempting to back the vehicle out to the woods, Officer Forget noted the vehicle had come to rest in a wetland area and had sunken in the mud halfway up its tires. Officer Forget made contact with the driver who reported he was uninjured. While speaking with the operator Officer Forget noted his speech was slurred, he was emanating the odor of alcohol from his person and was unsteady on his feet. The male was asked to perform a series of standard field sobriety testing, which he did. Upon further investigation the male eventually admitted he was on his way home from an area restaurant and was asked if he had consumed any alcoholic beverages there, he answered, “more than I should have”. Based on the evidence and facts of his investigation Officer Forget placed the male operator in custody for operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol. The male was identified as Louis Riquelme, age 29, of Rehoboth. Riquelme was transported back to the Rehoboth Police Station where he was offered and given a breath test. The breath test showed Riquelme’s blood alcohol level was .21%. Riquelme was charged with the following offenses: OUI Liquor 3rd Offense, Negligent operation of a motor vehicle and marked lanes violation. Bristol County Superior Court Clerk Mark Santos placed $1,000 cash bail on Riquelme and he was subsequently transferred to the Bristol County Sheriff’s Office Ash Street Jail. Riquelme will be arraigned in Taunton District Court on Monday February 8th. Lt. James Medeiros and Officer Paul McGovern assisted in the arrest and investigation.

On 01/08/16 at approx. 1020 hrs. the Rehoboth Police Department received a call from a resident of Pine Street concerning a suspicious vehicle that had pulled into her driveway and a suspicious male was seen walking on her property.  Within a few moments the vehicle left her driveway and then entered a secluded driveway of a neighboring home.  The caller described the vehicle as a grey SUV with RI Registration Plates.   Rehoboth Officers Jasson Ferreira and Gregory DeCastro checked the area and discovered the suspicious vehicle parked unattended in a nearby driveway on Pine St.  Upon further investigation the Officers discovered a rear window had been forced open and they determined at least one suspect was still inside the residence.  Officers Ferreira and DeCastro quickly established a perimeter around the home and requested assistance. Several additional Rehoboth and Seekonk Police Officers arrived on scene.  A short time later two males attempted to run from the residence and they were quickly  apprehended following a brief struggle with the police officers on scene.  Further investigation revealed the male suspects entered the home through a rear window that was pried open, once inside the men removed a large flat panel T.V. from a living room wall and gathered other electronic devices they had planned to steal from the home.  The two males arrested were later identified as JAYCO SMITH, age 23, of 24 W. Clifford Street in Providence RI and ALEXIS TORRES (AKA Joelkin Rosairo), age 26, of the same address.  Detective Eastwood of the Rehoboth Police Department had been investigating three similar house breaks in Town on 01/05/16 and 01/07/16.  As a result of the on-going investigations both SMITH  and TORRES will also be facing charges in connection with those cases.  SMITH and TORRES were subsequently charged with Breaking and Entering Daytime for a Felony, Vandalism of Property (2 counts), Stealing from a building,  Possession of Burglarious Tools and Resisting Arrest.  TORRES is also being charged as a Fugitive from Justice out of New York due to an outstanding warrant.

On 10/20/15 at approximately 7:00 a.m. Rehoboth Police Officer Timothy Bartucca took a report from  a male party who reported he had just been the victim of  a road rage incident involving another unidentified man  wielding a hatchet.  The victim reported the male party had been driving erratically on Anawan Street (Rte.118) behind him and eventually passed him near the intersection of Anawan St. and Peck St.  The vehicle continued in front of him until it came to a stop at the intersection of Anawan and Tremont Street.  The unidentified driver then exited his blue Jeep Liberty and approached the victim’s car yelling at him and waving a hatchet in the air  in a threatening manner.  The victim reported he rolled up his window and secured his car doors fearing for his safety.  The unidentified male then left the area continuing north on Rte. 118.  During the course of the investigation Officer Bartucca was able to identify the unidentified male as Brian Art 34 of Dighton, MA.  At approximately 0950hrs Chief James Trombetta and Sgt. Brian Ramos of the Rehoboth Police Department located and arrested Art on Anawan Street,  at the time of his arrest Art was operating the same Jeep Liberty as reported by the victim. Art was subsequently booked and charged with the crimes of Assault with Dangerous Weapon and Disorderly Conduct.  Art was later transferred to the Taunton District Court for arraignment.

On 09/23/2015 Sgt. Richard Shailor and Officer Adam Brown of the Rehoboth Police Department were dispatched to a motor vehicle crash on Tremont St. Upon arrival officers observed two involved vehicles. The first was a Dodge pick up truck that had come to rest sideways in the roadway, blocking the west bound travel lane. The second vehicle, a Nissan sedan was off the roadway and against some trees next to the driveway of 259 Tremont Street. Both vehicles had sustained heavy front end damage. After speaking with the operators of the two vehicles and witnesses at the scene it was determined that the Nissan had pulled out of the driveway and into the path of the pick up truck. Further investigation at the scene led to the arrest of the operator of the Nissan, Alyssa Cokonis 20 of Attleboro for operating under the influence of alcohol and negligent operation of a motor vehicle. Cokonis was released on bail and is due in Taunton District Court on 09/24/2015 to be arraigned on the two charges. The operator of the pick up was transported to the hospital with unknown injuries.