On 09/03/2019, at approximately 0025hrs, Sgt. James Casey was traveling east on Winthrop St. (Rte 44). At this time he observed a red Mercedes C Sedan with a Massachusetts registration plate traveling west on Winthrop St. (Rte 44). Sgt. Casey noticed that the Mercedes had a head light that was not working and he reversed direction to initiate the stop of the vehicle. The vehicle initially stopped on Winthrop St. in the area of Camp Ramsbottom but took off as Sgt. Casey approached the vehicle. Sgt. Casey pursued the vehicle and caught up to it after it took a right onto Anawan St. The vehicle came to a stop in the middle of the road and Sgt. Casey observed the operator move to the passenger seat. He observed the front seat passenger exit the vehicle and run around it in attempt to get in the driver’s seat. In addition to the two subject seated in the front of the vehicle a female was located in the rear passenger seat. All three subjects were ordered out of the vehicle and asked to lie in a prone position. Ptlm. Nicholas Miranda and Ptlm. Adam Brown responded to assist Sgt. Casey. The operator was identified as 34 year old James Mitchell of Prospect St. in Taunton. It was learned that Mr. Mitchell had a suspended driver’s license. During an inventory of the vehicle officers found a large amount of drugs suspected to be heroin, cocaine and crack cocaine. Mr. Mitchell was transported to the Rehoboth Police Station where he was book. Bail was set at $7,540.00 and Mr. Mitchell was transported to the New Bedford House of Corrections. Mr. Mitchell is due to appear in Taunton District Court on 09/03/2019, at approximately 0830hrs. He was charged with the following: (1) Drug distribute Class A subsequent Offense. (2) Drug Distribute Class B Subsequent offense. (3) Failure to Stop for Police. (4) License suspended operation of a motor vehicle with; subsequent offense. (5) Defective Equipment. The passengers of the vehicle were released without charges at this time.
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One Arrested after Crash
On 08/31/2019 at approximately 20:37 hrs. The Rehoboth Police received a report of a motor vehicle crash in the area of 34 Elm St. The caller stated that the vehicle had flipped over and that there were 2 subjects still in the vehicle. The Rehoboth Police, Fire and Ambulance all responded to the scene. Upon arrival the operator of the vehicle and a young juvenile passenger had managed to get out of the overturned vehicle. An investigation of the crash showed that the vehicle was travelling Northeast on Elm St. at an extremely high rate of speed. The vehicle first struck a large stone wall that is part of the bridge on Elm St. It destroyed a 6-7 foot section of the wall before continuing another 100 feet. The vehicle then struck a light post and a large boulder. The vehicle hit the boulder so hard it threw it approximately 45 feet and caused the car to flip over and travel another 37 feet on its roof before coming to rest. After detecting signs of impairment, Officers conducted an investigation of the operator which included standardized field sobriety tests. At the completion of the investigation Nuno Alves 42, of Rehoboth was placed in custody and charged with: Operating under the influence of alcohol, Child endangerment while OUI, Operating to Endanger, and Marked lanes violation. Alves was transported to an area hospital for injuries and later released for booking. Alves was later released on $540.00 bail and is scheduled for arraignment on 09/03/2019 in Taunton District Court. The juvenile passenger was also transported to an area hospital by Rehoboth Ambulance for evaluation. Ofc. Pezzuolo, Ofc. Sousa, Ofc. Ranley and Sgt. Shailor assisted with the investigation and subsequent arrest.
Man Arrested for Driving while High.
On 08/07/2019 at approximately 0305Hrs members of the Rehoboth and Swansea Police departments responded to the area of Plain St. in Rehoboth near the Swansea town line for the report of an erratic operator. The vehicle was described as a white Mercedes bearing MA 4MX687. After a search of the area officers from Swansea observed the vehicle traveling south on Plain St. near Martin St. in Rehoboth. Swansea notified Rehoboth police that there officers would be stopping this vehicle for public safety concern do to its operation. When Rehoboth officers Craig Warish, Sgt. Craig Forget, and Ofc. Dave Aguiar arrived the operator was asked to exit the vehicle and perform a roadside assessment. At the completion of this assessment the operator who had been identified as 22 year old Jared Jorge of Taunton, MA was arrested and charged with OUI-Drugs, Negligent operation of a M/V, and Marked lanes violation. He was transported to the Rehoboth police station for booking and later transported to the Taunton district court for arraignment.
Woman Arrested after Crash
On 08/05/2019, at approximately 1:01PM, Ptlm. Terrence Hedrick responded to Great Cedar Swamp Rd. for a report of a motor vehicle being operated erratically. When Ptlm. Hedrick arrived, he spoke with a witness who observed a red Hyundai Elantra with a Rhode Island registration traveling eastbound on Tremont St. Just west of Agricultural Ave. three corners the Hyundai Elantra left the roadway and side swiped guardrail. He then observed this vehicle make several other marked lane violations on Tremont St. After the vehicle turned onto Great Cedar Swamp Rd. it side swiped a pickup truck that was pulled to the side of the road. Ptlm. Hedrick then spoke with the operator of the Hyundai Elantra who was identified as 37 year old Sarah Skwirz of Cumberland, Rhode Island. While speaking with Ms. Skwirz, Ptlm. Hedrick detected noticed she had difficulty keeping her balance and detected a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage coming from her person. Sgt. Norman Todd arrived on scene to assist Ptlm. Hedrick with his investigation. Following a series of standardized field sobriety tests Ms. Skwirz was taken into custody without incident. She was transported to the station where she was booked. She was later released on $140.00 bail and is due to appear in Taunton District Court on 08/06/2019, at approximately 8:30am. Ms. Skwirz was charged with OUI Liquor, Negligent operation of a motor vehicle, leaving the scene of a motor vehicle crash with property damage and marked lanes violations.
Cycle Chase Ends in Charges
On 07/18/2019 at approximately 5:57PM, Chief James Trombetta observed a KTM 530EX motorcycle with a Rhode Island registration traveling west on Winthrop St. in the area of New St. As the motorcycle went through the intersection the operator accelerated and he observed the front tire of the motorcycle lift off the ground. After observing the motorcycle travel in this manner Chief Trombetta attempted to stop the motorcycle. The operator refused to stop and continued traveling west. At the intersection of Rte 44 and Rte 118 the operator of the motorcycle cut through the parking lots of Cumberland Farms and the Exxon gas station in attempt to elude Chief Trombetta. After exiting the Exxon gas station the motorcycle continued to refuse to stop and continued into Seekonk. After entering Seekonk the motorcycle came to a stop after crashing into another motor vehicle. The operator of the motorcycle was identified as 21 year old Hector Nieves Medina of Pawtucket, Rhode Island. It was learned that the motorcycle was unregistered and Mr. Nieves Medina was not licensed to operate a motorcycle. Mr. Nieves Medina was taken into custody and transported to the Rehoboth Police Station where he was booked. Mr. Nieves Medina was released from police custody on personal recognizance and is scheduled to appear in Taunton District Court on 07/19/2019, 8:30am for arraignment. Mr. Nieves Medina was charged with failure to stop for police, unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, unlawfully attaching a number plate, operating to endanger and operating an unregistered motor vehicle. Chief Trombetta was assisted by Ptlm. Scott Sousa, Ptlm. Louis DiBacco, Ptlm. Mark Wetherell and Sgt. James Casey.
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2nd Offese OUI Arrest
On Monday 07/22/2019 at 16:40 Hrs. The Rehoboth Police Department received a report of an erratic operator on Tremont St. The caller stated that a vehicle had crossed over the center line into her lane of travel. This caused the reporting party to drive off of the roadway to avoid a collision. Off. Gil Lima responded to the area and located the suspect vehicle just over the line in Seekonk. After observing several marked lanes violations and another near collision he stopped the vehicle on Central Ave. He was assisted at the scene by Off. Beaudoin and members of the Seekonk Police Dept. The operator was identified as Jose Abreu, 56 of Pawtucket R.I. After a roadside investigation which included field sobriety tests, Abreu was placed in custody and charged with: OUI Liquor 2nd Offense, Negligent Operation, Marked Lanes Violation. Bail was set at $500. He is due in Taunton District court on 7/22/2019 to be arraigned on the charges.
Man Arrested After Short Pursuit
On 05/20/2019 at approximately 10:40pm, Rehoboth Police dispatch received a call of erratic operator of a motor vehicle on Plain St (Rt 118) in the area of the Rehoboth/Swansea Town Line. Officers were dispatched to the area. The caller described the vehicle as a gray Subaru Baja pick-up truck. Officers located the vehicle travelling north on Plain St. still being operated in an erratic manner, including driving very slowly, failing to stay within marked lanes, and failing to stop at a stop sign. After signaling the vehicle to stop Officers were finally able to stop the vehicle about a half a mile later on Cedar St. After a brief roadside investigation, which included field sobriety testing, Officers placed the operator, and single occupant of the vehicle, under arrest. The operator who was identified as 48 year old Edward Fortier of 37 Bark St in Swansea, Massachusetts was taken to the Rehoboth Police Department for processing. Fortier will be arraigned in Taunton District Court on 5/21/19 on the following charges, OUI(liquor), Negligent Operation of a Motor Vehicle, Fail to Stop for Police, Fail to stop/yield stop sign, and marked lanes violation.
OUI Liquor Arrest
On 05/17/2019, at approximately 0220hrs, Sgt. James Casey was monitoring traffic on Winthrop St. (Rte 44) when he observed a gray Ford Fusion traveling eastbound. This vehicle came to a stop in the middle of the eastbound lane of travel. Following this Sgt. Casey observed the vehicle cross the center line twice and the fog line twice. Following these observations the vehicle was stopped just west of Rte 118. Ptlm. Nicholas Miranda responded to the scene to assist with the investigation. The operator was identified as 32 year old Talia Hender of Attleboro, Massachusetts. Following the investigation Ms. Hender was taken into custody and subsequently charged with OUI liquor as well as operation of a motor vehicle as to endanger. Ms. Hender released from custody on personal recognizance. Ms. Hender is scheduled to appear in Taunton District Court on 05/17/2019 for arraignment.
Pair Arrested on Fraud Charges
On 05-06-2019 at approximately 17:31 hrs. Officers from the Rehoboth Police Department responded to 514 Winthrop St.. They received information that a suspect in an ongoing investigation was present at the business and was attempting to complete a fraudulent purchase. The suspect identified as Paul Diogenes 49, of Providence also had 6 outstanding warrants for his arrest. Officers Gil Lima and Louis DiBacco were first on scene. DiBacco identified and stopped a second suspect who was attempting to leave the scene in a motor vehicle. Officer Lima entered the business and located Diogenes who then attempted to flee. Officer Lima was able to catch and subdue Diogenes after a brief struggle. Diogenes was arrested and charged with the 6 outstanding warrants as well as new charges of: Conspiracy, Attempted Larceny over $1,200 by false pretense, Uttering a false document, Forgery of a document, Identity Fraud, and Resisting arrest. He was held without bail and will be arraigned at a later date.
The second suspect was identified as Nicholas Pacheco 28, of North Providence RI. After a brief investigation he was also placed into custody and charged with the following: Conspiracy, Attempted Larceny over $1,200 by false pretense, Uttering a false document, Forgery of a document, and Identity Fraud. Pacheco was later released on $3,000 cash bail and will be arraigned in Taunton District Court on Tuesday morning. Sgt. Brian Ramos, Sgt. Richard Shailor, Officer Chris Pezzuolo, and Detective Paul McGovern Assisted with the arrests and investigation.
RPD Partners with LexisNexis to Provide Crash Reports
The Rehoboth Police Department has partnered with LexisNexis to provide the public with access to Motor Vehicle Crash Reports. The link below will take you to the LexisNexis portal where you may request a copy of a crash report and receive it electronically. Report not ready? LexisNexis will email you when it is.