Police Beat: DUI, Fire, Cat Bites and Loud Pipes

DUI
Cranston Police charged Jason Nary, 38, of 300 Douglas Ave., Providence, with driving under the influence Aug. 7 after he was stopped for driving 52 mph in a 35 mph zone on Reservoir Avenue.

Police said Nary’s eyes were bloodshot and he smelled like alcohol. Inside his car, a 2001 Ford Windstar, police said they saw several open alcoholic containers in plain view.

Nary failed a field sobriety test and was charged with driving under the influence. He was also issued a summons for driving with a suspended license.

FIRE
Cranston Firefighters extinguished a fire on the side of the driveway at 114 Third Ave. on Aug. 4 that damaged porch siding, trash and recycling bins, police reported.

A cigarette burning in an ashtray near some recycling and trash bins started the fire, the fire department reported. Also damaged in the fire were some children’s toys.

The fire was not considered suspicious.

The fire was reported around 5:30 p.m.

SUSPENDED LICENSE
On Aug. 4, Cranston Police charged James Dorival, 29, of 189 Carleton St., Providence, with driving with a suspended license after an officer on routine patrol ran his plates and saw his license was suspended.

Police said Dorival was stopped near the intersection of Park and Wellington Avenues around 5:45 p.m. He reportedly told police that he was unaware that his license was suspended.

He was issued a Municipal Court summons and is due to appear in court on Aug. 16.

He was released at the scene. His car, a Nissan Maxima, was left at the scene and driven away by Dorival’s girlfriend, police said.

TREE DOWN ON WIRES
Cranston Police said they responded to 325 Oaklawn Ave. around 2:22 p.m. Aug 5 for a tree that fell onto high voltage wires, causing sparks.

National Grid cut power to the wires and the tree was removed by a tree service company. Police set up a traffic detail while workers removed the tree and took care of the wires.

TREE ON CAR
Cranston Police said a large tree limb fell onto a Johnston man’s pickup truck while he attended a family party Aug. 5 on Forest Avenue.

Police said the man told them he parked in front of 163 Forest venue around 3 p.m. At one point, he heard a loud crash in front of the house.

Police said the truck sustained some damage to the bed of the truck.

The limb was moved off the truck and put on the sidewalk after police took pictures.

NO, HE’s NUCCIO
A 21-year-old Vermont Street man faces charges of obstruction of justice and a warrant after he allegedly gave police false information during a traffic stop Aug. 6.

Police said they stopped a car in which Jonathan Anthony Nuccio, of 112 Vermont St., Cranston, was a passenger. Police said Nuccio initially told them his name was Jonathan Freeman and claimed he was staying with his aunt on Vermont Street. Police checked the address and found one of Nuccio’s family members who said she adopted him several years ago and showed them his real ID card.

Nuccio was arraigned by a justice of the peace and released on $2,000 personal recognizance. He will appear in court on Aug. 18.

CAT BITE
Cranston Police said a woman was bitten by a cat while walking her dog near Arlington School Aug. 6.

Police said the woman told police she was bitten on the right wrist and the cat approached her in an aggressive manner.

The cat is described as a large golden colored short-haired cat with white markings.

Police scanned the area but did not see any cats.

LOUD PIPES LEAD TO COURT DATE
Jerry Gomez’s loud muffler on his 1987 Mazda kept him on the radar of one Cranston Police officer on Aug. 6.

Police said Gomez was charged with driving with a suspended license after an officer on routine patrol saw him drive by.

Police said Gomez was known to have a suspended license by the officer due to previous traffic stops.

Police said they saw two silver, “deep, loud muffler exhausts” about six-inches in diameter attached to his car.

Along with the charge of driving with a suspended license, police cited him for a muffler violation. He will appear in court on Aug. 21 for the license issue and Aug. 28 for the muffler charge. He was released at the scene.

BACKPACK FOUND
Cranston Police said they were notified of a backpack left on the road near Tophill Circle on Aug. 7.

The bag had been sitting there for more than a day, police said. Inside were some dirty clothes but nothing to identify the backpack’s owner.

The bag was taken to police headquarters for safekeeping.