Students busted for alcohol violations by Narragansett Police

By: Christopher Barrett

Posted: 9/7/07

09/07/07 - Back to school move-in this weekend brought court dates for 14 University of Rhode Island students.

Narragansett Police on patrol in Eastward Look charged 13 students Monday night and one student Tuesday night for a host of alcohol-related offenses. The charges stemmed from underage consumption and possession of alcohol.

"That's pretty high in comparison to last year," Narragansett Community Police Officer Scott Vellone said. "We didn't have any arrests last year but we had two or three times more party complaints."

Vellone speculated that extra officers on foot and bicycle patrol helped curb excessive partying by URI students moving into rental homes for the school year. None of the students were taken into custody, but given summons to appear in Fourth Division District Court. Many of the students face fines ranging from $150 to $750.

In addition, the Narragansett Police forwarded copies of the arrest reports to the university administration, which, under policies passed in October 2005, can hold students culpable for their actions off campus. Possible university sanctions could include fines, community service or expulsion.

In addition, the police also handed out three so-called "orange stickers" on Monday night to homes hosting loud parties. The homes are required to post the brightly-colored stickers branding them as a party house on their door for 60-days.

However, had the homes held the party one day later, an ordinance passed Tuesday night by the Narragansett Town Council would have required the stickers to remain posted until the end of the academic year.

"They actually got lucky to a degree," Vellone said.

He identified the houses as 24 Sweet Birch Trail, 7 Palm Beach Ave. and 50 Narragansett Ave.

Police reported the following students charged in the late Monday hours or early Tuesday morning:

Bryan Barbieri, 20, of 22 Sakonnet Blvd., Narragansett; Jeffrey F. Corvese, 20, of 54 Exeter Blvd., Narragansett; Anthony J. DeRobertis, 20, of 39 Birch Street, Narragansett; Evan Frankel, 20, of 50 Lower College Road, South Kingstown; Michele Lauer, 20, of 18 Hope Lane, Narragansett; James F. Maxfield, 20, of 64 Yellowstone Ave., Warwick; Agatha O. Mysliwiec, 20, of 28 Ashton Lane, Narragansett; Jaclyn Pascocello, 20, of 22 Sakonnet Blvd., Narragansett; Brandon M. Royal, 20, of 23 Glocester Road., Narragansett; Adrienn E. Ruhe-Lischke, 18, of Ontario, Canada; Ryan Thompson, 19, of 105 Sakonnet Blvd., Narragansett; Kelly Vigneron, 20, of Glocester, Road., Narragansett; and Adam C. Yellen, 20, of 54 Exeter Blvd., Narragansett.

In addition Steven Alviti, 18, of 212 Woodridge Drive, North Kingstown, was charged Tuesday evening with attempting to purchase alcohol at Bonnet Shores Liquor using a fake ID.