Scituate driver held on 19th suspended-license charge
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WARWICK, R.I. -- A Scituate driver who was arrested earlier this week on a 19th charge of driving on a suspended license, and who was ordered held without bail because he was considered to have violated the terms of bail imposed last month for his 18th alleged offense, is due in Kent County District Court on Monday Paul Rocha, 47, of 348 Old Plainfield Pike, was charged by Scituate police in October and was let out on bail, according to Michael J. Healey, spokesman for Attorney General Patrick C. Lynch. Capt. James Swanberg of the Rhode Island State Police said that Trooper Brian Macera noticed Rocha driving in West Warwick on Nov. 16. He said Rocha failed to stop at a stop sign on Brookside Avenue, and he halted Rocha's pickup. Swanberg said the plates on the truck belonged to another vehicle, and the police issued summonses for that offense and others, besides the suspended license count. He said Rocha was arraigned before Judge Jeanne LaFazia in Kent County District Court on Monday. He said LaFazia ordered Rocha held without bail because he was free on bail from his previous offense. Healey said that Rocha will be brought before Judge Frank J. Cenerini at the hearing Monday on the latest charge. In another case involving multiple counts of driving on a suspended license, Robert A. Notarianni, 44, of 47 Cucumber Hill Rd., Foster, has been sentenced to 90 days at the Adult Correctional Institutions after he pleaded no contest to a 17th count of driving on a suspended license, Healey said. Judge Cenerini imposed the sentence on Thursday, Healey said. Cenerini also awarded a one-year, suspended sentence with probation for violating probation on an earlier charge of driving on a suspended license. Healey said the probation means that if Notarianni is caught driving again without a license after he serves the 90 days, he can be returned to the ACI for up to two years.
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I hope every Senator and Representative in this state sees this article. hopefully legislation will be introduced to change the law regarding people driving on a suspended licence. As I stated in the editorial i wrote (the editorial appears in the Thursday November 11th Warwick Beacon.) I hope the courts clamp down on people who choose to drive on a suspended licence. Kudos to the journal for publishing articles on this issue maybe something will be done.
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Come on RI judges. You let him out about 18 times before. You couldn't let him out one more time? Is there any truth to the rumor he was once a driver for "chiefy"?
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This is a farce. How about jail time to start with, then double it for each following offense for this.
Why do judges think we have driving laws when suspended sentence violations and DUIs hardly even get a slap on the wrist.
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Throw the book at him he is just thumbing his nose at our laws. Start making an example of some of these people and the rest of the idiots will get it together. Take away his car/truck and auction it off. Do this enough times and you will be sending out a strong message. Think of all the revenue that will be raised for the State Jail time yes, he broke the law. Start playing hard ball with these jerks.
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Use the repeat offender act 20 years and then let
them cry this is not fair.!! I want the ACLU.
Boo Hoo!!!!
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"if Notarianni is caught driving again without a license after he serves the 90 days, he can be returned to the ACI for up to two years."
So, this would cost RI taxpayers almost $100,000 to keep this guy in jail for two years! Why? If he has a few unpaid fines, write them off. Why spend $100,000 of taxpayer money to put this guy in jail?
It's no wonder our jails are overflowing, and that we're broke. There simply has to be better (and CHEAPER) ways to deal with some of these folks.
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