Police Log

DUI

On March 30 at approximately 10:30 p.m., Patrolman Michael Strain was traveling east bound on Hartford Avenue when he observed a vehicle with severe front-end damage and all airbags deploy traveling west bound on Hartford Avenue. At that point. he activated his emergency lights and conducted a motor vehicle traffic stop at the intersection of Anderson Road and Hartford Avenue.

Strain spoke with the operator, later identified as Devon Seekins, who could not account for how his vehicle sustained the damage. While speaking with Seekins, he observed moderate blood shot eyes, and a moderate odor of alcohol emitting from his breath. At that point, he asked Seekins to step out of his vehicle, a grey Nissan Frontier to continue the investigation.

When Seekins stepped out of the vehicle, he struggled to keep his balance and walk normally. Due to the damage sustained to the vehicle, Johnston Fire Department was called to evaluate Seekins, to which he signed a refusal.

Seekins refused to take a field sobriety test. At that point, Seekins was placed in hand restraints. Seekins was then taken back to Johnston Police Department Headquarters for processing.

While at the station, Seekins refused another breath test. Seekins was charged with DUI unknown BAC 1st Offense and issued Johnston Police Citation for laned roadway violation and refusal to submit to a chemical test with a Rhode Island Traffic Tribunal court date on April 10, 2025.