Opinion ID: 2356128
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 7

Heading: Testimony of Lieutenant Thomas Campbell

Text: The final witness to testify was Lieutenant Thomas Campbell, a supervisor of the vice squad of the Pawtucket Police Department; he testified that his office organized all undercover operations for the Pawtucket Police Department. Lieutenant Campbell testified that, in a meeting on April 17, 2002 with defendant and Sergeant Catarina, he had informed defendant that he was a suspect in a criminal investigation; defendant then discussed his friendship with Mr. Medeiros and admitted that he had smoked marijuana since becoming a police officer. The defendant told Lieutenant Campbell that he had sought to uncover Mr. Medeiros's drug operation as a means of securing for himself a position in the narcotics division of the Pawtucket Police Department. In the words of Lieutenant Campbell, defendant had stated that he wanted to make a big arrest so that the Chief would notice him. According to Lieutenant Campbell, the explanation that defendant offered for his involvement with Mr. Medeiros and his drug operation was that his methods might not have been right, but [his] goal was to gain [Mr. Medeiros's] confidence and make a big arrest. When asked why he did not inform the police immediately when he saw bags of marijuana in a garage that Mr. Medeiros rented, defendant told Lieutenant Campbell, [H]ow do I know it was not oregano? The defendant told Lieutenant Campbell that he had checked license plates because he was bored, and he admitted that he had told Mr. Medeiros that the cops were watching him on one occasion in September of 2001.