Police Log

Posted 9/21/17

VANDALISM On Sept. 4 at approximately 8:50 a.m., Officer Steven Moretti was dispatched to Custer Street for a report of malicious damage. At the scene, he met with the reporting party who stated that her car was parked in front of her home the previous

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VANDALISM

On Sept. 4 at approximately 8:50 a.m., Officer Steven Moretti was dispatched to Custer Street for a report of malicious damage. At the scene, he met with the reporting party who stated that her car was parked in front of her home the previous evening and there appeared to be damage to the rear driver’s side of the vehicle.

The woman was unaware how the damage happened but the damage could have been caused by a sideswipe from another vehicle. The woman also told the officer that on Sept. 2 her car was egged while parked in front of her home. She said that the incident most likely happened between 9 and 11 p.m. the previous evening. There was no damage to the car from the egging. There are no cameras in the area and there are no suspects at this time.

ATTEMPTED KEGGER

Officer Russell Brown responded to Eddies 529 on Sept. 4 around 9:05 a.m. for a report of an attempted larceny. According to his report, the officer spoke with the business owner, who stated that she has arrived at the establishment around 9 a.m. and observed the Eddies signpost and sign lying on the ground.

The owner stated that she spoke with a nearby resident who informed her that he had observed a male suspect in a dark pickup truck who attempted to saw the keg case off of the sign. Affixed to the signpost is a 15-gallon empty, custom-made keg with lettering on it. The resident added that after the man failed to saw the keg of off the sign he left the scene. Approximately 45 minutes later the man returned and attempted to pull the keg off the post with a chain attached to the truck. The whole signpost then fell to the ground with a large bang. The man then detached the chain and quickly left the area.

Officer Brown observed damage to the sign consistent with saw marks and photographs of the damage were taken. The business owner said she wished to pursue criminal charges and that she did have exterior surveillance footage which she retrieved and provided to police.

TAILGATE STOLEN

On Sept. 5 at 7:16 a.m., Officer Brian Murray was dispatched to A&A Window Cleaning on Lavan Street for a report of a theft. At the scene he met with the reporting party who told the officer that he noticed that the tailgate on his 2016 Ford F250 work truck was missing. The tailgate was last seen attached to the truck on Sept. 1. The value of the tailgate was estimated to be $5,000, and the case was sent to detectives for review.

STOLEN UNDERWEAR

Around 2:30 p.m. on Sept. 5 Officer Christian Vargas was dispatched to the Bald Hill Road Victoria’s Secret in reference to a larceny that had occurred the previous day.

At the store he met with the merchandise supervisor, who stated that on Sept. 4 at approximately 5:30 p.m. she noticed a woman suspect approximately 5’5” tall with dark brown hair and a black headband carrying a large bag that appeared to be stuffed full. The supervisor suspected that the woman had shoplifted items, but she was assisting another customer and did not approach the subject.

Later, the supervisor watched security footage and observed the woman removing sensors from merchandise then placing the items in her bag. She then exited the store without making an attempt to pay.

An estimated $669-worth of merchandise was believed to have been taken from the store. The supervisor stated that the store does wish to press charges, and the case was forwarded to department detectives for follow up.

STOLEN CAR

A man who recently found that his car was stolen met with Officer James Vible just before 1 a.m. on Sept. 6 at police headquarters.

According to the police report, the man told the officer that he had parked his blue 2008 Ford Escape in a parking lot across the street from where he works at 30 Plan Way. He said he left the vehicle in a hurry and left the keys underneath the driver’s seat and that the vehicle was unlocked. When he returned he found that the car was gone. He stated that he had not given anyone permission to take the vehicle. There are currently no suspects and the case was forwarded to detectives.

FELONY SHOPLIFTING

On Aug. 25 at 1:30 p.m., Officer Christian Vargas and other officers were dispatched to the Bald Hill Road Walmart for a report of a shoplifting in progress. It was reported that an adult male who had been shoplifting was initially cooperative in walking back to the store’s security office but then took off running and fled in a white car.

According to the police narrative, officers made a check of the area but were unable to locate the vehicle. After speaking with security, officers learned that the man entered the store with a Razor scooter box in a shopping cart. He then met with a woman and gave her the cart with the box. He proceeded to the toy department, selected a Razor smart balancing electric scooter and placed it in another cart. The man then concealed the scooter in a Kohl’s shopping bag, met up with the woman, and exited the store without paying. The value of the scooter was reported to be $298.

Outside the store security approached the man and asked him to come back to the store before the man fled. Vehicle identification information and a license plate number was provided to police. That information let to the subject being identified as Anthony Demello, 41, of 39 Greylawn Ave. in Warwick.

The following day, officers followed up with Demello by phone, and he was cooperative and wanted to turn himself in. He had responded to Walmart and asked if they would drop the charges. He also stated that he wished the incident never happened and refused to provide any information about the woman who accompanied him. He said he had left the merchandise when he fled the scene. A warrant was then prepared, and due to previous convictions he would be charged with one count of felony shoplifting and one count of habitual offender shoplifting.

On Sept. 7 at 9 a.m., Demello reported to police headquarters with his lawyer to turn himself in. He was processed without incident and transported to the Third District Court for the outstanding charges.

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