Police Log

Posted 9/24/15

The Police Log is a digest of reports filed by the Warwick Police Department.

ANIMAL CRUELTY

Early on the morning of Sept. 22, Warwick police executed an arrest warrant at 70 Van Buren St., …

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The Police Log is a digest of reports filed by the Warwick Police Department.

ANIMAL CRUELTY

Early on the morning of Sept. 22, Warwick police executed an arrest warrant at 70 Van Buren St., Warwick, and took Gunnar Carlson, 56 years of age, into custody on 20 charges relating to cruelty and mistreatment of animals. These charges stem from an investigation conducted jointly by the Rhode Island SPCA (RISPCA) and Warwick Police Department.

The RISPCA, after receiving information of possible animal neglect and cruelty, executed a search warrant at 70 Van Buren St., Warwick, on Sept. 16, with the assistance of Warwick police. Ten dogs, described as Pit-bull types or Pit-bull mixes, were seized from the home. Seven dogs were transported to the Warwick Animal Shelter, and three remained in the care and custody of the RISPCA.

As a result of the investigation led by the RISPCA, Gunnar Carlson was charged by Warwick police with nine counts of RIGL 4-1-3, unnecessary cruelty, for failing to provide adequate living conditions as defined under RIGL 4-1-1. Carlson was additionally charged with one count of RIGL 4-1-3, unnecessary cruelty, for permitting one dog to be subjected to suffering or cruelty for failing to provide veterinary care for wounds/injuries, and 10 counts of RIGL 4-1-2, mistreatment, for failing to provide adequate water as defined in RIGL 4-19-2.

Carlson is scheduled to be arraigned in Third Division District Court on Oct. 1.

SMASHED GLASS

Officer Russell Brown responded to Jefferson Boulevard at 12:20 a.m. on Sept. 13 for the report of a glass panel that had been smashed. Brown arrived and spoke to the owner of the building, who advised there are tile workers that did work in the lobby area of the building on the night of Sept. 12 (unknown time of departure). Upon arriving the next morning, at approximately 10 a.m., the tile workers observed the outside glass panel to be smashed, leading them to contact the owners of the building, who in turn contacted police.

Brown observed the outer glass panel, to the left of the entry doors, to have an approximate eight-inch diameter hole in the bottom center of the glass panel. As the owner continued to open and close the entry door, Brown said the hole began to get larger, with shattered glass piling up. A second glass panel behind the shattered one remained in tact with no marks or cracks in it.

Brown said a detective arrived on scene and upon inspecting the scene, said no pellets or other projectiles/objects were found that could confirm the cause of the broken glass. Due to the fact the inner glass panel was intact, the detective determined it was unlikely to have been a projectile used, and most likely occurred by being hit by an object, either purposely or accidentally.

Brown said the owner filled out a written statement describing the incident and said he wished to pursue a criminal complaint, should it be found out that it was a crime and a suspect is identified. Brown made a check of surrounding businesses in and around Jefferson Boulevard, with no additional buildings sustaining malicious damage. Brown said at this time, it was undetermined whether the damage was the result of a crime or an accident. There were no suspects.

MISSING SPOILER

Officer Julio Benros responded to the parking lot of 873 Warwick Ave. at 1:16 p.m. on Sept. 13 for a report of a larceny from a motor vehicle. Upon arrival, Benros met with the victim, who said he had parked his vehicle in the parking lot at 873 Warwick Ave. at approximately 1 a.m. Later, at approximately 1 p.m., upon returning to his vehicle in the parking lot, he discovered the front rear spoiler and/or ground were stolen from his motor vehicle. He said the box had been removed by unbolting and also breakage of the box from the motor vehicle.

Benros took a criminal complaint. He said it should be noted there is no surveillance for this area. There are no known suspects at the time of this report. Report to be forwarded to detectives as a heads up.

SHOPLIFTING

Officer Brian Murray was dispatched to the Stop & Shop at 300 Quaker Lane at 1:03 p.m. on Sept. 22 for an adult female in custody for shoplifting. Upon arrival, Murray met with a Stop & Shop loss prevention officer, who said she was on the sales floor when she witnessed a female subject, later identified as Gina I. Paliotti, 48, of 27 Holly St., Cranston, in the medicine aisle select a bottle of children’s medicine and placed it inside a green reusable shopping bag. She then continued to monitor the subject throughout the store, at which time she went through the store and selected Halloween decorations, meats and cat food and placed them all in bags. The woman then went to the self-checkout register near the customer service desk, where she scanned only $48 worth of groceries. Loss prevention said she was putting the bags that she had put these groceries in (for which she did not pay) on top of the products that she had placed in the carriage. She then sat in the customer’s lounge for about 30 minutes before leaving the store, failing to pay for the merchandise, which was now concealed under bagged groceries.

Loss prevention then exited the store and asked the woman to respond back inside, which she did. Murray said due to the woman having recent surgery and no BCI, it was determined she would be released from the scene with a district court summons for one count of misdemeanor shoplifting, with a Third District Court date. Paliotti signed the Summons, stating that she understood the charge and that she would appear for her court date. The total value of the shoplifted merchandise is $252.53.

Officer Scott Chanthaphouvong was dispatched to the J.C. Penney department store at Warwick Mall at 400 Bald Hill Road at 12:46 p.m. on Sept. 18 in reference to a shoplifting complaint. Upon arrival, Chanthaphouvong met with a J.C. Penney loss prevention officer, who said she observed a female, later identified as Genesis Aponte, 18, of 70 Kossuth St., Providence, selecting merchandise in the lingerie department. Aponte selected five bras and four pairs of underwear and entered the lingerie fitting room. She then exited the fitting room with only three bras and two pairs of underwear. She placed the three bras and one pair of underwear on the return rack and made her way to pay for one pair. Loss prevention said she checked the fitting room and also found bra hangers and tags but did not find the two bras and two pairs of underwear in question. Aponte then made her way downstairs, passing all points of purchase but failing to pay for the concealed merchandise and exited the first floor into the entrance of the mall. Loss prevention said she stopped Aponte outside the store, identified herself as security, and asked the woman to return back into the store for questioning, which she did without incident.

Once in the loss prevention office, the unpaid merchandise was recovered, consisting of two Flirtitude bras, two pairs of underwear, and one sweatshirt for a total value of $96.48. On behalf of J. C. Penney, loss prevention said they wanted to press charges for the shoplifting.

Chanthaphouvong said Aponte admitted to the shoplifting and was apologetic. She was then taken into custody and transported to Warwick police headquarters, where she was processed and released with a District Court Summons to appear for one count of misdemeanor shoplifting at Third District Court.

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