Police Log

Posted 2/4/16

MOTOR VEHICLE LARCENIES

On Jan. 23 at 1 p.m., Officer Russell Brown met with a man at Warwick Police Headquarters for the report of a larceny from a motor vehicle that had occurred.

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MOTOR VEHICLE LARCENIES

On Jan. 23 at 1 p.m., Officer Russell Brown met with a man at Warwick Police Headquarters for the report of a larceny from a motor vehicle that had occurred.

The man said he and his girlfriend had returned to their apartment on Turner Street around 10 p.m., parked his girlfriend’s vehicle in the lot, left it unlocked and went inside for the night. When they woke up and went outside around 10:30 a.m. the next day, they discovered the vehicle had been gone through with the glove compartment left open. A number of items were taken from the vehicle, including Apple headphones, an Apple car charger, two Allstate bank deposit cards, a valet key for the vehicle, and the factory service manual. The man said he wished to pursue a complaint on behalf of his girlfriend.

The told Brown his girlfriend has a second vehicle, which is driven by her daughter. He said it appeared someone had attempted to go through it as well due to the fact that they notice pry marks in the area of the front driver’s side door.

On Jan. 23 at 10:30 a.m., Officer Russell Brown met with a woman, who said on Jan. 20 at approximately 4:35 p.m. she had gone to Clubhouse Kids Daycare, 220 Toll Gate Road, to pick up her child. She said she went inside and left her vehicle unlocked in the lot in front of the building. She was in and out of the daycare center in about five minutes, but when she returned to her vehicle and was getting in, she realized the passenger side door was slightly open. She then discovered her purse, which had been in the vehicle, was missing. She went back inside to ensure it was not in the building. She said she later made contact with the Kent Hospital Credit Union through its website and found that two unauthorized transactions to her account were made. One was made in West Greenwich, and the other was made in Connecticut.

The woman said her purse was a Michael Kors purse valued at $250, and the following items were stored inside and taken: Apple iPhone 6 worth $200; RX sunglasses worth $200; $25 in cash; VISA, MasterCard, Kohl’s credit cards; house and work keys; assorted medications; and a Kent Hospital credit savings card. She said she attempted to track her iPhone 6, which was tracked to an area near exit 6A on Route 95 South. She said her husband went to that area to look for the phone, but he was not able to locate it. She believes the suspect threw the phone out the window to avoid being tracked. She said she does wish to pursue a complaint in reference to the items stolen from her vehicle at the daycare center.

SHOPLIFTING

On Jan. 21 at 10 a.m., Officer Darren Parrillo responded to Sears, 650 Bald Hill Road, in reference to a shoplifting that had occurred previously.

Upon arrival, Parrillo met with the reporting party, who said on Jan. 20 two unidentified males, one wearing a gray hat and the other a white beanie, were observed entering the store at about 7 p.m. One of the males selected a RCA television off of a bulk stack in the department. He was approached by an electronics associate and asked if he needed help with the TV. He told the associate that he needed to take the TV to tools to ask his friend if he wanted to purchase it.

At that time, the man made his way to the tools department with the television in hand and met up with the second unidentified male. He placed the television on the ground. They suspiciously surveyed their surroundings. The male with the gray hat selected four Dewalt pieces of merchandise and stacked them on top of each other before picking up all of the boxes. The male with the white beanie picked up the TV and the two of them exited the store passing all points of purchase making no attempt to render payment for the selected merchandise. The total value of the merchandise was $989.95 for five items.

Parrillo said Sears wishes to prosecute after the male subjects are identified. He obtained a video surveillance DVD, which will be forwarded to BCI in order to obtain still photos for possible identification, which was tagged and placed in the detective division mailbox.

DUI

On Jan. 30 at 10:14 p.m., Officer John Curley was walking through the back lot of Warwick Police Department Headquarters, 99 Veterans Memorial Drive, toward the rear entrance when he observed a four-door white sedan traveling westbound on the north side of the lot. He said the vehicle was unfamiliar and is not normally parked in the back lot. As the vehicle got closer, Curley said he saw it was a white male that was unfamiliar to him and when instructing the operator to stop, he did.

Curley said he spoke to the operator, later identified as Richard Fisher, 41, of 166 Coburn Street, Warwick. When asked why he was in the rear parking lot of the Police Department, Fisher said he was trying to find Coburn Street and get home. While speaking with Fisher, Curley said he immediately detected the strong odor of an alcoholic beverage emanating from his breath, his eyes were severely bloodshot and watery, and his speech was slurred. When asked if he had consumed any alcoholic beverages that evening, Fisher said he did not.

After Officer Daniel Maggiacomo arrived on scene to assist, Fisher exited his vehicle and was unsteady on his feet. Curley said he observed Fisher to have difficulty walking, not necessarily due to impairment, but to due to some type of disability. When asked if he had any physical ailments that would prevent him from walking on a straight line, Fisher said he has injuries in both knees that prohibit him from walking correctly.

When attempting to administer the horizontal gaze nystagmus test, Curley said Fisher refused to cooperate and complete the test and due to his physical disabilities and for his safety, Curley did not administer the walk and turn test. Curley said he had to terminate the one leg stand test for Fisher’s safety, as he was falling over.

Due to his training and experience, Curley concluded that Fisher was impaired and unfit to operate a motor vehicle safely. Fisher did consent to take a portable breath test, which resulted in a 0.386 B.A.C.

Fisher was then taken into custody and escorted inside the police station, where he consented to take a chemical test, which read a 0.394 blood alcohol level and a 0.386 B.A.C. Following the chemical test, Fisher was asked where he was earlier that evening and he said he was at All Stars on Airport Road. He said he had been living at 166 Coburn Street, but has failed to notify the Registry of his address change and still bears a Massachusetts license.

Fisher was fingerprinted and processed and issued a violation for DUI of Liquor or Drugs – 1st Offense .15/Greater, with a court date in Third District Court. He was also issued a violation for Failure to Notify Registration of Address Change, with a pay-by-mail option or a court date to appear at the Rhode Island Traffic Tribunal. Fisher was then transported to Kent Hospital for detox. His vehicle was towed from the scene.

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

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  • Justanidiot

    WPD, keeping their parking lot safe since 1963.

    Thursday, February 4, 2016 Report this

  • RISchadenfreude

    These "victims" of motor vehicle larcenies seem to know the price of everything and the value of nothing- hopefully the hassle of replacing lost items and stopping payments will teach them the importance of securing their belongings and locking up, even if gone for a "couple of minutes". Locking up and taking your property removes most of the thieves' motivation- they're lazy to begin with and are looking for easy targets in plain view.

    Kudos to Mr. Fisher and his nearly 5-times DWI Blood Alcohol Content for delivering himself to the WPD while looking for his residence in OAKLAND BEACH; another great "I Knew I Had A Problem When..." story for court-ordered treatment and AA.

    Thursday, February 4, 2016 Report this