Police Log

Posted 8/25/16

The Police Log is a digest of reports filed by the Warwick Police Department. CYBER CRIME On Aug. 13 at 8:28 p.m., Officer Quentin Tavares was dispatched to Cedar Pond Drive to meet with a woman regarding the report of a computer fraud. The woman said

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

CYBER CRIME

On Aug. 13 at 8:28 p.m., Officer Quentin Tavares was dispatched to Cedar Pond Drive to meet with a woman regarding the report of a computer fraud.

The woman said around 2:20 that afternoon, she received a phone call from a male saying he was from Microsoft and there was malware on her computer that needed to be rectified. He said she would have to pay $170 and the cost to fix the computer. She told Tavares she immediately went on her computer, believing the individual was from Microsoft and gave them access to her computer. She said they walked her through allowing them to gain access to her computer and after doing so, they advised her to open several accounts online, such as her email account, her bank account, and her checking account. She said after doing so and paying the $170 through her bank account, she became uncomfortable with the information that was being given, including her name, address, telephone number, date of birth, email address, driver’s license number, bank account numbers, and credit card numbers. She said she attempted to end the call and close out her computer, however the person on the other line became irate and began to argue with her. She said she asked the man for his name and he advised his name was Steven Ball and provided her with an email address.

She told Tavares she immediately shut down her computer at that point and called her bank. She also said she has Life Lock and contacted them, who advised they would attempt to secure all of her personal information. She noticed through an email that Western Union transaction was made via computer for the amount of $295. Life Lock advised her to contact the police department, which she did.

Tavares said the woman provided him with a copy of the Western Union transfer. The case will be forwarded to detectives. DIRT BIKE THEFT

On Aug. 14 at 4:28 p.m., Officer Aaron Kay was dispatched to Narragansett Parkway for the report of two dirt bikes that were stolen from a detached shed on the side of the house.

Upon arrival, Kay met with the reporting party, who said he and his wife left the house that day around 11 a.m. and when they came home around 4 p.m., they noticed there was a ladder on the outside of their shed. The door was closed to the shed and when he checked in the shed, he noticed his two dirt bikes were gone. The man said the ladder that was on the outside of the shed was previously inside the shed. The shed door was latched but it was not locked with any form of lock.

The man said one of the dirt bikes was a Yamaha TTR250 blue with white valued at approximately $4,500, and the other dirt bike was a green Kawasaki 100 valued at approximately $3,000. He told Kay they have exterior surveillance on the house and that he and his wife were attempting to go through the surveillance to see if there were any possible suspects or any further information in regard to the bikes.

Kay said he observed the video cameras, as one of them was pointing to the driveway area approximately where the shed was located. The suspects would have moved the dirt bikes through the driveway coming into contact with the camera. The other camera was on the front porch of the house toward the driveway and street area. Kay said it has a good vantage point on the street if they stopped at the end of the driveway.

The man said he would go through his surveillance and that it saves for approximately one week. He said he thinks the theft occurred that day but was unsure on whether or not the ladder had been outside previously, so he will check back several days to see if the surveillance shows anything. He said the dirt bikes were in the shed the prior week when he went in there to get items to mow the lawn.

Kay said he attempted to speak to neighbors next door, but nobody was home. He said one of the neighbors seemed to have exterior surveillance, and that he would follow up at a later time to see if it showed anything. SHOPLIFTING

On Aug. 12 at 9:06 a.m., Officer Stephen Major was dispatched to the Bath and Body Works at 400 Bald Hill Road in reference to a shoplifting.

Upon arrival, Major spoke with the reporting party, who said on Aug. 11 between 1 and 3 p.m., two individuals entered the store, concealed 35 (valued at $530.50), and passed all points of purchase making no attempt to pay for the merchandise and left the store. The woman told Major Bath and Body Works loss prevention would provide still photos and/or video footage of the incident.

Major said the report would be forwarded to detectives for further investigation. There is no solid suspect data at this time. WARRANTS

On Aug. 16 at 1:21 a.m., Officer Derek Mourato was traveling north on Warwick Avenue when he observed a 2003 black Nissan traveling with a plate light out, so he activated his emergency lights and stopped the vehicle on Warwick Avenue near the Cranston line.

Mourato approached the vehicle and identified the operator and two passengers, one female and one male, who provided the name Hagop Sarbekian. Mourato said it should be noted that the man misspelled the last name and could not provide a social security number or any form of identification.

Mourato returned to his cruiser and ran checks on all three subjects, but was unable to identify the male subject by the name of Hagop Sarbekian. Looking at the photo and several arrest photos, Mourato said none of them matched the description and physical appearance of the passenger in the back seat who had identified himself as Hagop Sarbekian.

Mourato then removed the subject from the vehicle and asked if he had given him the right name, to which the man said no and admitted that he had warrants. He then said his name was really Warren Tarsagian.

At that time, Officer Pinheiro arrived on scene along with Sergeant Frank McGee. After checking with dispatch, it was learned that Tarsagian had eight outstanding warrants. The other two occupants in the vehicle came back negative for warrants and the vehicle was released from the scene with a verbal warning.

Warren T. Tarsagian, 42, of 37 Cowesett Avenue, West Warwick, was taken into custody and transported to Warwick Police headquarters, where he was booked and issued a court summons, then transported to the ACI Intake Center. The warrants were removed from the system.

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  • RISchadenfreude

    ALWAYS be suspicious of unsolicited calls requesting personal information! If you do have some sort of membership, maintenance agreement, etc., with them they'll HAVE the information they need already if they are legitimate! At a minimum, ask for a number to call them back. Hard to believe that she only "became uncomfortable" after she gave "her name, address, telephone number, date of birth, email address, driver’s license number, bank account numbers, and credit card numbers"- YIKES!!!

    When they start asking those questions, ask them what they have on record; if they have nothing, HANG UP!

    Look up common scams on your computer- there are pages of them, but the common denominator is this: if you didn't call them, be suspicious. The damage they can do to your financials and identity is immense.

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