BOAT BROKEN INTO

A Brush Neck Cove Marina boater visited Warwick Police Headquarters to report that his boat had been pirated.

On September 5, Officer Rose Michel spoke with the victim and took his report, which states that sometime between August 15 and September 2, his 17-foot Boston Whaler had been broken into.

The boat did not sustain any damage, however, an anchor, anchor line, two paddles, a flare gun with flares, fishing lure and hand tools with a combined value of approximately $310 had been taken.

The victim’s registration and his fishing license were also missing. He provided Officer Rose with a written statement, but advised that he did not wish to file a complaint at the time and that the report was for informational purposes. No suspects or witnesses.

PILLS AND MORE TAKEN

A trip to Applebee’s for one diner resulted in her car being broken into on September 7.

Officer Albert Marano Jr. met with the victim at headquarters on September 8, where she advised that her car had been ransacked around 11 p.m. the previous evening while it was parked at the Quaker Lane eatery. Among the several items missing from the car were three CDs, a pack of cigarettes, the vehicle’s paperwork, as well as a prescription bottle containing 89 pills.

Wishing to file a criminal complaint, the victim stated that she noticed two males in the parking lot prior to the larceny who appeared intoxicated and were singing near her vehicle.

The victim called officers to the area at the time she noticed her possessions were missing, but the males had left the area prior to their arrival. No suspects or witnesses.

SCHOOL LARCENY

Officer James Vible responded to New England Technical Institute on September 6 for a report of a larceny from a shed.

According to the report, a member of the school’s security team informed the officer that at about 7 a.m. he had received a call from staff that a shed behind Access Road had its lock cut and was missing 11 small electrical motors and three ceiling fans.

Security escorted Officer Vible to the shed where he observed a large metal rod near the double door entrance with a padlock that had been cut. The shed was last observed and secured on September 2 at 2 p.m.

Security advised that there were no suspects or witnesses at the time but that the school does wish to press charges. They also estimated that the motors were valued at about $200 each and the fans each valued at $35. The items had been donated to the school some time ago, and no formal record of them was on hand that included name brands, serial numbers or security features.

The cut lock was entered into evidence, and the case has been forwarded to detectives.

BIKE STOLEN

A suspected thief recently pedaled off with a bike from a local children’s store.

Officer Russell Brown met with the owner of Kids Korner on West Shore Road on September 8 at 1 p.m. There, the victim stated that, moments earlier, a Caucasian man with a thin build and short black hair wearing a black tank top had entered her business and said he wanted to “check out a pink Huffy bike.”

The owner stated that when she looked outside, she saw the suspect walk over to the bike, lift it over a guardrail, get on it and ride off on West Shore Road towards Conimicut without paying.

The owner does not have the serial number of the bicycle, but valued it at around $30 and does wish to pursue a complaint.

Officer Brown made a check of the area, but was unable to locate the bike or any suspects.

NEVER HAD A LICENSE

A motorist who recently told police that he never had a driver’s license was cited for multiple motor vehicle violations.

On September 3 at around 1:20 p.m., Officer Paul Wells was at the intersection of Tillinghast Avenue and Finance Street monitoring traffic on Bald Hill Road. There he spotted a green 2006 Nissan Quest approach with no inspection sticker on the windshield and a registration sticker dated 05/2016. Initiating a traffic stop at the parking lot of Taco Bell, the officer approached the driver and identified him as Termaine Fields, 38, of 145 General Street, Providence. The suspect then indicated he didn’t have a license and never had. He informed the officer that it was his sister’s car and that he was using it to go shopping.

Upon returning to his cruiser, Officer Wells conducted checks and was informed by dispatch that the suspect had an arrest warrant out of Providence for simple assault and confirmed that he had no license as well. Another officer was then dispatched to the scene for assistance.

Fields was asked to exit the vehicle and was placed in handcuffs, secured in a police cruiser, and transported to police headquarters. A tow truck was summoned to take the vehicle away. He was issued violations for driving without a license, driving on a suspended registration, a notice for the inspection sticker, and was summonsed out and turned over to Providence Police for the warrant.

CLOSE SHAVE

Band-Aids and a pack of razors led to the recent arrest of a suspect for shoplifting from the Bald Hill WalMart.

On September 6 around 6 p.m., Officer Quentin Tavares was dispatched to the department store, where he met with a member of asset protection who had an adult female suspect in custody. Security advised the officer that she had observed the woman, identified as Cinnamon Kiernan, 45, of 25 Loring Street, Cranston, enter the pharmacy area and select a pack of WalMart Band Aids. She then selected razors from the beauty department and placed the items in her cart underneath a purse.

The suspect then made her way to the front of the store, where she passed all points of sale without paying. Once outside, she was approached by security and escorted back inside, where $25.95 of merchandise was recovered.

Having no record, the subject was issued a summons on scene with a future court date and was later released.

DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE

A truck that drove through an airport fence led to an arrest of a man for suspicion of driving under the influence.

Officer Keri-Ann Leighton was dispatched to Lake Shore Drive for a motor vehicle offense in progress on September 2 around 11:30 p.m. There he met with the reporting party, who stated a white or light gray Dodge Durango drove through the fence next to their house, which was airport property, before traveling down Rowe Avenue.

While on Lake Shore Drive, a vehicle was observed coming out of Wells Avenue when the reporting party stated, “That’s the vehicle, that’s the person, that’s the person.”

A traffic stop was initiated, which revealed that the silver 1999 Dodge Durango had two additional passengers and a dog. The driver was then identified as Jason Richards, 37, of 71 Wells Avenue, Warwick.

While speaking with the operator, the officer observed that he had bloodshot and watery eyes, slurred speech, with an odor of alcoholic beverage emanating from his breath and vehicle. Richards stated he did not have a license as it was suspended and denied hitting the fence, although there was front-end damage to the vehicle and mud on his tires.

Richards agreed to submit to a series of standardized sobriety tests. Based on Officer Leighton’s experience, Richards was deemed unfit to operate a motor vehicle safely. He was handcuffed, placed in a cruiser and transported to police headquarters. The vehicle and passengers were driven from the scene by a sober adult.

Richards was fingerprinted, photographed and issued violations for driving under the influence (second offense), driving with a suspended license and refusal to submit to a chemical breath test, then issued a future court date.

The suspect was transported to Kent Hospital for detox due to the level of intoxication.