Police Log

Posted 11/24/15

GOLF CART STOLEN

On Nov. 16 at 9:53 a.m., Officer Charles Austin was dispatched to the Rocky Hill School, 530 Ives Road, for the report of a larceny. Upon arrival, Austin spoke with the reporting …

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GOLF CART STOLEN

On Nov. 16 at 9:53 a.m., Officer Charles Austin was dispatched to the Rocky Hill School, 530 Ives Road, for the report of a larceny. Upon arrival, Austin spoke with the reporting party, who said sometime over the weekend stole a golf cart from behind the school. The golf cart was described as a 2005 Yamaha gas cart, white in color with a white top and the school emblem on the front, with an aluminum storage box affixed to the back of the cart. The man who reported the theft said he looked all over the school grounds and that when he went down to the shoreline, he saw tire tracks that resembled a golf cart leading into the water but there were no tracks leaving the water. He told Austin he checked the surrounding shoreline and a few feet into the water, but he could not distinguish if the golf cart was actually in the water.

Austin said he also spoke to a man that lives on the property, who told him late into the evening of Nov. 14 he noticed the golf cart was still parked in its usual spot, giving the timeframe between Nov. 14 late evening to early morning Nov. 16 as to when the theft occurred.

Austin said he canvassed the area, which has two golf courses located near the school, including the Potowomut golf course and the Goddard Park golf course. When he stopped by the Potowomut Gold Club, Austin said he spoke to a man there who said he was about to call police because when he came into work that day, he was advised by his ground crew that someone had taken a golf cart and drove around the golf course damaging the grass, the bunkers, and the fairways. He said the driver must have been doing donuts and driving erratically. He said he could tell it was a golf cart by the tire tracks, but that it was not one of theirs because they are locked up after the end of the day. He also said there is a golf crew that comes in on Sunday mornings and works until 10 a.m. and after the course was secured on Nov. 15 at 10 a.m., there was no damage to the course and all carts were locked up. Due to the close proximity of the two locations, Austin said he believed whomever stole the golf cart from Rocky Hill used it on the Potowomut golf course. The case was forwarded to detectives for further investigation.

ON THE RUN

On Nov. 13 at 5:14 p.m., Officer Stephen Major was dispatched to the Sears department store at Rhode Island Mall, 650 Bald Hill Road, in reference to a shoplifting. Upon arrival, Major met with a Sears loss prevention officer, who said an unidentified heavy-set male, wearing a jean jacket with white sleeves and a light colored pants, selected what was determined to be one saw (valued at $149.99). The suspect then concealed the saw and passed all points of purchase, making no attempt to pay for the concealed merchandise.

The man was stopped outside the store by loss prevention, who identified themselves and advised the man to respond back into the store to the loss prevention office. The man then said he was homeless and wished that they would “cut him a break.” Loss prevention advised him that if he responded back into the store, they could discuss it further, at which point the male fled the scene in a westerly direction toward Bald Hill Road and East Avenue. Warwick police officers searched the area but were met with negative results. The investigation will continue.

SHOPLIFTING

On Nov. 13 at 11:15 a.m., Officer Russell Brown responded to the Target Store, 400 Bald Hill Road, for the report of a shoplifting. Upon arrival, Brown met with the suspect, identified as Alisha Cataldo, 22, of 75 South Street, Apt. #1FLR, Woonsocket, who was in the custody of Warwick Mall Security. Brown said she was highly emotional and screaming that she “did not steal anything.” Brown took custody of Cataldo, who was flailing her arms and screaming.

In a written statement, Target’s executive team leader of assets protection indicated Cataldo had entered the store, proceeded to the bedding department, took one package of pillow cases and once package of bedding sheets and brought them to the Guest Service, making an attempt to return the items that she had not paid for. Cataldo was denied the return and then asked for a Target shopping bag to put the sheets into. After being given the bag, she placed the pillow case and sheets into the bag and proceeded to the Women’s clothing area, where she placed multiple articles of clothing into the shopping bag, including: a Merona tank-top Tee, a Merona white T-shirt, C9 black exercise pants, Gilligan & O’Malley panties, Gilligan & O’Malley polka dot panties, and a Merona red scarf, worth a total of $80. Cataldo then walked back to the bedding area, took the sheet and pillow case out of the bag, and proceeded to leave the store with the clothing items in the bag, passing all points of purchase and exited the store, making no attempts to pay for the merchandise. Loss prevention attempted to apprehend Cataldo, who became “highly belligerent and verbally combative.” Warwick Police were contacted at this point.

Brown said Cataldo was transported to Warwick Police headquarters, where a search and inventory of her belongings was conducted and she was processed, fingerprinted, photographed, and placed into a cell. Cataldo was charged with one count of misdemeanor Shoplifting and transported to Kent County Third District Court without incident.

VEHICLE SCATCHED

On Nov. 15 at 11:51 a.m., Officer Tomas Bogusz was dispatched to the Jamestown Apartments, 1811 Warwick Aveune, for the report of a malicious damage to a vehicle. Upon arrival, Bogusz met and spoke with a man, who said he discovered a scratch on the front driver’s side fender. He said when he parked his vehicle the night before, he did not observe any damage to it.

Bogusz said the scratch is consistent with someone walking by the vehicle due to the fact that the scratch is uneven, indicating that the damage was not caused by another vehicle striking the victim’s vehicle.

CRACKED WINDOWS

On Nov. 16 at 12:34 p.m., Officer Scott Chanthaphouvong was dispatched to Firestone Tire at Warwick Mall, 400 Bald Hill Road, in reference to a vandalism complaint. Upon arrival, Chanthaphouvong met with the service advisor, who said that day he discovered two windows were cracked on the building and the damage appeared to have been caused deliberately. He said Firestone wished to press charges against whoever is responsible.

Chanthaphouvong said he observed the two windows with cracks located on the front and backsides of the building. The rear crack appeared to have no indentations on the outside and glass was not disturbed. The front crack had a small indentation to the outside. Both cracks were to the lower portions of the glass, about 2 inches from the ground. No suspects or witnesses. Chanthaphouvong said there were also no cameras or evidence left behind.

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

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