Police Log

Posted 6/30/16

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

BOAT THEFT

On June 20, Officer Brian Murray was dispatched to the Dickerson Brother’s Marina located at 17 Arnold’s …

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

BOAT THEFT

On June 20, Officer Brian Murray was dispatched to the Dickerson Brother’s Marina located at 17 Arnold’s Neck Drive for the report of a boat being broken into. Murray met with the reporting party, who said that morning around 11:30; he went to his boat and noticed someone had broken in.

He said the hatch to the boat had been broken off and he noticed two of his fishing tackle boxes missing along with a fishing pole. The door to the bottom of his boat had also been damaged. He said he was last at his boat on June 17 around 3 p.m. and those items were on the boat at the time. No suspects.

PROPANE THEFT

On June 14 at 9:30 a.m., Officer Darren Parrillo responded to RBC Industries Inc. at 80 Cypress Street in reference to the larceny of propane tanks.

Upon arrival, Parrillo met with the reporting party, who said around 8:45 a.m. he went outside and noticed the propane case was open. He also noted that the lock and eight propane cylinders were missing. He called the propane supplier, Metro Lift of Taunton, Mass., to ask if they took them. They said no. He also called RBC’s second location on Warwick Industrial Drive. They still had theirs. He then called 911 to report the theft. The eight tanks have a value of $150 each.

Parrillo said there is no video surveillance of the lot where the tanks are stored. No suspects at this time.

VEHICLE STOLEN

& TORCHED

On June 19 at 1:51 a.m., Officer Quentin Tavares was dispatched to the Macy’s store at 400 Bald Hill Road for the report of an auto theft. Prior to his arrival, Dispatched advised the reporting party was waiting in a black Ford Escape. He had said his vehicle had been taken from the parking lot.

Upon arrival, Tavares met with the victim, who said he met his girlfriend at Warwick Mall between 9:25 and 10 p.m. He said he parked his 2015 Lexus IS250 4-door in the parking lot. He said he was parked in the middle of the road, met with his girlfriend in front of Macy’s, and went into Macy’s to look for bedding. The man further advised they later proceeded to Olive Garden, where they picked up take-out and decided to head to the Rustic Drive-in, where they watched a movie. They later left, returned back to the parking lot and noticed that his vehicle was no longer there. The estimated value of the vehicle was $50,000. He said if anyone was found in possession of his vehicle, he wishes to press charges.

When asked if he still had the key, the said he did and doesn’t know how anyone had stolen his vehicle. Tavares advised the man his vehicle would be entered in as stolen and mall video surveillance would be reviewed and he would be contacted at a later date.

On June 19 at 4 p.m., Tavares was advised by Dispatch that the vehicle had been located. Dispatch advised Cranston Police had located the vehicle and that whoever had taken the vehicle had attempted to torch the inside of the vehicle and it was in bad shape.

After being advised of this, Tavares returned to Macy’s and the Warwick Mall security office, where he reviewed video surveillance, which was inconclusive. Tavares said police were unable to locate the vehicle in the parking lot due to the fact the video surveillance was of very poor quality and did not cover the area in question. The case will be forwarded to detectives for further review.

SHOPLIFTING

On June 21 at 5:05 p.m., officers were dispatched to Wal-Mart at 650 Bald Hill Road for a shoplifting in progress. Dispatch advised that two Hispanic suspects exited the store with merchandise and were running toward East Avenue, throwing items into the woods nearby. While approaching the area, Dispatch advised the two suspects entered a black sedan, which was seen turning right onto Bald Hill Road from the parking lot. Officer Larson stopped the vehicle at the exit of the Sears Plaza onto Bald Hill Rd.

Upon arrival, Officer Thomas Greene said he observed Officer Quentin Tavares and Officer Larson place the passenger of the vehicle in handcuffs on the side of the road and seated him on the curb. Greene then removed the driver and placed him in handcuffs for detainment while officers continued their investigation. Greene obtained positive identification of the driver as Henry G. Betances Chavez, 20, of 29 Tall Timber Trail, North Smithfield.

A Wal-mart loss prevention associate then met officers on scene and confirmed the suspects in custody were the same two that shoplifted. He said Betances stole a cell phone case and a speaker, placing them on his person before running out of the store. Officers were able to locate that stolen merchandise in the vehicle. Officer Larson then transported Betances to Warwick Police headquarters for processing.

Greene then reported to the loss prevention office at Wal-Mart to collect written statements. In the statement, loss prevention said around 4:30 p.m. that day, an unknown male subject was observed in the electronics department selecting a cell phone case and speaker, which he concealed on his person, then proceeded to exit the store, passing all points of sale without attempting to pay for the concealed merchandise. Once outside, the suspect was stopped by loss prevention, but he did not comply and fled the parking lot. The total of the merchandise was $95.87.

At the station, Betances was placed in a holding cell and later processed. He was photographed, fingerprinted, and charged for shoplifting. He was held to await transport to Kent County Court House.

DUI

On June 23 at 9:24 p.m., Officers Ali Jaafar and Matthew Higgins were dispatched to the area of Quaker Lane for the report of a possible drunk driver, who was driving on the wrong side of the road in a black Lincoln sedan.

While traveling south on Bald Hill Road, Jaafar said he saw Officer Wenneman on a traffic stop with the described late model Lincoln and joined him. He said Wenneman told him he observed the vehicle stopped at a green light with the engine running. At this time, he had not conducted any tests, but had retrieved the driver’s identification.

Jaafar then approached the operator, identified as Clyde E. Irons, 70, of 309 Greenwich Avenue, Warwick, and attempted to communicate with him, but he was unable to roll down the window due to his severely impaired coordination. Jaafar then proceeded to open the door, upon which the smell of an alcoholic beverage began emanating from Irons’ breath. He said he had been drinking gin and beer while golfing all day and he was just trying to get down the street. Jaafar said Irons appeared very red in the face, had bloodshot eyes, and his speech was slurred and mumbled. Irons said he was a diabetic but that his sugar levels were fine at the time.

While exiting his vehicle, Jaafar said he had to assist Irons to the side of the road, as he was unable to maintain his balance and would have fallen to the ground had he not been helped. Before beginning the series of standardized field sobriety tests, Irons said, “I don’t think I’m going to do too well at this tonight.”

Jaafar said he had to stop the testing for the safety of Irons, who was swaying throughout the test, unable to follow directions, and unable to stand on his own. Irons was placed under arrest for driving while intoxicated and transported to Warwick Police headquarters, where he submitted to a breath test. The first test yielded a result of 0.146 and the second test yielded a result of 0.149.

Irons was processed and subsequently released by summons for DUI first offense and cited for stopping where prohibited. He was then transported to Kent Hospital for detox.

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