Police Log

Posted 9/8/16

STOLEN TIRES 

A Connecticut family discovered they were going nowhere fast when they recently found their car on blocks instead of wheels.

On August 20 just after 7 a.m., Officer Stephen …

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STOLEN TIRES 

A Connecticut family discovered they were going nowhere fast when they recently found their car on blocks instead of wheels.

On August 20 just after 7 a.m., Officer Stephen Major was dispatched to the parking lot of the Marriott Residence Inn and Beacon Mutual Insurance on Kilvert Street where he met with a member of the hotel’s security team. According to the report, security stated that a 2016 Honda Odyssey with Connecticut license plates was missing all four tires and rims, and its driver’s side window had been broken.

Officer Major then spoke with the victim, who was on the phone with his insurance company, about any items that may have been taken from the vehicle. He advised that his wife would be more aware, and she stated that a camera, valued at $700, and an Ergo carrier for her baby valued at $135, were missing.

Hotel security advised that they would speak with Beacon Insurance security to gather video surveillance from cameras that face the lot that the Marriot Residence uses with permission. The company also has another camera that faces the one-way entrance at the front of the business which might generate additional information.

At this time there are no suspects or witnesses.

 

MISSING MONEY

 

A Target shopper’s trip to the store was cut short after she learned $1,075 was missing from her purse.

According to Officer Brian Murray’s report, on August 18 at around 2:30 p.m. he was dispatched to the Bald Hill Road store for a report of larceny. He met with the victim, who stated that she had accidentally left her purse in a changing room around 2:13 p.m., and when she returned for the bag she noticed the money was gone.

A review of the store’s video surveillance by Officer Murray showed the victim exit the dressing room at 2:05 p.m., and then return at the time she indicated. The recording also showed several other customers going into and out of the rooms during that period.

The officer spoke with the store’s Loss Prevention department and inquired if the identities of the other customers could be obtained by reviewing purchases made during that time. Loss Prevention reviewed the tapes and indicated that they were unable to obtain the identity of the other parties in that way.

The victim was advised of the outcome, and there are no current witnesses or suspects.

 

OUTSTANDING

WARRANT

 

A late night dip at Oakland Beach recently placed one swimmer in hot water when he was arrested for an outstanding warrant.

Officer Derek Mourato observed several subjects walking in the Suburban Parkway area near the basketball court around 3 a.m. on August 20. When he approached them, the group separated with some walking towards Filippous Twisted Pizza and others continued on to Suburban Parkway.

The officer stopped three subjects on Suburban Parkway, asked what they were doing and was told that the group had been swimming at Oakland Beach. He obtained their names, ran a check, which came back negative for outstanding warrants, and advised them not to swim and told them to leave.

Officer Mourato then responded to Filippous where he located a male subject from the group. Asked for his name, Timothy Hervieux, 27, of 330 Mendon Avenue in Pawtucket provided a Florida identification card. A check revealed that Hervieux had a Full Body Reciprocal Attachment from the Officer of the Courts warrant.

Another officer arrived on scene and Hervieux was taken into custody. He was transported to police department headquarters where he was booked, processed, and later transported to the Adult Correctional Institution.

 

SHOPLIFTING

 

A women’s bathroom offered little relief for a man suspected of shoplifting at the Kohl’s department store on Bald Hill Road.

According to a report filed by Officer Walter Larson, while on patrol he was dispatched to the store along with Officers Wenneman, Tavares, and McVeigh in response to a shoplifting in progress.

They were advised by dispatch that a white male in his 20s wearing gray shorts and a stolen red shirt ran on foot from Kohl’s Loss Prevention team and headed towards Bald Hill Road. He then ran up rocks, reversed direction, and ran towards Toys R Us, where he entered.

Officer Larson and Officer McVeigh also entered the store and asked several store associates if they had seen the described suspect enter, and they stated they did not know.

A search of the store and the men’s room was negative. Officer Larson then knocked on the women’s room door, identified himself as the police, and asked if there was anyone inside to no response. He advised dispatch that he was entering the room, again announced himself as an officer, walked in and then heard a male reply that he was going to the bathroom.

Officer Larson told the suspect he was in the wrong bathroom and that he needed to come out immediately. The subject looked exited and appeared nervous, glanced toward the door and was sweating and breathing heavily. He was advised by the officer that he was a suspect for shoplifting at Kohl’s, which he denied. Officers soon located a red shirt in the trashcan of the men’s bathroom.

The suspect, later identified as Luke Anastas, 23, of 189 River Street in Woonsocket, was escorted to a cruiser. A member of Kohl’s Loss Prevention was brought to the scene where he identified the suspect as the one who left the store with the red shirt, and provided a statement.

While he denied taking the shirt, Officer Larson noted that Anastas had a plastic price tag holder in his mouth, which he was chewing on during the arrest.

Anastas was transported to police headquarters, where he was charged with shoplifting $46 worth of merchandise and to await the next session with the bail commissioner.  

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