Police Log

Posted 5/22/14

BROKEN MIRROR

Officer William DiGiulio was dispatched to the area of 112 Longmeadow Ave. at approximately 11 a.m. on May 3 for the report of malicious damage. Upon arrival, DiGiulio met with the …

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BROKEN MIRROR

Officer William DiGiulio was dispatched to the area of 112 Longmeadow Ave. at approximately 11 a.m. on May 3 for the report of malicious damage. Upon arrival, DiGiulio met with the victim, who said his son had parked the involved vehicle in front of 112 Longmeadow Ave., when he returned home from work at 9 p.m. on May 2. The next morning, the man said his son observed the driver’s side rearview mirror was broken and he saw a piece of black asphalt on the ground next to the driver’s side door, as well as scratches to the vehicle. DiGiulio said it appeared someone had thrown the piece of asphalt at the vehicle, striking the driver’s side door and bouncing off, striking the rearview mirror, cracking it, and sending pieces of the mirror onto the ground. The victim said he also observed scratches on the front driver’s side door consistent with pieces of asphalt being thrown at the vehicle. DiGiulio said the neighbor at 112 Longmeadow Ave. returned home and advised that he had heard nothing that evening. No suspects or witnesses.

DOWNED POLE

Officer Adam Arico aws dispatched to the Wethersfield Commons at 1 Williamsburg Dr. at 4:26 p.m. on May 1 for a possible hit and run. Upon arrival, Arico met with the reporting party, who is the director of maintenance, who said he was driving around the facility at 2:30 p.m. when he noticed a light pole near had been knocked down. The director said he did not see who hit the pole and that no one has come forward to take responsibility for the damage. He said it would cost approximately $1,300 to replace the light pole and light fixture atop the pole. Arico said it appeared, based on the evidence at the scene, that a vehicle had jumped the curbing and ran directly over the light pole. No other evidence was on scene. Arico said the director secured the light pole and completed a written witness statement, which was entered into Records.

MISSING

WIND CHIME

Officer Nicholas Reay was dispatched to Apartment 12 at the Royal Crest Apartments at 21 Cedar Pond Dr. at approximately 4:48 p.m. on May 10 for the report of a larceny. Upon arrival, Reay met with the victim, who said she received a package from her cousin, who lives in England. She said she found the package lying outside of the apartment building but because she was on crutches from a recent surgery, she could not handle both crutches and the package. Reay said the woman told him she went back to her room to secure one crutch and when she returned, the package was gone. She said inside the package was a wind chime, valued at $50, and cat treats. The woman said she wished to pursue criminal charges. No suspects. Reay said the investigation would continue once new information arises.

STOLEN LAPTOP

Officer Tomas Bogusz responded to the Wal-Mart parking lot at 840 Post Rd. at approximately 12 p.m. on May 12 for the report of a larceny of a laptop from a motor vehicle. Upon arrival, Bogusz met with the victim, who said he parked his rental vehicle in front of the Garden Center at Wal-Mart earlier that day and went into Wal-Mart for approximately 10 to 20 minutes and responded back out to his vehicle and opened the vehicle to place mulch in the back of it. At that time, the man said he discovered his Lenovo Chrome Book 13” laptop, which had been previously placed on the front seat of the vehicle, was missing. The man said he believes he left the vehicle unlocked. Bogusz said he reviewed the surveillance video and discovered that at approximately 10:43 p.m., the suspect vehicle, described as an older model, possibly 2001, gold Toyota Solara, entered the parking lot of Wal-Mart, where the operator parked the vehicle in two different locations. Bogusz said the suspect, described as a male wearing a white T-shirt and dark-colored pants, is seen exiting the vehicle and walking around the parking lot with a carriage. He is then seen walking to the victim’s vehicle, opening the front passenger door and entering the vehicle, then exits the vehicle and gets into the driver’s seat of the gold Toyota Solara and leaves the parking lot. Bogusz said it should be noted in of the video shots, it is possible that there is a second occupant in the suspect vehicle in the front passenger seat. Bogusz said the laptop was entered into NCIC as stolen and the case was forwarded to Detectives for follow-up.

TIRES REMOVED

Officer Nadine Pallini was dispatched to the Village Green Condominiums located at 200 Post Rd., Unit #611, at approximately 9:13 a.m. on May 10 for a report of a larceny of tires from a motor vehicle. Upon arrival, Pallini met with the victim, who said his vehicle had all four tires removed from it and had been left on milk crates. The man said the vehicle is registered to his fiancée. He said the vehicle was last observed in its normal condition on May 9 at approximately 8 p.m. At approximately 9 p.m. on May 10, the man noticed the tires and rims, which he described as Factory 19-inch tires and rims, were missing. Pallini said she observed the lug nuts for the tires were on the ground by the vehicle, but she did not observe a lug nut locking mechanism on any of the lug nuts. Pallini said the lug nuts were standard lug nuts that would be removed without a key. Pallini said a copy of the report was forward to Detectives for possible follow-up and a sergeant arrived on scene and took photos. No suspects.

WHEELIE

Officer Dale Drowne was on routine patrol in the area of East Avenue, traveling westbound, in the vicinity of Rhode Island Mall, at 6:52 p.m. on May 6, when he observed a male operating a motorcycle perform a wheelie while traveling in the right travel lane of East Avenue, for approximately a two-car length distance, before bringing the bike back down to two wheels and continuing to travel in a normal manner. Drowne said he was able to observe the operation of the rider in his rear view mirror while traffic was moving slowly due to the congestion at that time of day for the particular area. Drowne said the operator appeared to be aware immediately that he had observed him perform the wheelie and he pulled over quickly, near the entrance to the Wendy’s at Rhode Island Mall on East Ave. Drowne said he made contact with the operator, who he described as having a good attitude and was apologetic. The man told Drowne he was having problems with his clutch and through operator error had accidentally initiated the wheelie on his motorcycle. Drowne reported he felt the wheelie was intentional due to how high the front tire rose off the ground, and he was also of the opinion that the operator had possibly halted the continued performance of the wheelie due to the fact he recognized the police cruiser in close proximity. Drowne said checks on the operator showed he did have an active R.I. license, but he had a bench warrant for Failure to Appear on Ability to Pay on Jan. 13, 2014, for an original charge of Driving with a Suspended License. Drowne said due to the man’s cooperative nature, he was allowed to park his motorcycle in the lot of Wendy’s instead of having it towed from the scene. Jeremy M. Brown, 27, of 50 Oak Hill Rd., North Kingstown was then taken into custody and transported to Warwick Police headquarters, where he was processed and held pending the next session of District Court.

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