Police Log

Posted 5/26/16

The Police Log is a digest of reports filed by the Warwick Police Department. IDENTITY FRAUD On May 20 at 2:37 p.m., members of the Warwick Police Department, including Officer Scott Chanthaphouvong, were dispatched to Bob's Discount Furniture, 1500 Bald

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

IDENTITY FRAUD

On May 20 at 2:37 p.m., members of the Warwick Police Department, including Officer Scott Chanthaphouvong, were dispatched to Bob’s Discount Furniture, 1500 Bald Hill Road, in reference to a fraud in progress. It was reported there was a male in the store with a temporary R.I. identification. The male presenting the ID did not appear to match the name and got approved for $4,800 in cash. He was out with a salesman in the bedroom area.

Upon arrival, Chanthaphouvong said Officer Stephen Major had a male, later identified as Robert A. Desjardins, 47, of 119 Broad Street, Woonsocket, in custody. Major advised that Desjardins presented him with a temporary operator’s license for Saulo R. Castello, 48, out of 17 Lake Ave., Barrington. Major said Desjardins wished to cooperate, saying he was using a false ID in order to apply for credit. He said he was brought to Bob’s by a subject named Black, who was driving a silver Lincoln Navigator. He said if he opened the credit under this name and obtained some furniture, Black would give him a cut of the proceeds. He said his ID was already made and provided to him by the subject only known as Black. Chanthaphouvong said it should be noted that on his person was a temporary operator’s license with Desjardins’ photo and a completed application for Bob’s Furniture for $4,800. He said he did know who Castello was and was apologetic and cooperative.

Chanthaphouvong then spoke to the manager, who said Desjardins came into the store to apply for a Bob’s credit card through Wells Fargo and provided a temporary R.I. license in the name of Saulo Castello. The manager said Desjardins did not appear to be Hispanic and looked to be on some type of drug, which appeared suspicious, so he called Warwick police. He said Desjardins was approved for credit under the name of Castello for $4,800 and was in the process of picking out furniture when police arrived and took him into custody. He told Chanthaphouvong there is an ongoing problem of fraudulent accounts at Bob’s and he is willing to press charges. In order to apply for a line of credit, an applicant would need a photo ID and matching Social Security number, which Desjardins did provide.

Chanthaphouvong ran the license number, which came back to another individual, which Desjardins did not use. It is unknown if this was a coincidence or if it was a made up number that matched up to another individual. Chanthaphouvong said the individual will remain confidential and he is yet to contact the officer.

Barrington police responded to Castello’s residence and made contact with him. He said he did not give anyone permission to use his information and was a victim of identity theft. He later responded to Warwick police headquarters to complete a written statement, in which he wished to press charges against Desjardins.

Desjardins was transported to Warwick police headquarters, where he was processed and charged with one count of identity fraud and one count of computer access. He is being held pending his arraignment for the two felony charges. MALICIOUS DAMAGE & DISORDERLY CONDUCT

On May 21 at 4:20 p.m., Officers Lo, Cooke, and Kevin McGuire were dispatched to Pro Wireless, 1191 Post Road, for the report of a subject to eject.

Upon arrival, McGuire met with the business owner, who said a customer came into the store for a repair and when he described to the customer what was wrong with his cell phone, the customer became very upset and began yelling and swearing. He said he asked the customer several times to stop swearing because his daughter was in the back, but the man did not listen. He finally told the customer to leave the store, at which point the man picked up a computer monitor and threw it off the counter, knocking over several other items on the counter. The owner said he called police and attempted to escort the man out of the store, but the man was pushing him and trying to force his way back toward the counter. The owner said a wireless keyboard and a web camera were broken as a result of the incident and that he wished to press charges.

Also behind the counter at the time of the incident was the business owner’s wife, who said the man became more and more violent as he and her husband discussed the cell phone issue. She said he was yelling and swearing at the counter and then picked up a computer monitor and threw it at her, in addition to picking up several other items and throwing them at her husband.

McGuire then made contact with the suspect, who was identified as Bryan Jones, 24, of 59 Joslin St., Providence. He told McGuire he got his cell phone fixed at Pro Wireless on May 18 and he came back that day because his phone no longer worked. He said the storeowner told him the screen was broken and it would have to be sent out, at which point Jones admitted he got upset and began yelling. He said the owner threw the receipt at him, which is why he pushed the computer monitor and several other items over on the counter.

Based on the facts and circumstances at the scene, McGuire said it was determined Jones would be arrested for disorderly conduct and malicious damage. He was placed in handcuffs and transported to Warwick police headquarters, where he was printed, processed, and ultimately released with a District Court summons for one count of vandalism/malicious injury to property and one count of disorderly conduct.

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