MISSING WHEELS

On March 3 at 11:17 p.m., Officer Matthew Higgins was dispatched to the Post Road Hampton Inn parking lot for a report of a larceny of wheels from a vehicle.

At the scene he met with a member of the hotel’s management team, who said that a guest told them that a vehicle in the rear of the lot had its wheels stolen. Officer Higgins then observed the vehicle, which was resting precariously on cinderblock type bricks. The front passenger side window had also been smashed and the glove box was opened. It appeared that the wheels had locking lug nuts and the window may have been broken in an attempt to get the key.

The hotel did not have any surveillance of the incident, and no witnesses came forward. At the time of the report, the owner of the vehicle had not been located. Hotel management was given the police report number and advised that if the operator was located to have them contact the police. The report was then forwarded to detectives for review.

Later, the victim did contact the police and stated that his car was worth approximately $25,000 and estimated the tires and rims to be valued at $5,000. He completed a written statement and said he wished to press charges if a suspect is caught.

On March 9 around 2 p.m., Officer David Thompson was dispatched to a Harrison Avenue residence for a similar complaint. There he met with the victim, who stated sometime between March 7 and 9, two tire and wheel assemblies were stolen from a vehicle in his driveway and that the suspects left the rear end of the car up on blocks. He estimated the loss at approximately $500. A report was taken for records.

VANDALISM

Officer Michael Walker responded to a Railroad Row residence on March 8 around 12:51 p.m. for a vandalism report.

Upon arriving, the officer spoke with the reporting party who stated that sometime between the hours of 10 p.m. on March 7 and 7 a.m. on March 8 someone came onto her driveway and keyed her car’s trunk, hood, doors and roof.

There are currently no suspects, however should one be located the victim wishes to press charges.

STOLEN MAKEUP

On March 8 at 9:15 p.m., Officer Jacob Elderkin responded to a Gordon Avenue residence for a larceny report.

There he spoke with a complainant, who stated she received confirmation from UPS that they had delivered packages to her home around 11:15 a.m. while she was at work. When she returned home, she was unable to locate the packages. She contacted UPS and they indicated that they had spoken with the driver, who said he had delivered the three packages. The delivery consisted of Sephora makeup valued at $75.

The complainant stated that she did not want to press charges but wanted the incident documented.

REBAR ROBBERY

Officer James Vible responded to the Cardi Corporation construction site on East Avenue at the Route 295 overpass on March 10 around 8:35 a.m. for a report of stolen construction material.

At the site he met with a construction superintendent who advised he and his crew observed the work site and equipment was in good order on Monday, March 6 between 3 and 4 p.m. The superintendent stated that some metal rebar might have gone missing on Tuesday, March 7 when they came into work around 8 a.m. That suspicion was confirmed when an inventory of items was conducted and about $6,000 worth of rebar was discovered missing from the site.

The superintendent advised that he has no employees with drug or alcohol dependencies or outstanding credit card or gambling debts. He further stated that Cardi’s had not fired anyone recently or knows of any disgruntled workers and that all crew members scheduled to work have shown up for their respective shifts. He stated he was advised by a crew chief that a beige pick-up truck had been circling the area on March 7, but no plate number or driver description was available.

There are currently no suspects, but the company does wish to press charges. The case was forwarded to detectives.

STOLEN HANDICAP PLACARD

Officer James Vible responded to Matthew 25 Apartments on Greenwich Avenue on March 10 for a report of a stolen handicap placard from a vehicle.

At the scene he met with the reporting party, who stated she last saw her placard hanging from the rear view mirror of her car on Sunday, March 5 when she parked it in the lot after attending bingo. She explained that she leaves the vehicle unlocked in the winter so her car locks don’t freeze. She discovered her placard missing on March 9 around 8:30 a.m. when she arrived at Foxwoods.

The complainant advised that she did not give the placard to anyone and doesn’t know who might have taken it but wishes to press charges. The case was then forwarded to detectives.

SCAM

On March 10 at 2:43 p.m., Officer Manuel Pacheco was dispatched to a Chesterfield Avenue residence for a report of a fraud.

There he met with the resident, who stated she had received a letter in the mail stating that her residence had been sold due to unpaid taxes. The resident told the officer she was very concerned and contacted the tax assessor’s office, who stated she was up to date and that the letter she received was an attempted scam. The resident provided a copy of the letter and a report was taken for documentation purposes.

SHOPLIFTING

Officer Sokphannareth Chea along with other members of the department were dispatched to the Bald Hill Road Sears for a report of a shoplifting in progress on February 25 around 7:17 p.m. Dispatch advised that a blue vehicle left on Route 2, and that its occupants had taken rings and fragrances from the store.

Officer Chea responded to Sears, and spoke with a security officer who advised he had witnessed a male and female enter the store around 7 p.m. They selected $328.98 worth of merchandise from various departments before passing all points of sale without attempting to pay.

Security approached the pair and asked them to return to the store. They denied the request and proceeded to take off in their car. Sears advised the officers that the store wished to press charges.

The case was forwarded to detectives for review.