DUI

On Nov. 22 at 2:37 a.m., police responded to a report of a single-car motor vehicle crash with no reported injuries in the middle of the roadway in front of Valley Country Club. When the officer arrived, he saw two women standing next to a black Nissan Maxima with “significant damage to the front of this vehicle, as well as what appeared to be part of the vehicle approximately 50 feet north of the vehicle,” according to police.

The woman who was driving, identified as Shannan Mulcahey, 35, of 65 Roberts St., West Warwick, had a “strong odor of alcoholic beverages emanating from her breath,” bloodshot and watery eyes, and slurred speech, according to the officer. She refused to consent to standardized field sobriety tests.

Based on the officer’s observations of Mulcahey, he placed her under arrest for suspicion of Driving Under the Influence. She was transported to Warwick Police Headquarters and is being charged with DUI BAC unknown – 1^st offense and refusal to submit to a chemical test – 2^nd offense. She was also issued citations for failing to maintain proper control of motor vehicle, presence of alcoholic beverages and no insurance – 1^st offense.

SHOPLIFTING

On Nov. 16 at 7:15 p.m., police responded to a report of shoplifting at Target in the Warwick Mall, 400 Bald Hill Rd. The loss-prevention associate told police that a woman left the store without paying for a sweater valued at $25.

On Nov. 26, the woman, identified as Emily Hoban, 27, of Providence, turned herself in at Warwick Police Headquarters on a warrant for shoplifting. She was issued a 3^rd District Court summons.

WARRANT ARREST

On Nov. 29 at 12:35 a.m., an officer was patrolling Motel 6, located at 20 Jefferson Blvd., when he observed a man concealing his face with the hood of his sweatshirt while he drove past the officer.

When checking the vehicle’s registration, the officer discovered that the man, identified as Joel Cronin, 29, of 11 Knight St., Coventry, had been stopped previously in the same vehicle by state police. He also had an active bench warrant from 3^rd District Superior Court for a schedule I-V possession charge.

The officer placed Cronin under arrest and took him to Warwick Police Headquarters.

NO TRESPASS ORDER

On Nov. 29 at 4:07 p.m., police were notified by Warwick Mall security that a male was causing a disturbance in the mall.

The male, identified as Christopher Vasconcelos, 19, of 16 Hyde St., Cranston, was “attempting to fight and cause a disturbance inside the mall on two separate occasions,” according to police. He was warned after the first instance but continued to harass customers.

Police escorted Vasconcelos out of the mall. He was issued a no-trespass order that applies to the entire Warwick Mall.

LARCENY

On Dec. 1 at 2 p.m., police were dispatched to TJ Maxx/Homegoods, located at 1245 Bald Hill Rd., for a report of larceny. A woman told police that her mother’s purse was taken from their shopping cart inside the store. The purse contained her mother’s credit cards, cellphone and car keys.

Using the Find My iPhone app, the woman tracked her mother’s phone, which was inside the purse, to the parking lot of Narragansett Village Condominiums, located at 400 Narragansett Parkway. Police were dispatched to the area.

When an officer arrived at the apartment complex, he looked through a trash bin in the parking lot in an attempt to find the purse, but was unable to find it.

Another office arrived on scene and noticed a Jeep Wrangler parked nearby behind 20 feet of bushes. When they approached the vehicle, they observed in plain view several TJ Maxx bags in the front passenger seat.

A woman identified as Ann Pilderian, 60, of 75 Mathewson St., Cranston, said she was the owner of the Jeep. She insisted that she did not have the purse and gave the officers consent to search her vehicle. The empty purse was located in the Jeep.

When officers asked where the contents of the purse were, she said she did not know, before admitting that they were in a small TJ Maxx bag in the trash bin. 

Pilderian was arrested and taken to Warwick Police Headquarters. She was issued a court summons for larceny. The stolen items were located and returned to the woman and her mother at police headquarters.

Editor’s Note: The preceding arrest log information has been taken from arrest and incident reports provided by the Warwick Police Department and other local law enforcement agencies.