STOLEN VEHICLE
On June 5, the Johnston Police Department arrested a man wanted for larceny charges in connection with a stolen vehicle reported in February. He was processed and fingerprinted at Johnston Police Headquarters.
On February 11 at approximately 6:29 a.m., Patrolman Michael Strain had responded to the Amazon Fulfillment Center on 2120 Hartford Avenue following a call regarding a stolen motor vehicle. The calling party had discovered that her vehicle, a black Nissan Sentra, was missing from the parking lot after she exited her shift at the facility that morning. Her car keys were also missing from her purse. She said she did not know of any suspects who may have taken her vehicle, though she wished to pursue a criminal complaint.
STOLEN VEHICLES
On May 29, a man was arraigned before Judge Caruolo on charges of larceny, possession of stolen vehicle/parts and conspiracy. He was given a $5,000 surety bail and will be presented as a superior court violator.
The charges pertain to two stolen motor vehicle reports. The first occurred on November 26, 2024, when a woman on Morgan Avenue reported her vehicle missing from the front of her residence. At approximately 3:58 a.m., the woman’s ring security camera recorded a Mercedes SUV pulling up to the residence and then her vehicle being driven away alongside it. She could not make out any suspects in the darkness. A spare key had been left inside the vehicle.
At about 4:45 a.m. also on November 26, 2024, Patrolman Michael Strain responded to Paolino Street after another stolen motor vehicle was reported. The calling party had noticed the vehicle was not outside of the residence where it had been parked. One of the vehicle owners said she had left her keys inside the vehicle, as well as credit cards and business cards. A neighbor across the street had captured the vehicle on surveillance, though there was no clear visual on the suspect.
DRIVING WITH SUSPENDED LICENSE
On June 5 at approximately 10 p.m., Patrolman Patrick Gendreau along with Patrolman Maigret observed a motor vehicle traveling westbound on Hartford Avenue at a rate of speed estimated to be 43 MPH in a 30 MPH zone. A check of the vehicle’s plates revealed that they were canceled and had been entered into the system as stolen. After the officers initiated a motor vehicle stop, the vehicle operator stated that the registration plate had been purchased from a scrap business.
The operator’s license was revealed to be suspended. The operator had also been convicted for driving with a suspended license three times previously. A search of the vehicle also revealed several open containers of alcohol. The operator received a Rhode Island Traffic Tribunal Summons for Display of Plates, Speeding 1-10 MPH in Excess of Posted Speed Limit – 1st Offense and Operate Vehicle with Unsealed Alcoholic Beverage – 1st offense.
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