Good Samaritan, Bad Samaritan, Dine and Dash: EG Police Log

BANK CARD FOUND
A good Samarian turned in a Citizens Bank debit card found in front of Main Street Music on King Street, which led to it being returned to its rightful owner on Aug. 15.

Police said Steven Caraccia found the card on the ground in front of his store and went up and down Main and King Streets looking for its owner. He then went to police and turned over the card, which belonged to a Warwick woman who said she lost the card while in town.

CHEW AND SCREW
East Greenwich Police tracked down a Pawtucket man who allegedly dined with a woman at DiMare Seafood on South County Trail on Aug. 16 and left without paying.

Police said they were called at around 5:30 p.m. for a report of two patrons that ate and left without paying. The couple, described as a younger man and woman, ran out the front door and got into a black PT Cruiser before leaving the scene.

Someone caught the license plate, which enabled police to identify the vehicle owner. That helped police identify the alleged diner, Dylan A. Titus, 23, of Pawtucket, who was reached by telephone by police and told he would no longer be welcome at the restaurant.

The restaurant's owner did not wish to press charges, but asked for a no-trespass order.

WARRANTS
Police charged Carlos A. Rinn, 32, of 34 Grace Ave., Warwick, with a warrant Aug. 16 at 10 p.m. after a 911 call reporting yelling in the area of Duke Street.

Police arrived at 31 Duke Street where they learned Rinn was in an argument with family members and lef.

Police later found Rinn in the area and discovered he had an outstanding Third Division District Court warrant and was taken into custody without incident.

Rinn was with a woman, identified as Gina M. Bernardo, 30, of Warwick. She, too, had an outstanding court warrant and was arrested without incident.

STOP SIGN
Police reported the stop sign at Cindy Ann Drive and Red Barn Lane was stolen.

Police got the report on Aug. 17 from an anonymous caller. Police notified other town officials to get the sign replaced as soon as possible.

LOCK DAMAGED
Someone shoved a pin in a lock at the Swift Gym on Pierce Street recently.

Police were contacted on Aug. 17 by woman who said she went to unlock the back door a day earlier and the lock wasn't working properly.

A closer look showed the lock was damaged by a pin shoved into the lock and tucked inside the locking mechanism.

The building was never entered and the door remained locked. The Lock Shop ended up fixing the lock at a cost of $105.

HANDBAG STOLEN
A woman reported the theft of her handbag from a grassy area at the Duke and Exchange Street splits on Aug. 16.

Police said the victim said she put her bag down for a brief period of time and went into an apartment on Exchange Street. When she came back out a few minutes later, the bag was gone.

The bag contained a cell phone, hair stylist equipment and a wallet.

Police are investigating.

WALLET FOUND
A man for a jog on Kenyon Avenue found a small brown wallet and an iPhone on the ground and turned the items in to police on Aug. 20.

Police said the wallet contained $4 cash and the iPhone was in good condition but the battery was dead. The wallet also contained a license, which helped police contact the owner, identified as a 23-year-old Hyland Avenue man.