SUSPENDED LICENSE

Officer John Rocchio said he observed a white Nissan traveling north on I-95 in Cranston without any tail lights illuminated while on a DUI enforcement detail with Officer Matthew Ricci at approximately 10:44 p.m. March 21 and conducted a stop of the Nissan. Rocchio said he approached the vehicle and spoke with the driver, who presented her license, registration and insurance information when requested. Rocchio said while speaking with the driver, later identified as Tina Santana, 24, of 32 Carr St. in Providence, he observed four other occupants in the vehicle, including three juveniles in the rear seat with a blanket covering the lower part of their bodies. Rocchio said he asked the juveniles to remove the blanket and observed that two of the three were not wearing seat belts. After telling them to fasten their seat belts, Rocchio conducted registry checks on Santana’s license and registration, finding the registration was listed as active but the license was suspended. He said he also noticed the insurance information Santana provided has expired a few days earlier. Rocchio said he issued Santana a summons citing her with driving after suspension of license, as well as an additional summons citing her with two counts of no seat belt and tail lamps required, for Third District Court. Rocchio said he learned the fourth occupant of the vehicle had an active license, and she was allowed to operate the vehicle from the scene.

DISORDERLY

Officer Mitchel Escobar was dispatched to the Women’s Center at 1725 Broad St. at approximately 7 a.m. March 22 for a protestor causing a problem at that location. Prior to his arrival, Escobar was advised that Detective Donald Bucci was on a detail in the area and had an issue with a male subject possibly involved in a larceny. Upon arrival, Escobar met with Bucci, who told him a man was driving northbound on Broad Street when he observed the pro-life protestors at 1725 Broad St. Bucci said he witnessed the man stop his vehicle in the middle of the roadway, obstructing traffic and began yelling and screaming at protestors, swearing and causing a scene for neighbors and passers-by. Bucci said the man then took a large three-foot sign and put it in his vehicle and attempted to leave. Escobar said Bucci advised him he stopped the vehicle from leaving the scene and the man continued to yell and scream. Bucci said the passenger also displayed disrespect for the protesters, however did not yell, scream or swear, and was disorderly or out of line. Escobar said then spoke to another man who told him he is a pro-life protestor who was legally at 1725 Broad St. protesting and expressing his beliefs and that he purchased all of the signs at the location, adding that the one that was taken was worth approximately $105. The man said he wished to press charges and the sign was returned to him without damage. Shortly thereafter, Jhon Clavijo, 36, of 478 Benefit St. in Pawtucket, was handcuffed and taken into custody. He was transported to police headquarters, where he was fingerprinted, photographed and processed. Clavijo reportedly said he graduated top of his class at Brown University, is a liberal and can do what he believes is right. Escobar said after talking with Clavijo’s passenger, he learned the two of them had been at a party until 6:30 that morning and were passing through Broad Street in order to return to the passenger’s home, and Clavijo felt the need to interfere at the Women’s Center. Escobar said Clavijo was not in the area with intentions to protest his political beliefs. Clavijo was charged with one count of larceny under $1,500 and one count of disorderly conduct. His vehicle was towed from the scene.

WARRANT

Officer Alex Travers was on routine patrol in a marked cruiser monitoring traffic in the area of Dyer Avenue and Heather Street at approximately 9:21 a.m. March 22 when he observed a vehicle traveling southbound on Dyer Avenue. He said he entered the vehicle’s registration into his mobile data terminal, which showed the vehicle’s owner had a bench warrant for failure to appear. Travers said he got behind the vehicle as it turned left onto Governor Street to travel westbound, and conducted a traffic stop in the area of 96 Governor St. He said he approached the driver, who was identified as Andrew Parada, 25, of 86 Governor St. in Cranston, had him exit the vehicle and arrested him for the active warrant. Travers said the vehicle was not towed since it was parked in front of Parada’s residence. Parada was transported to police headquarters, where he was searched, allowed to make a phone call, fingerprinted, photographed and placed in a cell.

SHOPLIFTING

Officer Daryl Fish was making a security check of Wal-Mart at approximately 1:50 p.m. March 22 on a report of three male parties harassing the customers. He said he made a check of the area and was met with negative results. He was then approached by Wal-Mart loss prevention in regards to a shoplifting in progress. Fish said he watched video surveillance with loss prevention and saw a man walk out of the store with a blue bin containing Enfamil. The man passed all points of purchase without paying for the concealed merchandise and exited the store. Fish said he stopped the man as he was walking through the parking lot, and as he approached, the lid of the container blew off and the bin was full of Enfamil. The man, identified as Sang Dran, with no known address, admitted he had just stolen the formula and he was placed into custody. A loss prevention associate said he observed the man select Enfamil and conceal it in a blue bin before passing all points of purchase without paying for the concealed merchandise. The total value of the Enfamil was $708.98. Dran was transported to police headquarters, where he was printed, processed and placed into a cell to await arraignment. Fish said he ran cross agency checks as well as BCI checks in Rhode Island and Illinois after Dran told him he had an Illinois driver’s license and was arrested for domestic, but nothing came back. After he was printed and processed, Fish said it came back that the man’s real name was Dung Van Phan. He said he spoke to Phan, who admitted that was his real name. Upon running the correct BCI, Fish said it showed two charges out of Boston, Mass., as a deportable alien in 2008 and an alien removal under section 212 and 237. Phan was charged with shoplifting and obstruction. Dispatch notified Immigration and Customs Enforcement that Dung Van Phan was in custody.