Cranston Cops Charge Trio for Stealing from Parked Cars

CRANSTON, RI—After a recent rash of car break-ins and thefts from cars overnight in numerous communities, Cranston police have arrested three people who might be responsible for some of the larcenies in recent days.

All three were caught by officers early Wednesday morning after an alert resident told police that she saw several men walking around in a driveway dressed in all black.

That call came in at around 4:07 a.m. and police soon had two men and one boy, all from Warwick, in custody and found to be in possession of cash, GPS units, phone chargers, change purses, clothes, sunglasses and more.

Police said that after getting the report of suspicious people, officers descended on the area near Curtis and Cranston Streets.

Soon, they saw two adult males wearing all black crouched behind two parked cars on Curtis Street. Once they saw police, they fled and both were captured after a brief foot chase.

The juvenile, 15, was found on the bike path near Dean Street. He was carrying a backpack full of jewelry and electronics.

The adults were identified as Damian Dorsey, 20, of 14 King St., Warwick’ and Casey Moran, 18, of 56 Calderwood Drive, Warwick.

Both are facing charges of disorderly conduct, conspiracy, resisting arrest, larceny from a motor vehicle and simple assault.

“Thanks to an observant citizen and a rapid response by our officers, we were able to apprehend three individuals alleged to have broken into multiple motor vehicles,” said Cranston Police Chief Michael J. Winquist. “These crimes are often difficult to prevent, as the large majority of vehicles broken into are left unlocked, property is left in plain view and thefts often go unreported to the police department.”

Police have been seeing an uptick in the crime. So far, there has been a 106 percent increase in thefts from vehicles in Cranston this year, Winquist said.

"We ask our residents to safe guard their valuables by removing them from their vehicles and to always report thefts and suspicious activity to the police department as soon as it is observed," the chief said.

Detectives continue to investigate and are sharing information with surrounding departments "who have also recently experienced a series of vehicle break-ins in their respective jurisdictions," according to a news release.

Additional charges are "being reviewed."