Police Beat: Dec. 10 to 15

UNATTENDED CHILD
Cranston Police summonsed Crystal G. Klekot, 36, of 26 Atlantic Ave., Warwick, after she allegedly left her 2-year-old unattended in her unlocked car parked in the fire lane at the Garfield Avenue K-Mart on Dec. 14.

According to police, an officer on a safety detail saw the car parked in the fire lane. When he looked inside, the officer saw a young child strapped in the car seat. A female K-Mart employee standing nearby told the officer that a woman left the car there and told her that she would be running into the store “for only a few minutes.” But when asked if she was aware there was a young child in the vehicle, she “appeared surprised and stated ‘no,’” police said.

At that point Klekot exited the store and said she was in the store for only a few minutes. She also said she didn’t know who the employee is personally.

Police said they advised Klekot of the dangers of leaving an unattended juvenile in an unlocked vehicle and “she did not seem to understand the gravity of the situation,” police reported.

WRONG WAY
Police said 42-year-old Mercedez Rodriguez of 1935 Broad St., Providence, was stopped for driving the wrong way on a one-way road Dec. 10.

An officer on routine patrol spotted her driving the wrong way in her white Subaru at the intersection of Broad and Northup Streets. She was talking on her cell phone, police said, and summonsed for a traffic violation.

SHOPLIFTING
Cranston Police charged Glen P. Zarski, 24, of 23 Flethcer St., Warwick, with shoplifting a ski mask and Timberland work boots from the Bob’s store on Oaklawn Avenue at 1:50 p.m. on Dec. 10.

Police said Zarski put on the boots and concealed a ski mask in his pocket. He left his old boots under a rack before attempting to leave the store without paying.

Police charged Hidayat U. Sami, 39, of 30 Howard Ave., Cranston, with shoplifting and habitual shoplifting Dec. 13 at 7:33 p.m. for concealing a pair of sneakers in his jacket and attempting to leave the store without paying.

Police noted Sami has 10 prior shoplifting convictions.

Police charged Donna Goyette, 54, of 1429 Mineral Spring Ave., North Providence, with shoplifting Dec. 13 at 9 p.m. Police said Goyette tried to return king size sheets and a curling iron and was denied. She then attempted to walk out of the store without paying. She had an outstanding bench warrant from Third Division District Court at the time of her arrest. 

Police charged Joan Harris, 47, of 16 Victoria Ave., Cranston, with shoplifting Dec. 15 at 10:39 a.m. for allegedly shoplifting dish soap, bar soap, Prilosec medication and mouth rinse from the Garfield Avenue K-Mart. Police said Harris concealed the items in her jacket and attempted to walk out of the store without paying.

Police charged Darren Goodridge, 20, of 84 Carr St., Providence, with shoplifting Dec. 15 at 5:45 p.m. for allegedly stealing three pairs of earrings from Dots on Garfield Avenue.