Warwick, RI – Warwick Police credit District One detectives led by Det. Sgt. Andy Sullivan with an August arrest of a suspect in a rash of vehicle break-ins on Pilgrim Parkway over the last year.
On Aug. 16, Warwick police arrested Kevin Gilchrist, 23, of 130 Pilgrim Parkway, and charged him with Felony Larceny, six counts of Possession of Stolen Goods and two counts of Obtaining Money Under False Pretense, Warwick Police reported on their facebook page Wednesday.
Many people in the area were victims of vehicle break-ins several times during the course of the investigation, police report. Although up to 20 incidents were reported each month, many residents weren’t reporting vehicle break-ins, police reported.
Gilchrist has been incarcerated since his arrest, Warwick Police report, and there has not been another incident in the Pilgrim Parkway area since. According to RI court records, Gilchrist is being held at the ACI and is next scheduled to appear in Third District Court on the charges on Oct. 15.
Author: Rob Borkowski
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