[CREDIT: WPD] Warwick Police are searching for this man, who they say loaded several power tools into a trash can at WalMart and carted it out the door without paying. In this photo, the man is moving his soon to be stolen goods past a video surveillance sign.

Warwick, RI — Warwick Police are asking the help of their Facebook community in finding a man who stole a number of power tools from the Post Road WalMart Friday, stuck them in a silver trash can and wheeled it all out the door Friday night.

Police dubbed the thief the Valentine Vandal in their Facebook post about the theft, due to the timing of the crime, on the Friday before Valentine’s Day on Sunday. Police also provided four security photos of the man, including one that shows him wearing a wedding ring and another showing him carting his soon-to-be stolen goods past a sign warning would-be thieves that the premises are monitored by video surveillance.

“Now I am sure if any woman were given power tools by her man on Valentine’s Day she would love to turn him in!” the author of the Facebook post wrote.

Police ask anyone who knows the man to let them know via IM chat or calling Det. Tom DiGregorio at 401-468-4237.

Author: Rob Borkowski

Rob has worked as reporter and editor for several publications, including The Kent County Daily Times and Coventry Courier, before working for Gatehouse in MA then moving home with Patch Media. Now he's publisher and editor of WarwickPost.com. Contact him at editor@warwickpost.com with tips, press releases, advertising inquiries, and concerns.

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