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Friday, 22 August 2008 |
By JON BAKER
LINCOLN --- Police Chief Brian Sullivan, who has been with the department for more than a quarter-century, admitted he had never seen an arrest report quite like the one submitted by Patrolman Kyle Wingate early Wednesday morning.
That’s when Wingate took into custody Eleni Beasley, 33, of 38 Pearl St. (second floor) in Medford, Mass., for allegedly stealing nine forks, five steak knives, seven butter knives and five large linen napkins from Fred & Steve’s Steakhouse, located on the upper tier of Twin River.
The estimated value of the silverware and accessories: $270. But that’s not all, as Beasley allegedly robbed a large coffee mug — call it a tip cup — from a Dunkin’ Donuts shop by the west entrance. That mug apparently contained another $10.
The incident began at about 3:30 a.m. Wednesday, after closing time at the casino. As always, Twin River security teams conducted a sweep of the building to ensure no one was left inside, which was when Security Capt. Angelo Rotando discovered a woman in the ladies’ restroom near the west entrance.
According to the police report, Rotando told the suspect she had to leave the premises, then noticed the end of a knife sticking out of her purse.
“The woman … told security officers she found the knife in the women’s bathroom and was taking it back to Fred & Steve’s, where it belongs,” Wingate wrote.
After allegedly discovering the other items in her pocketbook — the silverware with the famed steakhouse’s logo on them — security called police.
When Wingate interviewed Beasley, she reportedly said she had indeed “lifted” the tip cup, but wanted to return the knives, forks and napkins to their proper place.
The strange occurrences didn’t end there.
Back at LPD, Wingate and fellow Patrolwoman Gwendolyn Thompson placed the suspect inside an upstairs holding cell. Minutes later, a dispatcher called the officers stating that Beasley had tried to break the cell’s window with a chair several times.
At that point, police removed all chairs from the cell, and later a table, as the woman reportedly attempted to shatter the window with a drawer she had taken.
“Being a very small person, Beasley was able to step over the handcuffs and put them in front of her,” Wingate reported. ”She began to try to break the glass with the handcuffs. She was violently slamming her wrists, along with the metal handcuffs, against the glass window.”
Because of the alleged wild behavior, which lasted most of the morning hours, Wingate and Thompson waited until 6:45 a.m. to process the suspect.
“The good news was she didn’t break anything, on herself or the window,” Sullivan stated. “She was not one of our more cooperative detainees.”
When asked how she gained entrance to the steakhouse, the chief offered: “I believe she was there playing machines, and somehow found the open door (to Fred & Steve’s) and just walked through it. She didn’t appear to be under the influence.”
Sullivan also said Beasley was issued a summons to appear at Sixth District Court in Providence on Aug. 29 to answer the charges. Wingate then returned her to Twin River to pick up her vehicle.
Minutes later, the woman called 911 to tell dispatchers that police had stolen her car keys. Not long after, Wingate located those keys in a grassy area about 10 feet from the vehicle.
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Last Updated ( Friday, 29 August 2008 )
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