Richmond Police Department

PRESS RELEASE – February 22^nd, 2012:

Arrest of Glen Matteson

On Wednesday, February 22^nd, 2012, at approximately 10:00 AM, members of the Richmond Police Department and the Rhode Island State Police Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force responded to 15 Riverview Drive, Alton, and arrestedGlen Matteson, age 51, of that address on felony charges of (1) Indecent Solicitation of a Child and (2) Child Pornography Prohibited. The arrest was the result of an investigation that began on Sunday, February 19^th, 2012, when a Richmond resident reported that his juvenile son had received inappropriate text messages from Mr. Matteson, an assistant coach for the Chariho High School Soccer team.

The parent authorized the Richmond Police Department to use his son’s cellular phone to engage in text exchanges with Mr. Matteson in an effort to explore his intent. Detective Drew Bishop, posing as the juvenile boy known to Mr. Matteson, exchanged a series of text messages that led to sexually explicit content, which the police allege constituted him knowingly soliciting, urging, or requesting a person he knew to be under the age of 18 to engage in sexual acts in violation of chapters 9 and 37 of the Rhode Island General Laws. The Richmond Police Department subsequently obtained an affidavit and arrest warrant for Mr. Matteson on a charge of Indecent Solicitation of a Child. In furtherance of the investigation, the Richmond Police Department requested the assistance of the RI State Police ICAC Task Force in order to obtain a search warrant for Mr. Matteson’s computer(s) and to seek their investigative and forensic expertise at the scene of the search warrant and arrest.

Mr. Matteson was processed at the station and was subsequently transported to 4^th District Court to be arraigned on the above charges this afternoon. The Richmond Police Department reminds the public that an arrest is not a conviction, and that Mr. Matteson is presumed innocent of the above charges until proven otherwise in the appropriate judicial venue.

Any citizen, parent, or youth that has concerns about alleged inappropriate conduct by Mr. Matteson or any other person are encouraged to contact their local police department or the state police to report their concerns.

PRESS RELEASE – February 21^st, 2012:

Arrests:

1. Misdemeanor –Motor Vehicle:

On February 14^th, 2012 at about 9:00 PM, Patrolman Dan Kelley arrested James T. Caldarone, age 66, of 245 Carolina Nooseneck, Wyoming, on a charge of Operating on a Suspended License after a motor vehicle stop on Kingstown Road. Mr. Caldarone, whose license had been suspended in March 2010 for failure to appear in court, was processed at the station and was then released with a summons to appear in 4^th District Court for arraignment on the above charge.

2. Wayward Juvenile – Possession of Marijuana @ Chariho Middle School:

On February 15^th, 2012 at 12:20 PM, Patrolman Jeffrey Vaughn arrested a 13-year-old male student at Chariho Middle School on a charge of Possession of Marijuana after an administrator found that he was carrying the substance in his shoe. The youth was returned to the station where he was processed and later turned over to the custody of his father. He shall be petitioned into Washington County Family Court on the above charge.

3. Misdemeanor – Domestic Vandalism & Disorderly Conduct: On February 17^th, 2012, at 9:40 AM, Patrolmen Adam Andrukiewicz and Jeff Vaughn arrested Cheryl A. Palmer, age 57, of 4 Woodmansee Court, Richmond on charges of (1) Domestic – Vandalism and (2) Domestic – Disorderly Conduct, after officers were dispatched to the above residence for a domestic disturbance and discovered that Mrs. Palmer had damaged an interior bathroom door, two (2) motor vehicles, and a motorcycle with a hammer. Mrs. Palmer was processed at the station before being transported to 4^th District Court where she was arraigned on the above charges. She was released on personal recognizance and ordered to have no contact with the victim.

4. Misdemeanor –Motor Vehicle:

On February 18^th, 2012 at about 8:42 PM, Patrolman Adam Andrukiewicz arrestedDennis J. Quintal, age 35, of 11 Canob Lane, Wyoming, on a charge of Operating on a Suspended License after a motor vehicle stop on Kingstown Road. Mr. Quintal, whose license had been suspended in August 2011 for failure to appear/failure to pay fines, was processed at the station and was then released with a summons to appear in 4^th District Court for arraignment on the above charge.

5. Misdemeanor – Reckless Driving & Presence of Alcoholic Beverage :

On February 19^th, 2012 at 1:49 AM, Patrolman Andy Briody arrested Christopher E. Acevedo-Carire, age 23, of 30 Conn Avenue, New London, CT on charges of (1) Reckless Driving and (2) Presence of an Alcoholic Beverage While Operating or Riding in a Motor Vehicle, after a monitoring a broadcast by the RI State Police about a vehicle speeding southbound on Route 95 at an approximate speed of 110-MPH. Patrolman Briody assumed a traffic post on Route 95 Southbound across from Exit 4, and obtained a radar speed on the suspect vehicle traveling at 132-MPH in a posted 65-MPH-zone. The operator of motor vehicle attempted to exit the highway at Exit 3B but lost control, left the roadway and collided with the guardrail lining the off-ramp. The operator pulled into the Richmond Mobil Station on Kingstown Road, where he stopped the vehicle and was arrested without incident. There were no injuries as a result of the collision. The operator of the vehicle, Mr. Acevedo-Carire, was processed at the station and was then released with a summons to appear in 4^th District Court for arraignment on the above charges.

6. Misdemeanor – Domestic Simple Assault & Battery:

On February 20^th, 2012 at 10:37 PM, Patrolman Dan Kelley arrested Thomas Paliotti, age 18, of 7 Dawn Lane, Richmond on a charge of Domestic – Simple Assault, which stemmed from a complaint investigation. Mr. Paliotti surrendered himself at the station where he was processed and subsequently arraigned before a Justice-of-the-Peace. He was released on $1,000 personal recognizance and he was ordered to have no contact with the victim.