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July 12, 2007

Cranston man nabbed in credit-card theft and spree

SOMERSET, Mass. -- A Cranston man has been arrested and accused of taking a co-worker's credit card at the Brayton Point power plant and charging more than $3,400 on it at restaurants, liquor and convenience stores, and gas stations.

Shawn Kiernan, 35, of 26 Lake Garden Drive was charged with 23 counts of forgery and with larceny under $250, the police said in a news release today.

On July 3, Officer Raymond Almeida took a report of a stolen credit card at the power plant. The police said they found the card was used at several places and they got video surveillance of a man using the card.

The next day, Officer Jason Matos spotted a car matching the description of the suspect's, the police said, and he charged Kiernan with operating without a license. Detective Tracey Costa helped in getting a search warrant, which police said they used to find "incriminating receipts" in the car.

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