For Immediate Release: 9/23/2022 3:55 pm
On September 22nd 2022 at about 8:30 PM, a Worcester Police officer was dispatched to Quinsigamond Ave for a report of a stolen motor vehicle. The caller reported that his backpack, cell phone, and vehicle had been stolen while he was at Crompton Park. Additionally, a debit card left in the vehicle had been used at a nearby liquor store. The officer issued a BOLO and entered the vehicle into the system as stolen.
On September 23rd at about 8:30 AM, a Worcester Police officer was dispatched to Sigel St for a reported sighting of the vehicle. The officer spoke with the victim, who had located his own vehicle on Sigel St and reported that there was a stranger inside it.
The officer approached the vehicle and identified the male as Daniel Knight, forty-one-years-old of Ellsworth St. Mr. Knight had no legitimate reason to be in the vehicle and was placed under arrest. A search of Mr. Knight revealed a bottle of Hennessey and a backpack. The officer checked the video in the liquor store, and identified Mr. Knight as the individual who used the debit card. He is charged with Use of a Motor Vehicle without Authority, Receiving Stolen Property over $1200, Larceny Under $1200, and Identity Fraud.
