Worcester Teenagers Arrested on Drug Offenses After Shoplifting Honey Farms

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Wednesday, March 23, 2016

GoLocalWorcester News Team

Worcester police have arrested three men, on drug offenses, after they were caught shoplifting at Honey Farms Market on Grafton Street. 

The Arrests 

Two of the men have been identified as Brendan Saysay, 18, of Lynnwood lane, Worcester and Ismael Sawadogo, 18, of Woodbine Street, Worcester. The third is a juvenile. 

Saysay,was charged with shoplifting by asportation, resisting arrest, disorderly conduct, disturbing the peace and possession of class B substance with the intent to distribute.

Sawadogo was charged with shoplifting by asportation.

The juvenile was charged with shoplifting by asportation and possession of a class E substance. 

The Incident 

On Monday, January 21, Worcester police resounded to the Honey Farms Market on 353 Grafton Street for a report of shoplifting. 

When the officers arrived they met with the clerk who said three males entered the store and stole several items. The clerk approached the the males after watching them place merchandise in their pockets. 

The males then became verbally abusive to the clerk and left the store. 

Finding the Suspects 

Officers responding to the scene saw three males fitting the suspect's description walking on Grafton Street. The three males saw the cruiser approaching and began to walk faster. 

The officers drove next to the three and stated that he needed to talk to them. 

The officer then exited his car and approached the males. Without mentioning anything as to why the officer wanted to talk to them one of the males asked "is this about the Honey Farms?" The officer continued to notice Brendan Saysay turning his body from the officer and appeared very nervous. 

The officer became suspicious of Saysay and thought he might be concealing a weapon. The officer searched Saysay and found a loaded revolver which he placed on the hood of the cruiser while placing Saysay under arrest. 

Police then identified the second suspect as Ismael Sawadogo and placed him under arrest. While putting Sawadogo inside the car, they observed a class b substance on the floor near Saysay. The drugs were individually wrapped in a manner that is consistent with resale. 

The juvenile was placed under arrest and transported to police headquarters separately by one of the officers at the scene. A search of the juvenile produced 5 pills in a plastic baggie that were allegedely for anxiety. The juvenile did not have a prescription. 

Saysay and Sawadogo were arraigned on Tuesday at the Worcester County District Courthouse while the juvenile will be arraigned at juvenile court on a date yet to be determined.

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