Melissa Dacier, left, and Neish Rivera are accused of stealing a handgun from a Boston police officer. [Pawtucket Police Department] ▲

Boston officer Emanuel Brandao had arranged the "date" with "Melissa" and "Natalia" last weekend, with drinks at a Providence hookah bar and entertainment at the Cadillac Lounge strip club, and ending up in his room at the Hampton Inn, a half-mile from the Pawtucket Police Department, according to police and court documents.

PAWTUCKET — Two Providence women accused of stealing a Boston police officer's gun said that he paid them $2,500 for sex in a Pawtucket hotel room, according to police and court records.

Boston officer Emanuel Brandao had arranged the "date" with "Melissa" and "Natalia" last weekend, with drinks at a Providence hookah bar and entertainment at the Cadillac Lounge strip club, and ending up in his room at the Hampton Inn, a half-mile from the Pawtucket Police Department.

Brandao, who was identified in the records, told Pawtucket police that he and the women were just "hanging out" in his room early last Saturday morning. Around 2:30 a.m., after the women left, Brandao told police, he realized his gun had been stolen out of the glove box of his BMW.

However, Melissa Dacier, 22, and Neish Rivera, 25, told police that Brandao had arranged a "date" with them and paid $2,500 for their time, including sex, according to the records.

Brandao called Pawtucket police as soon as he realized his gun was missing. By afternoon, Pawtucket police had figured out who the women were. Pawtucket police detective Lt. Timothy Graham said Detective Justin Gould spoke with Rivera by phone, and she directed them to a Providence fire station.

The .40-caliber Glock was right where she said it would be — wrapped in a plastic Walmart bag and stuffed in a mail slot at the fire station at 489 Hartford Ave., Graham said. As Providence criminal investigators seized the gun and turned it over to Pawtucket detectives, Rivera pulled up in an Uber to meet with them, he said.

Both Rivera and Dacier are charged with larceny of a firearm and conspiracy, both felonies. They are being held at the Adult Correctional Institutions as bail violators on other cases.

The Boston officer, meanwhile, is on administrative leave with pay while the incident is investigated by internal affairs.

Neither the Pawtucket police nor the Boston police would identify the officer. Boston Sgt. Detective John Boyle said Friday that he wouldn't confirm Brandao's identity and declined to answer questions about his rank and years of service, or his current status. Brandao's name appears on Boston police logs going back to at least 2017.

The Boston Police Department also did not respond to questions about the $2,500 that the women said Brandao paid them for sex.

Rivera, who was charged with prostitution during a sting at the Foxy Lady strip club in December, goes by "Miss Magic" on Instagram: "Strictly bussniess always paid 100."

That's where Brandao contacted her for a "date" last Friday evening, later telling police that he knew her as "Natalia."

Their "date" was going to cost $1,000 for Rivera's time, according to the records, and when the Boston officer asked if she had any friends, the price went up another $1,000. Dacier met them at Nara Lounge, where they had drinks, and then went to the Cadillac Lounge, according to police records.

The officer said he'd locked his service weapon with a cable lock inside the glove box of his BMW 328i before going into the strip club. Rivera said the club threw her out when they recognized her from the Foxy Lady sting, according to the records.

So, they went back to the Hampton Inn. The women said Brandao had sex with them and decided to pay through Cash App, a mobile payment service that transfers money.

He sent Dacier to his car to get his phone charger, according to the reports. Soon after, the women were gone, and so was his gun.

CORRECTION: In an earlier version of this report, the summary at the top of the story incorrectly described the gun.

— amilkovi@providencejournal.com

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