Narragansett Police Log: January 7 and 8, 2012

Unless otherwise noted, information about the following incidents was supplied by the Narragansett Police Department. An arrest does not indicate a conviction.

Cranston Man Arrested for Threatening Phone Calls

Kevin M. Hunt, 54, of 66 Strathmore Road, Cranston, was arrested at about 2:30 p.m. on Jan. 8 and charged with making crank or obscene phone calls.

According to police, on Jan. 5 a 47-year-old Narragansett woman provided police with voicemails from Hunt. In the voicemails, he calls her a “****ing ****” and said he would refuse to make payments he owed her, claiming, “I don’t care if I go to jail.”

Police interviewed another individual, who told them that Hunt had threatened to kill the woman in the past. The woman told police that she had not reported past domestic incidents involving Hunt.

As a result, police drafted a warrant for Hunt’s arrest on Jan. 5, and increased patrols in the area of the woman’s home.

On Jan. 8, Cranston police were able to serve the warrant and arrest Hunt in their town at about 1:35 p.m. Narragansett police picked him up from Cranston Police Headquarters and transported him to town. He was arraigned and released at 6:30 p.m.

Cumberland Teen Arrested for Marijuana Possession, Transportation of Alcohol

Nicholas A. Lasorsa, 19, of 35 Seneca St., Cumberland, was arrested at about 12:36 a.m. on Jan. 8 and charged with possession of marijuana and transportation of alcohol by a minor.

According to police, an officer made a traffic stop of Lasorsa’s white Pontiac Grand Prix on Point Judith Road after noting that the license plate light was out. Police said the officer immediately noticed the smell of burnt marijuana during the traffic stop.

Police said that Lasorsa initially denied having marijuana. However, when he was asked to step out of the vehicle for a search, police said he told them that he did have some in his sweatshirt. Police searched his sweatshirt, and found a small mason jar with marijuana in it.

According to police, they also found a red plastic cup with what appeared to be beer in it. When they asked the passenger in the car what was in it, he told them beer.

Based on their findings, police charged Lasorsa with possession of marijuana and transportation of alcohol by a minor. He was arraigned and released at 3:15 a.m. and issued a Jan. 17 hearing date for Fourth Division District Court.

According to police, the car’s passenger told them that he had been drinking throughout the night. Since the passenger was also only 19, he was not allowed to transport the car from the scene – it was towed. The passenger was transported to a friend’s house in Narragansett without incident.

Police Make Warrant Arrest of Warwick Man

Alexander M. Rosario, 20, of 15 Powell St., Warwick, was arrested at about 2 p.m. on Jan. 7.

According to police, Rosario had a warrant out for his arrest for simple assault. No report was available, however, according to the police log Rosario was a walk-in to police headquarters. He was released at about 2:43 p.m.

Police Investigating Stop and Shop Shoplifter

According to police, at about 10:20 a.m. on Jan. 8, they received a report of a shoplifter at Stop and Shop.

Police said store security provided them with video footage of the suspect. According to police, on the film the man takes 15 cans and boxes of Enfamil baby formula from the store in a carriage via the exit closest to the produce section. The goods were valued at $377.85.

According to store security, they believe the man is the same accused of shoplifting on Dec. 20.  The employee told police that he is suspected of repeating the thefts at several other stores throughout the state.

Police said the suspect never looked up at any security cameras, and was wearing a blue Patriots hat, a grey shirt with black sleeves, blue jeans, and black sneakers with white laces.

The case remains under investigation. Baby formula is often a target of shoplifters and drug addicts because of its high value and ability to be re-sold quickly. For more, read a USA Today piece here.

Unless otherwise noted, the information for this article was compiled from Narragansett police reports, which are available for review by any member of the public at their . If we’re missing a call or report you’re interested in knowing about, feel free to leave a comment or to send Local Editor Stephen Greenwell a message at Stephen.greenwell@patch.com.

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