UPDATED: Cranston Police Arrest Naked Man
Thursday, December 23, 2021
Cranston Police on Wednesday sought the public’s help in identifying a naked man who committed a number of alleged crimes.
On Thursday, the Department announced that they had the man in custody.
About Arrest
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTThe Cranston Police Department arrested and charged Paul M. Sawyer, age 35, of 283 Mowry Street, Apt. #2, Woonsocket, RI for one (1) count of Breaking and Entering and two (2) counts of Indecent Exposure/Disorderly Conduct because of two separate incidents a few hours apart that occurred in the early morning hours of December 22, 2021.
Cranston police reported the following:
The first incident occurred on December 22, 2021, at 1:38 AM when a female security guard was sitting in her security vehicle monitoring a warehouse facility on Plainfield Pike in Cranston. The female security guard noticed a 2017 Chrysler Pacifica minivan pull into the parking lot and remain running for about twenty minutes.
Shortly thereafter, Sawyer exited the minivan nude and approached the female. The female victim drove away as Sawyer briefly chased after her and she called police, where Sawyer then fled. Several officers were unable to locate Sawyer as he fled the city.
The second incident occurred on December 22, 2021, at 3:15 AM on Gray Coach Lane where Sawyer returned to the city and gained entrance to a home. He was interrupted upon entering by the homeowner and Sawyer again fled.
On Thursday, Cranston Police Detectives arrested Sawyer where investigators obtained a full confession. Sawyer has two previous arrests in 2015 for indecent exposure in the Town of Smithfield.
Sawyer was charged with one (1) count of Breaking and Entering and two (2) counts of Indecent Exposure/Disorderly Conduct and is being held at Cranston Police headquarters pending arraignment by a Justice of the Peace.
