By Richard C. Dujardin
JOHNSTON, R.I. --- A Cranston woman who flagged down a police cruiser on Hartford Avenue in an attempt to hitch a ride was arrested as a fugitive from justice Friday after the officer found that she was wanted in Maine for illegal possession of drugs.
Jennifer Desplaines, 30, of 129 Pontiac Ave., Cranston, and a friend had gotten a ride to the Bel-Air Motor Inn on Hartford Avenue. After learning it was sold out, they attempted to get a ride from police Officer Derek Parascandolo to the Sky View Inn.
Parascandolo, however, discovered that Desplaines was wanted in Sanford, Maine, for failure to appear in court n a drug possession charge. She was taken to the Adult Correctional Institutions to await extradition.