Crime & Safety
Big Wedding, Motorcycle Crash: Portsmouth Police Log, May 25-26
A wedding holds up traffic, a motorcycle is involved in a crash, noise complaints are reported: Portsmouth police log, May 25 to May 26.
PORTSMOUTH, NH — The following items were selected from the Portsmouth police log for May 25 to May 26. Arrests do not indicate guilt. The names of any minors have been omitted.
Saturday, May 25
12:21 a.m. — Police give a warning regarding disorderly conduct on Fleet Street.
1:37 a.m. — A man waits for an Uber on Market Street.
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2:19 a.m. — After an apparent vehicle accident near Greenland Road and Dodge Avenue, a Nissan grill is left on scene. Police take a report.
5:59 a.m. — Two people are sleeping in front of the men's room on Marcy Street. Police move them along.
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8:38 a.m. — Police check on well-being of a female behind the Jackson Gray building. She is all set.
9:06 a.m. — Police check on potential criminal trespass.
10:15 a.m. — A sick fox in a backyard is reported on Holly Lane.
10:34 a.m. — Traffic is held up on Little Harbor Road due to a wedding. One of two officers doing traffic detail says "he's never seen it so busy but they're doing the best they can."
11:52 a.m. — A motorcyclist is reportedly bleeding after an accident at Hoover and Taft roads.
12:19 p.m. — Police check on a minor after a report with concern from a social media account post.
12:28 p.m. — Police serve trespass notices to two males who were on the roof on Market Street.
1:05 p.m. — A man is taking a nap near the railroad tracks near Islington Street.
2:32 p.m. — Police advise a dog owner to leave water in the car with a dog when the owner is temporarily not there. The temperature is 69 degrees, and the dog is not in distress.
3:36 p.m. — A minor accident involving a Subaru and a Honda Civic occurs near Maplewood Avenue and Route 1 bypass south. No injuries, parties exchange information, police take no report.
3:37 p.m. — A man asks police on Market Square whether he is part of an investigation. Police give him a detective's direct line.
3:44 p.m. — A caller from Columbia Court says that a man is spraying chemicals on the roof of the house and would like it to stop. Police say they're pressure washing and are now done for the day.
4:03 p.m. — On Middle Street, a caller reports someone with an open container appearing to get into a vehicle. Police respond. David R. Sullivan, 50, of York, Maine, is arrested on a bench warrant.
4:13 p.m. — A car-versus-motorcycle accident is reported on Sagamore Avenue. Minor injuries are reported. A wrecker is called for the motorcycle.
4:38 p.m. — A caller reports constant motorcycle noise on Market Square throughout the day. She would like extra patrols.
4:59 p.m. — On Wedgewood Road, a mother pulls her children away from the windowsill that they were playing on. Police check on her after a call, and everything appears all set.
5:12 p.m. — Theft of $20, change and a vehicle registration is reported from a vehicle on Orchard Street.
7:40 p.m. — A caller would like a woman he has been letting stay at his home removed. Police determine it is a civil issue.
8:50 p.m. — A father is concerned that his 17-year-old daughter has boys at the house while he is away. He would like any guests removed. Police remove everyone from the home, no intoxication, the father is happy with the resolution.
9:20 p.m. — On Lafayette Road, Joshua M. Lacroix, 39, of Ashland, is charged with two counts of indecent exposure.
9:33 p.m. — Police tell a man near Marcy Street bathrooms to move along.
9:42 p.m. — A sports car is reportedly doing doughnuts in a Brewery Lane parking lot.
11 p.m. — A rabbit is struck on the Marcy Street roadway.
11:21 p.m. — Police check on a white van with a door open on Borthwick Avenue. It is a cleaner out on break.
Sunday, May 26
12:17 a.m. — Police issue a verbal warning to someone driving the wrong way on Market Square.
12:31 a.m. — Banging on a door is reported on Cornwall Street. Police determine it was a roommate trying to get the others' attention, they will keep the noise down.
3:28 a.m. — Police check on a woman in a vehicle near South and Union streets, she is a local employee smoking a cigarette on break.
9:58 a.m. — A wallet is found at the bus stop.
10:19 a.m. — A two-vehicle accident with no injuries is reported on Brewery Lane.
10:53 a.m. — A dog is bitten by a raccoon on Springbrook Circle.
2:22 p.m. — Someone with a warrant out of Allenstown reportedly takes a car without permission and later brings it back with damage.
2:28 p.m. — A vehicle is damaged on Middle Road after a car backs into it.
2:37 p.m. — Three bicycles are found abandoned near Lincoln Avenue and Kent Street.
2:55 p.m. — On Wedgewood Road, a caller said they witnessed a woman chasing a man with a large kitchen knife. Police send an alert to notify all children not to go to that neighborhood after school. Police work with Verizon to "ping" the woman's location. Lacey A. Leyden, 40, of Portsmouth, is then arrested and charged with domestic violence criminal threatening.
3:25 p.m. — A driver hits a curb on Commerce Way.
3:38 p.m. — A hit-and-run accident is reported on Andrew Jarvis Drive.
3:52 p.m. — Darien R. Muise, 44, of Portsmouth, and Sherry M. Lavoie, 39, of Portsmouth, are arrested on warrants for a manufacture of a controlled drug charge.
5:28 p.m. — A caller reports she lost a purse, possibly at Legends.
9:08 p.m. — An ambulance is called when a woman has anxiety after loaning $20 with a man she was supposed to be seeing today. She declines to go to the hospital.
11:40 p.m. — A caller says someone went through their vehicle, parked on Grafton Drive, while they were on vacation. The only thing stolen was a $2 bill.
EDITOR'S NOTE: Information for this article was supplied by the Portsmouth Police Department. New Hampshire Patch follows a name removal policy for those listed in its published police reports.
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