PORTSMOUTH — Here are some highlights from the Portsmouth police log from over the past week.
Tuesday, Feb. 3
Susa L. Denomme, 46, of 251 Warren St., Fall River, was charged shortly before 10 a.m. with making harassing or threatening domestic phone calls. The charges stem from an incident on Jan. 16, when police were dispatched to a Willow Lane home for a report of ongoing harassment via text messages. Mr. Denomme allegedly called the home several times, insulted one of the residents, then continued to do so by cellphone texts. A warrant was issued for Ms. Denomme’s arrest and she turned herself into Portsmouth police on Feb. 3, police said.
Wednesday, Feb. 4
Corey D. Rogers, 28, of 16 Prospect St., Apt. B, Bristol, was charged with driving while intoxicated (first offense), refusal to submit to a chemical test and possession of a controlled substance shortly before noon. Police said Mr. Rogers drove his car into a utility pole and the vehicle came to rest on a snow bank on Bristol Ferry Road near Maggie Lane at about 11 a.m.
Police responded to an East Main Road home at 11:30 a.m. a report of a possible rabid raccoon inside the home. The homeowner told police that when she walked into the mudroom, her Boston terrier and a raccoon were face to face, although there was no contact between the animals. The dog was up to date with its vaccines, police said, so there was no need to quarantine the animal. The homeowner was instructed to contact a humane trapper for the raccoon, police said.
Luis A. Almeida, 44, of 122 Hopeworth Ave., Bristol, was charged with driving while intoxicated (first offense), refusal to submit to a chemical test and driving after his license had been suspended or revoked following a two-vehicle accident on Route 24 northbound near Cedar Island around 3 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 7
Luis A. Marty, 31, of 252 Maple Ave., Newport, was arrested at 9:15 p.m. on a bench warrant issued by Third District Court. Police stopped the vehicle Mr. Marty was driving on Route 24 northbound at Sprague Street because its center brake light was not working properly.
Sunday, Feb. 8
Police said “well over 100 to 150 people” were in and about a Blue Bill Way home for a party attended by many underage people. Patrol Officer Scott Sullivan came upon the party while doing a business check on the nearby Island Tap bar on Park Avenue just before 1 a.m. He found a man, with vomit on his face and head, lying in the back seat of a vehicle on Park Avenue and several people fled the area upon seeing the officer, police said. The man in the car led police to a residence behind the Island Tap where they found several students from Roger Williams University, cans of alcohol strewn everywhere and a home in disarray, police said. Police told the partygoers that the incident would be documented and forwarded to RWU and there could be possible further action by police.
Monday, Feb. 9
Albert E. Larson, 27, of 25 Punchbowl Trail, West Kingston, was charged about 4:10 p.m. with injuring or tampering with vehicles. Police responded to the R.I. Department of Transportation (RIDOT) storage facility at 171 Anthony Road for a report of a suspicious male inside a vehicle owned by a RIDOT employee, a Tiverton resident. Police said they found Mr. Larson inside the vehicle, but he was incoherent and unable to explain why he was there. He was taken into custody and later transported to Newport Hospital for evaluation.
