PORTSMOUTH — Here are some highlights from the Portsmouth police report from over the past week.
Monday, Nov. 17
Nicole L. Woll, 34, of 9 Clement St., Tiverton, was charged with driving after her license had been suspended or revoked. Police made the arrest after responding to a two-car accident on Park Avenue near Valhalla Drive at 3:19 p.m. Ms. Woll sustained minor injuries to her face due to the air bags deploying, but declined medical treatment, according to police. The other car sustained heavy damage to its rear end.
Thursday, Nov. 20
Two Portsmouth drivers were treated by rescue workers after their vehicles collided in the entrance to the transfer station on Hedly Street around 3:20 p.m. According to police, a car driven by Nicole Coite was stopped in the entrance way when it was rear-ended by another car operated by Theresa Chapman. The Chapman car then continued forward and struck a town recycling dumper, police said. Both drivers were taken to Newport Hospital for further evaluation, and the cars had to be towed from the scene. Police said a transfer station employee estimated there was about $3,000 damage to the recycling bin.
Saturday, Nov. 22
Manuel V. Abreau, 58, of 183 Glennon St., New Bedford, was charged with driving while intoxicated (first offense) and refusal to submit to a chemical test. Police stopped Mr. Abreau’s car for speeding on West Main Road at Hedly Street shortly after 2 a.m.
A car driven by Nicole Kivlehan of Middletown sustained disabling damage after it struck and damaged about 100 feet of a wire protective barrier at Sunny Acres on Route 24 shortly before 3 a.m. The vehicle had to be towed from the scene.
Police investigated a report of mail found on the ground in the area of East Main Road at St. Anthony’s Church just before 8 a.m. Police found pieces of both opened and unopened mail and newspapers scattered near the church. Police said five nearby mailboxes were found with their flaps open.
Michael A. Vanover, 55, of 160 Broad St., Providence, was arrested on a bench warrant that had been issued by Third District Court. Police made the arrest after stopping Mr. Vanover’s car for speeding on East Main Road near Church Lane at about 8:15 a.m.
James M. Grasselli, 47, of 222 Peckham Ave., Middletown, was charged with domestic assault. Police said Mr. Grasselli had assaulted a woman in Portsmouth sometime before 5 p.m. He was arrested at his home about 5:45 p.m.
Monday, Nov. 24
At 8:21 a.m., police investigated a Valley Lane resident’s complaint that the passenger side window of his vehicle had been broken out, but nothing appeared to be missing