
The following is an excerpt from the Portsmouth Police log from Sunday, Feb. 17 through Tuesday, Feb. 19.
Sunday:
- At 9:41 a.m., police reported the theft of a purse and an iPhone on the Route One Bypass northbound.
Monday:
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- At 10:33 a.m., police reported a theft of $1,700 in cash on Congress Street.
- At 12:57 p.m., police reported a simple assault on Woodbury Avenue that stemmed from a drive thru rage incident. The caller said they were waiting behind a car at a drive thru when the driver of that vehicle peeled out and sprayed some rocks on their vehicle. When her husband yelled at the driver, he got out of his car and shoved her husband against a truck.
- At 3:02 p.m., police reported a burglary on Rockland Street after the caller said someone broke into his apartment.
Tuesday:
- At 9:44 a.m., police reported a theft from a construction site on Borthwick Avenue.
- At 11:22 a.m., police arrested a 17-year-old juvenile on Woodbury Avenue who was involved in a domestic incident.
- At 5:58 p.m., police arrested a Portsmouth woman who was wanted as a fugitive from justice after she was detained by Newington Police at the Fox Run Mall. Monica Ann Newton, 55, of address unknown, in Portsmouth was wanted for criminal trespass and default or breach of bail conditions.
- At 10:18 p.m., police reported a theft at the Connie Bean Recreation Center on Parrott Avenue where the caller said someone had stolen her wallet while she was at work.
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