Crime & Safety
Police Called for Downtown Fracas Involving 20 People
The following information was supplied by Portsmouth Police. An arrest or charge does not indicate a conviction.

The following is an excerpt from the Portsmouth Police log from Wednesday, Aug. 14 to Thursday, Aug. 15.
Wednesday:
- At 9:32 a.m., police took a walk in report of fraud on Mirona Road.
- At 11:38 a.m., police reported fraudulent use of name on Airline Avenue.
- At 2:28 p.m., police took a stalking complaint at the police station.
- At 4:21 p.m., police reported a motor vehicle theft at a car dealership on the Spaulding Turnpike northbound.
- At 8:33 p.m., police reported criminal mischief on Bayberry Lane after a caller said a window was smashed.
- At 9:15 p.m., police reported that as many as 20 people were fighting on Bow Street.
- At 9:29 p.m., police reported a bicycle theft on Marcy Street.
- At 2:24 p.m., police arrested an Eliot, Maine man who was wanted as a fugitive from justice on Marcy Street. Steven D. Sanborn, 43, of 1 Clark St. was wanted on a bench warrant for issuing bad checks.
- At 3:34 a.m., police arrested a 17-year-old juvenile who was wanted as a fugitive from justice on a bench warrant after he turned himself in at the police station.
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