Police: Man Caught Touching Himself in Sauna

The following is an excerpt from the Portsmouth Police log from Saturday, May 25 through Sunday, May 26.

Saturday:

• At 8:23 a.m., police reported criminal mischief on Marcy Street after some graffiti was found on a 10-yard dumpster and on an electrical trailer behind the Prescott Park Arts Festival concessions stand and restrooms.

Sunday:

• At 10:56 a.m., police reported a theft of loose change on Sagamore Avenue.
• At 11:37 a.m., police reported the theft of a Garmin GPS device at Stonecroft Apartments.
• At 11:46 a.m., police assisted the New Hampshire Marine Patrol with the recovery of a boat that had broken loose from its mooring on Peirce Island and drifted into the channel.
• At 4:36 p.m., police reported lewd-indecent exposure on Greenland Woods Drive after a male subject was seen touching himself in the sauna area. Police said there were no children present.
• At 6:01 p.m., police reported the theft of two cast iron planters on the front steps of a home on Pleasant Street.
• At 8:22 p.m., police reported a skateboarding complaint on Wedgewood Road after the caller said there were six kids skateboarding around cars and climbing on cars.
• At 9:12 p.m., police arrested a Greenland man for drug offenses on Taft Road. John Robert Barron, 46, of 57 McShane Ave. was taken into protective custody for alcoholism and was charged with possession of a controlled narcotic drug with intent to distribute.
• At 9:29 p.m., police reported criminal mischief on Pearl and Islington streets after a driver struck a stop sign and then headed downtown.