Crime & Safety
Police Nab City Woman on Drug Charges
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 Sunday, Aug. 4 to Monday, Aug. 5.
Sunday:
- At 10:35 a.m., police reported a theft of some money from a vehicle on Lang Road.
- At 1:13 p.m., police reported a two-car accident on Gosling Road and Woodbury Avenue.
- At 4:56 p.m., police reported a theft on Lafayette Road of two bags with three cell phones and some car keys.
- At 5:29 p.m., police reported a theft on Bow Street after two patrons left a restaurant without paying their tab.
- At 8:24 p.m., police reported a theft of a wallet on Lafayette Road.
- At 9:53 p.m., police reported a motor vehicle theft on Maplewood Avenue.
- At 10:27 p.m., police reported criminal mischief on Colonial Drive after some teens threw some eggs at the front door of a house.
- At 1:07 a.m., police arrested a Portsmouth man on Bridge Street. Yaroslav Gerasimeneo, 22, of address unknown, was charged with criminal mischief (vandalism).
- At 8:23 a.m., police reported a theft of some change from a car on Bluefish Boulevard.
- At 9:48 a.m., police reported criminal mischief on State Street after a business owner said her sign was vandalized.
- At 2:33 p.m., police reported a theft of a cell phone and an iPad from a vehicle on Lang Road.
- At 4:48 p.m., police reported criminal mischief on Lincoln Avenue after the caller said her car was egged overnight.
- At 5:14 p.m., police reported a theft of cash and a pocketbook from a vehicle on Eastwood Drive.
- At 6:58 p.m., police arrested a Portsmouth woman for drug charges on Woodbury Avenue and Lafayette Road following a traffic stop. Jessica Lynn Miller, 30, of 278 Cabot St., Apt. 6, was charged with possession of controlled narcotic drugs with intent to distribute.
- At 8:02 p.m., police arrested a Portsmouth woman on Broadcast Lane who was wanted as a fugitive from justice. Danielle M. Lepouttree, 26, address unknown, was wanted for theft from a building and taking into protective custody for alcoholism.
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