Police Nab NJ Woman for Receiving Stolen Property

The following is an excerpt from the Portsmouth Police log from Wednesday, Dec. 26 through Monday, Dec. 31.

Wednesday:

• At 10:33 a.m., police reported a theft at a Woodbury Avenue motel after the caller said a couple owed them $740 and left without paying their bill.
• At 11:25 p.m., police reported a drug offense on Doris Avenue that led to the arrest of a 17-year-old juvenile for unlawful possession of alcohol and possession of controlled narcotic drugs.

Thursday:

• At 12:03 a.m., police arrested a New Jersey woman on Market Street. Karen Ben, 54, of 1807 Cedar Drive in Medford, N.J., was charged with receiving stolen property.

Friday:

• At 8:07 a.m., police reported a theft on Parrott Avenue after the caller said some copper wiring was stolen.
• At 10:17 p.m., police investigated a prowler complaint on F.W. Hartford Drive, but could not locate any suspects.

Saturday:

• At 5:12 p.m., police arrested a Portsmouth man for motor vehicle offenses on Spinnaker Way and Staysail Way. Zachary Tye Triano, 36, of 97 Preble Way, Apt. 20, in Portsmouth was charged with operating without a valid license and driving after revocation or suspension.

Sunday:

• At 2:28 p.m., police arrested a Portsmouth man following a motor vehicle accident on Lafayette Road. Thomas Towle, 46, of 1720 Ocean Road in Portsmouth was charged with driving after revocation or suspension.

Monday:

• At 12:41 p.m., police reported criminal threatening on Woodbury Avenue after the caller said they complained to another driver that they were parking in a handicapped space and the driver responded by calling them a "gang banger" and threatened to shoot them.
• At 3:35 p.m., police arrested a Portsmouth man who was wanted as a fugitive from justice on the Route 1 Bypass northbound near the Portsmouth Traffic Circle. Gary Steven Murray, 60, of 509 Lafayette Road, Apt. 1, in Portsmouth was wanted on a bench warrant.
• At 8:23 p.m., police arrested a Rochester man who was wanted as a fugitive from justice on State Street. William Scott Grant, 41, of 15 Temple Drive in Rochester was charged with possession of controlled narcotic drugs, falsifying physical evidence and on a bench warrant.
• At 10:52 p.m., police arrested a Massachusetts man on Hanover Street. Benjamin K. Cross, 22, of 15 Fearing St., Apt. 2, in Amherst, Mass., was charged with disorderly conduct.