Thursday, May 23, 2013
A Portsmouth woman died after a head-on vehicle crash on West Main Road near Raytheon. Her identity was previously withheld pending family notification.
Authorities have released the name of the woman who was pronounced dead after a head-on vehicle crash on May 13 on West Main Road. Ethel Chafton, 78, of Second Street, Portsmouth, died on May 13, 2013, after sustaining injuries in a head-on crash on West Main Road in Portsmouth. A 2001 Chevrolet Malibu was travelling south on West Main Road around 10 a.m. on May 13, when it crossed over the double-yellow lines near Locust Avenue and collided head-on with a 2008 Isuzu Box truck, police said. Portsmouth Rescue crews used hydraulic tools to remove the woman trapped in the vehicle. She was transported to Newport Hospital where she was pronounced dead. The name of the victim was previously withheld pending notification to next of kin. The …
Thursday, May 16, 2013
The following is based on reports from the Portsmouth Police Department. An arrest does not indicate a conviction.
Jay Catalan, 50, 34 Hillside Road, Portsmouth, was arrested, and charged with driving under the influence and refusal to submit to a chemical test after his truck landed on its side at Cumberland Farms Monday. Portsmouth police and fire officials responded around 4:10 p.m. to the Cumberland Farms near Sprague Street and East Main Road for a report of a "rollover." Police say Catalan was operating the vehicle southbound on East Main Road when he attempted to make a turn onto Sprague Street. Catalan lost control of the vehicle, which landed on its side. Officers detected a strong aroma of alcohol coming from the driver. Catalan was transported by ambulance to Rhode Island Hospital, where he allegedly refused a Breathalyzer test. He was …
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Cumberland Farms
3166 E Main Rd, Portsmouth, RI
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Tuesday, May 14, 2013
The following is based on reports from the Portsmouth Police Department. An arrest does not indicate a conviction.
Portsmouth police made the following arrests recently. Man allegedly jumps in front of police cruiser Three were arrested after a vehicle was stopped in Common Fence Point on May 12 at 12:30 a.m. Bristol police first attempted to stop a motor vehicle for traveling at a high speed. The vehicle continued over Mt. Hope Bridge to Boyd's Lane and Anthony Road into Common Fence Point. The vehicle was finally stopped on Massachusetts Boulevard. Police detected a strong aroma of alcohol on the operator, Jordan Dickau, 21, of South Glastonbury, CT. Dickau refused a field sobriety test and, after being transported to the police station, allegedly refused a Breathalyzer. He was charged with DUI, elluding and refusal to submit to a chemical test. A…
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Portsmouth Police Department
2270 E Main Rd, Portsmouth, RI
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Police searched Portsmouth High School on Monday night after a note was found in the school.
Portsmouth High School students arrived to school this morning to police officers patrolling campus after a suspicious note was found in the school Monday night. The note, according to an e-mail sent out to parents by Portsmouth High School Principal Robert Littlefield, referenced "an explosive device in the building." Rhode Island State Police and their K-9 team searched Portsmouth High School last night, but discovered no device. School resumed on Tuesday morning; however, police are on campus this morning as a safety precaution. Featured here is the e-mail, posted verbatim, which was sent out to Portsmouth High School parents this morning. I want to alert all members of the Portsmouth High School community of some events that …
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Portsmouth High School
120 Education Ln, Portsmouth, RI
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The following is based on reports from the Portsmouth Police Department. An arrest does not indicate a conviction.
A Portsmouth woman was arrested Friday after police discovered bags of heroin, an AK-47 and other illegal weapons in her Child Street apartment. Mary Connell, 60, of 22 Child St., Apt. A, is accused of selling heroin out of her Portsmouth apartment. Detectives had been watching the Child Street residence for several months. During one point, Connell was seen delivering heroin to an informant, according to Portsmouth police. On Friday, police conducted a search of the residence. Officers seized the following: small packages of heroin; more than $2,000 in cash; more than three ounces of marijuana; and several weapons, including an AK-47, a rifle and a 25-caliber handgun. Connell did not possess permits for any of the weapons at the …
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22 Child St, Portsmouth, RI
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A Portsmouth woman was pronounced dead at Newport Hospital Monday after a head-on vehicle crash on West Main Road near Raytheon.
A Portsmouth woman, 78, was pronounced dead at Newport Hospital Monday morning after sustaining injuries in a head-on crash on West Main Road in Portsmouth. Portsmouth police officers responded to West Main Road near Locust Avenue for a motor vehicle accident at 10 a.m. Monday. A 2001 Chevrolet Malibu was travelling south on West Main Road when it crossed over the double-yellow lines near Locust Avenue and collided head-on with a 2008 Isuzu Box truck, police said. Portsmouth Rescue crews used hydraulic tools to remove the woman trapped in the vehicle. The operator of the Chevrolet Malibu, a 78-year-old woman from Portsmouth, was transported to Newport Hospital where she was pronounced dead. The name of the victim is being withheld at…
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W Main Rd & Locust Ave, Portsmouth, RI
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A white pickup truck ended up on its side around 5 p.m. Monday.
To say it was a busy day for Portsmouth Fire and Police Department personnel is an understatement. After multiple vehicle crashes near the Sakonnet River Bridge and a fatal crash on West Main Road, a third major incident occurred just as the working day came to a close. A white pickup truck ended up on its side around 5 p.m. on the corner of East Main Road and Sprague Street, next to Cumberland Farms. Portsmouth Fire Department received multiple 911 calls reporting a “roll over” accident at the intersection of East Main Road and Sprague Street, according to Portsmouth Fire Deputy Chief Michael O'Brien. "Firefighters arrived to find a single male patient trapped in the vehicle, which was resting on its passenger side," O'Brien wrote …
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Sprague St & E Main Rd, Portsmouth, RI
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Friday, April 26, 2013
The following is based on reports from the Portsmouth Police Department. An arrest does not indicate a conviction.
Portsmouth police arrested 17 underage Roger Williams University students Thursday after they were allegedly seen drinking at a local bar. Police held an underage drinking operation at two bars, including The Beach House on Thursday evening. Police say an undercover officer watched as 17 Roger Williams University students, who were all under age 21, purchased alcohol at The Beach House. After being under surveillance, detectives and patrol entered The Beach House at 11:50 p.m. Police confiscated nine fake IDs during the operation. Several of the individuals also told officers they were the person in the fake ID. The following individuals were arrested and charged with unlawful drinking, ID card misuse: The following individuals were …
The following is based on reports from the Portsmouth Police Department. An arrest does not indicate a conviction.
Portsmouth police made the following arrests in past few days.
Thursday, April 11, 2013
The following information was provided by the Portsmouth Police Department. An arrest does not indicate a conviction.
Portsmouth police made the following arrests in past three days.
Local Woman
12:39 pm on Friday, May 17, 2013
Drinking and driving is not a bad thing happening to a good person; It is a stupid, stupid, stupid stunt pulled by an incapable idiot choosing to be reckless, irresponsible, and an endangerment to our community. And with the injuries listed conjoined with inebriation, how could he possibly have been conscious enough to even refuse anything? It makes no sense; with an injury list to that extent, … more ›