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Ten-year-old campers Warren Caldwell, James Hitchen and Grayson Bolt (from left), work together in figuring out a math problem leading to their next clue inside an “escape room” set up inside an eighth-grade learning center at Portsmouth Middle School. The activity was part of the Portsmouth Police Department’s Youth Leadership Camp.
In Portsmouth: Future leaders of America
PORTSMOUTH — James Hitchen, Grayson Bolt and Warren Caldwell spent part of Friday inside an eighth-grade classroom at Portsmouth Middle School, but not for summer school. Instead, they … more
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Onlookers survey the scene in which a Bill’s Sales lumber truck overturned on a black Mercedes in an accident that involved two other vehicles on East Main Road Saturday afternoon.
Truck carrying lumber crushes car in Portsmouth crash
Two people were rushed to the hospital following a major collision involving a lumber truck and three vehicles that damaged a telephone pole and tied up traffic for hours on East Main Road on Saturday. more
Portsmouth Police Officers Jimmy Francis (foreground) and Mike Quinn battle a group of children in a game of tug of war during Portsmouth’s National Night Out at Glen Park Tuesday evening.
Police greet the public for National Night Out (photos)
PORTSMOUTH — Members of the Portsmouth Police Department came out in force Tuesday to greet the public for National Night Out at Glen Park. more
Portsmouth teen charged with domestic assault
PORTSMOUTH — A 19-year-old Portsmouth woman was charged with domestic assault on Monday, July 3. more
Portsmouth Police deal with several domestic incidences
PORTSMOUTH — Here are some recent highlights from the Portsmouth Police report: Monday, June 26 Anastacia Inman , 19, of 61 Cedar Ave., was charged with domestic assault after … more
Several face domestic violence charges in Portsmouth
PORTSMOUTH — Several local residents were recently arrested on domestic violence charges in unrelated incidents. On Saturday, June 17, police responded at 58 Islington Ave. around … more
Portsmouth man charged with 6th-degree arson
PORTSMOUTH — A 52-year-old Portsmouth man was arrested Saturday, June 10, and charged with sixth-degree arson. Officers responded at about 2 p.m. to a report of a fire burn in a local … more
Portsmouth woman charged with domestic assault
PORTSMOUTH — A 42-year-old Portsmouth woman was charged with domestic violence, first offense, after officers responded to her home shortly after 11 p.m. on Wednesday, May 31, to investigate a … more
Kaitlin Roche (left) and Elizabeth Skeels celebrate a Portsmouth goal against Lincoln School during the Patriots’ quarterfinal win last week.
Portsmouth girls advance to D-I LAX semis Thursday (photos)
PORTSMOUTH — Members of the Portsmouth High School varsity girls’ lacrosse team have a date with Moses Brown in the state semifinals on Thursday, June 1. The Patriots defeated … more
Portsmouth: Police deal with DUIs, alleged scam
PORTSMOUTH — Here are some recent highlights from the Portsmouth Police report: Tuesday, May 23 Fangzhou Qian , 29, of 46 Bowdoin St., Worcester, Mass., was charged with attempted … more
Woman killed after vehicle strikes tree in Portsmouth
PORTSMOUTH — A 69-year-old Middletown woman died from injuries sustained in an accident on Indian Avenue Monday night. more
A handcuffed Jacob Morrill (center), 24, of Portsmouth, appears at his arraignment late Tuesday morning in 2nd Division District Court in Newport. He was charged with first-degree murder in the killing of his landlord, Xue Feng Wu, and ordered held without bail.
Portsmouth murder victim identified as suspect’s landlord
A 24-year-old local man has been charged with first-degree murder after allegedly killing his landlord, 50-year-old Xue Feng Wu, by striking him with a small axe at his rental property. more
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Portsmouth’s terrible night: A homicide and fatal car crash
PORTSMOUTH — Police are investigating an alleged homicide that took place Monday night at 1722 West Main Road. more
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Two people arrested on drug charges in Portsmouth
PORTSMOUTH — Two out-of-towners were arrested on drug charges in separate incidents over the past week. On Thursday, May 18, Brandilee Crystal Raposa , 37, of 4980 North Main St., … more
Five Portsmouth juveniles charged with assault
PORTSMOUTH — Five juveniles have been arrested in connection with an assault that took place on May 5 on the property of Hathaway Elementary School, according to police.   At about … more
Portsmouth woman, 76, charged with 1st-degree arson
PORTSMOUTH — A 76-year-old local woman was charged with first-degree arson after officers responded to a report of an active fire at her apartment at Bay View Estates Apartments just after … more
Portsmouth man charged with domestic disorderly
PORTSMOUTH — A 21-year-old Portsmouth man was charged last week with domestic disorderly conduct at his apartment at Carnegie Tower, 1 Tower Drive. At about 8:35 p.m. on Wednesday, … more
Francisco Vazquez Ramos, Sergio Ricard, and Nictsa Garcia (from left) as they appeared in the booking photos.
Portsmouth Police charge 3 people with trafficking cocaine
PORTSMOUTH — Three out-of-town individuals were arrested Thursday, April 27, and charged with trafficking cocaine following an investigation by the Portsmouth Police Department, DEA … more
Driver dies after her vehicle hits home in Portsmouth
PORTSMOUTH — A 70-year-old Fall River woman died Sunday due to injuries she sustained after the vehicle she was driving plowed into a Common Fence Point home, police said. more
Dennis Seale, who died last week, served as Portsmouth’s chief of police from 1998 until his retirement in 2006.
RIP former Police Chief Dennis Seale: ‘Epitome of a good cop’
PORTSMOUTH — Dennis C. Seale, who spent more that two decades in law enforcement here before retiring as Portsmouth’s police chief in 2006, died last week at the age of 68. more
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Data from the Rhode Island State Police, which aggregates information from each municipal police department, shows that the total number of arrests among 11-15- and 16-20-year-olds in Warren was rising prior to Covid, and is on the rise again since 2020.
Data shows arrests among youth increasing since 2020
Crime among adolescents and teens has gone up since 2020, with multiple East Bay communities seeing their highest number of arrests in 2021 or 2022. We examine this troubling trend and search for reasons why that might be. more
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Booking photos of Tara Desilveira of Westport and Paul Silva of New Bedford, who were arrested on drug charges in Portsmouth on Wednesday, Feb. 8.
Narcotics investigation leads to arrests in Portsmouth
PORTSMOUTH — Two people were arrested on Wednesday, Feb. 8, in connection with the distribution of illegal narcotics in Portsmouth, according to police.  An investigation in … more
Major Michael Morse (right) shakes hands with Police Chief Brian Peters after being sworn in as new deputy police chief at Town Hall Monday night. Behind them are (from left) Town Clerk Jennifer West, and council members Charles Levesque and Leonard Katzman.
Portsmouth: Michael Morse sworn in as deputy police chief
PORTSMOUTH — There’s a new deputy police chief in town — Major Michael Morse. more
Two Portsmouth residents charged with domestic assault
PORTSMOUTH — Two local residents were recently charged with domestic assault by Portsmouth Police. more
Man arrested after trying to jump onto tow truck
PORTSMOUTH — A 29-year-old West Warwick man was arrested Friday, Oct. 21, and charged with disorderly conduct (making loud/disturbing noises). more
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