Portsmouth man charged with violating no-contact order

Posted 2/14/17

Here are some highlights from the Portsmouth Police report from over the past week.

Monday, Feb. 6

Maria I. Gonzalez, 35, of 14 West Evans St., Newport, was charged at about 2:10 a.m. with …

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Portsmouth man charged with violating no-contact order

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Here are some highlights from the Portsmouth Police report from over the past week.

Monday, Feb. 6

Maria I. Gonzalez, 35, of 14 West Evans St., Newport, was charged at about 2:10 a.m. with possession of a controlled substance (a felony), driving while intoxicated and refusal to submit to a chemical test. Police said they clocked her car at speeds as high as 93 mph on Route 24 North near Boyd’s Lane and that the vehicle left the lane of travel several times. After stopped her car, Ms. Gonzalez told police, “I know I was speeding but my car will turn off because of the box under the steering wheel if I don’t accelerate,” according to police. After being told she would receive a citation for speeding, Ms. Gonzalez stated, “Oh, but we won!” in reference to the Super Bowl just played, according to police. Police reminded her that doing 93 mph in a 50 mph zone translates to a $525 ticket, so it’s not something she should be celebrating, police said. During a search of her property, police said they found a white powdered substance that resembled cocaine inside a crumpled-up $5 bill.

Mark A. DeMello, 28, of 1041 Old Stafford Road, Tiverton, was charged shortly before midnight with driving while intoxicated. He was pulled over for driving 72 mph in a 50 mph zone on Route 24 North near Hummock Road, police said. 

Wednesday, Feb. 8

Brian S. Manton, 53, of 180 Bettencourt Lane, Swansea, was charged at 12:30 a.m. with driving while intoxicated and refusal to submit to a chemical test. Mr. Manton was pulled over for speeding on West Main Road near Bradford Avenue.

Nicholas J. Palingo, 21, of 373 Bristol Ferry Road, Apt 3., was charged with domestic assault, following a fight at his home that was first reported at about 11 p.m., police said.

Saturday, Feb. 11

Jacqueline M. Tessier, 31, of 3 Pine Lane, Warren, was charged at about 3:05 a.m. with driving while intoxicated and refusal to submit to a chemical test. According to police, Ms. Tessier’s car was stopped on Boyd’s Lane near Valhalla Drive because she crossed the center line and nearly hit an oncoming car. A passenger in the car, Matthew J. Livingstone, 51, of Bristol, was arrested on two active bench warrants from 2nd and 6th district courts.

Thomas H. Levesque, 40, of 51 Islington Ave., was charged at about 6:25 a.m. with violating a no-contact order. Police responded to the home after receiving a 911 hang-up call from a woman who said she needed police. When two officers arrived, the woman said she thought someone had been trying to break into the residence, but that it was just her dog. The officers, who were aware of a no-contact order between the woman and Mr. Levesque, said she appeared evasive and claimed Mr. Levesque was not there. After police entered the home and announced their presence, however, Mr. Levesque was found in one of the bedrooms, according to police.

Sunday, Feb. 12

Jeremy J. Wise, 22, of 445 Bristol Ferry Road, was charged at about 2:10 a.m. with driving while intoxicated after his car was stopped for drifting between lanes on West Main Road near Willow Lane, according to police. Mr. Wise was also cited for traveling on the wrong side of the road and for making an illegal U-turn, police said. 

Samantha E. Martel, 28, of 24 King St., Warren, was charged at about 2:20 a.m. with driving while intoxicated and refusal to submit to a chemical test. Police said they stopped her car on East Main Road near the police station after observing it heading north in the southbound breakdown lane.

Paul J. Fennessey, 54, of the Founders Brook Motel, Apt. 13, 314 Boyd’s Lane, was charged at about 6:05 p.m. on a Superior Court warrant. An officer with knowledge of the warrant arrested Mr. Fennessey at the motel.

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