PORTSMOUTH POLICE REPORT

Portsmouth Police: Driver gave brother’s name when asked for ID

Posted 7/11/17

PORTSMOUTH — A Fall River man who was stopped for speeding last month pretended to be his brother when asked for identification, according to police.

That led police to later charge …

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PORTSMOUTH POLICE REPORT

Portsmouth Police: Driver gave brother’s name when asked for ID

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PORTSMOUTH — A Fall River man who was stopped for speeding last month pretended to be his brother when asked for identification, according to police.

That led police to later charge Jesse B. Urban, 31, of 563 Woodman St., Fall River, with obstructing an officer in the execution of duty. 

Police said the charge stems from an incident on June 21, when an officer stopped a car for speeding on Route 24 North near the Sprague Street overpass. 

The driver said he did not have his identification on him but provided a name and date of birth. Police subsequently issued the man a summons for speeding and mailed it to the residence registered to that name. 

On July 3, police received a call from the man who received the mailed summons. He told police they had the wrong man; he had been working at the time of the vehicle stop.

After being told that another driver had provided his name and birthdate, the man said his brother, Jesse, may have been the operator. Police surmised that the reason Mr. Urban had given them the wrong name was because there was an active warrant for his arrest for failing to appear in court on a different charge.

Middletown Police tracked Mr. Urban down, finding him in a closet at the home of the car’s owner, police said. Portsmouth Police positively identified Mr. Urban as the driver who was stopped on June 21 and charged him on July 6.

Middletown Police also charged Mr. Urban with violating a no-contact order between him and his girlfriend.

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

Tuesday, July 4

Reuben G. Cunha, 25, of 73 John St., East Providence, was charged around 2:20 a.m. with driving while intoxicated. Police said they stopped his car on Route 24 North near Boyd’s Lane for speeding and leaving the lane of travel.

Steven M. Collins, 57, of 60 New Driftway, Apt. 24, Scituate Harbor, Mass., was charged with driving while intoxicated shortly before 7 p.m. According to police, Mr. Collins was driving a Jeep and ran a red light at the intersection of Boyd’s Lane and Route 24 North, nearly striking an oncoming vehicle. The Jeep then sped off into the grass near the Route 24 on-ramp before coming to a stop due to a flat tire, police said. Mr. Collins was also cited for refusing a chemical test. 

Birane Diouf, 40, of 91 Trask St., Providence, was charged shortly before 9 p.m. on a warrant out of Warwick for domestic assault. Mr. Diouf was a passenger in a vehicle pulled over on Route 24 North on the Sakonnet River Bridge because it had left the lane of travel, police said.

Wednesday, July 5

Jeffrey P. Cooke, 35, of 6402 Del Monte, Apt. 34, Houston, Texas, was charged shortly before 1 a.m. with driving while intoxicated. Police stopped his car on Route 24 North near Cedar Island for speeding and leaving the lane of travel. He was also cited for refusing a chemical test. 

Thursday, July 6

Brian J. Reyelt, 38, of 13 Dover Road, Natick, Mass., was charged around 2 p.m. with driving while intoxicated. Police stopped his car on East Main Road near Oakland Farm after receiving a report of an erratic driver and then observing it leave the lane of travel, police said. During a search of the vehicle, police said they found two bottles of vodka — one open and one empty. Mr. Reyelt’s two daughters, ages 2 and 10, were in the backseat of the car. They were transported back to the police station, where their mother later came for them. Mr. Reyelt was also cited for refusing a chemical test.  

Police investigated a report that a resident had found a baby raccoon in his backyard on Valhalla Drive, with no adult raccoons in sight. Animal Control Officer Elizabeth Futoma found the baby raccoon curled up in a ball against a fence. Its eyes were slightly open and it was able to crawl around and make vocal cries, she said. Officer Futoma later transferred the animal to a licensed raccoon rehab volunteer at the Sakonnet Veterinary Hospital in Tiverton. The baby was reported to be very young and in good condition, the volunteer told Officer Futoma. Earlier, a staff member at the Wildlife Rehabilitation Association of R.I. told Officer Futoma that given the length of time the raccoon had been left alone, the mother was probably not coming back.

Kerri Ann Sousa, 40, of 206 Bristol Ferry Road, was charged around 7:50 p.m. with two counts of shoplifting from Domina's Agway on East Main Road. On June 4, the manager of the store told police she suspected that a female customer had stolen an Aquascape Spillway system, valued at about $140. On June 23, police received another complaint from the manager, who said the same woman had taken a water lily, valued at $35 or $40, without paying. Police obtained a warrant and later arrested Ms. Sousa at her home.

Jody M. Madore, 36, of Henry Danis Court, Apt. A2, was charged around 10:45 p.m. with domestic felony assault. According to police, Ms. Madore struck a 37-year-old local man in the left arm with a baseball bat.

Saturday, July 8

Jocelyn Mendosa, 42, of 3277 East Main Road, was charged shortly after midnight with driving while intoxicated. Police said they stopped Ms. Mendosa in the area of Hedly Street and Highpoint Avenue because her vehicle had left the lane of travel.

Ryan C. Randall, 30, of 294 Prospect Ave., Middletown, was charged around 3:15 a.m. with domestic willful trespass and driving while intoxicated. Shortly before 3 a.m., police responded to a report of an unwanted party at a local residence. On the way to the home, an officer saw a vehicle believed to be the suspect’s on Dexter Street, approaching Turnpike Avenue. Police stopped the car on Freeborn Street, and Mr. Randall acknowledged he had been in an argument earlier with his girlfriend, with whom he had broken up a few days earlier, according to police. Police said they confiscated a clear plastic bag containing marijuana from the vehicle.

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