Woman avoids arrest when medical office pays cab fare

Posted 3/1/16

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

Tuesday, Feb. 23

James M. Lombardo, 42, of 37 Sherman St., Bristol, was charged at 8:55 a.m. with driving with a suspended license …

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Woman avoids arrest when medical office pays cab fare

Posted

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

Tuesday, Feb. 23

James M. Lombardo, 42, of 37 Sherman St., Bristol, was charged at 8:55 a.m. with driving with a suspended license after his car was stopped on East Main Road because it lacked an inspection sticker.

Vehicles driven by Stephanie Campbell of Portsmouth and Michele Barcelou of Tiverton were heavily damaged when they collided on East Main Road at McCorrie Lane shortly after 4 p.m. When police arrived they found the Campbell vehicle overturned and resting on its driver’s side fender, with the other car lodged against it. Both drivers complained of minor pain but refused treatment. Both vehicles had to be towed from the scene.

Wednesday, Feb. 24

Mark B. Hassan, 22, of 745 Union St., was charged shortly before 11 a.m. with a felony count of domestic larceny and domestic larceny with malicious injury to property. The charges stem from an incident first reported in December, when a family member told police Mr. Hassan had stolen several checks, four handguns, a large knife and a chainsaw from the home. Four checks, totally more than $2,000, had been cashed earlier that day, police were told. Police put out a warrant for Mr. Hassan’s arrest and he was picked up by a Newport sheriff on Feb. 24, police said.

Employees of the Portsmouth Medical Center at 161 Chase Road came to the assistance of a patient who didn’t have enough money for cab fare. Shortly before 3 p.m., police reported to the office after a driver for Orange Cab complained he had driven a 25-year-old Newport woman from her home to the medical center but she didn’t have enough money to pay the fare. The driver and police said the woman had trouble communicating in English. After police told her she would be arrested if she didn’t pay the fare, the woman started calling family members but was unsuccessful in coming up with the money. Police then spoke to an employee at the medical center, who said the woman is a patient there and that they would cover her fare. The driver was paid and no charges were filed.

Vernal A. Thompson, 54, of 4B Mann Ave., Newport, was charged with driving without a license at about 4 p.m. Police stopped the vehicle Mr. Thompson was driving on West Main Road near Mill Lane because its registration sticker had expired.

Thursday, Feb. 25

Phyllis P. Walason, 59, of 254 Washington St., Apt. 500, Providence, wax arrested at 1:41 a.m. and charged with felony possession of a controlled substance, driving while intoxicated, driving with an expired license and refusal to submit to a chemical test. Police stopped the truck Ms. Walason was driving on West Main Road at Raytheon because its headlights were off. Police said the driver’s side window had been smashed out and the vehicle’s mirrors were also damaged. Police said an obviously impaired Ms. Walason had to climb over the front seat and through the passenger side door to exit the vehicle because the driver’s door would not open. Police said they found, under the passenger seat, a burned glass pipe which is commonly associated with crack cocaine. Also found were several pills, some of which had no associated prescription, according to police.

Friday, Feb. 26

Jayme L. Moss, 26, of 25 Dexter St., was charged shortly after 1 a.m. with driving without a license. Police pulled Ms. Moss over for two roadway violations on West Main Road at Connor’s Funeral Home.

Masary Rodriguez, 32, of 24 Tone St., Apt. 3, Fall River, was charged at 1:38 p.m. with felony larceny of over $1,500, felony forgery and counterfeiting and larceny of under $500. The arrest stems from an incident first reported in April 2013 by the director of the Portsmouth Senior Center, Cynthia Koniecki. At that time, Ms. Koniecki told police one of the senior center’s checks was missing, and she later learned it had been written to Ms. Rodriguez in the amount of $1,647. Ms. Rodriguez was an employee at the center at the time, but was never issued the check, Ms. Koniecki said. A warrant was issued for Ms. Rodriguez’s arrest and she was picked up by Fall River police on Feb. 26 and transferred over to Portsmouth.

Saturday, Feb. 27

Derek J. Driscoll, 32, of 12 Highland Ave., Lincoln,  was charged with driving while intoxicated (second offense), driving with a suspended license, and refusal to submit to a chemical test. Mr. Driscoll was pulled over on West Main Road near the Middletown line around midnight because he had drifted into another lane without using a turn signal, police said.

Sunday, Feb. 28

Brandon A. Arruda, 25, of 1517 Slade St., Fall River, was charged at 1:29 a.m. with driving with a suspended license after his car was pulled over on West Main Road for leaving the lane of travel.

Monday, Feb. 29

Andrew W. Gaskell, 37, of 4-1 West Evans St., Newport, was charged with reckless driving and eluding a police officer, a felony, in connection with an incident that took place on Feb. 14. On that date at about 8:45 p.m., police tried to pull over the vehicle Mr. Gaskell was driving after it had left the lane of travel on West Main Road near Melville School. However, the car didn’t stop, continuing onto Stringham Road before making a U-turn and running a red light at the intersection with West Main Road. Police said Mr. Gaskell’s car reached speeds of about 90 mph on Route 24 northbound before Portsmouth police terminated the pursuit and let Tiverton Police take over. That department also stopped following the car once it had crossed into Massachusetts. A warrant was issued for Mr. Gaskell’s arrest and R.I. State Police took him into custody on Feb. 29.

Shawn P. Myers, 42, of 80 Japonica St., Apt. F3, Pawtucket, was charged at 4:45 p.m. with driving with a suspended license. His car was stopped on East Main Road near Linden Lane because an item was hanging from the rear view mirror and the vehicle’s driver’s side view mirror was broken, police said. There was also an active bench warrant for Mr. Myers’ arrest out of Third District Court, police said.

Leslie A. Daignault, 48, of 124 Florence St., Apt. 2, New Bedford, was charged with possession of a controlled substance, a felony, at 5:14 p.m. Police stopped the car Ms. Daignault was driving on Chase Road at Ann Avenue because its center brake light was not working. During a search of the vehicle, police said they found multiple blue packets containing what they believed to be heroin. There was also a Superior Court warrant out for Ms. Daignault’s arrest. A passenger in the car, Edmund A. Michael, 43, of 500 Cheery St., Apt. 1, Fall River, was arrested on two bench warrants — one from Superior Court, another from Second District Court.

Patricia A. Whiting, 72, of 111 Choate St., Fall River, was charged at

7:08 p.m. with driving on a suspended license. Police stopped her car on West Main Road near Corys Lane because it had left the lane of travel several times, police said.

Tuesday, March 1

A vehicle driven by Anthony T. Bang of Middletown struck and killed a deer that had darted out onto Route 24 southbound near Boyd’s Lane shortly after 2 a.m. The car sustained substantial front-end damage to its left, front bumper was driven from the scene. The R.I. Department of Environmental Management was advised of the deer carcass.

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