PORTSMOUTH — Here are some recent arrests made by the Portsmouth Police Department:

Tuesday, June 25

Michael A. Bucolo, 61, of 29 Pilgrim Lane, was charged with domestic simple assault. Officers responded to his home at about 2 a.m. after receiving a report of a physical altercation that had taken place hours earlier, police said. During the altercation, Bucolo allegedly pushed a 32-year-old Portsmouth woman to the ground, causing minor injuries. Bucolo was held over night at the police station before his arraignment in the morning, police said. 

Joshua D. Sawtelle, 35, of 201 Pitman St., Providence, was arrested after officers responded to a Goularte Lane home around 7:35 p.m. to investigate a report of a domestic altercation. When they arrived, officers found a 40-year-old Portsmouth woman who had suffered injuries to her head and face, according to police. Officers determined that Sawtelle had kicked the woman in the face and punched a hole through the bedroom door, police said. The woman was also found to be the protected party of a no-contact order with Sawtelle, police said. Sawtelle was charged with domestic simple assault, domestic vandalism/malicious injury to property, domestic disorderly conduct, and two counts of violating a no-contact order. He was held at the station pending his arraignment the next day.

Wednesday, June 26

Denis R. Rodriguez Mejia, 26, of 143 Coffin Ave., New Bedford, was hit with several charges following a reported hit-and-run accident with an attended vehicle in the area of Route 24 North and Boyds Lane at about 4:40 p.m. After speaking with witnesses and the driver of the vehicle that had been struck, officers found Mejia’s blue sedan near the park-and-ride on Boyds Lane. According to police, he provided officers with a false identification card while on the scene. Mejia was charged with driving under the influence (DUI), first offense; leaving the scene of an accident that resulted in damage to an attended vehicle; and identify fraud, first offense. He was also cited for refusing to submit to a chemical test. Mejia was held overnight at the police station pending his arraignment.

Saturday, June 29

Jadon B. West, 19, of 656 2nd St., Fall River, was charged with disorderly conduct (fighting/tumultuous behavior), and resisting arrest. Officers made the arrest after responding to Schooner’s Bar, 568 Park Ave., for a report of a fight in progress shortly before 9 p.m. When they arrived, West was actively engaged in a physical altercation outside the business and was found to have struck another man with a closed fist, according to police. West actively resisted officers when they attempted to place him under arrest, police said. Another man at the bar, Kevin C. Sylvia, 41, of 14 Riverside St., was charged with disorderly conduct for yelling obscenities at employees and patrons at the business, police said. Sylvia sustained facial injuries during the fight outside, police said.

Sunday, June 30

Nichole Sierra Joly, 28, of 185 Whipple Ave., Barrington, was charged with DUI, first offense, after her vehicle was found parked in the roadway on Bristol Ferry Road approaching Sunny Acres with its hazard lights on, police said. While approaching the running vehicle, officers found Joly to be asleep and spent several minutes trying to wake her, police said. Once awake, Joey told officers she had been on her way home from work. She was also cited for refusing to submit to a chemical test. 

Kevin R. Paquette, 57, of 61 Cedar Ave., was charged with domestic simple assault and battery, first offense, shortly after 6 p.m. Officers responded to his home to investigate a report of a domestic violence incident that had occurred earlier, police said. The victim was a 41-year-old Portsmouth woman, according to police.