Monday, Sept. 21

A Warren Avenue resident called at 8:52 am to report a tractor trailer using Warren Avenue illegally.

Esterlin F. Martinez, 23, of Fall River, was arrested on a charge of domestic violation of a no-contact order at 12:10 pm at a Hooper Street location.

Police were called to Warren Avenue for complaints of commercial vehicles using that road.

Amanda C. Cline, 29, of 260 Souza Road, Tiverton, was arrested on charges of simple assault and disorderly conduct at 5:45 pm at that address.

A caller asked police to check Riverside Drive for a silver car casing the area at 4:56 pm. No such car could be found.

A car struck and injured a deer on Bulgarmarsh Road at 6:52 pm. The car was damaged and the deer had to be killed.

A driving was stopped on Eagleville Road at 7:17 pm for swerving off the roadway. Officer reports that the driver was lost.

Police went to Main Road near the Fall River line for a report of loud music at 8:40 pm.

Police were called back to the upper end of Main Road at 9:13 pm for a complaint that those responsible for the loud music were harassing the complainants.

A car struck and injured a deer on Fish Road at 11:32 pm. The deer was shot.

Tuesday, Sept. 22

Police went to the Tiverton Casino at 2:20 am to assist with ejections.

A suspicious woman reported on South Avenue at 12:07 pm wearing a red vest turned out to be working for the town tax assessor’s office.

Amanda Lee Valcarel Aponte, 39, of Fall River, was arrested on a charge of weapons possession (other than a firearm), and driving with a suspended license at 10:55 pm at a Rock Street location.

A deer was struck on Main Road at Bulgarmarsh Road at 9:06 pm.

Wednesday, Sept. 23

Haley Vieira, 26, of Fall River, was arrested on charges of possession of marijuana (over one ounce), and driving with a suspended license at 1:58 am at a Bulgarmarsh Road location.

Speeding trucks were reported on Canonicus Street at 8:28 am.

Tractor trailers using Warren Avenue as a cut-through were reported at 10:34 am.

Bethany Spikers, 26, of Fall River, was arrested on a warrant from the Middletown Police Department at 10:18 am at a Main Road business.

A downed tree was reported on Bulgarmarsh Road at 11:36 am.

A 911 caller from Clement Street reported that a man and woman had been arguing outside for 45 minutes and it’s escalating.

Police were called to Main Road at 6:14 pm to deal with neighbors’ boundary issue.

At 9:05 pm, police were called to Grinnell’s Beach for a report of two people with a flashlight digging a hole in front of the bathroom. Police found people using a metal detector who said they were cleaning up the beach.

Thursday, Sept. 24

A suspicious person was reported sitting in his car in the parking lot of a Main Road business three mornings in a row. He said he uses the location to make work-related conference calls.

Ryan Rigdon, 37, of 940 Seapowet Ave., Tiverton, was arrested on a charge of domestic violation of a no-contact order at 12:10 pm at the police station.

Mark W. Lesieur, 28, of 194 Judson St., Tiverton, was arrested on a charge of domestic disorderly conduct at 12:15 pm at that address.

At 2:12 pm , a caller reported that a large amount of debris had fallen from a truck leaving the quarry on Brayton Road. An officer found “small rock — moved to the side.”

Brian M. Silva, 22, of 9 Clement St., Tiverton, was arrested on charges of injuring or tampering with vehicles, and theft from a motor vehicle (less than $1,500), at 9:12 pm at that address.

A State Road caller reported a “wolf in the area” at 5:40 pm.

Friday, Sept. 25

Police were called to Whiffle Tree Lane at 4:02 am for a noise complaint. An officer found a man talking loudly in his car, “sounds agitated … Is taking it inside for the night.”

A wrecker was called to tow a car that struck a deer on Eagleville Road a 7:32 am. No word on the deer’s fate.

A Lepes Road called at 9:17 am to report that a coyote went after her dog.

A coyote in the area was reported one Bay Street at 9:45 am.

A caller complained that a contractor is dumping trash into the woods near the tower off Pocasset Avenue. An officer reported that “party is removing the debris.”

A loose goat was reported near Pocasset School at 1:11 pm. The goat was later reunited with its owner.

A Merritt Avenue caller complained at 1:39 pm that a neighbor is yelling at her kids.

Multiple 911 callers reported a dog fight on Furey Avenue/Thomas Street — one dog got loose and mauled a smaller dog, apparently killing it. 

Police were called to Lepes Road for a disturbance at 2:40 pm. A 911 caller said a man working with a tree company bucket truck tried to cut him with a chain saw.

Police were summoned to Bourne Mill Apartments for a complaint of a man riding a scooter up and down State Avenue with a small child on the front.

A caller reported that a man is growing marijuana in his East Road yard.

A Main Road resident called at 4:15 pm to report that his neighbor pulled out surveyor stakes.

Police received dirt bike complaints from the area of Essex Library on Roosevelt Avenue and from Chace Avenue minutes apart at around 5:30 pm.

Police and firefighters were called by 911 to 1080 East Road at 11:03 pm for a structure fire in a garage that was said to contain tanks of fuel and propane. First to arrive reported that the garage was fully involved in fire. Little Compton firefighters were called to dispatch a water tanker truck. By 11:23 pm, Tiverton Fire reported that most of the fire had been knocked down; by 11:44 pm — “fire is extinguished.”

Saturday, Sept. 26

Marques John Sanders, 36, of Taunton, Mass., was arrested on a bench warrant from 3rd District Court at 1:38 am on Fish Road.

At 5:36 am, a primary wire was reported down near 996 Seapowet Avenue and power was out in the area. National Grid responded.

Police  were called to deal with trash blocking Main Road on-ramp to Route 24 South at 11:34 am.

A 911 caller complained at 1:54 pm that the president of Dadson Estates mobile home park is harassing him about his trash cans.

Police and rescue were called to St. Theresa Church Rectory, 265 Stafford Road at 3:15 pm for a car that had struck the building. The woman driving the car was transported to St. Anne’s Hospital and her car was towed.

Suspicious men in pickup truck with tinted windows were said to be watching children at Pocasset School playground. “Party just picking ip his daughter, no issue,” the officer reported.

At 8:38 am, a caller reported juveniles egging vehicles on Bulgarmarsh Road. An officer “spoke with the parents of the juveniles.”

A U-Haul truck all over Route 24 was reported. Portsmouth police were notified.

Water spewing from the ground was reported on Lepes Road at 10:28 pm. North Tiverton Water responded.

Loud music was reported on Alan Street at 11:58 pm.

Sunday, Sept. 27

Police were called to the Tiverton Casino at 12:49 am for “belligerent party that was asked to leave earlier is driving around the parking lot.”

Alarms going off were reported on Sunset View Drive at 9:14 am. — “Culinary mishap.”

Police were called to the Bulgarmarsh Road Recreation Area at 1:40 pm for people gathered without masks.

Police responded to the Knights of Columbus, 28 Fish Road, for a car vs. motorcycle accident — no injuries. Later — “motorcycle operator took off on foot … possible machete on person.”

A caller reported deceased deer and a car bumper off Route 24.

Georgina M. Delacampa, 44, of 21 Leger Lane, Tiverton, was arrested on a charge of domestic violation of a no-contact order, third offense, at 12:29 pm at that address.

Cory J. Camara, 32, of 21 Leger Lane, Tiverton, was arrested on a charge of domestic violation of a no-contact order, second offense, at 12:48 pm at that address.

Monday, Sept. 28

Georgina M. Delacampa, 44, of West Townsend, Mass., was arrested on charges of domestic assault on a person over age 60 causing bodily injury, domestic vandalism and domestic disorderly conduct at 10:43 am at 21 Leger Lane.

A caller reported that a glass door was smashed at a Leger Lane residence.

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