Portsmouth Police Report

DUI, illegal computer access, warrants top police charges

Posted 10/27/26

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

Tuesday, Oct. 13

Matthew Lawrence Davis, 36, of 15 Meeting St., Newport, was charged with possession of …

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Portsmouth Police Report

DUI, illegal computer access, warrants top police charges

Posted

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

Tuesday, Oct. 13

Matthew Lawrence Davis, 36, of 15 Meeting St., Newport, was charged with possession of a stolen vehicle and other offenses after being pulled over for multiple violations on West Main Road at Hedly Street around 3:20 a.m. According to police, Davis was confrontational and refused to comply with officers’ orders, leading to a brief struggle. He was also charged with DUI, second offense; obstructing an officer in the execution of duty; resisting arrest; disorderly conduct (fighting/tumultuous behavior); and operating a vehicle under a foreign license that had been suspended or revoked.

Thursday, Oct. 15

Emilio M. Cruz, 26, of 532 Winter St., Woonsocket, was arrested on a Superior Court bench warrant after his vehicle was stopped for an equipment violation on West Main Road at Flanagan Road around 12:15 a.m. The warrant stemmed from an incident in Woonsocket, police said.

Friday, Oct. 16

Kevin Michael Davis Jr., 53, of 5 Madrid Square, Apt. 1, Brockton, Mass., was arrested on a 2nd District Court bench warrant on a charge of operating under a foreign license during a suspension or revocation. His vehicle was pulled over for speeding on West Main Road at about 12:20 a.m., police said.

Herschel Leo Gates III, 46, of 96 Dexter St., was arrested at his home at about 10:40 a.m. He was wanted on a bench warrant issued by 2nd Division District Court in Newport for failure to appear, police said.

Barbara Manousso, 78, of 1 Tower Drive, Apt. 402, was arrested at her home at about 12:30 p.m. on a Portsmouth affidavit warrant. The warrant stemmed from a charge of leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident resulting in personal injury, police said.

Saturday, Oct. 17

James Wallace Woodworth, 74, of 549 Wapping Road, was charged with DUI, first offense. Officers made the arrest after responding to a call for service in the area of East Main Road and Glen Meade Drive around 1:15 a.m. Woodworth was also cited for refusing to submit to a chemical test.

Thursday, Oct. 22

Wilson Delgado Ortega, 36, of 299 Mulberry St., Fall River, was charged with DUI, first offense, at about 1:20 p.m. Ortega was pulled over on West Main Road at King Charles Drive for using a mobile device while driving and committing multiple traffic violations, police said.

Mackenzie Polk Bowman, 25, of 646 Bristol Ferry Road, was arrested on two Superior Court full bench warrants following a motor vehicle stop on Middle Road at Stonegate Drive shortly before 6 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 23

Sasha Dakar Gallaway, 21, of 799 South St., Apt. 3, Portsmouth, N.H., was charged with disorderly conduct (obstructing a street, hall or aisle). Officers responded to the Rhode Island State Police’s Wickford barracks, where they took custody of Gallaway around noon. He had an active local warrant stemming from a road rage incident that took place on the Mount Hope Bridge on July 26, according to police.

Sunday, Oct. 25

John Richard Farrell, 59, of 2916 Fort Hamilton Parkway, Apt. 1, Brooklyn, N.Y., was arrested around 10:30 a.m. by the Tiverton Police Department on a Portsmouth warrant charging him with illegal access to a computer and larceny of less than $1,500, police said.

Monday, Oct. 26

Jason D. Stapp, 46, of 56 Beech Ave., Tiverton, was charged with driving after his license had been denied, revoked or suspended, first offense, and operating a vehicle without an ignition interlock system. The arrest was made after officers pulled Stapp over on West Main Road near Raytheon around 10:50 a.m. for a moving violation. His license had been suspended following a previous DUI charge earlier in the year, according to police.

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