Portsmouth Police Report

Firearm charges, DUIs top Portsmouth police report

Posted 11/2/26

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

Thursday, Oct. 29

Jonathon West, 47, of 36 Wilkey Ave., was charged with driving with a suspended, …

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Portsmouth Police Report

Firearm charges, DUIs top Portsmouth police report

Posted

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

Thursday, Oct. 29

Jonathon West, 47, of 36 Wilkey Ave., was charged with driving with a suspended, revoked or canceled license, his fourth or subsequent offense, at about 5:40 p.m. The arrest followed a motor vehicle stop on Middle Road at Hedly Street for a registration violation, police said.

Friday, Oct. 30

Karen MacDonald Phillips, 62, of 1 Carol Terrace, was charged with driving under the influence (DUI), first offense, at about 8:50 p.m. Phillips was pulled over on Ormerod Avenue because she was driving without her headlights on, police said.

Saturday, Oct. 31

Derek James Guenette, 40, of 199 Riverside St., was charged with three counts of possession of a firearm by a person convicted of a crime of violence, as well as domestic disorderly conduct. The arrest was made at his home around 9:45 a.m. after officers responded to a call for service, police said.

Sunday, Nov. 1

Kory D. DeMello, 33, of no permanent address, was charged with DUI, first offense, after being stopped on Route 24 North at Hummock Road shortly after midnight for multiple moving violations, police said. He was also cited for refusing to submit to a chemical test, second offense.

Rebecca Jean Haile, 37, of 57 Saint Sauveur Court, Apt. 1, Cambridge, Mass., was charged with DUI, first offense, after police found her disabled vehicle on West Main Road at the Route 24 North on-ramp at about 2 a.m. She was also cited for refusing to submit to a chemical test.

Jayden Lepore, 21, of 88 Pleasant St., Apt. 2, Whitman, Mass., was charged with domestic simple assault/battery at about 11:45 a.m. According to police, officers responded to the Founders Brook Motel on Boyds Lane after a woman alleged that Lepore, her boyfriend, had struck her in the face. Officers observed visible injuries to the woman's right chin and neck that appeared consistent with an open-handed strike to the face, police said.

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