Crime & Safety

Exeter, Stratham Men Arrested in Portsmouth

John Ireland and Vance Tarantino were arrested last month on charges.

PORTSMOUTH, NH - John Ireland, 34, of Pine Street in Exeter, was arrested at 10:56 a.m. on Dec. 9, 2015, for criminal mischief. He was arrested on a warrant.

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Vance A. Tarantino, 24, of Perth Road in Stratham, was arrested at 1:38 a.m. on Dec. 11, 2015, for driving while intoxicated. An officer was sent to the area of Islington and Bartlett streets for a report of a crash. The two vehicles pulled into a CVS parking lot. At least one of the parties became “pretty emotional” at the scene. The caller reported an airbag deployed and spider web windshield cracks. One person was transported to the hospital and blood was taken. Tarantino was later arrested.

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