Crime & Safety

Woman Says Someone Paintballed Her Car

The following are excerpts from the Portsmouth Police log. An arrest does not indicate a conviction.

The following is an excerpt from the Portsmouth Police log from Thursday, Sept. 5 through Saturday, Sept. 7.

Thursday:

  • At 4:28 p.m., police arrested a Portsmouth man on McDonough Street. Jeffrey M. Trenholm, 50, address unknown was charged with criminal trespass.
  • At 4:35 p.m., police reported a car accident on the Route One Bypass northbound where the driver hit a Gulf gas station sign.
  • At 4:52 p.m., police reported a theft on Highland Street after the caller said his iPod and some cash were stolen from his vehicle.
  • At 6:07 p.m., police reported criminal mischief on Greenleaf Woods Drive after the caller said her car was covered in paintballs.
Friday:
  • At 10:43 a.m., police reported a theft on Bartlett Street after the caller said some items were taken from a safe.
  • At 1:08 p.m., police reported a theft on Boss Avenue after the caller said some loose change was taken from two vehicles.
  • At 1:09 p.m., police reported a theft on Manor Driver after the caller said an item delivered by mail was precipitated by an Internet scam.
  • At 3:54 p.m., police reported a theft on Oakwood Drive after a walk-in subject reported a burglary.
Saturday:
  • At 1:28 p.m., police arrested a Portsmouth man on Congress Street. Gregory Scott Ambrose Jr. of 603 White Cedar Boulevard was charged with disorderly conduct.
  • At 8:38 a.m., police reported an animal call at Portsmouth Regional Hospital after a 5-year-old child was bitten by her dog on South Street.
  • At 3:46 p.m., police arrested a Newfields woman who was wanted as a fugitive from justice after she turned herself in at the police station. Sandra M. Acox, 48, of 17 Dixon Road was wanted for forgery.
  • At 11:15 p.m., police reported a fight at a loud party on Market Street where there were as many as 50 people.

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