Portsmouth Police Log: Crash on Congress Street Leads to DWI Charge

Edison Shurda, 43, of Center Street in Peabody, MA, was arrested at 1:05 a.m. on Aug. 22, 2015, for driving while intoxicated. Officers were sent to a two-vehicle crash, without injuries, on Congress Street. One of the vehicles was parked, according to the report. After investigating the crash, Shurda was arrested.

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Linda Bernier, 64, of Fenwick LP, The Villages, FL, was arrested at 10:18 p.m. on Aug. 22, and charged with driving while intoxicated. Officers were called to State Street. A witness reported issues with the SUV and that the woman was driving but appeared to have switched positions with a passenger, according to a report. Police arrived and spoke with the woman. After a field sobriety test, she was arrested.

Domenic Clements, 27, a homeless man now located in Portsmouth, was arrested at 7:47 a.m. on Aug. 23, on a bench warrant. He was arrested after police allegedly found him camping underneath playground equipment on Rock Street.

Heather A. Bonner, 52, of Green Street in Somersworth, was arrested at 6:36 p.m. on Aug. 23, on a bench warrant. She was arrested on Market Street after a traffic stop.

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