Mentally Disabled Woman Reports Sex Assault
A mentally disabled woman reported a sexual assault and a man claimed a fatal attraction. We break down the Portsmouth Police Chief’s Daily Briefing.
Fatal Attraction
A man contacted Portsmouth Police just before 1 am to complain about a woman following and harassing him.
He said she hit him with her car but not hard enough to knock him or his bike down. He claimed he’d started “talking” with her about a week prior but tried to break it off when he determined she was “crazy.”
The man claimed she refused to leave him alone and actually resorted to chasing him. Police attempted to make contact with the woman but she didn’t answer the door at her apartment.
He declined to file a report but said he’d get back in touch with police if the woman continued to stalk him.
Suspicious Behavior
- A McConnell Avenue caller reported a group of kids hanging out in the alley who were possibly drinking. They were gone by the time police arrived.
- About fifteen minutes later an officer did observe a group of males on Grant Street. They weren’t juveniles but the officer did advise them to leave.
- Just before 11 am, a High Street caller reported a man and woman in the alley attempting to break into the neighbor’s garage. Police took a woman with an open warrant into custody.
Under the Influence
Just after 1 am a resident of the 16th Street Apartments reported a possibly high man sleeping in the laundry room. He left just as the police arrived.
At 2:47 pm, a man contacted authorities saying he’d taken some type of drug and need to go to the hospital. Am ambulance took him to SOMC for treatment.
Disabled Woman Reports Sex Assault
The Board of Developmental Disabilities contacted police after a disabled woman told them her boyfriend had sexually assaulted her.
Police determined the incidents took place in the Sheriff’s Office jurisdiction, so they contacted them and a deputy took over the investigation.
Can’t We All Just Get Along?
- Grant Street neighbors brought the police into a disturbance just before 7 pm. The neighbors were arguing over each other’s children coming into their yards. One neighbor said she had been threatened. Police said the dispute is ongoing and that the children have gotten into several fights. Police advised everyone to stay in their own yard.
- At 7:30 pm, a Layton Drive woman told police her boyfriend was threatening her. The man refused to come out to speak with officers, so they searched the house for him but could not locate him. The woman retrieved her property, including a gun that was where she said it would be located inside. Police took information for a report.
