DUI Charges, Deer Accidents Top Recent Police Reports

Police made the following arrests recently. 

Tiverton 

Mark W. Lesieur, 21, of 194 Judson St., Tiverton, was arrested on Dec. 2 at 11:57 a.m. at a Judson St. residence. Lesieur was wanted on an arrest warrant. 

Darcie A. Silvia, 39, of 4 Ash Ave., Tiverton, was arrested on Dec. 7 at 3:01 a.m. after police were called to Silvia's residence. Silvia was charged with domestic, simple assault. 

Dennis Macedo, 63, of 1188 Anthony Road, Portsmouth, was arrested on Dec. 8 at 11:26 p.m. after a motor vehicle stop on Route 24 near the Sakonnet River Bridge. Macedo was charged with driving under the influence (DUI), second offense; refusal to submit to a chemical test; presence of alcoholic beverage while operating a vehicle; and lane roadway violation. 

Little Compton 

Alexander Alvarnas, 20, of 77 Sisson Pond Road, Portsmouth, was arrested on Dec. 3 at 12:49 p.m. The arrest stems from an incident reported on Dec. 1. Alvarnas was charged with domestic, simple assault, and domestic, making crank or obscene telephone calls. 

Jacob Souza, 32, of 24 Cedar St., Fall River, MA, was arrested on Dec. 7 at 8:33 a.m. Souza was charged with driving on a suspended license, obstructing an officer in the execution of duty and larceny under $1,500 for allegedly taking items from a property on West Main Road.

Three vehicles reportedly struck deer this week. 

On Dec. 5, at 9:29 p.m., while traveling west on Pottersville Road, a deer crossed the path of the vehicle driven by Michael Dambra of Cambridge, MA. The windshield was damaged. No injuries were reported. 

On Dec. 6, at 9:29 p.m. while traveling west on Colebrook Road, a deer crossed the path of the vehicle driven by Melissa Wordell of Little Compton. The vehicle sustained damage to the left front quarter. Wordell was not injured and the deer was put down.

On Dec. 7, at 5:55 p.m., a vehicle operated by Edith Marion of Little Compton struck a deer on East Main Road. Marion’s vehicle sustained heavy front end damage after a deer struck the hood of her vehicle in the area of East Main Road and Friendship Farm Lane. No injuries were reported.

Police are also investigating stolen items reported missing on Dec. 4. Approximately $1,200 worth of power tools and copper tubing was taken from a job site on Shaw Road.