Arrests

7/8 at 5:58 a.m. Warren Gavett, 31, of Auburn, was arrested on Westbrook Street by Officer Jake Hall on a warrant.

7/8 at 6:10 a.m. Ronald P. Russo, 41, of Falmouth, was arrested on Main Street by Officer Brian McCarthy on a charge of operating after suspension.

7/9 at 1:29 a.m. Sarah Wiley, 56, of Yarmouth, was arrested on Running Hill Road by Officer Chris Gosling on a charge of operating under the influence.

7/9 at 4:27 a.m. Samantha Megan Koch, 23, of Auburn, was arrested on Broadway by Officer Shane Stephenson on charges of unlawful possession of scheduled drugs and possession of marijuana.

7/9 at 7:59 a.m. John. H. Robinson, 30, of South Portland, was arrested on Devereaux Circle by Officer Adam Howard on a charge of probation violation.

7/9 at 10:37 a.m. Leah H. Morton, 23, of Exeter, was arrested on Maine Mall Road by Officer Adam Howard on a charge of theft by unauthorized taking.

7/10 at 3:07 p.m. Shawnalyn Patterson, 25, of Auburn, was arrested on Maine Mall Road by Officer Philip Longanecker on charges of theft by unauthorized taking and violating conditions of release.

7/11 at 2:35 p.m. Sean Fitzgerald, 44, of South Portland, was arrested on Osborne Avenue by Officer Robert Libby on a charge of violating conditions of release.

7/11 at 4:24 p.m. Joshua Lamb, 22, no hometown listed, was arrested on Philbrook Avenue by Officer Rocco Navarro on charges of assault, robbery and violating conditions of release.

7/14 at 4:39 p.m. Todd Hutchins, 46, of Portland, was arrested on Waterman Drive by Officer Thomas Simonds on charges of theft by unauthorized taking and violating conditions of release.

7/14 at 5:38 p.m. Gordon E. Viola, 48, of South Portland, was arrested on Foden Road by Officer Kevin Sager on a charge of operating after suspension.

7/14 at 8:37 p.m. Paul F. Collins, 33, of South Portland, was arrested on Broadway by Officer Erin Curry on charges of operating under the influence and violating conditions of release.

7/15 at 2:40 p.m. Jessica Johnson, 30, of South Portland, was arrested on Philbrook Avenue by Officer Kevin Sager on charges of assault, theft by unauthorized taking, criminal mischief, refusing to submit to arrest and possession or transfer of a theft device.

Summonses

7/8 at 12:04 a.m. Jake R. Phinney, 24, of South Portland, was issued a summons at Fisherman’s Point Park by Officer Shane Stephenson on a charge of possession of marijuana. 

7/8 at 1:20 a.m. Dennis L. Ross, 18, of Portland, was issued a summons on Broadway by Officer Kevin Theriault on charges of possession of marijuana and sale or use of drug paraphernalia.

7/8 at 10:45 a.m. Timothy Pace, 42, of Windham, was issued a summons on Broadway by Officer James Fahey on a charge of theft by deception.

7/9 at 7:57 p.m. Three 15-year-old girls — two from Scarborough, one from Gorham — were issued summonses on the Maine Mall Road by Officer Scott Corbett on charges of theft by unauthorized taking or transfer.

7/10 at 3:26 p.m. Michael McCormick, 23, of Portland, was issued a summons on Broadway by Officer Peter Corbett on a charge of operating an unregistered vehicle.

7/10 at 5:13 p.m. John Renna, 81, of South Portland, was issued a summons on Broadway by Officer Rocco Navarro on a charge of operating after suspension.

7/10 at 9:30 p.m. John Renna, 81, of South Portland, was issued a summons on Mosher Street by Officer Jeffrey Pooler on charges of theft of services and operating after suspension.

7/12 at 5 p.m. Willard J. Rusch, 56, of South Portland, was issued a summons on Riverplace Drive by Officer Peter Corbett on a charge of leaving the scene of an accident.

7/13 at 12:43 a.m. Michael Giroux, 33, of Scarborough, was issued a summons on Broadway by Officer Kevin Theriault on charges of possession of marijuana and sale or use of drug paraphernalia.

7/13 at 5:17 p.m. Deserae J. Fortin, 18, of Portland, was issued a summons on Maine Mall Road by Officer Jeff Levesque on a charge of theft by unauthorized taking.

7/15 at 12:21 a.m. A 17-year-old boy from Wells was issued a summons on Highland Avenue by Officer Kevin Theriault on charges of possession of marijuana and sale or use of drug paraphernalia.

7/15 at 3:52 p.m. Logan Betts, 20, of Bath, was issued a summons on Maine Mall Road by Officer Libby Robert on a charge of theft by unauthorized taking.

Arrest yields goods, minor injury

7/15 at 2:40 p.m. Officers responded to report of theft in progress at a store in the Maine Mall area. When the officers arrived, the female suspect fled from the store, dropping the allegedly stolen goods — $300 worth of clothes — in the process. Two officers chased the woman, Jessica Johnson, 20, of South Portland, and apprehended her. In the process of arresting the allegedly resistant woman, one of the officers reportedly suffered a minor injury to his leg. Johnson was arrested for assault, theft, criminal mischief, refusing to submit to arrest and possession of theft transfer device.

Fire calls

7/12 at 3:28 a.m. Carbon monoxide alarm due to malfunction on Deake Street.

7/12 at 7:08 a.m. Gasoline or other flammable liquid spill on Broadway.

7/12 at 3:47 p.m. Fire on North Kelsey Street.

7/12 at 8:37 p.m. Gas leak on Victory Avenue.

7/14 at 1:46 p.m. Telephone or cable wire down on Sawyer Street.

7/14 at 2:44 p.m. Smoke alarm, no fire, on Maine Mall Road.

7/14 at 8:36 p.m. Unauthorized burning on Maine Street.

7/15 at 5:15 a.m. Smoke alarm, no fire, on Clarks Pond Parkway.

7/15 at 9:38 a.m. Fire on MacArthur Circle.

7/15 at 3:40 p.m. Lock-out on Maine Mall Road.

7/16 at 10:42 p.m. Carbon monoxide alarm on Winterberry Street.

7/17 at 5:41 p.m. Malicious false alarm on Sable Oaks Drive.

7/17 at 3:46 a.m. Cooking fire, confined to container, on Wilson Street.

7/17 at 12:32 p.m. Mulch fire on Clarks Pond Parkway.

7/17 at 1:52 p.m. Unintentional alarm system activation, no fire, on Albany Street.

7/17 at 2:14 p.m. Smoke alarm due to malfunction on Main Street.

7/18 at 9:41 a.m. Vehicle accident with injuries on Ocean Street.

7/18 at 12:18 p.m. Telephone or cable wire down on Grand Street.

7/19 at 2:01 p.m. Mulch fire on Running Hill Road.

7/19 at 7:55 p.m. Unintentional alarm system activation, no fire, on Wallace Street.

7/19 at 8:56 Carbon monoxide alarm due to malfunction on A Street.

7/20 at 7:27 a.m. Mulch fire on Gorham Road.

EMS

South Portland emergency medical services responded to 65 calls from July 12 -20.

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