Texas Man Charged with Simple Assault in City Bar

The following is an excerpt from the Portsmouth Police log from Tuesday, July 31 through Wednesday, Aug. 1.

Tuesday:

• At 12:55 p.m., police arrested a Portsmouth woman who was wanted as a fugitive from justice after she turned herself in at the police station. Jennifer Lee Law, 38, of 1007 Maplewood Ave. in Portsmouth was wanted for issuing bad checks.
• At 1:48 p.m., police reported the theft of a mountain bike on Clinton Street.
• At 2:58 p.m., police reported a three-car accident on Lafayette Road where one of the vehicles had a toddler inside.
• At 5:24 p.m., police arrested a juvenile on Greenleaf Avenue and charged him with burglary.
• At 8:45 p.m., police arrested a Houston, Texas man on Market Street after he was involved in a dispute with a female subject inside a downtown restaurant/bar. Blake Zimmerman, 42, of 202 Electra Drive in Houston, Texas, was charged with two counts of simple assault and criminal threatening (intimidation).
• At 10:31 p.m., police reported the theft of some prescription pills on Court Street.

Wednesday:

• At 7:49 a.m., police reported the theft of a computer, gaming system, and a wallet containing credit cards, a driver's license and Social Security car from a motor vehicle on Sagamore Avenue.
• At 8:03 a.m., police reported a burglary on State Street where a laptop was stolen.
• At 1:45 p.m., police arrested one juvenile and took two other juveniles into protective custody on Lafayette Road. A 15-year-old juvenile was charged with possession of controlled/narcotic drugs.
• At 11:14 p.m., police took seven juveniles into protective custody after they were found walking around Prescott Park on Marcy Street with a carton of eggs.