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November 17, 2009

Rockport Police/Fire: Weekend storm wreaks havoc on utility poles

ROCKPORT — Crews from National Grid responded to Rockport several times this weekend to repair utility poles damaged in Saturday's coastal storm.

Police and fire crews responded to a report of a utility pole on fire on Penzance Road at 6:55 a.m. Saturday.

According to Fire Chief Jim Doyle, the fire erupted as a result of a blown fuse. National Grid turned off power and replaced the damaged parts.

At 1:17 Saturday afternoon, authorities responded to Mill Lane after a resident reported a fallen utility pole. According to Doyle, a tree limb fell on wires and pulled the pole down. The utility company righted the pole, but had to return to the scene Sunday morning after a resident noticed the pole was leaning again and contacted police.

There were no reports of power outages associated with the incidents, officials said.

In other news taken from the police logs:

A Gloucester man was arrested following a motor vehicle stop on Broadway Avenue at 1:56 a.m. Sunday.

Sameh Kinawy, 20, of 77 Centennial Ave., was charged with possession of marijuana with intent to distribute and underage possession of alcohol.

A GPS was reported stolen from a Rockport woman's vehicle at 1:36 p.m. Sunday. The woman told police she believed the navigation unit was stolen from her unlocked vehicle around 11 p.m. Saturday while it was parked on Broadway.

A caller reported several pumpkins had been smashed on Bearskin Neck at 10:12 Saturday night.

Police responded to an emergency call from a Dean Road resident who reported a domestic situation in progress Saturday night. When police arrived shortly after 11:30, a woman told police she and a man had a verbal argument but that he left the home after taking some of his belongings before officers arrived.

The Fire Department responded to a Dean Road residence at 7:03 a.m. Friday after a woman called to report a fire in her basement. Firefighters determined that what appeared to be smoke was actually steam leaking out of a heating pipe.

Rockport rescuers transported women from Kitefield Road and Millbrook Park to Addison Gilbert Hospital in Gloucester over the weekend.

A man was transported by Beauport Ambulance from Main Street to Addison Gilbert Hospital at 1:45 p.m. Saturday.

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