Troubled Homeless Woman Back on the Street After 50th Charge
A troubled homeless woman bounced from a mental health facility to Kroger and then back to Kroger again in the ...
Read more
Thursday, October 15
Scioto County Daily News
LATEST NEWS
Stranger in Yard, Needles Left Behind
A Kent Street resident called Portsmouth police in the middle of the night after spotting an unknown man in a...
Crash Call Unravels Into a Roadside Saga
Sometimes a police report tells a fairly simple story. This is not one of those reports. What began as a...
Burglary Suspect Back at the Door?
A Vinton Avenue resident called Portsmouth police after spotting a familiar-looking man on her home security camera — and she...
Walmart Shoplifting Calls Keep Deputies Busy
Deputies made more than one trip to Walmart for suspected shoplifting, with loss prevention employees reporting everything from merchandise that...
Stranger Busted After Wandering Onto Porches
A 2 a.m. call about a man wandering onto porches and walking into traffic turned physical within minutes after Portsmouth...
TRENDING NOW
EDITOR'S SPOTLIGHT
Group Home Teen Runs Away 4 Times in 4 Days
Portsmouth police were called to the same local group home four times in four days for the same 17-year-old boy leaving the facility. By the fourth call, the teen finally told an officer why he kept walking away. He was...
Read moreDetailsLATEST NEWS
Marijuana Vape, Pipe Found in School Investigation
Another local school is dealing with marijuana and vaping after officials discovered suspected pot, a vape and a pipe involving...
Deputies Investigate Two Sex-Offense Reports Involving Children
Scioto County deputies are investigating two separate reports involving alleged sex offenses against children, including one incident reported in Wheelersburg...
Man Has Warrant— and Scabies
A domestic disturbance behind an apartment building at 8th and Chillicothe ended with a man headed to jail on a...
Busted! 10/13/26 New Arrests in Portsmouth, Ohio – Scioto County Mugshots
The Scioto County Jail is currently housing 164 inmates. An arrest is not a conviction. All parties are presumed innocent...
Woman Busted After Kroger Collapse
A medical emergency at Kroger turned into an arrest Sunday after a woman collapsed in the bakery and deli area...
Bengals at the Bye: Reading the Betting Picture
The Cincinnati Bengals are set to have a bye week at 3-2. Here's what the betting landscape looks like from...
OBIITUARIES
EDITOR'S SPOTLIGHT
Homeless Man Sparks Three 911 Calls
A disturbance at Kroger involving an allegedly intoxicated man trying to get into another person’s car turned into a wandering series of calls that stretched across downtown Portsmouth and ended with an arrest. Police were first called to Kroger shortly...
Read moreDetails
Teen with Guns at 3 am
A Harrison Township caller was worried enough about a late-night vehicle and possible gunfire to call deputies — for the...
Busted! 10/12/26 New Arrests in Portsmouth, Ohio – Scioto County Mugshots
The Scioto County Jail is currently housing 174 inmates. An arrest is not a conviction. All parties are presumed innocent...
‘I’m Going to Kill Everyone’ — Walmart Disturbance Ends in Arrest
A trip to Walmart took an alarming turn when a man allegedly began yelling that he was going to kill...
Traffic Stop Turned to Chase, Crash & Kidnapping Charges
New details on hoa a 2 a.m. traffic stop in Lucasville over a stop sign and turn-signal violation turned into...
Guns, Threats, Taser — Green Township Chaos
A Green Township call involving an allegedly intoxicated man, multiple guns, an argument with his wife, threats about what would...
Troubled Man Pours Gasoline on Front Yard Fire
A call about a man pouring gasoline onto a fire near a West Portsmouth home quickly became something much bigger...
TRENDING NOW
