Parolee Back in Custody After a Month
A man released after serving a decade in prison made it barely a month on parole before Portsmouth Police took ...
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Wild Overnight For PPD
Wild Overnight For PPD A man on a rooftop and a traffic stop that ended with two drug arrests kept...
Dog Dispute Leads to Death Threat
An argument over a dog allegedly escalated into a death threat when a man approached an apartment resident and threatened...
Son Hits Dad After He Insists Its Time to Shower
An argument over getting off the Xbox and taking a shower ended with Portsmouth Police taking a 16-year-old boy into...
Driver Runs, Drugs Found During Traffic Stop
An expired license plate caught a deputy's attention, but what happened next turned a routine traffic stop into a drug...
Want to Help Shelter Dogs? Here’s How
After a year of overcrowding, staffing problems and repeated pleas for help at the Scioto County Dog Shelter, local groups...
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13-Year-Old Leads Police on Foot Chase
A call about an unruly 13-year-old turned into a foot chase through the Scioto Trail area before Portsmouth Police finally took the boy into custody. Officers were called after the teen reportedly tried to fight with his parents and then...
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Stolen SUV Tracked Down by App
A man who dropped off his SUV for repairs got an unpleasant surprise when the mechanic discovered the vehicle had...
Couple Charged After Domestic Fight
A couple's argument turned physical, leaving one person with a visible injury and both facing domestic violence charges. But only...
Suspended Driver Refuses Sobriety Tests
A late-night traffic stop near Mabert Road Baptist Church ended with a vehicle search, tow and citation after police said...
Bar Fights Lead to Arrests
Portsmouth Police made three disorderly conduct arrests during a busy stretch of late-night calls, including two separate trips to the...
Portsmouth Post Names Trooper of the Year
A Portsmouth native has been named the 2026 Trooper of the Year at the Ohio State Highway Patrol’s Portsmouth Post....
Horton Case Returns to Court Amid Plea Deal Questions
After months of uncertainty, there's finally a new date on the calendar in Robert Horton's public corruption case. And with...
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Rent-to-Own Repo Ruckus
A Portsmouth man called 911 after he said employees from a rent-to-own company went too far while trying to recover property from his Harrisonville Avenue home. The resident told Portsmouth Police that Rent-2-Own employees had repeatedly come to the house...
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Police Investigate Wilson Avenue Assault
Portsmouth Police were called to Wilson Avenue after a woman reported that a man shoved her down a set of...
Minford Native Named Trooper of the Year
A Minford native has been named the 2026 Trooper of the Year at the Ohio State Highway Patrol’s Chillicothe Post....
Sheriff Joins Recovery Housing Advisory Committee
Scioto County Sheriff David Thoroughman is taking on a new statewide role as Ohio works to tighten oversight of an...
Busted! 11/06/26 New Arrests in Portsmouth, Ohio – Scioto County Mugshots
The Scioto County Jail is currently housing 149 inmates. An arrest is not a conviction. All parties are presumed innocent...
Boat Theft Reported on Walnut Street
A late-night report of a stolen boat quickly turned into a complicated ownership dispute after Portsmouth Police stopped a truck...
6 Felony Counts in Jail Attack
A man accused of attacking two Scioto County corrections officers inside the county jail has now been formally indicted on...
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