Troublemakers Trespassed
Portsmouth police handled multiple trespassing complaints involving businesses and private property, including a shirtless man near Star Adult Workshop, a ...
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Dog Kills Puppy — Does it Have to be Put Down?
A woman came home from taking her children to school to a horrifying discovery: one of her German Shepherd puppies...
Overdose at the Overpass
Portsmouth police and EMS responded to the area of 16th and Findlay after a report of a man overdosing near...
5th Street Flasher Reported
Portsmouth police were called after a woman reported that a man exposed himself while driving past her home. The call...
Sword-Waving Meltdown Ends in Arrest
A woman accused of waving a katana at a man during an erratic outburst was arrested after deputies say she...
Man Beats on Door at Woodbine Apartments With Hammer, Demands Money
Portsmouth police were called to Woodbine Apartments after a report that a man was beating on a door frame with...
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Fiddle Fight Goes Completely Off the Rails: $1,050 Deal Sparks Facebook War, Lawsuit & Years of Feuding
What started as an online violin trade between a Texas buyer and a Scioto County seller eventually produced expert disputes, angry emails, social media warnings and a trip to Common Pleas Court. A violin deal involving just over $1,000 somehow...
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Tracy Park Trashed by Homeless Camper
Portsmouth police were called to Tracy Park after concerns about a homeless woman and her belongings near the park bathrooms....
Mom Says Man Threw Toddler Against Wall
Portsmouth police were called to Cherry Street just after 9 p.m. after a woman reported that a man threw her...
Fiddle Fight Goes Completely Off the Rails: $1,050 Deal Sparks Facebook War, Lawsuit & Years of Feuding
What started as an online violin trade between a Texas buyer and a Scioto County seller eventually produced expert disputes,...
Woman Found Unresponsive on 4th Street Sidewalk
Portsmouth police were called to the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation building on 4th Street after a caller reported a woman...
Homeless Man Released, Back in Trouble
Portsmouth police arrested a homeless man after a suspicious person call at Central Church of Christ on Grandview Avenue. Officers...
Copper-Cutting Call Ends With Arrest
Portsmouth police were called to the area of the Silver Palace on Gallia Street after someone reported possible copper theft...
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New Director, Dog Warden Takes Over Scioto County Shelter
There’s a new person in charge at the Scioto County Dog Shelter, and county officials are hoping the latest change marks the beginning of a more stable chapter for a facility that has spent much of the year in turmoil....
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Rolling Fight Moves From Deemer’s to Kwik Stop
Deputies handled two related parking lot fight calls in the same evening, and officers later noted the second call involved...
Wilson Street Woman Warned Over Front Yard Pot Garden
Portsmouth police accompanied Code Enforcement to a Wilson Avenue home after a complaint about marijuana plants growing in the front...
Woman Breaks Into Truck, Flees to the Bottoms
Deputies were called to Atomic Credit Union in Lucasville after a report that a woman used some kind of tool...
Deputies Search for Suspect in Wheelersburg Stabbing
Scioto County deputies have issued active arrest warrants for a Tennessee man accused in a violent stabbing case SCDN first...
Hunter Threatened With Shotgun in Front of Child
Scioto County deputies were called to Nile Township after a hunter reported that someone threatened him with a shotgun while...
Children’s Home Worker Fired After Video Shows Slap to Nonverbal Resident
A staff member at a children’s residential facility was fired after surveillance video allegedly showed her slapping a nonverbal resident...
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