Armed Man With Dementia Finally Taken for Evaluation
Portsmouth police have been called to the same Blue Rock Drive home again and again in recent weeks, each time ...
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Man With Knife Chases Child Into Home
A frightening call on Kentland Avenue brought Portsmouth police and EMS to a home Wednesday evening after a father reported...
Domestic Fight Ends With Both Parents Arrested
A late-night domestic call ended with both parents in handcuffs, a child going home with a relative, and protection orders...
What Patients Should Know About Legal Claims Involving Medical Care
Most people meet the legal side of medicine by accident. You are reading reviews before booking a consultation, or half...
Busted! 10/08/26 New Arrests in Portsmouth, Ohio – Scioto County Mugshots
The Scioto County Jail is currently housing 163 inmates. An arrest is not a conviction. All parties are presumed innocent...
Protection Order in Place — Man Arrested After Another Run-In
A protection-order dispute ended with an arrest after a woman reported encountering the man covered by the order at a...
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Bryan Davis Begins 30-Month Ohio Prison Sentence
Former Scioto County Commissioner Bryan Davis is now officially in the Ohio prison system. Davis was admitted to the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction on October 5 and is currently housed at the Correctional Reception Center in Orient, the...
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Man Says Someone Shot at Him Near Cemetery
A late-night stop at Burger King turned into a shooting investigation after a man told Portsmouth police someone had fired...
Thieves Hit Storage Units — Locks Cut, Catalytic Converter Gone
Deputies investigated two storage-facility thefts on the same day, including units with locks cut and a truck stripped of valuable...
Bryan Davis Begins 30-Month Ohio Prison Sentence
Former Scioto County Commissioner Bryan Davis is now officially in the Ohio prison system. Davis was admitted to the Ohio...
Creepy Note, Mystery Drone Spook Woman
A Harding Avenue woman who had already reported receiving a note saying someone was watching her got another unsettling surprise...
Three Busted in Midnight Speedway Stop
A traffic stop at the Speedway on Gallia Street turned into a three-person arrest just after midnight Wednesday. Portsmouth police...
Homeless Man Indicted for Attempted Murder, Arson
A Portsmouth fire case that has already spent nearly a year winding through competency hearings, a state psychiatric hospital, and...
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Three Busted in Midnight Speedway Stop
A traffic stop at the Speedway on Gallia Street turned into a three-person arrest just after midnight Wednesday. Portsmouth police stopped the vehicle around 12:01 a.m. and reported having probable cause to search it. Within minutes, three people were detained....
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Woman Says Stranger Followed Her to Head Start
A Portsmouth mom says a stranger in a white pickup has shown up around her more than once — including...
Fight Over Gas Pump Ends With Punch, Assault Charge
A disagreement over who was blocking a gas pump escalated into a physical confrontation that left one man facing an...
$562 Grocery Heist Ditched Behind Church
A man pushing a buggy loaded with groceries from Kroger apparently decided he didn’t want to finish the trip. Portsmouth...
KIdnap, Assault Charges Land Repeat Offender in Jail
A Scioto County man with a lengthy criminal history is back behind bars, this time facing a new list of...
How Online Casinos Ensure the Security of Their Players
The first things that might come to mind when thinking about online casinos on browsers or mobile apps like betway...
Suspected Overdose, Mystery Powder Alarm Nursing Home
Management at a Portsmouth nursing home called police Tuesday afternoon after a visitor appeared to be overdosing inside the facility....
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