Humane Agent Gives Updates on Animal Abuse Cases
SCDN's Betty Smith sat down with Scioto County Humane Agent Chrystal Brown-Dixon to talk about two recent high-profile animal abuse ...
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Kids Found Living in Filth – CPS & Deputies Intervene
Deputies were called in to investigate a report of children living in a filthy house where adults were engaged in...
Man Accidentally Shoots Self on Big Bear Creek Road
A man called 911 to report that he’d accidentally shot himself at a home on Big Bear Creek Road. He...
Trash, Fights at War Memorial
We’ve told you before about issues with bad behavior at the War Memorial in Tracy Park, including multiple people caught...
Bad Checks & Other Hotel Shenanigans
Just before 2 am, a clerk at the Quality Inn in Wheelersburg reported that a guest had threatened to call...
Still No Help For Troubled Woman
The troubled woman who kept 911 dispatchers and Scioto County Sheriff’s Deputies busy for an entire weekend was back at...
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Campers Evicted From Sewage-Filled House
Officers discovered a disgusting situation at a Charles Street home after responding to a report of an argument just before 2 am. Callers said a couple who were camping in a tent in the backyard were arguing with each other...
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Woman Cusses Out Bystanders Over Ninja Turtle Pajamas
Officers responded to an unusual panhandling situation in the 800 block of Gay Street at 2:30 pm. Witnesses said a...
Beer Lover Tells Clerk to Kiss His A**
A very uncooperative customer caused a scene at the First Stop Market in Sciotoville just before 5 pm. The...
Stalker Keeps Up His Harassment Campaign
A man who had repeatedly harassed a local woman by calling in a phony story to police was at it...
Woman Reports Crackheads in the Woods
A woman in the midst of a drug crisis called 911 to say other addicts were stalking her. She called...
16-year-old Girl Dies in St. Rt. 243 Crash
Sixteen-year-old Kayla Pruitt of Proctorville, Ohio, died after a two-car accident on St. Rt. 243. The accident happened near County...
Shots Fired at Bannon Park
Just after 3 am, a Union Street resident reported hearing multiple shots fired and said there was a group of...
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85-year-old Screams for Help – Deputies to the Rescue
Deputies came to the aid of an 85-year-old woman in need of help. Medics at SOMC asked officers to do a welfare check on the woman. They said her husband was in the ER, and she wasn’t able to get...
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Sheriff Seeks Road Rager Parolee After Shooting
Officers launched a manhunt for a parolee they say was involved in a road rage shooting. They say the 43-year-old...
50-year-old Man Busted After Asking Middle School Girls for Sex
The Scioto County Special Victims Unit led an investigation that led to the arrest of a Wheelersburg man law enforcement...
“Selfish” Shoplifter Busted at Walmart
Around 12:20 pm, officers responded to the Loss Prevention office at Walmart to speak to a woman security caught shoplifting. ...
Best & Worst Scioto County School Districts According to State Rankings
Ohio’s report cards for school districts are out and several districts in the county failed to make the grade. Let’s...
Busted! 09/16/24 23 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...
Manhunt After Portsmouth Man Shoots Deputy
The Portsmouth man who shot a Scioto County Sheriff’s Deputy Saturday night tried to run, but he didn’t get far...
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