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Babysitting Great Grandpa Trapped By Motion Alarm

Cyn Mackley by Cyn Mackley
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Babysitting Great Grandpa Trapped By Motion Alarm

A great-grandpa doing a good deed was trapped by a motion alarm and a dog has no place to go after a couple is evicted. We hit the highlights of the Portsmouth Police Chief’s Daily briefing. 


Page 1 of 11

Giving the Guy a Break

Just after 1 am, officers responded to a report of a man yelling in the 300 block of Chillicothe. He told officers he was attempting to stay out of the rain and planned to enter a drug treatment facility in the morning.  

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Since the building was vacant, officers said they’d let him hang out there until 5:30 am, as long as he promised to keep his voice down. 

Police wanted him, if they got called back for a noise complaint, they’d arrest him. 

Page 2 of 11

Overdose at the Royal Inn

Officers responded to the Royal Inn on Kendall Avenue at 7:32 am for a report of an overdose. The witness said the woman was not breathing.

Medics cleared the woman and police took her into custody.

Page 3 of 11

Officers Investigate Summit Street Pooper

Just before 8 am, a Summit Street caller reported a man doing both number one and number two in the alley behind the 1300 block of Summit. 

The witness said he wore black pants and a red shirt with numbers on it. 

Officers looked for the suspected pooper, but could not locate him.

Page 4 of 11

Out in the Rain

A caller reported a man in a wheelchair sitting out on the sidewalk in the rain at 10:16 am. The witness said the man appeared to have nodded off.

Police were unable to locate him. 

Page 5 of 11

Dog in Danger After Eviction

Officers responded to Harding Avenue just before noon. A neighbor reported that two people who were evicted from a home the previous day were back inside the house.

Officer discovered an unsecured door and a dog inside the house. Animal control would not take the dog because there was no room at the shelter. 

Page 6 of 11

Suspicious Activity 

Witnesses reported a man in his fifties accompanied by a man in his 20s hanging around houses and acting suspiciously on Robinson Avenue at 2 pm.  A citizen confronted the pair and they took off. Police caught up with them at 14th and Robinson and cautioned them. 

Just after 10 pm, police responded to  6th Street for a report of a man screaming for help. He told police he thought someone might be following him, though no one had threatened him tonight. Police suspected he might have some mental health problems. 

Page 7 of 11

Under the Influence

  • At 2:46 pm, a caller reported a man slumped over at the stop sign near the Malt Shop on the Scioto Trail.
  • At the same time, a 17th Street caller reported that an impaired motorcycle driver had wrecked a bike in Wayne Hills and was still riding around. Police could not locate the rider. 
  • Just after 4 pm, a North Avenue caller reported a man and a woman shooting drugs in the alley. The witness said the man was vomiting. Police said the pair seemed to be okay. They advised them about the call. 
Page 8 of 11

Mom Wants You Out

A fed-up mom called the police to the Alexandria House after her daughter refused to leave her apartment. 

The mom told officers she allowed the daughter to stay with her after she was evicted from her Wayne Hills Apartment. 

She said the daughter visits another apartment upstairs and comes back acting strangely. Police advised the mom to contact the building manager. 

Page 9 of 11

Somebody Give Pap-paw The Alarm Code

A great grandfather found himself in a fix after the motion alarm kept going off while he was babysitting his 5 small great-grandchildren.

The children’s parents didn’t give him the code to the alarm and none of the kids knew it. 

He said he would attempt to sit quietly with the children as not to activate the alarm, though police had their doubts that would work for very long with five little kids in the house. 

Page 10 of 11

Daughter Assaults Mom

A Robinson Avenue mom called the police just before 7 pm to report an assault by her daughter. The daughter left the scene.

An ambulance responded to treat the woman, but she refused to go to the hospital. Police took information for a report. 

Page 11 of 11

Grand Theft Auto

A 7th Street caller reported a vehicle stolen from a garage at 9:43 pm. 

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