A Portsmouth Police Officer was stuck by a needle while investigating a theft report at Big Lots just after 6:30 pm. Witnesses said several people were loading backpacks into a vehicle. When officers arrived at the scene, they spotted John Jewett and a male passenger who fled the scene. Police arrested Jewett on an open […]
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