On the same day City Council took the first step toward forming a task force to deal with Portsmouth’s growing homeless crisis, chaos broke out at one of the city’s largest encampments near the viaduct. A woman called 911, claiming she’d been stabbed inside the tent city — sparking a swift response from police officers, […]
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