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Two separate calls in Portsmouth had people on edge after strangers were spotted looking into vehicles—but in both cases, police couldn't prove any bad intentions. The first call came from 11th Street, where someone reported a woman in a blue plaid shirt going through employee vehicles. When officers arrived, they...

What sounded like a serious emergency early in the morning turned into a long and complicated day for deputies in Lucasville. Around 6 a.m., a man called 911 claiming multiple people were inside his home tearing it apart. He told dispatch not to send anyone right away and asked them...

What started as a simple repair job turned into a whole lot of frustration for a Minford man. He called the Scioto County Sheriff’s Office after dropping his vehicle off for work a couple days earlier and paying $1,000 up front. When the car still wasn’t fixed, things took a...

It was a messy stretch for a couple of local juveniles, starting at school and ending in an alley. Around 10 a.m., officers were called to the Portsmouth High and Middle School campus after reports that two students had shown up intoxicated. One child was taken to Southern Ohio Medical...

What started as a late-night food delivery run turned into a frightening encounter on Portsmouth streets. Just after 2:30 a.m., two women called 911 saying a blue Chevy Malibu had been following them while they were out DoorDashing between Taco Bell and Speedway. Inside the car, they said, were two...

It happened twice in two days — different suspects, same ending. One didn’t make it far.The other didn’t make it out of the store clean. According to a report from the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were first called to Walmart in South Point after a man left the store...

The Scioto County Jail is currently housing 170 inmates. An arrest is not a conviction. All parties are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Sandy Joann Barnett Arrest Date: 04/13/2026 Charges: Possessing Drug Abuse Instruments Denim Borders Arrest Date: 04/13/2026 Charges: Failure to Appear; Issuance of Warrant (2 Counts) Brian Paul...

What started as a property dispute between neighbors has now escalated into something far more serious — involving stolen cameras, a shooting, and an arrest. And this wasn’t the first time deputies had been called. According to a report from the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were first dispatched to...

A routine stop in the early morning hours quickly led to an OVI arrest in Portsmouth. Around 1:33 a.m., an officer pulled a driver over in the 1800 block of Wayne Avenue. That stop ended with Kaden Hillard being taken into custody. He was charged with OVI, a probation violation,...

A couple of back-to-back incidents have people in Scioto County keeping a closer eye on who’s knocking at the door. It started in the Otway area, where a caller reported a man going house to house along Henley Comstock Road. The man was driving a white Chevy Silverado and, of...

SCIOTO COUNTY, OH — Even as the Scioto County Dog Shelter faces overcrowding, staffing shortages, and ongoing controversy, calls about dangerous and neglected animals are still pouring in — and in some cases, help isn’t coming quickly. Two recent incidents in Lucasville and McDermott show just how stretched the system...

A Portsmouth property owner is sounding the alarm after finding out someone is trying to rent out his house… without his permission. The home on 18th Street was recently listed for rent on social media by what appears to be a fake business. The real owner lives in California and...

What started as kids playing around turned into a full-blown headache for police—and left at least one child hurt. Over the weekend, calls flooded in from multiple neighborhoods about groups of juveniles riding around and running through streets and parks, shooting Orbeez and BB guns at people, cars, and homes....

What started as a quiet afternoon quickly turned into a full-scale emergency. Just after 3 p.m., a call came in reporting a structure fire on Disterdick Lane off German Hollow Road. The first caller said the house was filled with smoke, though no flames were visible yet. There were also...

The Scioto County Jail is currently housing 168 inmates. An arrest is not a conviction. All parties are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Sandy Joann Barnett Arrest Date: 04/13/2026 Charges: Possessing Drug Abuse Instruments Denim Borders Arrest Date: 04/13/2026 Charges: Failure to Appear; Issuance of Warrant (2 Counts) Lavell Evans...

A comment from a young student had school staff taking no chances. An educator reached out after a kindergarten child mentioned having a gun at home. The child made it clear she didn’t have it at school, but the teacher was concerned about whether the child could access it. Officers...

PORTSMOUTH — The case against a man already facing aggravated murder charges in Scioto County just got more serious. Darius Herron, who remains locked up in the Scioto County Jail, has now been indicted on two additional felony charges after the latest session of the Scioto County Grand Jury. According...

What should have been a routine moment turned into a painful lesson in gun safety in Lucasville. Just after 1:30, Scioto County Sheriff’s deputies and EMS were called to the Briar Patch Carryout after a man said he accidentally shot himself while cleaning a handgun. The man told deputies he...

What started as a complaint about a child being picked up from school quickly turned into a tense back-and-forth — with deputies explaining it wasn’t a criminal case. That didn’t sit well. According to a report from the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were dispatched to a residence in Proctorville...

What started as a family argument ended with a woman walking down the road — and deputies stepping in before it went any further. She didn’t want to stop. Deputies made sure she did. According to a report from the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were dispatched to a domestic...