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Portsmouth residents dealt with the continuing problem of needles left behind by drug users. An Argonne Road resident called PPD just after noon to report her dog had discovered a syringe behind their home. She said the dog seemed to be okay, but she wanted to speak with an officer....

Kroger employees called the police at 7:30 a.m. to report a woman going car to car in the parking lot asking customers for money. They said she’d been doing it for several days and wanted her barred from the property.   When officers arrived on the scene, they learned the woman...

Officers were called in to break up a 5th disturbance after a man called 911 to report a group of people wanted to fight him and his brother.   When officers arrived on the scene, they detained a man and a woman. After investigating, they determined the woman was the primary...

Officers responded to the Sunrise Church of the Nazarene at 7 am for a report of a man slumped over the steering wheel of his truck.   When officers arrived, they found the unconscious man and spotted a lighter and glass pipe lying on the dash. When they woke the man...

A worried dad called 911 just after midnight to say an adult had threatened to beat up his son.  He told dispatch his son was alone in a Wheelersburg apartment because his mother was at work and that he was on his way to the scene.   When deputies arrived at...

A woman called 911 at 1 pm to report someone stole her car when she pulled over to buy tomatoes.   The woman said she left her keys in the vehicle when she got out to purchase produce, and two men jumped in the vehicle and took off toward Sciotoville  An...

Ohio House Bill 56, which will go into effect in 90 days, makes evading police a felony and increases penalties for reckless driving, including activities known as "hooning." The bill, co-sponsored by local Senator Terry Johnson, is 43 pages long and imposes stricter penalties on individuals involved in these activities....

The Scioto County Jail is currently housing 165 inmates. An arrest is not a conviction.  All parties are presumed innocent until proven guilty. ALGOOD FREDRICK RAMONE Arrest Date: 07/25/24 Charges: Probation Violation  BLEVINS MICHAEL ANTHONY Arrest Date: 07/25/24 Charges: Fugitive from Justice BROWN ELIJAH Arrest Date: 07/25/24 Charges: Theft FLANNERY...

You don’t have to visit the ocean to catch impressive fish. The different freshwater biomes in your area—lakes, rivers, creeks—offer their own diverse selection of wildlife, and that includes fish. When you know what you’re fishing for, you can more easily pick a spot to reel them in. These are...

A Wheelersburg resident called law enforcement just before 9 pm to report that $20 had vanished from her bra.   This was not the first time; she’d lost money recently. She told officers she was at Lowe’s the previous week, and a $50 bill had disappeared right in front of her....

Ross County Juvenile officials called Scioto County at 6 pm to report a disturbing incident involving a child and an area church camp. They said a kid on probation had said during a therapy session he planned on taking a gun with him to church camp, and there were people...

A caller from Sierra’s Haven animal shelter contacted deputies to report that people had been trespassing and poaching on the property. They said they’d just spotted a white truck on the property that appeared to be putting out bait for deer. An employee pulled their vehicle across the driveway to...

Officers and EMS responded to a rehab center after a report that a man had come into the facility and started nodding off. After it became apparent that he was overdosing, staff administered Naloxone and moved him to an isolated room.   By the time officers arrived at the South Point...

Officers were called in for multiple incidents involving homeless individuals. At 11:28 am, a caller requested a welfare check on a mom and child living in a tent in a homeless camp near the river. Officers checked in with the pair and said they seemed okay.  An upset Wheelersburg man...

Officers launched a search for suspects after someone shot a man in the face on Cartro Road. The call came in just before 2:30 pm, and officers and EMS responded to the scene.   Dispatch contacted OSP Troopers, who said units from the closest post and Lawrence County were on the...

In Ohio, new regulations have been established for sales of recreational marijuana. Currently, only cannabis cultivators and processing facilities have the necessary certificates to operate with recreational marijuana. Dispensaries are in the process of obtaining approvals and, for now, can only sell medical marijuana. This will continue under medical rules...

The Scioto County Jail is currently housing 170 inmates. An arrest is not a conviction.  All parties are presumed innocent until proven guilty. BLANTON TIFFANY LYNN Arrest Date: 07/24/24 Charges: Trafficking in Drugs (2 Counts), Failure to Appear CLARK SABRA L Arrest Date: 07/24/24 Charges: Probation Violation CONLEY TAMMY LYNN...

Neighbors in the Coles Park area called the Scioto County Sheriff’s Office to report a string of vehicle break-ins. At least three separate callers reported similar incidents. One neighbor said they had footage of the break-ins captured on their doorbell security camera. Officers took information for a report.   A Fourth...

Employees of Speedway called Portsmouth Police around 3 pm to report a man who’d already been barred from the store was hanging out in the parking lot holding food he’d stolen from the store.  They told officers the man was becoming a real problem with his behavior.  When officers arrived...

Scioto County Sheriff Deputies responded to a Pleasant Avenue home after a woman called 911 to say her boyfriend choked her out and wouldn’t allow her to leave the house. She said he chased her with a hammer and said he wasn’t afraid to go back to prison.   When officers...