Bushes Lead To Racially Charged Feud

Not Welcome

Officers responded to the Hudson House just after 2 am. A man who’d been barred from the building was there. Turned out New Boston Police also had a warrant for him. He was issued a summons for trespassing.

Dude, Where’s My Car?

Just after 5 am, officers received a report of a man attempting to get into a car on Gallia Street.  He said he was still trying to sober up and not sure what had happened earlier in the night. The police called him a taxi home and had the car towed.

ODs and Drugs

• Police were called to 3^rd Street at 5:49 am for a report of a woman overdosing. She refused transport to the hospital.
• At 11:18 am, police were called to the Royal Inn on Kendall for a report of an overdose. The victim was gone when officers arrived.
• Just before 4 pm, a caller reported someone dropped an apparently high man off on 17^th Street. The man was darting in and out of traffic. He fell and hit his head. The man was taken to SOMC.
• At 7:13 pm, officers responded to a report of a woman having a seizure in an alley on Gallia Street. She had overdosed but refused transport.
• Just before 4 am on Monday morning, police got a report of a man overdosing in a car at the Royal Inn. He refused treatment.

Waving A Gun

Just before 7 am, officers received a report of a tattooed man with no shirt waving a gun in a 6^th Street Alley.

Dude, Where’s My Car: Part 2

• At 10 am, officers received a report of two women and man fighting in a blue car. The Ohio State Patrol, Sheriff’s Office, and New Boston PD were notified to be on the lookout.
• The car finally turned up on SSU property.
• When the police found the owner, he said he went out drinking and woke up in a hotel.
• He’s not sure how he got there.

Former Chief Accused of Threats

• A neighbor has accused a former Portsmouth Police Chief of making threats against him. We told you earlier that former PPD Chief Chuck Horner called officers to his home to complain about harassment from a neighbor.
• On Sunday, that neighbor called the police. He claimed Horner used a racial slur during an argument.
• The argument started when he said that Horner purposely blew law debris onto his vehicle. He demanded that Horner pay for a car wash. That’s when he said Horner called him a slur.
• Additionally, the man claims Horner has threatened to ‘make his life a living hell’ if he doesn’t put his house up for sale by June 1.
• The man said Horner has installed security cameras that face his property and he feels as if he is under surveillance.  He claimed Horner has damaged his bushed and placed a decorative car on top of his car.
• He accused Horner of being a corrupt cop. The root of the disagreement between the men seems to be that he believes Horner damaged his bushes by cutting them where they grow under the fence.
• Officers advised the neighbor on the process of obtaining a restraining order.

Missing Chairs, Flaming Mattress

Just after noon, officers responded to a report of chairs stolen from a Gallia Street home. The caller said a woman was harassing her and wouldn’t leave her alone. She also said the woman sat a mattress on fire.

She requested that police tell the woman to stay away. An hour later, officers returned to the same address for a report of a mattress on fire.

Catch and Release

The police came across a woman with an open warrant at the Woodbine Apartments just after 8:30  pm.

The Scioto County Jail refused to take her.

She was advised to get her warrant handled and to renew the tags on her vehicle.