Portsmouth Police were forced to deploy a taser while trying to save a man’s life. Just before midnight, a mom told officers her adult son had taken drugs and planned on harming himself. A few minutes later, a caller on 17th Street reported that a man matching the son's description was on their porch. When […]
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