An angry customer started an argument with employees at the Gay Street Kroger just before 10 am. Police say she was upset about not receiving cash back from her EBT card.
Officers informed her she needed to take the matter up with the EBT company. Police advised her to leave the scene, and she left in a taxi.
Officers were called back to the area at 1 pm for another report of a disturbance. A witness said a man was yelling and jumping around. Police responded to the scene and spoke with a troubled man who’s been arrested over 60 times for disorderly conduct, indecent exposure, and other issues.
Officers advised him to move along and stop bothering people.
Woman Revived with Narcan on Williams Street
Just before 5 am, officers and EMS personnel responded to Williams Street for a report that a woman had started gasping before collapsing. The caller said the victim was unresponsive and insisted there had been no drug use.
Portsmouth Fire Department medics responded to the scene and revived the woman with Narcan. She was alert and oriented by the time officers arrive.
She refused further medical treatment.