High winds, high people, dangerously confused individuals, and mom’s missing ashes kept Portsmouth Police Officers very busy on Thursday. I’ve got the highlights in these 15 slides. If you’d like the full, unfiltered story, consider becoming a VIP member. Click here to learn how it works.
What’s That Smell?
Just before 1 am, a caller reported the smell of marijuana coming from an apartment on Chillicothe Street. Officers were unable to locate.
Little and Dangerous
- Police answered a call at 1:20 am for a report of “little people trying to poison” a woman on 4th Street. Police found no little people or poison.
- The caller said she would have the FBI come out to investigate the tiny terrors.
- Later that day at 2 pm, she called 911 to report that illegal aliens were injecting her with an electric shock. Dispatch advised her to call a specialist.
- Just after 8 pm, the woman’s family called the police worried about text messages they received from her. Officers found the woman at the Party Time Bar and sent for an ambulance. She was transported to SOMC.
Chubby and Dangerous
At 1:37 am, a caller reported a group of kids on Center Street banging and slamming on neighbor’s houses. One was described as chubby and wearing a gray shirt.
Police warned the kids to quit it.
Poled Over
- Just before 2 am a car hit a pole on Offnere Street taking out the power lines. It took AEP about 40 minutes to get on the scene.
- Police closed the 1700 and 1800 blocks of Offnere. The vehicle was towed.
Call For Help
A woman called police just after 5 am to report her son had been attempting to harm himself all night. She took a kitchen knife away from him but he was still threatening suicide.
He was transported to SOMC.
Meanwhile At Speedway
Two brothers were bothering customers at Speedway just before 8:30 am. They were gone when police arrived.
B & E
A man called police just before 9 am to report a break-in at his Marshall Avenue garage. He asked that police patrol the area more often.
Missing Teen
- Just before noon, a mom reported to PPD that her 17-year-old son left three days ago to visit a friend but she hadn’t heard from him since.
- His friends haven’t seen him and he’s not been active on Facebook. The teen does have a history of running away. Officers took a report.
- The boy returned home just after 6 pm. He said his phone had run out of power and he was unable to contact his mother.
Under The Influence
- A woman called police at 11:59 to report that a man and woman were doing drugs in her Mabert Road house. She wanted them to leave. The man had an active warrant but was having medical issues. Police sent for an ambulance to take him to SOMC. The unwanted woman said she’d pack her things and go.
- AT 4:19 pm, officers responded to a report of a man falling all over the place on 6th Street. He refused medical attention and said he just needed to find shade and WiFi.
- Police picked the man from the earlier Mabert Road call up on his warrant after he was released from the hospital just after 9 pm.
On The Loose
A Milldale Road neighbor called police a 1:30 pm to report that an older neighbor lady was wandering around their property with her dogs. The dogs were acting aggressively.
Police notified the Health Department for the dogs and Portsmouth Ambulance for the woman.
The woman refused treatment. Animal Control took custody of the dogs.
Where’s Mom?
Just after 1:30 pm, a man came to get some items from his vehicle in the police impound lot.
He took speakers and other items but claimed that his mother’s ashes and wallet were missing from the car.
Don’t Interrupt My Zoom
A man called police just before 2 pm after a neighbor’s yelling and screaming interrupted his video appointment with a client. Police advised it was a civil issue.
Locked In
At 4 pm, an employee got locked inside the Scioto County Welcome Center and set off the alarm. Another employee was in the parking lot in her car. She heard the noise, let the trapped employee out, and reset the alarm.
Bicyclist Threatened
A man on a bike called officers to the Wendy’s on Gallia. He claimed that four people in a white or silver vehicle had threatened him just after 4 pm. Officers could not locate the suspects.
Trees Down
Storms took out several trees during the evening.
- Police answered a call to Boundary Street at 8 pm after a caller reported a tree on the sidewalk.
- A tree fell on a 7th Street home at 8:25. Officers notified the Red Cross, AEP, and Columbia Gas.
- Another tree fell on Boundary Street at 8:30 pm. It hit multiple vehicles on its way to the sidewalk.
