Psych Patient Makes a Run For It
Just before midnight, SOMC contacted PPD to report that a patient on a psych hold took off from the hospital on foot.
He was spotted running between houses on Micklewaite shortly afterward.
SOMC security was able to locate the patient, and PPD provided assistance.
Man Arrested For 4th Time in a Week
Portsmouth Police Officers arrested a troubled homeless man twice over the weekend. This was the 4th time in 6 days he was taken into custody.
The first call came in just before 6 pm on Friday. A caller reported a man walking down Gallia Street near Taco Bell who appeared to be on drugs. Police took him into custody for disorderly conduct. Per the court, he was released the next morning.
Just after 1 am on Monday, a caller reported the same man had a seizure in the parking lot of the Save-A-Lot on Gallia. The man then got up and began stumbling around. Police took him into custody for probation violation and booked him into the Scioto County Jail once again.
This was his 7th arrest in the past month and his 13th arrest of 2022. The man frequently goes into businesses along Gallia Street and refuses to leave until the police arrive.
We told you last week how he went into a gas station and begged to be arrested. An officer attempted to get him to go into a rehab facility. However, he left almost immediately, only to be arrested for trespassing hours later. On multiple occasions, he’s made threats of suicide and been transported to SOMC. However, he is almost always released almost immediately onto the streets.
Cat Fight on Washington Street
A dispute over a kitten got loud enough to warrant calling the cops. Just before 9 am, officers responded to the Shawnee Family Health Center on Washington for a report of two women screaming at each other.
When officers responded to the scene, they learned the dispute involved a kitten. Police advised the women to stay away from each other and informed them that their cat dispute was a civil issue.