“Not Missing — Just Avoiding Him”: Welfare Check Misused in Domestic Dispute
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Friday, March 27
Tag: domestic violence
911-Only Phone, Terrified Child, Violent Assault: Deputies Arrest Repeat Offender in Harrowing Domestic Attack
A Scioto County child using a 911-only phone — the kind that can call for emergencies but can’t receive return calls — dialed for ...
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He Broke the Protection Order in Hours — Deputies Say Wheelersburg Man’s 30-Year Rap Sheet Just Got Longer
A Wheelersburg woman’s desperate 911 call ended with her estranged husband back in jail — and, according to court records, ...
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Neighbor Showdown Ends in Taser Deployment and an Arrest
What began as a loud argument between two men escalated into a profanity-filled confrontation with a neighbor — and ended ...
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Woman Says Husband Beat Her and Told Her to “Die” Before She Activated Medical Alert Device
A call originally dispatched as a medical emergency quickly took a darker turn once first responders learned the woman’s injuries ...
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West Portsmouth Standoff Ends in Taser Deployment, Arrest of Wanted Fugitive
A dramatic arrest unfolded Tuesday evening after Scioto County Sheriff’s Deputies sprang into action to catch a wanted man with ...
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Parolee Makes It Two Whole Days Before Landing Back in Jail — Again
A Wild Arrest at Portsmouth High School Caps Off a 20+ Year Rap Sheet It was barely dinner time when ...
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Man Falls Through Fish Tank, Grandma Gets Jumped, and a Boyfriend Goes Berserk
Scioto County Sheriff’s Deputies and EMS crews had their hands full as a string of domestic calls turned downright chaotic—from ...
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“A Lifeline on Washington Street”: Drop-In Center Emerges as Critical Resource Amid Portsmouth’s Homelessness Crisis
Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... Portsmouth City Council heard two powerful reminders over the past month that ...
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Domestic Disputes Keep Police Busy at Portsmouth Public Housing Complexes
It was a hectic day for Portsmouth Police officers as they responded to a string of domestic incidents across multiple Portsmouth ...
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