“Tell My Kids to Get in the Car”: 911 Call Highlights When Police Should—and Shouldn’t—Be Called
A frustrated woman dialed 911 with an unusual request: she wanted an officer to come to her home and tell her ...
Read moreDetailsA frustrated woman dialed 911 with an unusual request: she wanted an officer to come to her home and tell her ...
Read moreDetailsMelinda (nee Mullins) Wilson, age 60, of Lucasville, passed away on January 28, 2026, in Portsmouth, Ohio. She was born on ...
Read moreDetailsOfficers were called to Bloom Street after a man reported that his brother had shown up at the home despite not ...
Read moreDetailsWhat began as a frantic call about a belligerent teenage nephew with warrants quickly turned into a case of constantly changing details when Scioto ...
Read moreDetailsRobert “Bob” Herrmann Kouns, 86, of South Shore, Kentucky, passed away on January 31, 2026, at UK King’s Daughters Medical ...
Read moreDetailsJames Lee Stapleton, age 78, of Portsmouth, passed away peacefully at the SOMC Hospice Center. Born on March 7, 1947, ...
Read moreDetailsBarbara D. Haynes, 63 of West Portsmouth, passed away Tuesday, February 3, 2026 at SOMC Hospice. She was born July ...
Read moreDetailsElva Thompson, affectionately known as "Grandma Rosie" of Portsmouth Ohio, passed away at Bridgeport Healthcare Center on February 2, 2026. ...
Read moreDetailsIt began with a call from a bank — and quickly turned into a troubling look at who may have ...
Read moreDetailsDeputies were still on scene taking a statement when the phone started ringing — over and over — with officers listening as ...
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