“Not Missing — Just Avoiding Him”: Welfare Check Misused in Domestic Dispute
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Saturday, January 17
Tag: Mental Health
Three Calls, One Crisis: Portsmouth Police Spend an Afternoon Untangling Mental Health Emergencies
Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... Portsmouth Police were kept busy with a series of calls that had ...
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ER Chaos: Patient Turns Violent — Hospital Worker Attacked in SOMC Emergency Room
Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... A frightening scene unfolded inside the SOMC Emergency Room after a patient ...
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Welfare Check at Royal: Police Track Down Woman After Mental Health Concerns and Child Safety Questions
A call from the Royal Inn motel prompted a swift response from local police officers after a woman reported she was being harassed ...
Read moreDetailsArmed and Terrified: Multiple 911 Calls Over Attic “Invaders” No One Can Find
Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... Deputies responded again and again to a quiet home where two terrified women insisted ...
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DISTURBING EMAILS, CONFUSED CALLS & A CRISIS UNFOLDING — DEPUTIES AGAIN CALLED TO THE FRONT LINES OF MENTAL HEALTH
When a local bank received a string of alarming emails from a customer claiming people were missing and unnamed criminals ...
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Armload of Knives: Family Desperate for Help After Violent Mental Health Crisis
A frightened family called 911 in the middle of a terrifying drug-fueled breakdown all because the system meant to help never ...
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More Homeless Camps Cleared in Ongoing Tracy Park Crackdown
Portsmouth police continued their ongoing effort to clear homeless encampments on Thursday with multiple sweeps across the city, including at ...
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Officer Steps Up to Help Homeless Woman at Mound Park
Another eye-opening reminder of Portsmouth’s growing homelessness crisis unfolded Thursday night at Mound Park — but this one also came with ...
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“They’re Hiding in the Creek!” — Crossbow-Wielding Man Calls 911 About Imaginary Robbers on Bonser Run Road
A late-night 911 call on Bonser Run Road sent officers racing out around 11 p.m., after a distressed caller claimed two people were trying to rob ...
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