Tag: Mental Health

A potentially tragic situation ended safely thanks to quick action by a Portsmouth police officer.  Just before 11 a.m., an ...

Another heartbreaking incident in Tracy Park highlighted just how desperate — and dangerous — Portsmouth’s growing homeless and mental health ...

The opioid crisis has deeply affected communities across the United States, and Scioto County, Ohio, has been no exception. Years ...

What started as a frightening call along State Route 140 turned into a tense, emotional night for first responders trying ...

Deputies rushed to a home this week after a terrified mother called 911, saying her son told her he was on his ...

Scioto County Sheriff’s deputies responded to the Kelli Apartments after a man called 911 claiming someone was chasing him and ...

A Portsmouth woman dialed 911 after receiving a chilling threat from a man she met through Facebook Dating, telling police the ...

Portsmouth Police dealt with two separate incidents tied to mental health and substance-related distress, both highlighting how quickly panic, paranoia, and ...

For more than two weeks, southern Ohio has been trapped in a familiar kind of stillness. Snow, ice, bitter cold, ...

A frustrated woman dialed 911 with an unusual request: she wanted an officer to come to her home and tell her ...