Weekend Calls Highlight Ongoing Homelessness Crisis in Portsmouth
A string of police calls over the weekend has once again drawn attention to Portsmouth’s growing homelessness crisis — a ...
Read moreDetailsA string of police calls over the weekend has once again drawn attention to Portsmouth’s growing homelessness crisis — a ...
Read moreDetailsFrom burglaries to medical emergencies, Sunday was anything but quiet for Scioto County's emergency services. Deputies, EMTs, and firefighters responded ...
Read moreDetailsOhio Attorney General Dave Yost released the 2024 Ohio Missing Children Clearinghouse Report this week, highlighting the state’s efforts to ...
Read moreDetailsA frightening scene unfolded outside Kroger just after 9 a.m. when a distressed man called 911 in full panic mode, ...
Read moreDetailsA quiet Saturday afternoon turned tragic when officers were called to Elliott Road around 1 p.m. for a report that ...
Read moreDetailsMemorial Day Weekend wasn’t all burgers and backyard barbecues for Portsmouth Police, who spent the holiday juggling a surge of ...
Read moreDetailsWe’ve been closely following the case of John Holman Jr., a troubled man with a history of trespassing at Portsmouth ...
Read moreDetailsWhat started as a routine visit by Children’s Services quickly escalated into a tense situation on Boundary Street just before ...
Read moreDetailsA strange sequence of events kept Portsmouth police hopping with calls involving a possible drug-fueled panic and an unprovoked sidewalk ...
Read moreDetailsPolice responded to a concerning call at the Hisle Park Apartment Complex after a woman reportedly threatened to kill people, ...
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