Tag: Police

A frightening call about a possible home invasion on North Avenue ended with a man briefly detained at gunpoint only for ...

Portsmouth police officers spent part of their day responding to multiple calls involving fears of self-harm—situations where no crime had ...

Portsmouth police spent a long, blustery night chasing alarms across the city—many of them likely triggered by strong winds, loose doors, and flying debris.  ...

What began as a Christmas Day report of a child left alone in a vehicle quickly escalated into a reckless ...

A troubling call to 911 is raising difficult questions about responsibility, judgment, and where the line is between a family dispute and ...

From a gas station complaint involving condoms to late-night power tools and a tense bar call, officers had a weekend ...

“I think a teacher might have slammed a kid down, and the mom is super-furious, trying to fight her.”  That ...

What started as a Christmas Eve complaint turned into a multi-day police marathon at a Wayne Hills apartment, as officers were repeatedly ...

A frightening situation on Christmas Eve ended safely thanks to the quick action and compassion of Good Samaritans who refused ...

Two separate calls to Portsmouth police in a matter of minutes raised a troubling question many people quietly ask: when someone ...