Tag: Police

A man walked into the Portsmouth Police Department this week ready to confess to stealing from a gas station, but ...

What started as a simple household chore ended with a teenager in handcuffs after an explosive fight with her mother ...

Police were called to two separate incidents over the weekend that raised red flags about children’s safety, highlighting how quickly ...

A call for a welfare check on a baby living on Summit Street escalated when officers discovered a dead dog ...

From loose pets to neighborhood complaints, local officers spent much of the weekend handling calls about dogs — another sign ...

From shopfront canopies to cemetery gates, police spent the holiday weekend dealing with a string of calls tied to homelessness, ...

A Portsmouth Junior High School football coach and substitute teacher has been arrested on serious charges involving a student.  The ...

Charles Melvin Ruggles, 72 of Wheelersburg, Ohio passed away August 29, 2025 at home surrounded by his large and loving ...

Labor Day didn’t go quite as planned for one would-be thief, who police say tried to snag more than $650 ...

The streets of New Boston are a little safer this week—at least for anyone with an unattended trash can. On ...