Fake Drug Test Backfires, Man Sent Back to Jail
What looked like a routine drug screening quickly turned into a lesson in what not to bring to a test. ...
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Friday, June 12
Tag: Police
Police Back Twice to 4th Street Apartment After Late-Night Domestic Calls
PORTSMOUTH — Police were called twice to a 4th Street apartment above a restaurant after reports of a domestic dispute late at ...
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Mound Street Trouble Continues — Police Back Twice in One Day
PORTSMOUTH — Police were called back to Mound Street twice in one day to deal with a man who neighbors say has ...
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Police Roundup: Homeless Camps, Trespassing Arrest, and Man Messing With Power Lines
PORTSMOUTH — Portsmouth police dealt with a variety of calls across the city recently, ranging from homeless camps and trespassing ...
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Dead Cats Found on Wayne Hills Roof — More Discovered in Cooler on Patio
PORTSMOUTH — What started as a strange discovery on a roof turned into an even more bizarre call for workers ...
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Nursing Home Resident Calls 911 Over Missed Cigarette Break
A resident at a local nursing home called 911 asking to speak with an officer because he said staff were not treating ...
Read moreDetails“The Mouth of Mound Street” Sparks More Calls
The man neighbors are calling The Mouth of Mound Street say he continues standing outside yelling racial slurs on Mound ...
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Overdose Behind Portsmouth Elementary Leads Early-Morning Police Roundup
An apparent overdose behind Portsmouth Elementary School capped off a busy early-morning stretch for police dealing with several calls involving people in distress ...
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Woman Walks Away From Crisis Center — Police Say They Can’t Force Treatment
Police were asked to check on a woman who walked away from a Second Street crisis center and was believed to be ...
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Jesse James Carpenter Strikes Again — Walmart “Return King” Back With Another Scheme
If there were a loyalty program for creative shoplifting schemes, Jesse James Carpenter would probably have earned platinum status by now. According to ...
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