Tag: Portsmouth Police Daily Briefing

An attempted grocery-store getaway didn’t make it very far after police tracked down a woman accused of shoplifting from Save A Lot on Gallia Street.  Officers were called ...

A woman reporting blood on her face after an alleged assault by her landlord triggered an urgent police response in ...

A stolen cellphone didn’t just show up on a map Monday night—it rang police straight to the front door.  Just ...

A pair of Lucasville teenagers were reported missing twice in a matter of hours early this morning, prompting repeated law ...

Reports of men in ski masks possibly armed with guns sent police scrambling across the city late into the night and again early the ...

As fireworks lit up the sky, police radios lit up too. From New Year’s Eve through New Year’s Day, officers bounced ...

An unusual call to police around 11 a.m. is raising a bigger question about when law enforcement should—and shouldn’t be brought ...

A terrifying domestic call involving a knife and four frightened children sent officers rushing to the Streich Apartments only to be followed just ...

What began as a frantic Christmas Eve search for a missing teen turned into a two-day ordeal that kept deputies ...

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