Tag: Portsmouth Police Daily Briefing

Add arson, poultry, and piles of trash to the ever-growing list of issues plaguing Portsmouth’s homeless camps.  Just after 9 ...

From passed-out people on benches to talks of bombs and snipers, Wednesday brought another round of chaos across Portsmouth as ...

It started with a strange morning standoff: a Sciotoville resident trapped on his own porch by two large, aggressive dogs ...

In a chilling reminder of how deeply the mental health crisis is impacting families, a panicked mother called 911 after ...

Shots rang out on Center Street just before 7 p.m., sparking chaos, confusion, and a heavy police response that ended ...

Who knew youth softball could come with adult-sized chaos? What started as a little league spat has spiraled into a ...

A disturbing call highlights not only the importance of quick police response—but also how vital interpreters can be in crisis ...

A missing teen from Athens County is safely back with her family after Portsmouth Police launched an urgent search that ...

She’s back. The troubled homeless woman who has become the unofficial face of Portsmouth’s mental health and homelessness crisis was ...

A tense situation at the Marathon station on Gallia Street could have easily escalated —but thanks to the calm and ...