Tag: Portsmouth Police Daily Briefing

A routine welfare check took a tense turn when a Child Protective Services (CPS) worker called for backup, reporting that ...

The city’s homeless crisis reached another boiling point this week as James Hodge, a familiar figure to both business owners ...

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 ...