🚬 Cigs and Sanity: Portsmouth Cops Defuse Late-Night Mayhem with a Pack of Smokes
When things got rowdy on High Street, Portsmouth Police didn’t reach for the cuffs first — they reached for calm, ...
Read moreDetailsWhen things got rowdy on High Street, Portsmouth Police didn’t reach for the cuffs first — they reached for calm, ...
Read moreDetailsFear is turning into frustration at the Hisle Park Apartments, where residents say a masked man in black is terrorizing ...
Read moreDetailsYou might think laying out some old clothes and knickknacks on your front lawn is no big deal — but ...
Read moreDetailsA friend’s concern turned into a lifesaving intervention when Portsmouth Police responded to a welfare check on a man who’d ...
Read moreDetailsJust before the sun came up, chaos checked in early at the Holiday Inn on 2nd Street. Staff frantically dialed ...
Read moreDetailsWho knew a napkin could nearly cause a demolition derby? A Portsmouth mom raced to the safety of the police ...
Read moreDetailsA terrifying night at the Hisle Park Apartments has residents rattled and questioning their safety after a strange man in ...
Read moreDetailsJust after 1 p.m., employees at the Oasis carryout on 17th Street got a shock when a young boy, around ...
Read moreDetailsOne local grandma reached her breaking point and called 911 after her parolee grandson allegedly started crossing the line — ...
Read moreDetailsA late-night meltdown at a local mental health facility turned into a manhunt after a homeless man busted out a ...
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