Three Calls, One Crisis: Portsmouth Police Spend an Afternoon Untangling Mental Health Emergencies
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Wednesday, January 21
Tag: safety
“Ma’am, You Can’t Just Live on Someone’s Porch” — Late-Night Standoff Ends in Arrest on Liberty Avenue
Scioto County Sheriff’s Deputies were called to a Liberty Avenue home after a baffled resident reported a woman who simply ...
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Mom’s Scary Message Sends Child Calling 911
A frightened child did exactly the right thing; they picked up the phone and called 911. Just after 10 p.m., ...
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Man Falls Through Fish Tank, Grandma Gets Jumped, and a Boyfriend Goes Berserk
Scioto County Sheriff’s Deputies and EMS crews had their hands full as a string of domestic calls turned downright chaotic—from ...
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Healthcare Worker Accused of Stealing Patients’ Pain Meds
A 65-year-old Wheelersburg woman is facing serious felony charges after a Scioto County Grand Jury indicted her on allegations, she ...
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ER Chaos: Patient Turns Violent — Hospital Worker Attacked in SOMC Emergency Room
Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... A frightening scene unfolded inside the SOMC Emergency Room after a patient ...
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“A Lifeline on Washington Street”: Drop-In Center Emerges as Critical Resource Amid Portsmouth’s Homelessness Crisis
Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... Portsmouth City Council heard two powerful reminders over the past month that ...
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24 New Scioto County Grand Jury Indictments
Shane A. Tieman, Scioto County Prosecutor, announced that the Scioto County Grand Jury met and returned 24 Public Indictments. An ...
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“Two Edibles and Down for the Count”: Teen Taken from Local High School in Scary Cannabis Scare
A medical scare at an area high school sent EMS rushing to the scene after a student reported taking two marijuana edibles ...
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Pack of Pit Bulls Terrorizes Sycamore Street — Dead Cats, Missing Kittens, and Nowhere to Put the Dogs
A Sycamore Street resident called 911 in distress after a pack of loose pit bulls reportedly killed multiple cats, including a beloved pet and a ...
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