Tag: Southern Ohio

A suspected shoplifting complaint at Kroger on Gay Street turned into a foot chase through Portsmouth before officers caught up ...

Public Safety

DOG POOP COMPLAINTS SPARK TENSION NEAR COMMUNITY CENTER

A Portsmouth woman contacted police claiming she’s repeatedly been confronted by people upset about where her dog is going to ...

Public Safety

STARTLING DISCOVERY: DIRTY NEEDLE FOUND LYING IN DOLLAR GENERAL AISLE

Employees at a Clarktown store got an unpleasant surprise after discovering a syringe filled with an unknown substance lying in ...

Obituaries

Phyllis Eileen Daugherty, 79 of Ironton

by Staff Report

Phyllis Eileen (Prescott) Daugherty, 79, of Ironton, OH, passed away Friday, May 22, 2026, at Southern Ohio Medical Center. She ...

Public Safety

DOORDASH DRIVER SAYS WOMAN FOLLOWED HIM AROUND PORTSMOUTH, TRIED TO RUN HIM OFF ROAD

A late-night food delivery shift turned stressful for one Portsmouth DoorDash driver who told police he believed he was being ...

Walmart shoplifting bust turns into drug arrest

Public Safety

Walmart Shoplifting Bust Turns Into Fentanyl Arrest

What started as a routine shoplifting call at Walmart quickly spiraled into a drug trafficking investigation after deputies say a ...

Woman calls in Burglary then gets arrested

Public Safety

WOMAN CALLS IN BURGLARY — ENDS UP ARRESTED HERSELF

What started as a theft complaint in Blue Creek ended with the caller herself being taken to jail. Scioto County ...

Public Safety

MAN IN BLACK SPOTTED BREAKING INTO CARS AT MCDONALD’S

Scioto County deputies were called to the McDonald's on Old Scioto Trail after reports of a suspicious man allegedly trying ...

Public Safety

MAN WITH LONG RAP SHEET FOUND SLEEPING BESIDE STAR WORKSHOP

May 23, 2026

A concerning early morning call brought Portsmouth police to the area near STAR Adult Workshop on Gallia Street after reports ...

Public Safety

CALLER REPORTS KID BEING STRANGLED — CHAOTIC SCENE ENDS WITH CPS INVOLVED