Squatter Busted in Vacant Home — Back on the Streets Less Than 24 Hours Later
What started as a neighborhood complaint quickly turned into an arrest — and an almost immediate release. Portsmouth officers were ...
Read moreDetailsWhat started as a neighborhood complaint quickly turned into an arrest — and an almost immediate release. Portsmouth officers were ...
Read moreDetailsIt was a busy—and worrying—night for officers after multiple juveniles ran away from a local group home in a series ...
Read moreDetailsA late-night call to police turned heartbreaking early this morning after a woman was found dead along the railroad tracks ...
Read moreDetailsWhat started as a frightening call along State Route 140 turned into a tense, emotional night for first responders trying ...
Read moreDetailsPortsmouth Police had their hands full at Sciotoville Community School this week, responding to two separate incidents on back-to-back days ...
Read moreDetailsA busy and tense night unfolded on High Street after Portsmouth Police and Fire crews rushed to a house fire reported around 6:30 ...
Read moreDetailsScioto County Sheriff’s deputies responded to the Kelli Apartments after a man called 911 claiming someone was chasing him and ...
Read moreDetailsWhat should have been a simple parking-lot accident turned into a jail transfer after Portsmouth officers uncovered an active warrant ...
Read moreDetailsJust months after being released from prison, a 27-year-old man is already piling up a long list of new charges — and new jail ...
Read moreDetailsA Portsmouth woman dialed 911 after receiving a chilling threat from a man she met through Facebook Dating, telling police the ...
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