When Silence Is Risky: First Responders Step In to Check on Mental Health Concerns
Portsmouth police officers spent part of their day responding to multiple calls involving fears of self-harm—situations where no crime had ...
Read moreDetailsPortsmouth police officers spent part of their day responding to multiple calls involving fears of self-harm—situations where no crime had ...
Read moreDetailsPortsmouth police spent a long, blustery night chasing alarms across the city—many of them likely triggered by strong winds, loose doors, and flying debris. ...
Read moreDetailsFrom a gas station complaint involving condoms to late-night power tools and a tense bar call, officers had a weekend ...
Read moreDetailsA Wheelersburg disturbance ended with another arrest for a man with a long history of violating protection orders, underscoring how often ...
Read moreDetailsA quiet night turned violent when a resident woke to unexpected movement outside her home and decided to confront it herself. The ...
Read moreDetailsIt was one of those nights—and mornings—at the Quality Inn on Old Scioto Trail, where chaos didn’t just knock… it checked in, ...
Read moreDetailsWhat started as a conversation between kids at a church gathering quickly escalated into a situation involving threats of violence ...
Read moreDetailsTwo separate calls to Portsmouth police in a matter of minutes raised a troubling question many people quietly ask: when someone ...
Read moreDetailsA routine day on Farley Court took a tragic turn when police were called to an apartment after a woman ...
Read moreDetailsThe Scioto County Grand Jury has handed down indictments against three people accused of illegally using food assistance benefits in a case involving thousands ...
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