Scioto County Grand Jury Indicts Ruggles on Murder, Arson, and Gross Abuse of a Corpse
A Scioto County grand jury has handed down a sweeping indictment against James Paul Ruggles, 33, in connection with the ...
Read moreDetailsA Scioto County grand jury has handed down a sweeping indictment against James Paul Ruggles, 33, in connection with the ...
Read moreDetailsIf there’s one thing corrections officers know, it’s that people try to smuggle all sorts of things into jail. But ...
Read moreDetailsLife in Portsmouth is rarely dull, and local police prove daily that no call is too strange to check out. ...
Read moreDetailsPortsmouth police were alerted just after 9 a.m. when a local taxi company reported that one of their drivers and ...
Read moreDetailsA Lucasville man’s frantic 911 calls turned into a long evening for Scioto County deputies who say they were dispatched ...
Read moreDetailsTalk about a high-stakes heist. Deputies say an employee at a local marijuana grow operation was caught on surveillance allegedly ...
Read moreDetailsA family says they woke to what sounded like furniture falling—only to discover hours later that a bullet had torn ...
Read moreDetailsA 2:30 a.m. call for a woman who fell while under the influence highlighted the difficult balance first responders face ...
Read moreDetailsA 2:30 a.m. 911 call about a woman being assaulted inside a Mabert Road home led police to arrest a ...
Read moreDetailsA Gallia Street Marathon gas station became a hotspot for police calls Thursday evening, with officers returning twice in two ...
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