A Portsmouth traffic stop turned argumentative after a driver questioned why officers pulled him over in the first place. Police stopped a vehicle around 7:42 p.m. near 5th and Offnere Streets after officers noticed the vehicle’s registration tags were nearly a year expired. According to the report, the driver became confrontational during the stop and […]
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