Man Takes Drugs, Goes Grazing
You’ve heard of drugs giving people the munchies before, but they usually don’t start grazing in fields. Just after 9 ...
Read moreYou’ve heard of drugs giving people the munchies before, but they usually don’t start grazing in fields. Just after 9 ...
Read moreThe former chief executive officer of the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium was sentenced to 7 years in prison today for...
The Scioto County Jail is currently housing 154 inmates. An arrest is not a conviction. All parties are presumed innocent...
A mom called 911 at 8 pm to report that an adult man had assaulted her son, and she had...
A woman called the police to report she’d been swindled out of some family property after her brother and another...
A worried mom called 911 just after noon to report that her son was using drugs and had tried to...
A concerned friend called 911 at 11 a.m. to report that he hadn’t been able to contact a friend for a few days. He said that wasn’t like his friend, and he worried because the friend has health problems. ...
Read moreEmployees of Goodwill called Portsmouth Police just before noon to report a shoplifter. They described the man as blonde with...
The Scioto County Jail is currently housing 150 inmates. An arrest is not a conviction. All parties are presumed innocent...
A concerned friend called 911 at 11 a.m. to report that he hadn’t been able to contact a friend for...
Officers responded to Oasis Convenient Mart after a report that a man assaulted an employee and left the store. PPD...
A woman called the police to the Atomic Credit Union on Ohio River Road after she said the bank refused...
Scioto County Sheriff’s Officers were called in to help in several drug-related incidents. Portsmouth Ambulance contacted the deputies saying they...
Officers responded to Oasis Convenient Mart after a report that a man assaulted an employee and left the store. PPD caught up with a man matching the description at 18th and Grandview and took him into custody. They took the...
Read moreJust after 4 am, multiple fire departments responded to a report of a house fire on Oak Street in McDermott. ...
A man called 911 around 4:30 pm after a child flagged him down on County Road 144 to ask for...
A mom called 911 at 1:30 am to report that her daughter had been raped the previous evening and wanted...
Lawrence County Deputies were called to a group home after a Portsmouth teen was implicated in a murder plot. Staff...
A homeless camper cussed out the owners of Staker’s Drugs just before 1 pm. They asked him to stop...
A deputy came to the aid of a dog in distress at a West Portsmouth home around 4:30 am. A...
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