Legal Aid Offers Free “Fresh Start” Record Sealing Clinic in Scioto County
Legal Aid of Southeast and Central Ohio (LASCO, formerly Southeast Ohio Legal Services) is offering a free “Fresh Start” legal ...
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Dogs Run Loose in the County
A Cherry Street resident called 911 to report that her neighbor’s dogs were once again loose and on her property....
Naked Kids Spotted Running the Streets Alone- CPS Decides Not to Investigate
A concerned resident of Cherry Street called 911 at 11:30 am to report some unattended kids. They said naked children...
Dog Confiscated During Welfare Check
The Area Office on Aging asked deputies to check in on a client they hadn’t heard from in a few...
Chopper Called In After 4-Wheeler Accident
Officers and EMS responded to US 52 near Shawnee Grocery after a report of an injury ATV accident. When officers...
Head Start Thieves Caught on Video
Nowhere is off limits for Portsmouth thieves, including a building designed to help disadvantaged kids. Maintenance at Highland Head Start...
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50 Years in Prison for School Carjacker Who Shot Parent in Face
A career criminal who went on a wild crime spree in Scioto County last year will spend the next 50 years in familiar surroundings. Scioto County Common Pleas Court Judge Howard Harcha sentenced him to 50 years in prison for...
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Vandals Have Busy Weekend
Vandals were busy in Portsmouth over the weekend. Around 11 am on Friday, a Waller Street man called police to...
Woman Assaulted by Man Wielding Meat Cleaver
A woman called 911 at 8:30 pm after she said a man forced his way into her Summit Street home. ...
Cops Rescue Lost Man
Employees of the Marathon on Gay Street called PPD at 2:30 pm to report there was a confused man at...
Teen Tossed Out on the Street
An 18-year-old girl found herself in a bad spot just after 9 pm. An employee of Kroger called 911 to...
Girlfriends Trash House, Bite During Domestic Battle
Two women ended up in custody after a domestic dispute spun out of control. Deputies were called to a Chesapeake...
West Virginia Pair Face Drug Trafficking, Gun Charges
The Scioto County Grand Jury returned indictments against two West Virginia residents during their latest session. John New, 39, of...
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Caller Claims They’ve Spotted Person Missing For 12 Years at Super 8
A witness contacted Scioto County Sheriff’s Deputies at 6:30 am to say he’d spotted a person who’d been missing since 2012 at the Super 8 on US 23. The caller wanted to speak to a particular detective. While dispatch was...
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Bad Dope Pushes Woman Over the Edge
Officers responded to a report of a desperate woman hanging around some mailboxes at Robinson and Waller. Witnesses said the...
Coroner Investigates Strange Death
Deputies were called in to investigate a bizarre death in Kitts Hill. A woman called 911 at 1 pm to...
Caller Claims They’ve Spotted Person Missing For 12 Years at Super 8
A witness contacted Scioto County Sheriff’s Deputies at 6:30 am to say he’d spotted a person who’d been missing since...
Hospital Patient Struggles With Police
Around 3 pm, officers were called to a local mental health facility to assist employees in involuntarily committing a combative...
Woman Goes on Birthday Present Shoplifting Spree
A woman in need of last-minute birthday gifts went on a shoplifting spree at the South Point Walmart. When deputies...
Man Arrested For Drugs, Guns, & Endangering Children
Law enforcement arrested a man on a string of serious charges early Saturday morning. Police booked Corey Richardson into the...
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