New Ankle Monitor Strategy Could Save County $100,000
A relatively small bill on the Scioto County Commissioners’ agenda Thursday may signal six figures in savings for a county ...
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Two Busted at Hisle Park
A call about a barred man showing up at Hisle Park Apartments ended with two people arrested and two theft...
Loose Dogs Keep Deputies Busy
A dog bite that left a man with an injured leg was the most serious of several animal complaints that...
Knife Threat Empties Rehab House
A West Portsmouth rehab residence was evacuated after staff reported a patient inside swinging a knife and threatening other people...
Missing Man Found — Then Arrested
Portsmouth police located a man who had been entered as a missing adult Thursday afternoon. Then they discovered he had...
Driver Ditches SUV, Takes Off Running
A Portsmouth officer spotted a red SUV apparently trying to avoid a police cruiser Friday morning. Seconds later, the driver...
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Troubled Homeless Woman Back on the Street After 50th Charge
A troubled homeless woman bounced from a mental health facility to Kroger and then back to Kroger again in the span of less than 12 hours — ending with yet another arrest and another release back onto the street. Portsmouth...
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Stranger in Yard, Needles Left Behind
A Kent Street resident called Portsmouth police in the middle of the night after spotting an unknown man in a...
Crash Call Unravels Into a Roadside Saga
Sometimes a police report tells a fairly simple story. This is not one of those reports. What began as a...
Burglary Suspect Back at the Door?
A Vinton Avenue resident called Portsmouth police after spotting a familiar-looking man on her home security camera — and she...
Walmart Shoplifting Calls Keep Deputies Busy
Deputies made more than one trip to Walmart for suspected shoplifting, with loss prevention employees reporting everything from merchandise that...
Troubled Homeless Woman Back on the Street After 50th Charge
A troubled homeless woman bounced from a mental health facility to Kroger and then back to Kroger again in the...
Group Home Teen Runs Away 4 Times in 4 Days
Portsmouth police were called to the same local group home four times in four days for the same 17-year-old boy...
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Group Home Teen Runs Away 4 Times in 4 Days
Portsmouth police were called to the same local group home four times in four days for the same 17-year-old boy leaving the facility. By the fourth call, the teen finally told an officer why he kept walking away. He was...
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Man Has Warrant— and Scabies
A domestic disturbance behind an apartment building at 8th and Chillicothe ended with a man headed to jail on a...
Busted! 10/13/26 New Arrests in Portsmouth, Ohio – Scioto County Mugshots
The Scioto County Jail is currently housing 164 inmates. An arrest is not a conviction. All parties are presumed innocent...
Woman Busted After Kroger Collapse
A medical emergency at Kroger turned into an arrest Sunday after a woman collapsed in the bakery and deli area...
Bengals at the Bye: Reading the Betting Picture
The Cincinnati Bengals are set to have a bye week at 3-2. Here's what the betting landscape looks like from...
Man Found Dead in 21st Street Home
A caller reported finding a man deceased on the bathroom floor of a 21st Street home. EMS crews responded and...
Teen Accused of Threatening Grandmother With Knife
A family argument ended with a juvenile headed to detention after his grandmother told deputies he threatened her with a...
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