New Director, Dog Warden Takes Over Scioto County Shelter
There’s a new person in charge at the Scioto County Dog Shelter, and county officials are hoping the latest change ...
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Repeat OVI Offender Indicted in Deadly Motorcycle Crash
A West Portsmouth man with a long history of traffic and OVI-related cases has now been indicted in connection with...
Busted! 08/27/26 New Arrests in Portsmouth, Ohio – Scioto County Mugshots
The Scioto County Jail is currently housing 174 inmates. An arrest is not a conviction. All parties are presumed innocent...
Student Loan Scam Hits Porter Township Woman for $9,500
A Porter Township resident contacted the Scioto County Sheriff’s Office after discovering someone had used her personal information to take...
Missing Dog, Missing Truck, Sledgehammer Threat
Portsmouth police were contacted by a local counseling center after a man reported that someone took his dog and his...
Bad Parking Leads to Drug Arrest
A suspicious vehicle call on Kendall Avenue ended with a woman in custody, a parking citation, and a vehicle tow....
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Wilson Street Woman Warned Over Front Yard Pot Garden
Portsmouth police accompanied Code Enforcement to a Wilson Avenue home after a complaint about marijuana plants growing in the front yard. Officers said the resident had six marijuana plants growing in an enclosure in the front yard. The issue was...
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Hunter Threatened With Shotgun in Front of Child
Scioto County deputies were called to Nile Township after a hunter reported that someone threatened him with a shotgun while...
Children’s Home Worker Fired After Video Shows Slap to Nonverbal Resident
A staff member at a children’s residential facility was fired after surveillance video allegedly showed her slapping a nonverbal resident...
Man Runs Over Puppies, Throws Woman From SUV, Deputies Say
Scioto County deputies were called to the Super 8 on U.S. 23 after a report that a man drove erratically...
Clay Township Standoff
Scioto County deputies arrested a woman after a Clay Township protection order call turned into a barricade situation, a woods...
Busted! 08/26/26 New Arrests in Portsmouth, Ohio – Scioto County Mugshots
The Scioto County Jail is currently housing 179 inmates. An arrest is not a conviction. All parties are presumed innocent...
Deputies Search For Woman with Gun
Scioto County deputies searched the area of State Route 104 and State Route 348 after a man reported that a...
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Children’s Home Worker Fired After Video Shows Slap to Nonverbal Resident
A staff member at a children’s residential facility was fired after surveillance video allegedly showed her slapping a nonverbal resident in the face during a disturbing confrontation involving feces, according to reports provided to law enforcement. The incident occurred at...
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Troubled Homeless Woman Put Back on the Street — Then Arrested Again
Portsmouth police dealt with the same homeless woman multiple times in just a few days, beginning with a tiny fire...
Evicted Tenant Leaves Dogs, Cats Behind
Scioto County deputies were called to West Portsmouth after a landlord said an evicted tenant left behind a house full...
Busted! 08/25/26 New Arrests in Portsmouth, Ohio – Scioto County Mugshots
The Scioto County Jail is currently housing 183 inmates. An arrest is not a conviction. All parties are presumed innocent...
Scioto County Drops the Hammer on Big-City Drug Dealers
“If you are a drug dealer that comes to Scioto County to sell your poison, you will find out just...
Drug Recovery Grants Go to Lawrence, Pike, Jackson Counties
Ohio Attorney General Andy Wilson’s office is sending more than $2.5 million to local drug response programs across the state,...
Two Dayton Drug Dealers Busted in Lucasville- 50 Grand in Drugs Seized
Two Dayton men were busted on major drug charges in Scioto County on the same day after separate traffic stops...
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