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Sheriff’s Office To Begin Funeral Escorts For Military Veterans

NEWS RELEASE January 24, 2022 Scioto County Sheriff David Thoroughman announced that his Office will begin providing funeral escorts for U.S. military veterans free of charge to the family. I believe that providing this service for those who have sacrificed and served this great nation is a tribute that needs to be provided. We need…

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Two Arrested On Drug Charges After Drugs Seized

NEWS RELEASE January 25th , 2022 Portsmouth Police Chief Debby Brewer and Scioto County Sheriff David Thoroughman announce that a Portsmouth resident along with a Dayton, Ohio man were arrested on drug charges after an investigation conducted by the Southern Ohio Drug Task Force. At approximately 5:28 p.m. on January 24th , 2022, task force…

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Newly Formed Major Crime Task Force Drug Raid

Newly Formed Major Crime Task Force Drug Raid NEWS RELEASE January 14, 2022     Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, Scioto County Sheriff David Thoroughman, Pike County Sheriff Tracy Evans, Lawrence County Sheriff Jeff Lawless, Portsmouth Police Chief Debby Brewer, and New Boston Police Chief Carl Compton announce the early morning drug raid in the…

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Portsmouth Couple Arrested for Child Endangerment

Portsmouth Couple Arrested for Child Endangerment NEWS RELEASE January 7, 2022         Portsmouth Police Chief Debby Brewer and Scioto County Sheriff David Thoroughman announce that they are conducting an investigation involving the death of an 18-month old female. Sheriff Thoroughman stated that his office was contacted on Thursday, January 6, 2022 by…

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Portsmouth Man arrested on Aggravated Murder Indictment

Portsmouth Man arrested on Aggravated Murder Indictment   Today, December 20, 2021, Tyriq Taylor, 21 of Portsmouth was arrested in Columbus, Ohio by the US Marshall’s Service, for Aggravated Murder indictment issued by the Scioto County Grand Jury. This indictment stems from the October 1, 2021 shooting death of Timothy Perkins, 20 of Eck Court.…

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FATAL CRASH

FATAL CRASH       Scioto County, Clay Township – On Tuesday December 14, 2021 at 6:07 p.m. the Portsmouth Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol received a call of a serious injury crash involving two vehicles on US-23 near milepost #3.   Tracie C. Malone, 43, of Portsmouth, was attempting to enter the…

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SHANE A. TIEMAN PROSECUTING ATTORNEY SCIOTO COUNTY, OHIO   December 15, 2021   PRESS RELEASE     Shane A. Tieman, Scioto County Prosecutor announced today that the September term of the Scioto County Grand Jury met on December 15 and returned   _34 __Public Indictments and __2__Secret Indictments.   The Defendants Indicted are charged as follows:  …

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FATAL CRASH

  WHEELERSBURG – On Sunday, December 5th at 9:47am, the Portsmouth Dispatch Center of the Ohio State Highway Patrol received a call of a single vehicle crash on Ohio River Road near the intersection of Hastings Hill Road in Porter Township. Burton T. Colvin, 92, of New Boston, was driving a 2004 Honda Accord eastbound…

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SOMC Hacked

Patients who had appointments at Southern Ohio Medical Center (SOMC) facilities Thursday received notice that their appointments were canceled due to an emergency. Rumors quickly started circulating that the hospital and its facilities we unable to access their computers or phone lines due to the computer system being down. It was later announced on the…

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Indictments

Indictments   Jury met on November 5 and returned 27 Public Indictments and 5 Secret Indictments.   The Defendants Indicted are charged as follows:   Shauna F. Broughton, 38 of Homeless – 2 counts failure to appear Kenneth V. Bearce, 78 of Minford – 3 counts felonious assault William E. Blanton, 52 of Lucasville – possessing…

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