1+ week, 1+ day ago   (243+ words) Scioto County Daily News A trip to the body shop after a crash has turned into a sheriff’s investigation after a woman said an $8,147 insurance check was cashed with a signature that wasn’t hers According to a Lawrence…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (368+ words) Lowe’s loss prevention employees were dealing with more than chainsaws and bogus returns. In a separate investigation, deputies say thieves targeted thousands of dollars worth of copper and other merchandise during back-to-back visits to the South Point store. The first…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (959+ words) For the second time in just over a week, a creepy nationwide social media trend has triggered a police investigation at an area school — this time at Dawson-Bryant Middle School. A Lawrence County deputy says a middle school student admitted…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (203+ words) Scioto County Daily News A trip to the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office raised an unusual question for deputies: Where did the car go? A man told deputies he purchased a 2011 Buick Regal in March and soon discovered the vehicle…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (237+ words) A woman brought to the jail was specifically warned that carrying contraband into the facility could result in a felony charge. According to a sheriff’s report, she said she understood and had nothing on her. Then, while she was changing…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (138+ words) Scioto County Daily News Portsmouth police arrested a wanted woman after a brief foot chase in the 400 block of Campbell Avenue The chase happened around 8:20 p.m Officers quickly took the woman into custody and read her Miranda rights Police also…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (229+ words) Scioto County deputies helped New Boston police track down a man accused of assaulting someone with a motor vehicle in a vehicle-vs-pedestrian hit-skip. According to the sheriff’s log, SCSO and New Boston police dispatch located an address for a suspect…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (232+ words) sciotocountydailynews.com An argument over an estate-sale lamp allegedly spiraled into a domestic violence call after a man in an apparent mental health crisis struck his mother several times Lawrence County deputies responded and separated the pair while they tried…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (395+ words) A Portsmouth woman told police she was scammed out of $18,000 after someone claiming to be with the FDIC convinced her to withdraw cash from her bank account and mail it to Georgia. The woman came to Portsmouth police wanting to…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (141+ words) Scioto County Daily News Scioto County deputies were called to Don Gleim Auctions on State Route 522 after a report that two people were breaking into trucks near an open storage area The call came in around 10:35 p.m The caller reported…...