PORTSMOUTH, Ohio — According to reports, Portsmouth police officers and Scioto County sheriff’s deputies responded to a reported incident in the area of Robinson Avenue on Wednesday afternoon, filling the residential street with cruisers as neighbors watched.
Photos posted to social media shortly after 2:27 p.m. showed marked Portsmouth police and sheriff’s SUVs lining the street and parked at a nearby intersection, along with a Portsmouth ambulance and fire apparatus. One resident who posted photos from the scene reported more than a dozen officers and detectives in the area.
What brought officers to the street has not been confirmed. One person commenting on the post said the incident happened at their house and stemmed from a fight; that account could not be independently verified Wednesday afternoon, and neither the Portsmouth Police Department nor the Scioto County Sheriff’s Office had released a statement about the response as of late Wednesday afternoon.
No information about injuries or arrests had been released. This story will be updated as officials provide details.
