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Hobart Roark (Photo courtesy of the Brown County Sheriff s Office) On Feb. 9 at approximately 2:31 p.m., Hobert Roark, 41, who had escaped from the Brown County Jail in December, was arrested by the U.S. Marshals and the Portsmouth Police Department.
The U.S. Marshals, acting on information provided by the Brown County Sheriff’s Office, were able to carry out the arrest without incident at a residence on Fourth Street in Portsmouth.
Arrested along with Roark was his girlfriend, Desiree Phillips, 39, who was allegedly hiding Hobert Roark in her basement. She is currently being held on obstruction charges to be filed by the Portsmouth Police Department at Scioto County Detention Center.
City appoints two new officers to PPD
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City Manager Sam Sutherland swore in Jesse Kontras as a Portsmouth Police Department officer at the front steps of the city building on Monday, Jan. 25. Photo courtesy of PPD.
City Manager Sam Sutherland swore in Tyler Spriggs as a Portsmouth Police Department officer at the front steps of the city building on Monday, Jan. 25. Photo courtesy of PPD.
PORTSMOUTH City Manager Sam Sutherland and Chief of Police Debby Brewer announced the appointment of two new police officers.
On Monday, Sutherland swore in Jesse Kontras and Tyler Spriggs as police officers with the Portsmouth Police Department.
City renames portion of Findlay Street
By Patrick Keck - pkeck@aimmediamidwest.com
Portsmouth City Council gathered Tuesday afternoon to see the dedication of a portion of Findlay Street to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Photo by Adam Black.
A city worker places the new named street sign honoring MLK on the corner of Findlay Street and 16th Street.
PORTSMOUTH It’s been a work in progress for nearly two years, but Portsmouth City Council took care of the business of renaming a portion of a city street on Tuesday.
Between the Scioto County Sheriff’s Department and Route 52, that portion of Findlay Street will be renamed to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Way.