Dunne ‘outraged’ by Lenco Medcat purchase reattempt
By Patrick Keck - pkeck@aimmediamidwest.com
PORTSMOUTH Conversations surrounding the purchase of an armored vehicle for the Portsmouth Police Department again proved to be a contested matter during Monday night’s city council session.
Once again making it to council’s agenda despite objections from 1st Ward Councilman Sean Dunne, the funding and necessity for the Lenco Medcat– a tactical automobile suited for SWAT or EMS teams with medical lighting and storage capabilities- were still his reasons for not being in favor of the vehicle previously valued at $265,000.
Public sentiment and belief among Shawnee State University administration, faculty, and staff that he spoke with, where Dunne is employed, he feels is also on his side.
Two arrested on drug charge
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PORTSMOUTH Portsmouth Police Chief Debby Brewer and Scioto County Sheriff David Thoroughman announced a man from Quincy, Ky. and a man from Portsmouth, Oh. have been arrested for possession of suspected narcotics.
An investigation conducted by the Southern Ohio Drug Task Force and the United States Postal Service led to a law enforcement operation being conducted by task force detectives, Portsmouth Police Department S.W.A.T., and additional Portsmouth Police Department personnel on Friday, April 30, 2021, at approximately 12:24 p.m. at 1408 1 /2 17th Street Portsmouth, Ohio.
The operation resulted in the arrests of Grant Ashley Underwood age 44 of Briary Road Quincy, Ky. and Shawn J. Kimble age 20 of the 17th Street address for possessing approximately two and one half pounds of suspected cocaine, which is a felony of the 1st degree. The estimated street value of the suspected cocaine seized is $44,000.
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Todd Young, 31, of Portsmouth died during a crash on April 27. (Shutterstock)
PORTSMOUTH, NH A Portsmouth man died due to injuries sustained during a crash between a motorcycle and tractor-trailer truck on Tuesday, according to police.
Around 2:45 p.m., officers and firefighters were sent to the intersection of Greenland and Griffin roads for a report of a crash. Before arriving, according to Sgt. Jordan Wells of the Portsmouth Police Department, one of the parties was unresponsive. When they arrived and investigated the accident, police said the motorcycle, being ridden by Todd Young, 31, of Portsmouth, collided with a section of the truck and was pronounced dead.
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