Overall crime is down by 18% so far this year in Portsmouth, though violent crime has increased by 12%, according to Police Chief Stephen Jenkins. Homicides, however, are significantly down compared ...

Portsmouth Chief Stephen Jenkins reports a Sunday shooting on Maple Avenue happened when one juvenile accidentally shot ...

Today, local pastor Barry Randall-Jenkins called for Portsmouth Police Chief Stephen Jenkins to stop the rise in crime or to step down. "What I'm asking Chief Jenkins to do is, do your job ...