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Theft suspect captured on camera by witnesses. Photo courtesy Portsmouth Police. 

Witnesses capture theft on camera

Portsmouth Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying and locating a man wanted after several people were able to capture him on camera trying to steal an air conditioning unit.

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    Police recovered an assault rifle that had been hidden from view during a DUI arrest Thursday afternoon, according to officials.

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    Portsmouth Police arrested a man after concerned citizens reported a suspicious person in an apartment complex parking lot.

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    Portsmouth Police are investigating after a Family Dollar store was robbed Tuesday night.

    Police nab man accused in thefts

    Portsmouth Police have arrested a Suffolk man after several witnesses claimed they saw him pulling on car doors in a parking lot Saturday.

    Group claims Cradock HS is gold mine

    10 On Your Side is investigating government waste in the form of a virtual gold mine inside an old Portsmouth school.

    103 summons issued at checkpoint

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    Police responded to a deadly single-vehicle accident on a Route 164 off-ramp Tuesday.

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    Two teens who should have been in school found themselves behind bars instead. They were arrested after allegedly breaking into their principal's home,

    Romney sits down with WAVY.com

    WAVY News 10's Andy Fox sat down for a one on one with presidential nominee Mitt Romney and Gov. Bob McDonnell during a Portsmouth visit.

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    Portsmouth Sheriff Bill Watson sat down with 10 On Your Side's Andy Fox to talk about the accusations surround nine female jail employees who say were

    Bus driver charged with pushing child

    A Portsmouth bus driver on the job for less than three months has been arrested after allegedly pushing a child off a school bus in April.

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    Mitt Romney and Governor Bob McDonnell held an event in Portsmouth Thursday.

    Firefighters battle Beacon Street fire

    Two people have been displaced after a fire ripped through their home Monday afternoon, rendering it uninhabitable, according to officials.

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    Two girls were hit by cars in different areas of Norfolk Tuesday afternoon, according to police.

    Port gets trial shipment of wood pulp

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    3 homes evacuated after gas leak

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    Police have identified the man who drowned Friday afternoon in the 700 block of East Ocean View.

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