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Changes sought in Portsmouth jail's work program after escape
The city's police chief and the top prosecutor are calling on Sheriff Bill Watson to restrict more inmates from work programs and beef up supervision after a prisoner escaped Wednesday.
Ceremony remembers those who died
In advance of National Police Week, the city held its annual Portsmouth Law Enforcement Memorial Ceremony on Tuesday to honor the 13 police officers and sheriff's deputy's killed since 1871.
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