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Police Beat Steubenville Police Crafty: A driver for Famous Supply said a Kia Sedona minivan collided with his truck Wednesday on University Boulevard near state Route 7. The van driver allegedly told him “he was on the phone with (police)” and was told to move his van off the roadway but “drove away and left the scene,” police report. Dispatchers said they were not notified about the collision until the truck driver reported it. Charge filed: Callers reported hearing glass breaking Wednesday in a vacant building in the 200 block of N. 7th Street. Police said Ronald Grimes, ...

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Today's birthdays April 22 Allison Boyd, 28, Bloomingdale John Varlas, Follansbee Police Beat STEUBENVILLE POLICE Derelict boat removed: A rusted, abandoned boat with four flat tires was towed Monday from 2426 Cleveland Ave. after the property owner signed a trespass affidavit in Steubenville Municipal Court. Police said the vessel contained no valuables and had no visible VIN. Man jailed after drug task force search: Kni’Heem K. Saunders, 23, was booked into the county jail on a charge of possession of a defaced firearm after a Jefferson County Drug Task Force ...

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Birthdays April 20 Nicholas Anderson, Steubenville April 21 Paisley Moore, Cadiz Police Beat STEUBENVILLE POLICE Tracked: A Steubenville man was charged following an alleged road rage incident in the 4000 block of Sunset Boulevard. The victim told police the driver of a white Ford pickup was “tailing him in an aggressive manner” in the 3900 block and he could see the driver “flailing his hands and flipping him off.” He said he moved into the other lane and the pickup driver “cut in front of him and slammed on his brakes,” causing him to rear-end the truck. A ...

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Birthdays April 18 Stan Harasick, Wintersville April 19 Derek Ziarki, Steubenville Jerry Burge, Mingo Junction Birth announcements Trinity Medical Center West Aubrie Howard and Gary Michael of East Liverpool, a girl, March 12 Ashley and Timothy Ferrell of Steubenville, a girl, March 31 Janna Glatzer and Jack Reese III of Toronto, a boy, April 5 Alexis and Christopher Stevens of Wintersville, a boy, April 8 Melissa and Tom Estevez of Steubenville, a girl, April 9 Jessica Stewart and David Cope of Wintersville, a boy, April 13 Megan and Guy Blancato III of ...

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Birthdays April 14 Archer Boyd, 3, Bloomingdale Mary Ann Shuma, Toronto April 15 Fred Pernick, Mingo Junction Police Beat STEUBENVILLE POLICE Investigation continues: The body of a man discovered Tuesday in an alley in downtown Steubenville has been sent to the Cuyahoga County Coroner’s Office for an autopsy, police said. The body was found around 2 p.m. next to a building in the 100 block of North Commercial Avenue. Police said they will “have to wait for those results to determine the cause of death.” Neighborhood wars: A woman in the 1100 block of Arlington Avenue ...

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Police Beat STEUBENVILLE POLICE Smashing melons: Police on patrol spotted Franciscan students in Belleview Park Sunday “smashing watermelons.” It was after midnight and one of them told police they were “cleaning up the mess and then going to leave.” Police told them the park closes at dusk. Busy day: A man was allegedly “causing problems” for customers at a downtown business Sunday, approaching them “and mumbling” and shoving a cigarette lighter at them. Police told him to stay away from the business and stop bothering people, but several hours later they found him ...