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Callers reported a man exposing himself in the 700 block of Market Street, Monday. Police were unable to locate anyone matching the descriptions witnesses gave them.
Cited: A woman was issued a summons after employees at Family Dollar told police she was trying to enter vehicles in the parking lot and arguing with customers, Monday. April Stanley, 48, no fixed address, was cited for disorderly conduct and warned that additional problems under "similar circumstances" would result in arrest, police said. Minutes later police were called to Speedway because Stanley was there, allegedly causing a disturbance. They took her to municipal court to address disorderly conduct/intoxication charges filed earlier in the week and was remanded to the Jefferson County jail for 30 days, with credit for one day served.
More porch pirating: A resident in the 400 block of Woodland Avenue said two packages were stolen from her porch, Monday. She said they contained household goods, a sweatshirt and posters she valued at around $100.
• A resident in the 1200 block of Pennsyvlania Avenue said a package left on her porch was stolen within the hour, Monday. She said it contained a SanDisk external hard drive valued at just over $135.
No reasoning: A downtown resident said neighbors were causing problems for him, Sunday. He told police he had been at a friends home and when they started doing drugs he left, but individuals who'd been at the friend's home came to his apartment and accused him of stealing money. He said when he told them to leave or he'd call police one of them kicked his front door, leaving a hole in the closet door. He also said they took his cell phone.
Fraud: A North Sixth Avenue resident told police a juvenile who lives near her is stealing her mail, Monday. She said JMHA security has video of the juvenile getting in her mailbox.
Drugs: An unresponsive man in a basement in the 1500 block of Euclid Avenue had to be revived with Narcan, Monday. Police said there were multiple hypodermic needles in his immediate area so he was issued a drug treatment form and taken to the hospital for evaluation.
Drugs: An unresponsive man in the 200 block of North Commercial Alley had to be revived with Narcan, Monday. Police said the man told them he thinks he and a female who was with him had snorted methamphetamine.
Both parties involved in a disturbance in the 1200 block of Pennsylvania Avenue told police it was strictly verbal, Monday. The female said they were arguing about the male's drinking.
Code issue: A notice of violation was sent to the owner/occupant of a property at 1502 Oregon Ave., a couch in side yard (outside storage).
Booked: William Ferrelli, 44, 73 Phillips Road, Burgettstown, Pa., theft and failure to appear, Monday.
Cited: Thomas Welling, 27, 410 Maxwell Ave., Steubenville, failure to display headlights. Monday.
Jefferson County Sheriff
Charged: A Pennsylvania man was cited after a one-car accident that left the Jeep he was operating over a Wintersville hillside, suspended from trees, Dec. 15. Deputies said Dave M. Bennett, 30, of McKees Rocks was charged with operating a vehicle under the influence, driving under suspension and failure to control. They said the vehicle traveled off Morningside Drive "and straight into the woods at an angle, where it collided with two large trees, and the momentum shifted the vehicle to its final resting point, facing straight down over the hill." Bennett said he swerved to avoid a collision with another vehicle and allegedly told deputies he'd been drinking prior to the accident but had nothing after. They said his eyes were blood-shot, he was slurring his speech, staggering and reeked of alcohol. He said the vehicle belonged to a family member who was unaware he'd taken it until he walked home afterward to tell him.
Mean girls: A Jefferson County resident reported she and a juvenile family member are receiving harassing and hateful texts from three females, Sunday. The resident said she thinks the mother of one of the girls, who had an affair with her husband, is behind some of the texts.
Scammed: A Rayland man told deputies he'd been scammed out of $800 on a social media site, Sunday. He said he'd purchased something online on either TikTok or Instagram, but wasn't sure which, and since then he's getting calls on his landline from someone saying he needs to "pay another $80 or they will call the cops on him for a scam." He was advised to contact his credit card company to flag the item as not approved.
Fraud: A Steubenville man said he was billed for a phone he doesn't possess, Dec. 15. He said he found out about the fraud when he received a billing statement.
Taking aim: A Richmond area resident told deputies he thinks someone shot at his house, Dec. 15. He said his wife let their dog out after hearing what sounded like a firecracker being shot off and said he was sniffing something on the porch but they couldn't tell what it was, but the following morning they found a spent shot gun slug on their porch.
Reported: A Rayland woman said she was outside feeding cats when a shot was fired, Sunday. She said she ducked because it was so close. She said she owns three properties on County Road 16, all posted "no hunting" and said the neighbors' properties are also marked no hunting.
Unhappy homeowner: A contractor said the Yorkville homeowner he'd been doing work for wouldn't let him get his tools out of the residence, Sunday. The contractor said an electrician "quit in the middle of the job" and he's trying to find someone to finish the job, but the homeowner is upset the work isn't done and wouldn't let him have his tools. The homeowner said he'd paid the contractor $700 for the job, withholding $300 until the work was done but said he isn't satisfied with what was done so far and wanted to hold onto the tools as collateral until the job was done to his satisfaction. Deputies told him the tools belonged to the contractor and had to be returned.
Booked: A prisoner picked up in Carroll County was returned to Jefferson County, Sunday. Joshua A. Petry, 4226 Milo Road NW, Carrollton, was wanted on a domestic violence charge, deputies said.
Had enough: A Wintersville woman said a family member was on her front porch yelling and screaming and refusing to leave, Monday. She told deputies she believed he was "under the influence of something" and had been on her porch since the night before. Deputies told the man he wasn't wanted on the property and had to leave.
Denial: Deputies assisted with an unresponsive male in Richmond, but after he was revived by Richmond EMS, he denied using drugs, Monday. He refused to let them search his bag, which deputies noted "was hidden away anyhow."
One charged, one cited: A driver was cited and her passenger taken into custody after a traffic stop near Pottery Addition, Dec. 14. Kathryn E. Chaytor, 40, 407 Colonial Drive, Apt. 45, Steubenville, was cited for driving with no license and a license plate light violation, and her passenger, Daniel Christopher Fritz, 47, 2225 Cherry Ave., Steubenville, was charged with possession of drugs and served with a warrant for failure to appear in Dillonvale County Court. Deputies said when Fritz was taken into custody they found two loaded hypodermic needles that Fritz allegedly identified as methamphetamine