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Booked: A woman was charged with violating a protection order and possessing drugs after a male called for help removing her from a residence, Tuesday. Police allege Ciera Boyd, 36, 1321 Plum St., had a small bag of a white crystal substance that she said was crack cocaine in her purse.
Threats reported: A woman at a residence in the 700 block of Dock Street told police she was being threatened by a male there, Tuesday. She said the man had "made several violent threats to her and even threatened her life" and said she had scraped his hand. The male denied threatening her but confirmed he'd been scratched by her. No one else at the residence was willing to say that he'd threatened her, police said.
Hazardous: Dispatchers told police a man was laying in the middle of the roadway on Seventh Street at University Boulevard, impeding traffic, Monday. They checked the area near the intersection and couldn't find him.
Booked: Jeffrey S. Horkulic, 58, 2242 Powell Ave., Steubenville, felony domestic violence, Tuesday. Horkulic is being held without bond due to a May 2023 conviction in Steubenville Municipal Court for domestic violence for which he'd been sentenced to a suspended 180-day jail sentence provided he refrain from using drugs or alcohol and underwent treatment.
Vindictive: The owner of a downtown business reported her car was scratched several times in several different areas, Tuesday. She told police she thinks a disgruntled employee is responsible for the damage.
Unruly: A Euclid Avenue resident said her child was "being disrespectful and yelling at her," Tuesday. She said she told the child he could either stay in his room or go to a family member's home and eventually the two of them decided to split up for the night.
Booked: Rudolphus Strawder, 55, Steubenville, violating a protection order, Wednesday;
Cited: Chelsey L. McLaughlin, 30, 1426 Sinclair Ave., Steubenville, speeding (school zone); Johnette N. Papp, 47, 410 S. Fourth St., Martins Ferry, speeding; Kimberly Rice, 39, 111 ½ Third St., Tiltonsville, failure to display headlights; Timothy W. Ferrell, 42, 619 Main St., Smithfield, expired/unlawful plates; Aalihah Soliz, 18, 427 Maxwell Ave., Steubenville, no driver's license; and Edward L. Bauer, 83, 816 N. Fourth St., Toronto, failure to yield.
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Taken for hundreds: A Toronto area resident told police his computer "locked up" so he called the number on the screen and the man on the other end asked for his credit and debit card numbers then told him he could fix it for $400, payable with Xbox gift cards, Sunday. He said after going to a store and purchasing them he gave the man the activation codes, then was told to go to a different store and purchase $500 more in gift cards. He said he had only $200 in his pocket and his credit cards and debit card wouldn't work so he called his brother to borrow the other $300, and after convincing him he was his brother and not a scammer his brother met him at Wal-Mart. He said his brother and the Wal-Mart cashier told him he was being scammed so he hung up on the guy who'd been "helping" him. The guy called back several times.
Animal problem: A Bergholz man said he had to shoot a neighbor's dog because it was attacking his chickens, Saturday. He said he heard the commotion and when he investigated, saw a Husky "trying to pin down and kill a chicken." He told deputies he fired a warning shot and a dog that was with the Husky ran off but the Husky didn't budge until he fired a shot off near it. He said at that point the Husky released the chicken and "charged after him," firing off one more shot into its midsection. The Husky was "really skinny and appeared malnourished" and deputies theorized desperation might have precipitated the attack. He said in the past, one of the neighbor's dogs "tore the throat out of one of his sheep while they were running loose on his property."
Bad choice: A Toronto area woman trying to buy a Maine Coon cat said she was swindled out of several hundred dollars on Facebook marketplace, Sunday. She said located a seller in Georgia willing to sell her one "for about $500 to be paid with cards," but said she kept asking for additional fees.
Booked: Brandon Kevin Jones, 38, 3512 state Route 151, Mingo Junction, assault, Tuesday. Deputies said a woman reported he'd knocked her front tooth out.