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Had to go: A Henry Avenue resident said a woman urinated in front of her home, Sunday. Vanessa A. Leek, 44, 106 Locust St., Mingo Junction, was charged with public indecency as well as possession of drug paraphernalia. Police reported seeing Leek put something on a car trunk before she was taken into custody and when they investigated, said they found two crack pipes tucked inside an empty cigarette pack.
No talking: A resident in the 1500 block of Maryland Avenue said a woman walked into her home uninvited and smacked her face before fleeing, Saturday. She told police she's "speaking" to a man her alleged assailant used to date. Police said she had no visible injuries but she does want to pursue charge.
Trio charged: Three people ended up in custody after police say they spotted a man at the wheel they knew to be unlicensed, Monday. The driver, Kenneth Shepard, 39, 82- Rosswell Ave., Steubenville, was cited for driving under suspension and possession of drugs and weapon under disability. Angelina Leyman, 43, no address listed, also was charged with possession of drugs and Kevin J. Robinson, 30, no address listed, was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia. Police allege they found roughly 3.7 grams of methamphetamine and 5.5 grams of a substance believed to be crack cocaine in the vehicle, along with a loaded handgun. Police later reported they had to return to the jail after Shepard allegedly told authorities he "swallowed a baggie of fentanyl" as he was being pulled over.
Hasty retreat: The driver of a school van said she had six kids with her delivering plastic yard eggs for a fundraiser when they saw a man in the 3200 block of Homewood Drive approaching with a "black shotgun," Sunday. She said the van is "clearly marked with the school's name on the side" and she had the interior lights on while she waited for the kids but when they told her about the man she "quickly" left the area with them. Police located the man, who said it was a BB gun. He told them he saw a white van parked in his neighbor's driveway and saw "numerous individuals walking around his neighbor's house" and was concerned they were robbing the house.
Booked: Evan Pethtel, 26, no fixed address, Steubenville, failure to appear warrant out of Steubenville Municipal Court, warrant for probation violation, obstructing official business and possession of drugs, Sunday. Police allege Pethtel had a small bag containing a brown powder believed to contain fentanyl in his possession when he was taken into custody and claim he tried to escape arrest on foot.
Outed: Chelsea Metz, 30, 1111 Neville St., Follansbee, served with a bench warrant and cited for failure to display of plates and no operator's license, Sunday. Police allege Metz initially told them her name was "Melissa" and she didn't know her Social Security number, but as her passengers exited the vehicle they called her "Chelsea." One of the passengers, Samantha Welsh, 28, 416 Madison Ave., was served with warrants for a probation violation and for failure to appear in Summit County.
Family feuding: An active fight was reported at Fourth and Slack streets, Sunday. Police observed a man shoving a female against the passenger side of a vehicle, but she told them he was her brother "and he was only trying to calm her down." Her brother and another man tried to leave when they saw police pull up, and the driver also wanted to leave but she was leaning into his car to keep him there. He told police he did not want her in the vehicle and she eventually walked home.
Nuisance: Callers complained of kids riding minibikes on the sidewalk and street on Lawson Avenue at Ross Park Boulevard, Sunday. Police located four juveniles on minibikes and told them they can't ride them on sidewalks or street.
Cited: Honesti Blair, 23,117 Roberts St., Wintersville, no tail lights, expired registration and no driver's license; Den Yong Lin, 52, 1402 State St., Steubenville, stop sign violation and no operator's license; Christopher L. Saunders, 46, 153 N. Fifth St., Apt. 401, Steubenville, headlight violation; Stanley M. Gilliam, 70, 2633 Chestnut St., Steubenville, failing to stop for a school bus.
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Most troublesome: A man pretending to be someone else asked deputies to check on a child, claiming she was his granddaughter and that she'd been taken from his house while he was sleeping, Thursday. The caller told deputies he'd obtained emergency custody of the child and needed the toddler back because people there were doing drugs and several of them had warrants," insisting conditions inside the home were deplorable and claiming he was standing outside the house when a male came out, brandishing a weapon. The caller told deputies he was heading back to the property but never did, so deputies located the 19-year-old man whose name and information the caller used who confirmed he had no grandchild and said it was most likely his father "trying to get people in trouble and using his names" because his father has warrants for his arrest. When they went to the child's location the mother told them the older man had been at her residence "a little bit ago, trying to get in and yelling he wanted the baby." She said she had dated him at one time but he was not the baby's father, "which is the reason they are not together." She said he appeared to be high but had not been able to gain entrance. She said she has sole custody of the child and deputies said there was no reason to believe the child was not safe in the residence.
Better left unsaid: The FBI requested a welfare check for an Irondale man after a Utah Xbox gamer told them he'd threatened to mail a bomb to him, Thursday. The Irondale man told deputies he'd been playing "Call of Duty" with an online gamer "he doesn't get along with." He said he'd told his friend not to invite the guy into the Xbox gaming chat room but he did anyways, and an argument ensued. He said he told the guy "He better watch out the way he talks to people online, 'One day someone might send a pipe bomb to your house'," He claimed he was just warning the guy he needed to stop being a bully, deputies noted. Deputies said he let them go through his house to "make sure he wasn't making a pipe bomb," and said they didn't find anything that remotely resembled bomb-making materials.
Sign controversy: A Bloomingdale woman complained a man was "stopping cars at a stop sign on their road ... and threatening to issue citations to those who do not stop," Thursday. She said he's never pulled anyone over, "but makes sure he stops people and tells them to slow down." The man denied pulling anyone over. He said he's parked his golf cart in his neighbor's yard while they talked and hasn't tried to stop anyone or chase anyone down, but he does want people to slow down. He told deputies he's seen "many people speeding and running the stop sign on township Road 204."
Disruption: A Yorkville man said he had an altercation with a woman at a village council meeting, Tuesday. He said he'd attended the meeting and got a chance to address council, but as he was talking she started interrupting him and "giving her opinion and (would not let him talk." He said a deputy eventually quieted her down and said as he was leaving he meeting she grabbed him by the arm and said, "What do you have against me?" He said he told her no and tried to leave but she "continued to talk about the mayor and other council happenings.'He said it's the third time she's caused problems at a village council meeting and "feels that he and other members of the village are being harassed."
Cited: Charles Butler, 26, 11472 state Route 150, Rayland, no child restraints; Bryce Throckmorton, 25, 510 St. Joseph Drive, Steubenville, speeding.