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Drunken bully: Police were told two people were actively fighting in a front yard in the 2800 block of Sunset Boulevard, Friday. They said when they arrived a man and woman were sitting in a car in the street in front of the residence and a third person was "laying on the ground in front of (it)." Police said the man on the ground had a bloody nose, smelled of alcohol and "could barely stand on his own." The officer said he heard the man telling the woman, who lived at the residence, "You better not tell them." The woman police the male had pushed her and grabbed her by the neck when she tried to leave. The male in the car said she'd asked him to get her because the male, with whom she lives, was being physically and emotionally abusive and when he got there the man had hold of her neck but when he pulled up the drunken man ran up and kicked his car door, then went after the female again. He said he pushed the man to the drunken man to the ground and kicked him. The female told police she wanted to pursue charges this time, admitting in the past she "has not been truthful about (him allegedly) abusing her because she is fearful of him." Shawn P. Ryan, 53, Steubenville, was charged with domestic violence, police said. Due to his "highly intoxicated" state he had to be cleared medically before he was booked, they added.
Chill: Callers reported two women "in their mid- to late-70s" were fighting in the 3000 block of Johnson Road, Friday. Woman No. 1 admitted the fight started when she confronted the other female about a missing debit card and money, claiming Woman No. 2 had been stealing money from her though police said she was foggy about the details and also claimed she'd seen the other woman on her bank's camera trying to use her debit card to withdraw money from her account the week before she insists the debit card and her money disappeared. Later in the conversation Woman No. 1 admitted her debit card wasn't missing and said the fight started when she approached the other woman to demand belongings she thinks Woman No. 2 stole from her room. She said Woman No. 2 was upset and smacked her so she hit her back. Woman No. 2 said she has no idea about anything missing from the other woman's room and told police that while they hit each other, Woman No. 1 hit her first. She said Woman No. 1 "confronted her and attempted to push her way into the doorway with her motorized wheelchair" so she tried to push her away but couldn't.
Adulting issues: Police had to respond to a preschool graduation at the Head Start School, South Seventh Street, Friday. Police said "two sets of adults" started arguing at the ceremony and had to be separated.
Feeding frenzy: A Lincoln Avenue resident told police his girlfriend had been assaulted and his home damaged by four people, Sunday. He said the four people, two of whom he could identify, pulled up in front of his apartment as his girlfriend was outside throwing up and a "physical argument" erupted between her and the females in the car. He said his girlfriend was somehow briefly dragged by the car and when she fell to the ground, the women got out of the car and assaulted her. The boyfriend told police he was able to separate them and got his girlfriend back to the residence but the occupants of the car, joined by another woman, came to the back of his residence and tried to force their way in. Police said he told them he was able to shut and lock his back door but they "kicked and hit (it)," causing damage, then claimed one of them threw a brick through his window before fleeing when they realized he'd called 9-1-1. The man and his girlfriend both told police they wanted to pursue charges and a suspect, Mikeeya C. Jett, 24, 1100 Lincoln Ave., Apt. A, was booked for assault.
Slip and fall: A caller reported a woman fell out of a moving vehicle in the 100 block of Brady Circle West, Friday. Police said they located a woman "sitting in a chair near the roadway, surrounded by other individuals" and were told she was getting out of a parked vehicle and slipped on gravel. She refused medical assistance.
False alarm: A hotel guest told police she found a hidden camera in her hotel room, Friday. When they arrived the manager told them the object she was concerned about "was a sensor for the TV remote."
Lashed out: A North Sixth Street resident reported being assaulted, Friday. He said he was "messing with a male" earlier in the day and the man took exception to it, becoming upset and telling him to "meet him across the street" of JMHA property. He said he went to the location to try and calm the man down but the man punched him in the side of the face and again in the back of his head. Police said the caller's face was swollen. Efforts to speak with the other party were unsuccessful, police added.
Drunk and disturbed: A woman reported a disturbance in the 400 block of South Sixth Street, Saturday. Police spoke with a couple at that address who told them there'd been no disturbance. They said the caller "was highly intoxicated and had just left their residence, agitated."
Tit for tat: A domestic disturbance was reported in the 800 block of North Sixth Street, Saturday. A female there said she'd been involved in a physical altercation with her child's father, telling police he hit her so she hit him back. She had no visible injuries and didn't want to pursue charges. The male denied anything physical took place and he also refused to file charges. She left for the night.
Awkward: A possible breaking-and-entering was reported in the 400 block of McKee Street, Sunday. Police said when they arrived they found "three females outside of the ... residence yelling and cussing at a male." Police said they tried to talk to the women but they "continued to yell and not cooperate." Eventually one of them said the man in the residence had smacked her, though police didn't see any visible injuries on her face and she refused medical attention. One of her companions said she lives in the residence but is currently fixing a residence elsewhere, but she shares a child with the man living in the residence and had left the child with him "so she could go out." She said he didn't answer her texts and when she got to the residence, "he would not answer the door" so she opened a window and climbed in. An argument ensued and when the male smacked her friend the friend broke his front window. Police said the male was "very uncooperative" but there was broken window glass on the porch and Honesti Blair, 117 Roberts St., Wintersville, was booked for criminal damaging as well as an outstanding warrant.
Three's a crowd: A domestic disturbance was reported in the 1900 block of Oregon Avenue, Saturday. A female who was waiting outside the residence in her car told police she and the occupant "are still married but no longer live together," and when she got there discovered "there were people in there that are not 'allowed' in there." She claimed her husband hit her in the face, though police said there were no physical markings. He said she arrived at the residence "and began breaking things," but denied an altercation. A female who was at the residence with him "provided the same story" as the woman's husband, police said.
Disfunctional: A Wellesley Avenue resident said a woman he let keep some things in his basement entered through a broken window and started packing her things up as well as his, Saturday. He said she'd put a "bunch of his things" in his suitcases along with her own, and before police arrived he'd retrieved his possessions and put hers out in the yard. She claimed she entered through an unlocked door and insisted she didn't take anything that belonged to the man, though she did use his cases. She gave them back and packed her things in garbage bags, and accused the male of "pulling and pushing her off of his property." Later in the shift police said the woman called them to an Oak Grove Avenue residence, complaining that someone let the male in the building and started going through her things after accusing her of taking a pair of boots that didn't belong to her and refused to leave. She claimed he hit the side of her face but she was eating a packet of red sugar that had turned her mouth, lips and fingers red so they couldn't tell if she'd been injured. The homeowner confirmed the man was inside the apartment, but he had permission to be there and was not causing any problems. The homeowner said he came to the residence to retrieve a pair of shoes the woman "possibly had in her possession" and the two of them argued but she didn't see any physical altercation. Police said she told them she wanted the woman to leave her home. Late Saturday police report she was found on her back in the 900 block of Carnegie Street with two loaded hypodermic needles under her legs and a glass pipe of a type used to smoke crack in her pocket. She was issued a drug treatment form and taken to the hospital for treatment. On Sunday, she returned to the Wellesley Avenue residence where the man who had let her store her things in the basement said she broke a window and "was outside of the residence screaming." The male said he just wanted her to stay away from him and the residence, and the woman who owned the property declined to pursue charges for the broken window.
Break-in: A Riverview Avenue homeowner reported someone broke into his residence while he was at the store, Sunday. Police said the home had been ransacked and the intruder stole a checkbook and $150 in cash.
Rocky road: Police were told someone was standing on the train bridge on state Route 7 near University Boulevard, throwing rocks at passing cars, Saturday. Police said there was no one in sight when they checked the area.