Jefferson County Sheriff

Lock out: A Yorkville resident said he returned home to find his girlfriend had change the locks while he was away, Tuesday. He said he left because the two of them had been involved in a dispute and he’d stayed away from the residence to let things calm down. He said he’d lived there about eight months and helped pay the bills. Because he had established residency and had not been evicted, he was permitted to enter the residence through a window. Deputies said the woman returned home while the man was in the residence and was “very upset” he was there. They advised she would have to evict him and couldn’t just lock him out. Deputies allege he was “going to physically abuse her and thought he had a firearm inside the home” but was unable to provide proof of her allegations. They were advised to avoid each other until he is evicted or the male saves enough to move out.

Creeped out: An East Springfield resident was concerned because was at a venue in Steubenville and noticed a man watching his wife and child and said when he walked over to confront him the man was filling out contact information on his phone, Monday. He said he saw that the man had entered words descriptive of the vehicle they were driving, so he reported it to police. He said the next day his wife took their child to the library and on the way home noticed a black Honda parked outside a business and said when she got home, she saw the black Honda driving past their residence.

Fled on foot: Deputies assisted Mingo Junction police after a driver planted his vehicle on a retaining wall in the 100 block of Union Avenue then fled the scene on foot, Friday. They said the vehicle was still in drive and the front tires were spinning, causing the rubber to burn and smell. Bystanders said the male driver tried to drive away but ended up “getting out and falling over multiple times,” deputies reported. Deputies said they spoke with the driver later and said he told them a family member had driven him to Wellsburg.

Drunk and drove: A county resident said her ex showed up at her residence “highly intoxicated,” Sunday. She told deputies he almost hit some kids when he left and when the parents of the kids yelled at him, he backed up and argued with them.

Potty mouth: Callers on township Road 378 reported a man standing on the hillside by an ex’s house “yelling profanities” at another of his ex’s, Saturday. The most recent ex said he was “calling her all kinds of profanities” and said he was “very drunk” and has been known to follow her when she leaves to go back to her own home. She said she’d tried to get a protection order against him but didn’t have an address for him so there was a delay. They told her offensive as it was, what he’d yelled at her was protected speech and followed her to another residence to ensure she got there safely.

Ongoing problem: Someone rearranged the letters on a sign at the River Christian Fellowship Church in Empire, Saturday. Members said it’s been an ongoing problem.

Vandalism: Deputies said someone spray painted profanities on two garages and some signs on a pole in Yorkville, Saturday. Deputies said two people were captured on video vandalizing the structures.

Damaged: A motorist reported gravel fell off a dump truck in the state Route 7 construction zone and cracked his window, Monday.

Cited: David A. Mossor, 2202 county Round 74, Mingo Junction, driving under suspension. Deputies said Mossor’s license had been suspended several days earlier after he allegedly tested over the legal limit for alcohol following a Sept. 19 traffic stop.

Bad driving: A resident living along state Route 152, Toronto said someone hit a car while it was parked in her driveway, Sunday.

Steubenville Police

On the move: A city resident needed her adult son removed from her home, Tuesday. She said he’d been kicked out of his father’s home several months ago and she’d let him move in with her temporarily, but she’d had enough of his behavioral problems and when she told him to leave they began arguing. When police told him he needed to leave he made arrangements to move in with another family member.

Behaving badly: A city resident said she’s been having trouble with her childrens’ father since they split up, Tuesday. She said she and her children moved into another residence recently and there was a physical altercation when the ex showed up uninvited and since then he’s been posting “veiled threats” and photos of her friends on social media. She said she’s blocked numerous calls from him but fears the situation may be getting out of hand. She was advised to seek a protection order.

Charged: Edward F. Litman, 54, 4117 Washington St., Weirton, theft, Tuesday. Employees at Walmart allegedly saw Litman skip-scanning merchandise along with changing the tags on grocery items at the self-checkout, police said.

Charged: Angel K. Gardner, 21, 81 Prospect St., Irondale, theft, Tuesday.

Cited: Jeffrey S. Wheeler, 61, 912 N. Fourth St., Toronto, no operator’s license and improper backing; Breanna Cook, 26, 2341 Pleasant Ave., Wellsburg, expired registration.