Mingo Junction Police

Domestic: Chanz Isaiah Degarmo, 22, 306 Petrick Ave., domestic violence, criminal trespass, Jan. 31. Degarmo allegedly entered the home of a relative he was told not to return to and threatened an individual with a “wooden stick with a pocket knife (duct taped) to the top of it.”

No insurance: Stephanie Ann Kopras, 57, 615 Western Ave., driving under suspension, no insurance, failure to appear, Feb. 10. Kopras was arrested on a warrant for failure to appear out of Jefferson County court District 2.

Package theft: Brandon E. Adkins, 32, 321 McLister Ave., theft, criminal trespass, drug abuse instruments, Feb. 12. Adkins allegedly stole the packages off a McLister Avenue resident’s porch and, after being arrested and searched, was found to have a glass crack pipe contained in his back pocket.

Booked: James Thomas Birkhimer, 58, 134 Spring Ave., failure to appear (warrant), Feb. 18.

Public intoxication: Michael Lee Swank, 51, 2618 Commercial St., disorderly conduct, Feb. 18. Swank was placed on an eight-hour hold after allegedly being found heavily intoxicated and lying in the roadway of Logan Avenue.

Stop sign: Elizabeth A. Kuczynski, 40, 188 Garfield Ave., stop sign violation, Feb. 19.

Left of center: Sarah Evelyn Jean Thompson, 25, 209 1/2 Grandview Ave., Tiltonsville, overtaking/passing left of center, Tuesday.

OVI: Winfred Joe Miller III, 31, 117 Steuben St., operation of vehicle while intoxicated, starting and backing, Tuesday. Police issued Miller an OVI citation and seized his license after they positioned their vehicle behind his as he allegedly attempted to leave a downtown bar. Miller allegedly showed signs of impairment during a field sobriety test, though he refused to take urine or blood tests, as no breath tests were available at the time.

Steubenville Police

Mishit: A motorist was cited after the U-Haul he was driving crashed into the side of a house on Union Avenue at Plum Street, Saturday. Police said William Narramore, 76, 333 Union Ave, was cited for failure to control a motor vehicle after he told them his foot slipped off the brake and he hit the gas instead, causing him to crash into the side of a residence in the 1500 block of Plum. Police said the side of the house was damaged and there was heavy damage to the front of the U-Haul.

Off the mark: A student reported being assaulted and robbed in the vicinity of Seventh Street and Franklin Avenue, Sunday. He said he’d been at a location to watch the fight and at some point his phone was stolen and advised he hadn’t had problems with anyone but they “just approached him and struck him, knocking him to the ground” even though he “had his hands up the whole time.” He said they chased him into the alley between Seventh and Eighth streets but he hid in the grassy area near the bridge. He had no visible injuries and denied medical assistance, but police said surveillance videos showed he left a location with two other men and started arguing with one of them before one of them “addresses (the caller) who put his hands in the air but continued to argue.” They said the other man “appeared to knock a drink out of his hands” and at one point crossed the street “pointing at him with his hands in his jacket,” then appears to strike the caller in the face. Both went back inside until about 1 a.m., when all three of them left together and the caller “begins to walk north and then begins to run from the area,” but police said there was “no one behind him or chasing him.” The man that had struck him earlier “walked to the intersection, turned around and walked back.”

Child found: A 5-year-old was reported missing from a Langley Avenue home, but police said while they were en route the child was found “wandering around” Kroger, Friday. The mother said she’d left the sleeping child in the care of another adult while she went to the store only to discover the child missing “and the other adult thought he went with (her.)”

Seeing things: Employees at a cell phone store advised police a woman they were unable to help was making them very uncomfortable, Saturday. They said the woman was convinced her phone had been hacked and said her behavior had become “increasingly odd, and (she) then ripped a phone out of an employee’s hands” claiming it and security cameras had been hacked by “unknown men wearing hoods.” Police advised the woman she needed to leave.

Deflecting: A woman flagged police down and reported her boyfriend was being held against his will in an apartment at a Market Street apartment, Saturday. Police said the man wasn’t at the apartment she’d said and when they located him at his shop he “reported everything was OK.” When they spoke to the man she accused of detaining him, he said the woman “was accusing him of things because she owes him $80 and has to paid him back.”

Concerned: A student found a used paper target riddled with bullet holes that had been left on his doorstep, Friday. He said he’s not sure how it got there or if the wind had blown it there.

Walked off: Employees at Wal-Mart said a customer who had an issue at the checkout had picked up a store-issued cell phone and left the store, Friday. They said the customer had attempted to make a purchase but her card wouldn’t work so she left, returning about an hour later to complete her purchase. When they went to the customer’s home she immediately turned the phone over, police said, and told them she was unsure where she picked the phone up and had called several businesses she had patronized to find out if it belonged to them, but hadn’t reached out to Wal-Mart.

Shoe shopping: A man walked into the Shoe Department store at the mall wearing Crocs and left wearing a pair of Puma sneakers he hadn’t paid for before he and his female companion fled the store, Friday. Employees said the shoes were valued at nearly $100.

Fighting: Someone reported an active fight in the 1600 block of Ridge Avenue, Sunday. A woman at the location told police she and her boyfriend were arguing in the front yard but nothing physical had taken place. Her boyfriend said she’d been drinking and he didn’t want her driving back to Pennsylvania. The female told police she wasn’t going to drive home and “just needed time to calm down.”

Porch pirate: A resident in the 1600 block of Ridge Avenue said someone stole a package from her porch after it was delivered by Amazon, Saturday. She said it contained shoes, reading glasses and a sweatshirt valued at $115.

Reported: Someone said they heard a shot fired in the vicinity of the 200 block of Oak Grove Avenue, but police were unable to locate anything amiss, Friday.

Alcohol fueled: A disturbance was reported at an apartment in the 400 block of South Sixth Street and police said both women involved had been drinking, Friday. Police were told juveniles knocking on the door of an apartment apparently triggered the dispute and said one of the women, who they said “appeared to be intoxicated.” She was advised to go home for the night.

One-two punch: A disturbance was reported inside a vehicle at the intersection of South Sixth and South Fifth streets, Saturday. It was unoccupied, but the woman who owned it said she and her child’s father had been arguing but he’d already left the scene. She had no visible injuries and didn’t want to pursue charges, so police left but had to return minutes later because after she reported her sister “was intoxicated and causing issues inside her residence.” She said her sister had lost her house key somewhere in her apartment and they were trying to find it, but the building manager was sending someone to unlock it for her. She said her sister could stay at her residence until they arrived.

Cited: A Wintersville man ended up being held without bond after police attempting a traffic stop discovered he had five outstanding warrants, Sunday. Police said Herbert Rood, 48, 525 Canton Road, had one warrant out of Virginia, plus three from Toronto county court (theft and two counts of failure to appear) and one from Wintersville county court (probation violation). Rood also was cited for driving under suspension and a turning violation and is facing a potential charge of possessing cocaine after police allegedly found several white rock-like crumbs believed to be cocaine.

Fraud victim: A Buena Vista Boulevard resident told police he’d been contacted by a collection agency about a bill for utilities at a residence in Cleveland that hadn’t been paid, but said he’s never lived there, nor has he authorized anyone to use his information to obtain service, Saturday. He said the fraudulent bill was for $667.

Theft: Someone walked into Smokers Paradise and snatched two containers of THC cigarettes, Saturday. Each container contained 25 cigarettes valued at $10 each, for a total of $500.

Distressed: A city resident told police she’d like a family member who has been living with her out of her home, Saturday. She said the family member is using her Cash App card and her benefits without her permission and she’s fearful of the individual. Police told her that since the family member has established residency, she would have to seek an eviction order.

Drugs: A woman found on the sidewalk in the vicinity of McDowell and Ridge avenues, Saturday. Police said the female was unresponsive, so they administered Narcan. They said she stirred but did not regain consciousness and when she was loaded into a city ambulance they found a used crack pipe and a red plastic snort straw.

Booked: Timothy T. Morris, 29, Bloomingdale, warrants for possession of drugs and failure to appear, Saturday; Kory D. Smith, 39, 726 Kendall Ave., Steubenville, warrants for criminal mischief and felony drug trafficking, Friday; Victor Anway, 19, 1241 Rodge Ave., Steubenville, carrying a concealed weapon and improperly handling a firearm in a motor vehicle, Saturday. Anway also was cited for operating a motor vehicle on a temporary permit.

Cited: George Zubak, 27, 170 Monarch Road, expired registration; DiAsha Smith, 34, 526 Linden Ave., Steubenville, possession of drug paraphernalia; and Patricia Creamer, 63, 2625 Hollywood Blvd., Steubenville, speeding.