Weirton police

Taylor Peters, 30, 3156 Weir Ave., Weirton, obstructing and driving while license suspended for DUI, May 3, arrested following a traffic stop on Weir Avenue

Cody Hammaker, 34, 1 Rockview Place, Bellefonte, Pa., fugitive from justice, May 4, arrested after police received a call concerning a male walking in the middle of County Road, with the individual found to be wanted in Pennsylvania

Bryan D. Barr, 21, 3006 Elm St., Weirton, leaving the scene with property damage, May 5, arrested on a warrant in relation to an incident from May 2

Sara Logsdon, 38, 486 6th St., Steubenville, warrant, driving while license suspended, possession of drug abuse instrument, May 5, arrested following a disturbance call, with units conducting a search on the vehicle and locating drgs and paraphernalia

Jason Darby, 43, 234 Gardner St., Weirton, two counts drug possession, May 5, arrested after a disturbance call, with a search conducted on the vehicle

Gregory Swan, 65, 558 Titus St., Weirton, stalking, May 6, male was arrested on a warrant during a traffic stop

Daniela Lopez, 21, 1428 Pennsylvania Ave., Apartment 3, Weirton, domestic battery, resisting, battery on an officer, destruction of property, May 6, arrested after receiving a call of a physical domestic at address.

Trent E. Travis, 27, and Kaytlynn A. Watkins, 28, both of 135 Hudson Ave., both for shoplifting.

Brooke County Sheriff

Charged: Billy L. Erskine, 28, Huntington, W.Va., burglary, domestic assault, petit larceny and interfering with emergency communications, Thursday.

Charged: James V. Hall, 38, 442 Commerce St., Wellsburg, obstructing an officer, possession of a controlled substance and no operator’s license, Friday. According to court documents, Hall fled on foot after his vehicle was involved in a three-vehicle collision in the westbound lane of U.S. Route 22 near the Main Street Weirton exit at about 2 p.m. Friday. Brooke County sheriff’s deputies reported finding Hall hiding in a Dumpster in a Weirton alley with stamp bags containing methamphetamine in the same bin.

Steubenville Police

Unhoused: A conductor told police a man was refusing to get off a train, Sunday. Police told the man he needed to get off, which he did, but said he advised them he is homeless with no place to stay locally so he was trying to get back to Pittsburgh. Police were able to get him in the emergency shelter for two days.

Nicotine fit: Employees at the downtown Speedway told police a man “started to threaten the staff” when he wasn’t allowed to buy cigarettes, Sunday. They said he told them he wasn’t going to leave until they sold them to him, but once employees said they’d called police he left the store.

Conversational: Callers reported seeing two people in a white van arguing in the 2600 block of Hollywood Boulevard, Sunday. Police said a woman in the van said she’d “been talking loudly to her father about a concert.” Both of them denied they’d been arguing, police said.

Raging hormones: A city resident said his 18-year-old daughter “had been arguing with him and refusing to follow the house rules,” Sunday. He told police he’s asked her to leave and she refused but had eventually left with her maternal grandmother.

Finder’s keepers: A city resident said he left his wallet at his mother’s house at Easter and when he went back for it his food stamp card was missing, Sunday. He said his mother had it “and would not give it back.”

Booked: Raphael Butler, 46, 251 Laswson Ave., Steubenville, domestic violence, Saturday.

Summons issued: Christine P. Smith, 68, 121 Pico St., Steubenville, theft, Sunday. Employees at Walmart allege Smith tried to leave the store without paying for nearly $141 in merchandise.

Cited: Amisha Guisse, 42, 998 McKinley Ave., Steubenville, loud radio. Police said they’d warned Guisse that neighbor’s had complained she was making too much noise and she agreed to turn the volume down but minutes later they were asked to return to the neighborhood. This time police said they could hear “blaring music” from several doors away and cited Guisse.

Jefferson County Sheriff

Laser pointers: A barge operator complained people at Yellow Creek Lookout were shining a green laser into his binoculars which he said is very dangerous.” A deputy saw the green lights but wasn’t able to get to the lookout himself and when other deputies checked the area they were unable to find the people shining it.

Trespassing complaint: A resident in the 1200 block of Township Road, Toronto, man said a neighbor borrowed a tractor from another resident and then rode it onto his property without his knowledge and got it stuck, May 10. He said he and the owner of the tractor found it over a hillside, stuck against a tree, but were unable to remove it because the transmission was acting up. The owner of the tractor said the man had asked to borrow it “so he could dig a hole with it” then returned to his residence without the tractor, so he went looking for it. The property owner is upset that the man who borrowed the tractor trespassed on his property and wants to pursue charges.

Suspicious: Four people with flashlights reportedly going through yards in the 2000 block of Township Road 378, Steubenville, May 11. The caller said when he asked them what they were up to they said, “looking for a missing friend,” then got in a car and left.

Mingo Junction Police

Conditions questioned: Police requested an inspection be done at a McLister Avenue property to determine if it poses a health or safety risk after a lawn care service reported hearing running water and learned someone had stolen pipes and wiring from the basement, May 10. Police said water was causing water to spray from a broken meter laying on the floor, and they were forced to don masks and gloves when they checked the upstairs apartment after discovering “an excessive amount of black mold” in the unit as soon as they opened the front door. They said the back door was open but they didn’t search further over concerns “the ceiling in the downstairs apartment was collapsing and the integrity of the floor.” Family members were advised to board the property up due to the severity of the black mold inside the building and said it also would help keep scavengers and thieves out.

Fed up: A Ravine Street resident claimed her neighbor threatened to have his wife “beat her” if she continued to spread rumors about them that weren’t true, May 9. Police said a “strong odor” of alcohol was emanating from the woman and she had a 12 oz. can of beer in her hand, repeating several of the allegations that had upset the male neighbor, including that he doesn’t take care of his son and claimed he’s “smoking medical marijuana constantly and there was a severe order” coming from his apartment. The male neighbor said the woman “had been spreading rumors that his apartment had bedbugs, cockroaches and was messy” and he’s tried of it, and invited police in to view his apartment, which they said was clean and well kept. He told police his wife would be home the next day and “she would likely confront (the caller) if it continues.” Police told the man he and his wife needed to keep their distance from the caller, then proceeded to tell the caller to do the same. When they spoke with the caller, she admitted she’d already finished two beers and was on her third and told them it was “her friends” who told her about the alleged bug infestation.” She agreed to leave the couple alone.

Dog loose: An Edward Street resident complained a neighbor’s dog runs loose every night after 9 p.m., and attacks other dogs, May 10. The resident told police there’s footage of the neighbor’s dog attacking their own dog in their own back yard and when they’ve tried to talk with the neighbor about it “he continues to let his dog run.” Police were asked to try to speak with the neighbor but he didn’t come to the door.

Concerning: Someone reported seeing a man sitting on the side of the road in the 700 block of McLister Avenue, “looking very agitated and banging on a box,” May 10. Police were unable to locate the individual.

Cat call: A caller reported seeing juveniles “throwing a cat in the air and to the ground” multiple times, May 9. Police checked with the mother of the children in question, who had them bring the cat out so police could say they are health and content. She said her kids were playing with the cat and that it’s not the first time the neighbor in question had called, so police advised she check on the kids during playtime to make sure no one is mistreating the cat.

Collared: The owner of a dog running loose in the 400 block of Lincoln Avenue told police it keeps breaking its collar, May 11. An officer suggested she invest in a stronger collar, but she told police she’s preparing to surrender the dog because she “is unable to handle how hyper he is.”

Bird watching: A resident in the 200 block of Eleanor Street was concerned because he’d found a bird’s nest in the backyard and was fearful the mother bird would shun the babies because he’d handled them “and they were too young to live on their own,” May 10. Police contacted ODNR who recommended putting the babies “close to where they were found and (said) the mother will come back for them.”