Steubenville Police

Loaded up: The owner of a rental property in the 1300 block of Oregon Avenue said he evicted the tenants and when they left, they took his stove, refrigerator and water heater, Monday. He valued the items at $700 and told police he’d like to pursue charges.

Employees at Mr. Fuel said a man had refused to leave the property when they asked him to, Monday. They said he was going through their trash, and after police told him scavenging is prohibited within city limits he left. They said they also advised him “of the consequences of returning and scavenging through the trash bins.”

Warned: Juveniles in the 1300 block of Arlington Avenue were warned they can’t ride their ATV in the street, Monday. Police told them the next time the ATV will be towed and the owner cited.

Bottled up: An intoxicated male “yelled and cursed” at police dispatchers, Monday. He eventually hung up, and when police went to his Oregon Avenue home but were unable to make contact with him.

Charged: A city resident is facing charges after an alleged theft at a downtown business, Monday. Police said Jacob Tennant, 28, 142 N. 6th St., Steubenville, was charged with petit theft and possession of drug paraphernalia. They said employees of Family Dollar had complained that a man “stole a large amount of items and left the store without making an attempt to pay for (them)” and were unsure of what was missing, but said they’d found his backpack at the front of the store. When they checked the contents, police said they found Tennant’s ID as well as a crack pipe in the bag and claim he matched video from the store’s surveillance system.

Taken away: A truck with Texas plates parked in the 300 block of Maxwell Avenue for what a resident said was “an extended period of time” was towed after police discovered the plates had been expired since 2021. Police said the owner also was cited.

Code issues: Notices of violation were sent to owners/occupants of properties at 2610 Devonshire Blvd., 101 Bryden Rd., 284 Bryden Rd., 2618 Sunset Blvd., 2323 Sunset Blvd., 2722 Sunset Blvd. (rear), 405 Lawson Ave., 2305 Alexander Manor, 308 Kingston Ave., all for high grass/weeds.

Jefferson County Sheriff

Charges filed: Two men are facing charges after an alleged incident in the Rayland area, May 11. Deputies said James Jones, 19, 1209 4th St., Toronto, was charged with three counts of misdemeanor assault, resisting arrest and felony burglary, while Jack Reese, 24, also of 1209 4th St., Toronto, was charged with misdemeanor assault. The Rayland victim told deputies he was eating pizza when Reese and another man walked into his home in Belle Haven Apartments without being invited and pummeled him, leaving him with “significant swelling and bruising of his face” before fleeing the scene. A deputy who subsequently located the pair at another location alleges he witnessed Jones knock a pregnant woman over a chair and then jump on her male companion, fighting with him and biting his forearm. Reese was being detained when the second assault allegedly took place and was not part of that incident, and claimed he hadn’t entered the Rayland victim’s home despite the victim being adamant two men had attacked him, deputies said.

Cited: Karl Siganporia no age listed, Murrieta, CA, first offense driving under the influence, May 11. Deputies allege Siganporia’s vehicle crossed the center line and was in the wrong land before coming to a stop on State Route 151 and Scott Featner Road, New Alexandria.

Booked: Joseph Hayman Jr., no age listed, 21 Township Road 125, Dillonvale theft and served felony arrest warrant for failure to appear (Dillonvale County Court), May 9.

Mingo Junction Police

Convoluted: A woman walked out of the municipal building after police asked a male “what the issue was” following an argument between the two of them, May 8. Police said the male told them she’d accused him of taking a “spa” from her property and insisted he “had no knowledge of the property and had not performed any work she was claiming he did.” When they called her, she told them “her unbuilt hot tub was stolen” but she didn’t want to pursue charges because she’d planned to get rid of it soon, telling them it “was faulty and a fire hazard.” She said she wanted the male to know it was dangerous “and didn’t want someone to be injured and her to be (held) liable.” Police explained to her that if it was taken without her permission, she couldn’t be responsible for any damages. She claimed he’d moved it from her backyard to her front yard a few weeks ago. He said he hadn’t done any work for her for nearly a year because he’d been called names. She said she’d followed the male to the police station “as he said he was going to press charges for harassment, and she was calling his bluff.”

Missed the can: Police were asked to investigate after village officials received complaints a Petrick Avenue resident was “(throwing) beer cans…out a window into the yard where juveniles played nearby,” May 7. They said no one came to the door when they went to the residence but noted “beer cans in the back yard and cigarette carts in the front,” so they posted a notice of the community’s uncollected garbage regulation on the front door.

Agitated: A woman complained she’d been fired from her job at a local business because “her husband’s girlfriend wrongly accused her of threatening her,” May 4. She asked police if she could file a lawsuit, and they told her only that she could try to do that at the courthouse. She told them she planned to confront her husband about his affair that night.