Weirton Police

Charged: Gavyn E. Frey, 18, 2941 Elm St., malicious assault, Friday. Police reported a man told them he was traveling east on Cove Road when another vehicle swiped his own on Nov. 29. The man said he observed the vehicle enter the parking lot of a restaurant on Park Drive and got out there to record the license plate number when Frey approached him and struck him in the head with a pipe. Police said when they questioned Frey, he said the other man swore at him and he struck him in the head with his fist. His case is pending in Brooke County Magistrate Court.

West Virginia State Police

Charged: Kyle H. Laukert, 31, 131 Union Ave., Mingo Junction, driving license revoked for driving under the influence, Friday.

Brooke County Sheriff

Charged: Doris A. Johnson, 52, 104 Megan Drive West, Wellsburg, battery on an officer, Friday.

Steubenville Police

Deck those halls: A resident in the 1600 block of Ridge Avenue reported a disturbance to 9-1-1 then hung up, Sunday. The homeowner said his sister “had been drinking heavily and was causing issues” in his home, so he’d asked her to step outside and calm herself before coming back.” He said she’d been out on the porch and had no idea “where she wandered off to.” Police spotted her on the side of the residence “getting up off the ground” and said she “became immediately upset because (they) were at the (residence).” She said her dog had now runoff and was nowhere to be found and then “began blaming her brother for the … situation” and continued yelling at him. The brother said she was “more than welcome to come back inside as long as she would agree to (stop) yelling and cursing.” She was allowed to return to go inside.

Helped himself: A woman in the 300 block of Summit Avenue said a friend came over and they were sitting on the couch when he “jumped up and began yelling at her and started taking her jewelry,” Saturday. She claimed he grabbed a knife “and told her that he was going to cut her.” She advised the jewelry wasn’t real gold and she hadn’t given him permission to take the items. He’d already left the area on foot, so police forwarded the information to the prosecutor for review.

Lottery fever: A female lottery customer was causing problems at the Marathon station, Saturday. She told police she’d “paid for a stack of Mega Millions lottery tickets and now the cashier is refusing to give her another stack of tickets she (claimed) she’d already paid for.” The cashier confirmed she had paid for the Mega Million tickets that he’d set aside, but then she grabbed a stack of ‘scratch offs’ and set them on the counter “but changed her mind and grabbed a different stack afterward.” He said he’d set the first stack of scratch-offs aside when she’d handed them to him but never scanned them because she changed her mind, but the woman started arguing with him about the price and when he tried to explain, refused to listen and instead became “loud and disruptive so he “asked her to leave and take the tickets she’d paid for” with her, but she also snatched a stack of scratch-offs and tried to leave, stopping only when he told her he was calling police for attempted theft. She decided to wait for police to arrive and once there, told her to take the tickets she had paid for and leave, which she did.

Just funning: A disturbance was reported in the 200 block of North Ninth Street, but when they got there, the female involved told them she and a male companion “were wrestling for fun but her daughter believed them to be actually fighting,” Sunday. He also said they were fine.

Told him no: A Wilkins Avenue resident said he and his son argued because he “wanted to have his girlfriend over … and he wouldn’t allow it,” Sunday. He told police his son had already left the area, and he was doing the same.

Strained relations: Someone in the 4000 block of Stratford Boulevard called 9-1-1 and hung up, Saturday. Police spoke with both parties, who advised the “were arguing over relationship and financial issues” but there had been no threats of violence nor had either of them elevated it to a physical altercation. Neither of them had anywhere to go so they told police they’d stay away from each other until things calmed down.

Not welcome: A Columbus man said he drove his daughter to Steubenville because his ex said she had to be in court but due to ongoing issues her mother refused to let her spend the night at her home, Sunday. He said he had to return to Columbus that night but his daughter had no place to stay. Police told him to take his daughter home with him and contact the court to explain what had happened.

Loud and proud: A resident in the 900 block of Sherman Avenue told police a neighbor was playing her music too loud, Monday. When they arrived, police report the music was “extremely loud” and when they talked with her, she said she “was in the middle of moving and needed the loud music for motivation.” Police advised her it “was 1:30 a.m. and …she had neighbors who were sleeping.” She was advised to lower the volume, which she did.

Reported: A caller in the 1500 block of Plum Street reported hearing gunshots and seeing four individuals dressed all in black walking from Plum Street, Saturday. Police checked the area but said they found nothing to indicate a gun had been fired and report “numerous individuals” in the area told them they didn’t hear a gun being discharged nor did they see the individuals the caller described.

Recurring problem: A city resident said a dog keeps showing up on her property and when the owner comes to retrieve it he “argues with her and her husband and becomes aggressive,” Sunday.

Summons issued: Jordan McElroy, 37, Lisbon, petit theft, Sunday. McElroy allegedly tried to leave the store with merchandise she hadn’t paid for, police said.

Cited: Agelina Ranaudo, 18, 120 El Villa Way, Steubenville, assured clear distance ahead Saturday. The other driver said he had stopped so an ambulance could safely exit the west end traffic station when Ranaudo’s vehicle struck him from behind. Ranaudo told police she was unable to stop in time. No injuries were reported and damage was minimal, police said.

Jefferson County Sheriff

Don’t look back: A Mingo Junction man said he’d been working on his son’s car and took it for a test drive, Friday. He said he had parked at a church and when he pulled out, he “noticed a van owned by (a local business) was following him.” He said he made a couple of turns to see if the van continued to follow him and when it did he stopped at a friend’s house because he knew his friend had working security cameras. The van driver “wanted to know who was in the car with him,” he said, and when he told him he was alone the van driver “started cursing at him” and appeared to be reaching for something in the center console and that he “made a gesture indicating he was grabbing a weapon.” He said there was a female passenger in the van who started yelling “don’t do this” and the van pulled away. He said he notified the business where the driver of the van apparently worked and would get a copy of the footage from his friend.

Time to go: A Tiltonsville resident said she and her boyfriend were arguing and he wouldn’t leave, Wednesday. She said she suspected he was using meth again and when she questioned him he “became increasingly more irritated with her and (said) he was going to leave.” She told deputies she told him he could take her truck for the night so he could move his belongings from the house. Deputies said the male “did not appear to be intoxicated but was highly upset” and told them he “simply wanted to leave and didn’t want to answer questions.”

Far-fetched: An Amsterdam man said he’s received “at least 20 phone calls from someone claiming to be with Publisher’s Clearing House,” Wednesday. The scammer insisted he won $8.7 million but has to pay $5,000 to claim it and said three men and a woman, along with sheriff’s deputies, “would be at his house in the morning to collect their $5,000 and deliver his $8.7 million.” The caller was afraid “someone would show up at his house.” Deputies told him to call for assistance if someone does show up at his house. They also advised him not to answer calls from a number he doesn’t recognize and not to give out personal information to strangers.

Got the boot: An East Springfield woman said she told her live-in boyfriend to move out “due to a criminal investigation out of Clinton, Pa.,” Wednesday. She said she told him she didn’t want him to return to her house but she wanted her UTV back, so he showed up at her place, “requesting his belongings back” but she didn’t want him inside. Her lawyer contacted the sheriff’s department, but the male left the property with the UTV before deputies arrived. She said he messaged her later that “calling the sheriff’s office was the wrong choice.”

Questionable: An Amsterdam woman who called the department said only that “I need you here” before hanging up, Saturday. The second time they tried to call back a male answered that “everything is fine, she was just looking at his phone and got mad” and they did not need assistance. The woman said she and her husband “drinking and started arguing” and he got mad and ended up taking her cell phone, then got his gun and was “waving it around.” They located a fifth of Tito’s vodka and mixers on the counter and the loaded gun next to a recliner, and after removing the magazine located the husband “attempting to sleep” in a bedroom. He was unsteady on his feet and advised they’d been drinking and admitted he’d retrieved the gun and “waved it in the air,” deputies said.

Heard shots: A caller reported hearing several shots fired in Adena, Dec. 11. She said her grandson was on his tractor when she heard the shots. Another individual said he “heard the boys on the tractor then heard a female yelling to get off her property, then heard four gun shots.”

Interesting day: A woman who witnesses said “seemed distraught” and appeared to possibly be under the influence of an unknown substance or having a mental crisis jumped in a car outside the Dollar General in Richmond without an invitation, Saturday. The driver said she’d been arguing with someone on the phone over $70 she allegedly owed him so he and a family member gave her a ride but when they told her they wanted to call deputies for assistance she jumped out of their car and got in another one. Deputies said the driver of the second car told them she was “in the middle of the roadway” and when he stopped, she jumped in his car but got out again when she told him she needed a ride to Toronto and he said he couldn’t do it. Deputies said gas station employees located footage of her getting in a car earlier in the day, and another patron told them he and his daughter saw her hit the male driver. When they talked to the man she hit, he told they “Were simply having a disagreement at the gas station and everything was OK.” When they asked for her information for the report, deputies said she “became agitated in the background” and he yelled that she was “trying to take his phone away from him.” She calmed down when he told her he was talking with deputies and he told them he didn’t want to pursue charges and didn’t need assistance.

Booked: Eric Joseph Anderson, 34, 3290 county Road 39, Bloomingdale, domestic violence, Sunday; Stephen Barnhart, 63, 107 Jefferson Street, having a weapon while intoxicated, Dec. 9.