West Virginia State Police

Charged: Caden Gortney, 20, New Philadelphia, driving under the influence, possession of a controlled substance, no operator’s license, obstructed windshield and speeding, Monday.

Steubenville Police

Family circle: A city resident reported he is being harassed by his mother’s boyfriend, Monday. He said he’d lived with them in another county up until a week ago, and since then mom’s boyfriend has repeatedly texted him “confrontational-type messages.” He said he and a family member were at their home a few days ago and there was an incident “where (the boyfriend) had physically threatened” them, which he reported to police there.

Drunken haze: A man “who appeared to be intoxicated” was refusing to leave a Market Street business Monday. Police said they were talking to the man when he “grabbed an open alcoholic beverage from the inside of his coat,” which they confiscated and dumped. In talking to the man further police decided he needed to go to the hospital for treatment.

Hit-skip: A Pennsylvania man said his car was struck by a hit-skip driver while he was inside Lowe’s, Monday. When he left the store, he saw “scrapes and dents (on) the passenger side” and found a note that read, “Some old dude hit your car and drove off” and listing the make, color and license plate.

Loading up: Employees at Wal-Mart reported a man walked out of the store without paying for a 55-inch TV, a car battery and “numerous” food items,” Monday. The stolen merchandise totaled nearly $500.

Jefferson County Sheriff

In custody: Christopher Ryan, 110 township Road 374, Richmond, two counts of exposing a child to harmful material, Monday. Sheriff’s deputies assisted U.S. Marshals with serving Ryan the warrants, which had been issued in Wisconsin.

Move out day: A female staying with her husband at a residence on township Road 582 (Steubenville) said she and the homeowner got into each other’s face and (he) pushed her down” when she refused to help clean the house “due to (him) being rude to her.” She said her ankle was hurt but declined medical attention. Her husband came out of the house and told deputies he’d seen the homeowner push her down before “picking up a shovel and attempting to come at him,” so he grabbed a sledgehammer “to protect himself.” The female wants to pursue charges against the homeowner, who said her husband “threatened him with the sledgehammer prior to (him) picking up a shovel to defend himself.” The homeowner’s son told deputies nobody laid hands on the female and said she had approached the older man “while yelling in close proximity to his face.” The homeowner said he told her if the two of them “did not want to help clean the house they can get … out.” He also admitted referring to her by a derogatory term and said at one point he’d tried to walk away but she “ran around him to try and block his path and … tripped.” He said her husband “came out of the back bedroom to her defense” with a small sledgehammer in his hand and believed he was going to hit him with it so he grabbed a shovel.