Birthdays

April 11

Amelia McFarland, Steubenville

April 12

Rich Grimm, Mingo Junction

Nancy Corrigan, Mingo Junction

Steubenville Police

Warming up: Someone spotted a fire burning in the 1300 block of University Boulevard Friday. Police said a man there was “collecting small sticks” for the fire and told police he “was trying to stay warm.” Police said the fire was on the concrete inside a fenced-in area where a dumpster would normally be placed. Steubenville firefighters arrived on scene and extinguished the flames.

Holding her breath: A woman planted herself in her ex’s car in the 700 block of N. 7th Street and was refusing to get out Thursday. He told police she “was complaining about clothing still inside (his) apartment” and said she “could have her things but he did not want her to (stay) in his vehicle.” Police told her he didn’t want her in the vehicle but “she was not getting out and…no one could make her get out.” The male gave in and drove her to the apartment, with police following. Once there, she gathered her things and left the area on foot, they said.

Alley crowding: A resident in the 1100 block of Oak Grove (rear) and another in the 1100 block of Arlington (rear) were complaining Thursday that sanitation trucks were damaging their yards to avoid hitting cars parked in the alley. The Oak Grove man said the heavy trucks drive up over the curb so they can get through, telling police it’s “constantly happening durin[g] his scheduled (garbage) day because of the alleyway.” The Arlington Avenue man pointed out damage he said was done by garbage truck drivers trying to avoid parked cars and also complained that neighbors weren’t addressing high grass and debris on their properties and said individuals in one house “had junk vehicles parked throughout the area.”

She said, he said: A woman in the 800 block of N. 6th Street told police Thursday she’d been assaulted by the man she’d been staying with. She said they started arguing and when she attempted to leave he “grabbed her by the arm and threw her on the ground,” then rolled her onto her stomach and “punched her in the head several times.” The male confirmed they’d been arguing but said he “kept asking her to leave (and) she refused” and said she started hitting him, so he “pushed her towards the door and…(into) the hall.”

Angry man: A woman said she was grocery shopping with her adult son Thursday when he “spit in her face and threatened to punch her.” She said he has some mental health issues and doesn’t think he’s taking his medication so she’d like him to get help. He told police he was upset because she was “buying things he felt they didn’t need” and “admitted to spitting on her and telling her he was going to knock her out.” He said he sees a counselor at a local mental health facility so police arranged for him to meet with her.

Hard night: A Toronto man was cited Friday after police found him lying face down along a fence in the 200 block of S. 6th Street. Police said Timothy S. West, 28, 1237 Township Road 375, “appeared to be highly intoxicated” and allege “his speech was slurred and he had vomit all through his beard.” They said West “believed he was in Toronto” even though they kept telling him he was in Steubenville and report his family also thought he was in Toronto. Police cited West for disorderly intoxication and gave him a ride to the south junction park-and-ride, where they met up with Toronto police who then gave him a ride home.

Taking chances: Police were asked to check the area around Veterans Memorial Bridge Thursday for someone “walking in traffic.” Police said they checked the area “but did not cross (the bridge),” instead asking Follansbee police to intercept on the West Virginia side.

Too close: A driver wasn’t sure how she hit a yellow pole in front of Hibbett Sports, Hollywood Plaza, Thursday, but an employee said she “took the turn too quick and wide.” The front passenger side of her vehicle was heavily damaged and leaking fluid, police said. Both the driver and a passenger complained of chest pains.

AWOL parents: Someone complained of juveniles “running through the mall unsupervised” Thursday. After locating the juveniles, police advised them they are no longer welcome on the property and had to leave.

Robbed: A city resident said someone stole $170 from her purse and made “several fraudulent charges” while she was in the 400 block of S. 5th Street.

Not permitted: A McConnell Avenue man who had a fire going on his property Thursday was told it had to be extinguished and he should “get a burn pit to avoid other issues.”

Thief: Employees at Kroger gave police video of a man leaving the store with merchandise he hadn’t paid for. Police said when the wheels of his shopping cart locked up, he grabbed “a bookbag containing unknown items” along with a pack of pop and a case of Budweiser.

Booked: Tanaia L. Woodland, 40, 3408 Elm St., Weirton, felony warrant (Toronto County Court) for possession of fentanyl. Woodland was taken into custody Friday after a traffic stop on South at Eighth Street. At the county jail, police reported finding a crack pipe in her shoe and said they charged her with possession of drug paraphernalia.

Charged: Brandon Kennen, 27, no fixed address, criminal trespass. Police said JMHA security saw him enter a property in the 400 block of S. 5th Street and advised the resident to have him step outside, where he was taken into custody.

Cited: Alexus N. Markwas, 30, Martins Ferry, and Emily McCaughey, 22, Murrietta, Calif., both for speeding; Scnoria Smith, 37, 964 Sherman Ave., Steubenville, dog-at-large after her pit bull nipped the ankle of a woman walking to the playground; Tara Zascavage, no age or address listed, parking in a restricted area after police said they found her vehicle “parked in a marked ‘no parking’ area on the sidewalk.”

Jefferson County Sheriff

Don’t know them, don’t answer: A Toronto resident said she received a text about illegal activity being detected on her iPhone and Apple ID and a $149 purchase had been flagged April 6. She said the text instructed her to call if she had not made the purchase in question and when she did, a man “with a heavy Indian accent” claimed “illegal (files), including child pornography” had been downloaded to her phone. After gaining access to her account, he transferred her to someone purportedly working in PNC Bank’s anti-fraud department. She was on the phone with that person for three hours before she contacted her local PNC branch, where employees “told her it was a scam.” Deputies told her “not to answer calls if she didn’t recognize the number.” She said her bank was unable to help her because the thieves convinced her to buy gift cards and give them the numbers.

Keep off the grass: An Adena man said after he told a neighbor and her 13-year-old son April 4 he “didn’t want him on the property” with his 4-wheeler “unless he asks first,” he started getting “harassing texts” from the boy’s mother.

Picky: A Hammondsville woman said her neighbor was unloading heavy equipment on County Road 55 April 6. She complained it was “too heavy for the road and (he was) trespassing on her property.” Deputies spoke with her neighbor, who agreed to use another road to avoid further conflict. They were advised to get the land surveyed to avoid further problems.

Volatile: A Two Ridge Road, Wintersville resident reported “a lot of yelling and screaming and items being thrown” inside another apartment and while talking to dispatchers reported the “yelling and throwing had started again” April 3. Deputies said they didn’t hear anything suggesting a fight was in progress when they arrived but knocked anyway. A woman inside said she and her boyfriend had been arguing “but it was over and she was sleeping.”

Messed up: A caller reported a woman standing on a porch in Dillonvale “yelling for help” and said it “was still going on when they called” April 3. Deputies said the woman “slammed (her) door when they arrived” but drugs that were in plain sight were confiscated and she was taken to an area hospital for treatment.

Irritated: A Bloomingdale resident was upset because the postmaster halted parcel deliveries to her home due to safety issues associated with the “narrow gravel road” she lives on. He said they can’t deliver anything that won’t fit in her mailbox, but when she came in to pick up a parcel an argument started and the resident threatened her. The resident denied threatening the postmistress and said she was worried about her husband, who is extremely ill.