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STEUBENVILLE POLICE
Rolling stop: A motorist who didn't put her vehicle in park before she got out of it at PNC Bank was injured Monday when it rolled backward, hit her and then came to rest against a fence. She told police she pulled up in front of the main entrance and got out, and when the vehicle began drifting backwards it "caused her to fall underneath (it)." Police said her leg and arm were injured, so she was taken to the hospital for treatment.
Didn't want help: The manager of a store in the 900 block of N. 7th Street reported a clerk had a run in with a "younger white female with red hair who appeared 'rough and on drugs'" Monday. The manager said the female had been arguing with an older male and she heard a "loud smack" and believed he hit her, and when an employee confronted the two of them he took off on foot but the female "began to verbally assault the employee who was attempting to intervene, telling her to mind her own business." The manager said the female was swearing and caused a disturbance before she left in a vehicle.
Distracted: A motorist who swerved to avoid a deer and then struck the side of a semi Monday was cited for a cell phone violation. Police said Patrick W. Maxwell, 54, 95 Township Road 391, Toronto, told them he was slightly distracted by his phone when he spotted the deer near the road and when he swerved to avoid it he clipped the side of the semi, which sustained minor damage. Maxwell was cited for failure to control and texting while driving, they said.
Wasn't me: A S. 5th Street resident said his neighbors were banging on the shared walls of their apartments Monday and when he asked them to stop, they denied doing it.
Repeater: Someone dumped a large pile of garbage bags and U.S. Mail shipping boxes in the 200 block of Butte Street. Police sifted through it and realized the names on the items matched up with "the name of an individual (they) have an active case with at a different location."
Making trouble: A resident in the 100 block of Welday showed police footage Monday of three juveniles kicking over her trash can as well as a neighbor's.
Overly friendly: A woman patronizing a business downtown said she was "concerned" about a man with whom she'd had a conversation Monday while she was waiting her turn to be served. She said the male asked her her name and where she worked, which she told him. She said he then asked for a hug, which she "hesitantly" provided but in the process "he (tried) to kiss her" and she pushed him away.
Pre-emptive call: A city resident told police he and his girlfriend overhead his eldest daughter telling her mother the girlfriend is "constantly" hitting her, Monday. Dad said it is true and asked police to check his kids for marks and wants it documented, in case their mother tries to claim abuse. Police said all of the children "appear to be free of any marks and to be healthy and content."
Pills snatched: A Market Street resident who just had her Suboxone prescription refilled said about 40 of them were missing and thinks a man who had been at her home took them.
JEFFERSON COUNTY SHERIFF
Concerning: A county resident told deputies Monday he's been getting "odd" text messages claiming he was "part of a cartel and that he owes them." He said he knows it's a scam but was concerned because one of the texts mentioned his ex-wife, "who had remarried (and had) a new last name."
'Possibly' too much: An Irondale man was laying in the middle of Township Road 218, Oct. 10. Deputies said he was "incoherent (and) flailing on the ground" and had small lacerations on his elbows and wrist. They also reported finding beer cans in his vehicle and said he admitted he'd been drinking "and possibly had too much." He was transported to the hospital for treatment.
Fired up: The owners of a property on State Route 64, Amsterdam, were burning during a fire ban. When they arrived, a female pointed out they were on their own property and questioned why that was an issue, but deputies pointed out burning is prohibited during a fire ban whether it's private property or not. They also pointed out there were tires in the burn pile as well as a metal barrel, rims, wiring and other miscellaneous items. Firefighters extinguished the flames and the homeowners told police they were unaware the contraband was in the pile and believed their son "put the tires under the wood" without their knowledge. They asked deputies to ban him from their property.
In crisis: A troubled child who in the recent past has eaten a wooden object and tried to eat Legos tried to eat two screws Oct. 9. Deputies were able to convince the child to hand over the screw, but they were asked to return not long after because the child was spitting up blood and they learned the child had ingested a pop tab several days earlier. The child was not in their care at the time.
Hater: A county resident said a woman in a red Prius pulled into a neighbor's yard and waited for her to leave for work Monday. The caller said as soon as she came outside the motorist, who was wearing red glasses, "came in front of her home and yelled obscenities to her and then took off." The caller believes it has something to do with her husband, who is currently incarcerated.
Trail blazer: A Dillonvale homeowner said a former neighbor drove through his property Monday, "tearing down a cable" he'd stretched in front of his drive to deter people from doing it and left tire tracks through his yard. He said it's not the first time the ex-neighbor has done it.
Vandalized: Homeowners report a vehicle struck two mailboxes on Kragel Road, Richmond, Oct. 11.
Enraged: An "irate" man was reported at a Steubenville (Island Creek township) home Oct. 11. His father told deputies he thinks he's using fentanyl.
Push over: A woman at a Steubenville (Cross Creek township) location said she and her boyfriend were arguing and he "shoved her and smashed her face into the sofa" Oct. 11.