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Steubenville Police Walking on water: Three people trying to walk across the Ohio River were advised that wasn’t a good idea, Monday. Police said the trio was “halfway out on the river, walking … toward West Virginia” so they activated their lights and sirens “and were able to beckon them back to the Ohio side and onto the shoreline.” They were advised of the severe safety concerns involved in walking over the icy river and told they should leave the marina. Questionable content: A city resident told police her child’s boyfriend “is making threats of blackmail with ...

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West Virginia State Police Charged: Jalen D. Mason, 21, Baltimore, driving under the influence, possession of marijuana and no headlights, Friday. Steubenville Police Seeing signs: A city resident told police she’s being harassed, Monday. She said there were “marks left in the snow that she believes were deliberately done by ‘people’ as a symbolic threat to her life.” She showed police a picture of a spot in the roadway she believed was a face and a pile of snow next to her vehicle that she thought was a person, and said she’s seen “numerous other symbolic threats ...

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Steubenville Police Grabby guy: A handsy patient caused problems for a nurse at Trinity Medical Center West, Friday. The nurse said she entered a patient’s room to check on him and he “began looking her up and down and started to flirt with her.” She said she had to move his shoulder so she could better evaluate his condition, but when she did, he “stroked her hair.” She said she was looking at the screen so she “quickly backed up and pushed her hair back,” but he “grabbed the back of her neck to try to sit up and kiss her.” She said she told him “no” numerous ...

Today’s birthdays

Feb. 1 John Kendrach, Mooresville, N.C. Andrew Strohmyer III, Steubenville

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Weirton Police Arrest: Teresa Bunting, no age listed, 707 Market St., Apt. 101, Steubenville, obstructing an officer, possession of a drug abuse instrument, Jan. 23; was arrested after a homeowner called 911 reporting someone was inside of the residence. Officers found Bunting inside in possession of a crack pipe, and reported she lied about her identity. Officers noted she had a capias for Weirton city court. Chagres: Kelly Ann DiLullo, 51, 1428 Pennsylvania Ave., Apt. 2, Weirton, leaving the scene of an accident with property damage, Wednesday; individual turned herself in on ...