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Steubenville Police Party favors: A man in a parking lot in the 200 block of North Seventh Street told police he’d been assaulted at a party by his girlfriend, Monday. Police said he told them she hit him in the face, but no injuries were observed, then claimed he’d “been assaulted by her in the past.” When they spoke with the girlfriend, she told them “she never hit him and does not know why he is making the claim.” Police advised the report will be forwarded to the prosecutor for review. Sad tale: A woman was sleeping on the sidewalk in the 200 block of North Seventh ...

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Steubenville Police Either-or: Police told two people in the 200 block of South Fourth Street they could either separate for the night or go to jail, Thursday. The pair had been arguing, and it admitted it eventually turned physical. The homeowner claimed the female had “knocked over his end table and smacked him in the face,” then after it was over fell and bumped her head. The female said she went to the bedroom to gather her things and said as she was calling police, he “begged her not to …then punched her on the side of her head.” She had a mark on her face and a bump on ...

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West Virginia State Police Charged: Carissa D. Burchfield, 42, 713 East Fernwood Drive, Toronto, fraudulent insurance claims and obtaining money and property under false pretenses, Tuesday. Charged: Luke S. Martin, 32, Moundsville, fleeing from an officer with reckless indifference, Wednesday. Steubenville police Gun fired: A Wintersville man ended up in police custody after he allegedly fired multiple shots at his ex-girlfriend’s residence in the 500 block of South Fifth Street, Saturday. Police said Akerelhotep R. Hartley, 21, 520 Canton Road, was charged with discharging a ...

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Steubenville Police One cited, two booked: A driver was cited and two of his passengers in his vehicle were taken into custody after police pulled him over on North Seventh Street at McCook Boulevard, Monday. The driver, 40-year-old Wayne Harda, 3633 Marland Heights Road, was cited for driving under suspension. Passengers Alexis Majoris, 38, 236 Walker Manor Drive, Colliers, and Tonya Morgan, 42, no fixed address, Weirton, were taken into custody. Majoris was held without bond on a warrant for failure to appear, but was also charged with drug possession and conveyance charges after ...