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Wellsburg Police Charged: Justin M. Schmidt, 49, 291 Mahan Lane, Follansbee, violation of a protective order and conspiring, Friday. Charged: Marquon C. Underwood, 48, 1915 Yankee St., driving while suspended, fleeing in a vehicle and obstructing an officer, Saturday. West Virginia State Police Charged: Carl E. Anderson, 47, 143 Denese Drive, Weirton, driving under the influence, possession of a controlled substance and no seat belt, Saturday. Follansbee Police Charged: Austin D. Rinkers, 21, 1034 Highland St., Follansbee, violation of a protective order and person prohibited ...

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Steubenville Police Grow up: A woman claimed her ex-boyfriend saw her in a parking lot in the 4300 block of Sunset Boulevard and backed into her car, but when they reviewed security footage police said it appeared she was the aggressor, Friday. Police said she had a small dent and some paint transfer on her bumper and reported that while they were talking to her the ex returned and told them “a different account of the incident.” He told police he was backing out of a parking space when she tried to block him in, causing the collision, and showed them a small dent on his passenger ...

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Steubenville Police Walking wounded: Police were asked to intercede with a man who allegedly "threatened bodily harm with a firearm" but currently had just a pocketknife, Thursday. When they entered his home, they said the man "became upset" and admitted he wanted to harm himself and at one point lunged toward a window and tried to "head-butt" it. By that time, police said they'd realized he'd already cut his neck with the knife and had to struggle to get him away from the window, eventually hitting him in the midsection to get him on the ground so they could get him under control. ...

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Steubenville Police Getting pushy: Police responding to reports two people were disrupting a service at a North Fourth Street church ended up charging them both, but not for the alleged disturbance, Wednesday. Heather Giesler, no age or address listed, was cited for wrongful entrustment and the male police said was driving a tan Toyota sedan registered in her name, Joshua A. Humphreys, 34, of Weirton, was booked for driving under suspension and failing to stop and report an accident on a city street. Police said as they arrived they spotted the sedan “speeding through the parking lot ...