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Steubenville Police Brazen: Rural King employees told police a woman they suspected of stealing in the past returned to the store and snagged 10 five-packs of Sawzall blades, Wednesday. Employees said she hid the blades in her purse and walked out of the store, “using care to go through the manual doors that do not have theft prevention alarms” and making no attempt to pay for the items. The blades were valued at just under $687. Denial: A caller reported seeing a man passed out by the steps on Lawson Avenue, Wednesday. Police said they walked the pathway and found no one in ...

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Dorothy Mazik, Mingo Junction Jamie Pena, Steubenville

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Wellsburg Police Charged: Dennis E. Mayhew, 68, 220 Brinker Road, fleeing from an officer on foot, Monday. Charged: William R. Walnoha, 44, 58 27th St., malicious assault, Monday, for allegedly striking a man in the head with a propane tank. Police said they met with the victim after he was released from the hospital and observed his head had a bloody gash. Toronto Police Charged: Deppreist D. Neuhoff, 38, Cleveland, failure to control. Charged: Joseph B. Burns III, 49, Apartment 9, 1325 N. Fourth St., reckless operation and stop sign violation. Charged: Aaron M. Liddick, 43, ...

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Sept. 9 Sara Kaczmarek, Weirton Sept. 10 Judy Wolfgang, Follansbee Ben Boyd, Bloomingdale Mya Platko, Toronto Gary Dyer, Toronto John Prosser, Toronto

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Steubenville Police Magnetic attraction: A woman who befriended a couple earlier in the year said the friendship has soured and now the female “has accused her of being romantically interested” in her beau, Monday. She said she’s no longer interested in being friends or communicating with them but they’re still contacting her, “calling her derogatory and vulgar names and challenging her to come outside and fight.” Police explained to her what she’d have to do to obtain a civil protection order. Cracked up: Police were asked to check on a “possibly deceased male” in ...

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Wellsburg Police Charged: Shaun D. Reed, 51, 934 South Fifth St., Steubenville, possession of a controlled substance and driving while suspended, Sunday. Steubenville Police Not their first rodeo: A man in the 200 block of South Fourth Street said a woman “destroyed his home while she was intoxicated,” Saturday. Police said when they spoke with him they saw “glass all over the kitchen floor and a large mirror that was tipped over” and report the male told them she became upset over “personal matters” and threw a wooden chair at him. He said he was able to block the ...