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Jefferson County Sheriff Near collision: A driver reported the rider of an all-terrain vehicle was driving it up and down Ward Drive in Wintersville about 9:24 p.m. Monday and nearly caused her to crash. Helping hand: A deputy found a driver along state Route 43 with a flat tire and without a jack so he assisted him in changing the tire Monday evening. Mistaken identity: A deputy on patrol on Bantam Ridge Road early Tuesday because of a series of car break-ins found a man sitting alone in a parked truck in a driveway. He said the man ran from the truck and into the house, emerging ...

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Steubenville Police Booked in: Dieon Ayers, 30, Steubenville, assault, Monday. Booked in: Treyvon C. Wise, 30, East Liverpool, on a warrant for failure to appear, Friday. Booked in: Sarah E. Rettinger, 39, 420 Lauretta Drive, violation of a protective order, Friday. Booked in: Joseph J. Southern Jr., 26, Irondale, no license plate, menacing and resisting arrest, Friday. Cited: Timothy J. Mihalyo, 18, 2025 Eve Drive, failure to assure clear distance; and Jeanelle Tice, 34, 109 Wilma Ave., dog at large. The last laugh: Police reported seeing a vehicle with excessive tint and ...

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Steubenville Police Cited for speeding: Trudy L. Wilson, 61, 1009 Pierce Ave., Toronto; Edgar A. Pauley, 27, 833 Jeanette Ave.; Brandon M. Penque, 38, 1213 State St.; and Brandon S. Hunter, 36, 2651 Cleveland Ave. Cited: Haleigh N. Feist, 24, 238 Hollywood Blvd., driving while suspended and speeding. Can’t get through: The owner of a vehicle parked on the sidewalk in the 700 block of Woodlawn Road Wednesday was instructed to move it. Wintersville Police Cited for speeding: Catherine Sutherin, 62, 926 Banfield Ave., Steubenville; Ryan Hill, 19, 1421 Pleasant Ave., Wellsburg; ...

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Jefferson County Sheriff Good Samaritan: A man turned in a wallet belonging to a Yorkville man that he had found and it was returned to its owner. Suspicious person: A man was seen walking back and forth along U.S. Route 250 near Adena on Monday morning. Deputies confronted the man, who said he was picking up cigarette butts. Strange creature: A resident reported a possibly rabid raccoon was seen near a trailer park on Cadiz Road Monday morning but before officers arrived at the scene, the resident said it had entered some woods nearby. Steubenville Police Cited: Ryan F. ...