Police reports

August 13, 2025

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 ...

Today’s birthday

August 12, 2025

Barb Jackson, Mingo Junction

Police reports

August 12, 2025

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 ...

Today’s birthdays

August 8, 2025

Greg Rea, Kent Abbie Wheeling, Clinton, Pa.

Police reports

August 8, 2025

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; ...

Police reports

August 7, 2025

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. ...