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Brooke County Sheriff
Charged: Andrew A. Brown-Burke, 26, Navarre, Ohio, fugitive from justice, Saturday.
Charged: Darien S. Orion Banyas, 28, 2514 Commercial Ave., Mingo Junction, possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, Saturday.
Charged: Taylor A. Bell, 20, 4220 Logan Ave., Mingo Junction, driving under the influence, Saturday.
Charged: Ryann E. Geary, 32, 157 Talbott Drive, Steubenville, possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, Saturday.
West Virginia State Police
Charged: Shawn P. Kokos, 50, 100 Cherry St., Follansbee, possession of a controlled substance and providing false information, Saturday.
Charged: Harold R. Bittinger, 34, 2235 Charles St., Wellsburg, possession of a controlled substance, driving while suspended, providing false information and no insurance, Saturday.
Weirton Police
Charged: Sean E. Miller, 32, 3306 Orchard St., Weirton, fraud by access device, Saturday.
Steubenville Police
In custody: Two people were taken into custody after police allegedly found possessions in an abandoned home in the 1400 block of Wellesley and extension cords stretched to the house next door, Sunday. Police said Jayjuan Wise, 35, no fixed address, and Kristin Shae Williams, 33, 125 North St., Steubenville, were each charged with criminal trespass after a neighbor told them he found extension cords plugged into his outlets then stretched through the snow and dragged into the abandoned home. Williams also was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia and served with a bench warrant for failure to appear, while Wise was also cited for DUS and a stop sign violation. The neighbor said he saw Wise and Williams leaving in a gold Dodge Dakota. Police said they pulled the vehicle over on Woodlawn Road at Central Court, and claim Williams told them they "do stay at that house" though she denied they'd pirated her neighbor's electric. Police said the property owner told them handheld tools, window air conditioners, lamps, portable heaters and plumbing had been removed from the house.
Road rage: A motorist who tooted at the driver of a van "stopped … for an extended period of time" at the intersection of Franklin and North Seventh streets said when she tried to go around him, the white male at the wheel of the other vehicle tried to cut her off, Saturday. She said she got around him, but he started following her "very closely." When she got to the red light at North Seventh Street and Sunset Boulevard, she said her husband got out and threw his arms up in the air and the other driver tried to hit him but he moved out of the way in time. Police said the van struck her car door, causing heavy damage. Police watched surveillance footage.
Help wanted: Callers reported a man in distress, Saturday. Police said he was visibly upset, telling them he has issues with his drug addiction and rehab. They said he appeared to be under the influence "as he was unable to stand still and was observed to be making statements which (didn't) make sense." He eventually admitted he'd used crack, but told police he wanted to seek treatment and speak with a professional.
Over and out: A Sunset Boulevard resident told police a man was kicking her door, Sunday. Police said dispatchers could hear the two of them yelling at each other, and the two were still "arguing loudly" when they got there. The male denied kicking the door and told police he's lived there for a month, but the woman told them he's only "slept over a few times" over the past month and that she'd only let him in because he said he wanted his bag but instead of leaving, he started an argument. She told police she didn't want him there, so they told the man to get his bag and go.
Influenced: Someone complained that a man walking in the 1600 block of Moreland Drive appeared to be intoxicated, Friday. The man told police he'd had a few drinks earlier in the day, but they said it didn't appear he was still under the influence "as he was speaking clearly and was further observed to be steady on his feet." He was sent on his way.
Seller's remorse: A Mingo Junction woman told police she'd agreed to sell her dog to a city resident but had second thoughts and asked for it back, Friday. The man refused to return the dog and never paid her either, she said.
Call back: A man who was too busy arguing with someone on the phone last week to tell police why he felt he was being harassed called them again, this time telling them it was his babies' mother who "intentionally drove into the car he was driving with another vehicle also registered in his name, Friday. He showed police some damage to the rear of his car he said was done Thursday, then told them the window shield was shattered and two tires flattened overnight.
Pilfered: A Mingo Junction woman said someone stole her laptop from a Market Square apartment where she'd been staying, Friday. She said the laptop was there when she left around noon and when she got back it was gone. She valued it at $299.
Sad state: Police spotted a man pulling things out of a dumpster in the 100 block of North Commercial Alley, Sunday. He put them back after police advised him the city has an ordinance prohibiting dumpster diving.
Cited: Ashlie Howard, 33, 2614 Sunset Boulevard, Apt. 4, Steubenville, expired/unlawful plates.