Jefferson County Sheriff

Big pinch: A Jefferson County man told deputies his wife wanted him to help her dye her hair and when he said he wasn’t interested in helping her look good for another man, claims she went on a rampage, Saturday. The disturbance was called in by a neighbor who said he heard the victim telling his wife to “stop,” “get off me” and “call the cops.” The husband said they’ve had ongoing issues because she is seeing another man, and when they started arguing Saturday she trashed their bedroom, breaking glass and taking cash and rings from a box he keeps there. He also said when he tried to leave, she took his phone and keys away, then dangled them to try and lure him back into the house, tried twice to kick his motorcycle over, ripped his necklace off and then tried to drag him back into the house. Deputies said they couldn’t see any glass on the floor but conditions were “deplorable” and pointed out a toddler was present throughout the altercation.

Steubenville Police

Fancy footwork: Police responding to the Fort Steuben Mall parking lot for reports of a disturbance spotted two young girls running past them, and when employees advised the two were involved in it they chased them down, Monday. One of them told police the argument had started at the carnival “and a male from the other group pulled a knife,” then chased them to the area of two businesses. Police took the two girls to their homes in Weirton.

Birthday boy: Callers reported a man sitting beside a downtown business with an open can of beer, “singing and banging his head against a storage container,” Monday. Upon arrival police realized who it was and saw an open case of beer next to him.

No one’s laughing: Police weren’t amused by a juvenile who called 9-1-1 over and over, Monday. 9-1-1 dispatchers said they’d received around 13 calls from the individual, characterizing them as prank calls, and passed the call to the city. A city dispatcher contacted the caller, explaining that the prank was tying up an emergency line and if it continued it could lead to an arrest. The 9-1-1 operator called back, reporting the same individual had called two more times so an officer called the number, identified himself and the person hung up. The officer called back and the individual, who he said sounded “like a younger male,” told him to “stop calling” so police went to the area of Spring and South streets while dispatchers tracked his phone. An officer found the kid, who refused to tell them his phone number to compare to the caller’s number, so they went to his mother who confirmed it was her son’s number. When they returned to talk to the juvenile, he ignored their commands to stop and talk. He ended up being arrested and taken to juvenile detention, police said.

Neutral corners: A fight over a felled tree in the 1400 block of Oak Grove Avenue ended in a brawl, Monday. The homeowner told them his brother and the neighbor were the ones who’d physically fought, though the neighbor’s wife admitted she was also involved. She said the fighting started after the brother said something to her about a tree that had been cut. She and the brother argued, and when her husband came out to see what was going on he and the brother began fighting, and said she pulled out a knife when she saw the neighbor walking toward her in self-defense, but the neighbor told them after the fight he’d gone over to pick up a pair of glasses that had fallen on the ground and “(she) charged after him with the knife.” Neither of the men who’d been involved in the rough stuff wanted to talk to police.

Disturbance: A male was “using vulgar language and bothering patrons” at a Sunset Boulevard business before pedaling away on his bicycle, Monday. Police located the man, who was taken into custody in a nearby parking lot. Tony Oaks, 43, 56 Talbott Drive, Wintersville, was booked into the county jail on a warrant for failure to appear, police. Some claimed a man was threatening a female in a Lincoln Avenue business with a weapon, Monday. Police said everything was calm when they arrived at the store, and neither the clerks nor the store patrons were aware someone had placed the call.