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Health hazard: A caller reported seeing a hypodermic needle on Wellesley Avenue Extension, but when police checked they reported finding "a couple hundred used needles scattered across the road." Steubenville firefighters gathered them and disposed of them properly.
Three's a crowd: A Maryland Avenue resident said her ex showed up while she had company, Tuesday. She said he walked through her door despite not living there, "then started to attack and punch her company" before leaving. Both parties left, police said. She didn't want to pursue charges.
Big bang theory: An officer on patrol said he heard a loud explosion in the 100 block of North fourth Street then saw a "large amount of smoke coming from inside one of the dumpsters," Tuesday. Several bystanders said they heard the noise but didn't see anything. Police said several pieces of debris were laying on the ground near the dumpster "and several paper items inside (appeared) to be on fire."
Hairy situation: A man in the 800 block of Market Street told police his girlfriend needed to have her hand looked at after they argued and she "pulled some of his hair out," Tuesday. He said she'd left the property but when two roommates said she was in the bathroom "he claimed to not know she was (there.) The girlfriend had a small cut on her chin, a small red mark on her forehead and bruising on her hand, which she said happened when she hit a wall. Police said she was reluctant to talk about what happened, but eventually told them she'd wanted to leave the residence and he wouldn't let her. She didn't want to pursue charges.
Carted off: Detectives on Tuesday identified a man who fled Kroger several days ago with a shopping cart filled with merchandise he didn't pay for. They said the man appeared to be familiar with anti-theft devices in use because he lifted the cart off the ground to avoid dragging the wheels at the security strip, then loaded the stolen merchandise into a waiting car. Employees said he got away with $400 in stolen goods Sept. 16.
Runner: A man was taken into custody after he allegedly kicked in the front door of a residence in the 400 block of South Fifth Street, then fled the scene on foot with a bag of goods despite being ordered to stop, Tuesday. Police said they charged Joseph Mitchell, 28, 418 Buena Vista Blvd., with obstructing official business. The homeowner said he'd been staying at her residence "on and off since he was ... released from (jail)," but when he asked her if he could collect his belongings she told him no, so he kicked the door open. Police recovered the items he took from her residence, and when she saw them told police some of the things were her son's.
Aggressive: A man walking his dog in the 300 block of South Fifth Street told police his dog snapped his leash and attacked another dog, Tuesday. The owner said he was walking home from the store when his dog spotted the other dog and took off, but police reported the leash he was using was the retractable type designed for a smaller dog. The dog that was attacked was much smaller and bleeding. Jerry Winston, 47, 530 S. Fifth St., Steubenville, was cited for dog at large and advised to get a leash more suited to the size of his dog.
Intruder: A Euclid Avenue resident told police his back door had been kicked in, Tuesday. He said his wife was in the kitchen when she heard a pounding noise and went to get him, but when the two of them got to the kitchen they realized the door had been kicked open and the intruder was exiting so he chased him into the yard. Police said there was an imprint of a shoe on the door and the frame was damaged.
Nuisance: Callers complained two men outside a business South Seventh Street business were asking patrons for money, Tuesday. Police told the two they needed to leave, and they did.
Code issues: Notices of violation were sent to the owners/occupants of properties at 408-410 Lawson Ave., 807 South St., 2416 Sunset Blvd., 1314 Ridge Ave., 1318 Ridge Ave., 1320 Ridge Ave., 1404 Ridge Ave., 1311 Maryland Ave., all for high grass/weeds; and 314 Lawson Ave., high grass/weeds and household garbage scattered in front yard;
Collision: Ryan P. Kehoe, 1324 Pennsylvania Ave., Steubenville, cited for failure to control after his car struck a parked car in the 100 block of Rosslyn Boulevard, Tuesday.
Cited: GianLuca DiMichele, 34, 2447 Alexander Manor East, Steubenville, speeding; Sean G. Russell, 33, 165 McDowell Ave., Steubenville, speeding and expired registration. Also, the owners of two vehicles in the 3900 block of Stratford were warned for criss-cross parking and marked for overtime parking.
Jefferson County Sheriff
Bad break: The coordinator of the Friends of the Harvest in Smithfield said a disgruntled associate tried to derail plans for this year's festival, Sept. 5. She told deputies the woman was enraged when she was told she'd need to be certified or licensed to serve hot foods to sell baked goods and began posting messages on social media falsely claiming the festival had been canceled and also contacted vendors and told them it was a no-go this year. The festival was held at Friendship Park.