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That's gratitude: A North Seventh Street resident said she needed police to remove a woman from her home, Friday. She said she believed the woman to be under the influence, so she gave her a ride and let her take a shower, but the woman stayed in the bathroom for nearly an hour. When she checked on her, she discovered her guest had taken the sink off the wall and was trying to get at the water pipes. Police said her guest by then was sitting on the front porch and "appeared somewhat intoxicated," but told them she planned to stay with a friend on North Sixth Street. Police told her not to come back.
Hitching a ride: A North Sixth Street resident told police her wheelchair was stuck in the 100 block of North Fourth Street, but when police got there, they discovered she "just wanted a ride back to (her) apartment," Friday.
No lady: A city resident said her son and his friends have been playing at North End park "and homeless people came out of the woods behind the bathrooms and entered the (ladies) restroom even though they are men and stay in there for over 20 minutes," Friday. Police found a man behind the bathroom had him gather his things and move on.
Ride share: A North Fourth Street resident said a woman is threatening to have someone beat her and her husband up because they won't take her where she wants to go, Friday. They said the woman was upset because they "wouldn't drive a car for her."
Unplugged: A city resident was cited after he told police he looked down at his phone "and when he looked back up he struck (a) pole" at South Seventh and Adams streets, Friday. Jaquan Maynor, 26, 928 Sixth St., was cited for distracted driving, along with no driver's license and failure to maintain control.
Drugs: Callers reported a man in a gray truck overdosing in the 200 block of North Seventh Street, and when they got there told police the driver "woke up and rear-ended another vehicle," Friday. Police said the man was sweating profusely and "frantically slapping and swiping at his face and head," and when they tried to speak with him report he was slipping in and out of consciousness and appeared to be overdosing. An officer flagged down an ambulance and Steubenville firefighters administered Narcan, which police said eventually revived him. Police said Marco R. Thomaselli, 52, 48 Payton Drive, Weirton, eventually told them he'd "snorted an unknown amount of heroin" and was issued a drug treatment form. He also was cited for expired registration and failure to control, they said.
Alcohol: Ridge Avenue residents said a neighbor was causing problems, Saturday. One woman said she was sitting on her porch when he started yelling at her and taking pictures of her home and vehicles, but he claimed individuals at her residence are dealing drugs and claimed to have spoken with the FBI and the Jefferson County Drug Task Force. While they were talking to him a family member showed police handwritten notes from him saying he wanted to kill her. She said they'd argued the night before and he barged int o her room and threatened to kill her and told police she wants him to get help for his alcoholism. He agreed to go to the hospital.
Pied piper: A man complained he argued with a woman and then she "followed him through the city," Saturday. The woman told police she'd just been trying to apologize to him.
Light-fingered: A Market Street resident said he let a woman into his apartment, but while he was in the shower, she took a $5 bill from his wallet and about $10 in coins, Friday.
Booked: Jared M. Joynson, 26, 180 N. Fourth St., Apt. 213, possession of drugs and a warrant for arson, Friday. Officers said Joynson told them he didn't have drugs in his possession, but when they searched him they found a bag of drugs he claimed to have found in the elevator.
Rocking it: Police advised a Wildon Avenue mother her children had been trespassing on a neighbor's property even though they'd been asked to stay away, Friday. The other homeowner had surveillance footage of the children on her property, tossing the rocks out of her flower bed and moving her decorations. Their mother said she would make sure her children stayed off the neighbor's property.
Flashy: Police were told a man was walking in the 200 block of Grove Street with a knife, Friday. He told police he'd keep it in his pocket.