Steubenville Police

Asked for it: Police found two women, nose-to-nose, arguing when they responded to reports of a disturbance in the 200 block of North Seventh Street, Monday. One of the women said they’d driven to the store together when her companion started arguing with everyone. She told police “She just wanted to get away from” the argumentative woman. Police said the argumentative female “would not stop yelling” long enough to give them a statement and insisted they arrest her sparring partner, though when they reviewed the video they discovered the argumentative woman had actually been the aggressor, pushing her companion first.

Hover this: A man rode his bright green hoverboard into Wal-Mart and repeatedly refused to leave, at one point throwing the self-checkout scanner, knocking merchandise over and riding the hoverboard over an employees’ foot, Monday. Employees don’t want him in the store again.

SOS: A caller was concerned an elderly woman at North Seventh Street and Franklin Avenue needed assistance, Monday. Police said when they approached her she admitted she needed help, telling them she’d walked from East Liverpool to Steubenville and “could not stand up…” She asked to be taken to the hospital.

Threatened, then arrested: A South Sixth Street resident said a man left him a voice message threatening to “blow his head off in front of his (child),” Monday. While police were at the residence, they said they took Brian Fithen, 42, 2367 Sunset Blvd., into custody on an outstanding warrant.

Mystery man: A resident at JFK Apartments said a man she’d never seen before threatened her in the laundry room, Monday. She said he walked in and opened the dryer that had her clothes in it, and when she pointed that out, they began to argue and claimed he told her, “Wait ’til I see you outside, I’m going to kill you.” She said she doesn’t know if he’s a tenant.

Driver, passenger arrested: Two men ended up in custody after they allegedly gave police someone else’s name when their car was pulled over after somebody in the car allegedly threw trash out the window in the 200 block of North Fourth Street, Monday. Police said they smelled a strong odor of alcohol from the car, but the driver said one of his passengers threw alcohol on him, causing him to swerve. Police said Terry Goolsby, 23, of Cleveland and Anthony Whalet, 23, of Akron were both booked into the Jefferson County jail for falsification after they gave them names that didn’t pan out. Once Goolsby was identified, police discovered several warrants for his arrest issued by the adult parole authority and Cuyahoga County for carrying concealed weapons and parole violation. He also was cited by city police for driving without a license.

Recurring problem: A Henry Avenue resident’s estranged wife returned to the residence, “pounding on the back door” in violation of a protection order, Monday. She fled the scene when he called police. He called back later in the shift to report she was back at his residence, beating on the door. He said she fled through the back door when police arrived.

Copper heist: Residents of a building in the 100 block of North Fourth Street are complaining about the noise coming from a third-floor apartment, Monday. The building manager showed police footage of the tenant leaving his apartment “with a bag full of copper piping from inside the apartment.” She said she contacted the scrap yard and was advised he’d made two trips to scrap quarter-inch piping.

Man down: A caller reported a man lying in a vacant lot near Adams and Fifth streets, Monday. Police said they found him near some bushes and he told them he’d been walking and needed to get out of the sun.

Stolen: A woman said her purse was stolen from a shopping cart at Wal-Mart, Monday. She said her wallet, credit cards, Social Security card and $70 in cash were in it.

Cited: For making a prohibited left turn (from Bryden Road onto Sunset Boulevard) were Crystal L. Beckett, 40, 626 Webb Ave., Cadiz; Michael R. McCain, 62, 814 Third St., Brilliant; Thomas K. Peterson, 58, 4629 Lexington Drive, Steubenville, and Erick R. Barrios Vega, 23, Siolem Spring, Ark. Vega was also cited for no driver’s license. Also receiving citations were Taliyah, 27, 498 S. 5th St., Steubenville, driving under suspension; Dianna Arnold, 65, 314 Lawson Ave., Steubenville, fictitious plates; and Trevaun Austin, 20, 1100 Claire Ave., Steubenville, no operator’s license.

Code issues: Notices to correct property maintenance issues were sent to owners/occupants of properties at 1221 Oak Grove Ave., garbage in rear of property, and 2643 Alvarado Blvd., High grass/weeds.

Jefferson County Sheriff

Foolishness: Two women with longstanding issues brawled after a birthday party, Saturday. A witness told deputies one of the women had been passing out cupcakes and had to walk past the other woman, who said something to her. As the cupcake woman was leaving the mouthy female got in her car and started yelling at her, so the two jumped out of their vehicles and started fighting. The witness said the woman who instigated the fight left her kids in a hot car “for almost 40 minutes in 90-degree weather.” When the cupcake woman’s boyfriend tried to break it up the witness said three of the other woman’s male family members jumped him.