Steubenville Police

Drew blood: A woman in the 500 block of Lawson Avenue said her daughter bit her, Saturday. She said the two of them had been drinking and her daughter had overindulged so she told her to leave, but instead her daughter “became physical and swung at her.” She said she took her daughter to the ground and was holding her to the ground when her daughter bit her side, drawing blood. The daughter left with her boyfriend before police arrived, but her mother told police she wants to pursue charges.

Pummeled: A Wilson Avenue resident said two men walked up and started assaulting him, Friday. The victim said one of his assailants was upset “because he was speaking with (his) ex-girlfriend.” Police said his eye was bruised and swollen, but he didn’t want to pursue charges.

Causing problems: A caller told police she heard a woman in a homeless encampment in the 600 block of North Fourth Street yelling ‘let me go,’ Sunday. She said she walked into the alleyway to see if the woman needed help and saw a couple arguing near one of the tents, so she confronted the male who “began threatening to beat her and her husband up if they did not stay out of his business.” The couple said they’d been “walking around the tent talking loudly, but no disturbance was taking place.” Police said the area in question “had a strong odor of urine and feces.” The male claimed he had the owner’s permission to be on the property but had no documentation nor could he identify the owner. He said he yelled at the good Samaritan “due to her accusing him of holding (his female companion) against her will.” He denied threatening the other couple “but did tell her to mind her own business.”

Happy feet: Callers reported a woman in the vicinity of Sunset Boulevard and John Scott Highway was “acting erratic … and dancing in the crosswalks,” Sunday. Police said she denied using drugs, but her boyfriend told them she’d been “walking through the Buena Vista Heights neighborhood yelling” and he was trying to get her into his car so he could take her home to Mingo Junction. She said she didn’t need assistance.

Volatile: A North Street resident said he gave his friend and her boyfriend a ride and she ended up damaging his car, Monday. He said she and her boyfriend started arguing, “causing her to become very angry with (the boyfriend.)” He said she hit her boyfriend with a bottle, then started hitting his car “causing significant damage.”

Dump site: The health department requested police assist with a property check in the 800 block of North Sixth Avenue after receiving multiple reports that a group of people “were living at the residence without utilities,” Friday. Nobody came to the door, but police said the property appeared to be abandoned, with debris and buckets of feces on the rear porch and in the driveway. They could also see garbage strewn throughout the first floor of the residence.

Holding on: A woman causing a disturbance at a store in Hollywood Plaza refused to leave, Friday. Employees said she didn’t understand the concept of a “hold” on her debit card and “became irate with employees, yelling obscenities and threatening them.” She left before police arrived.

Escalating: A woman was causing problems for customers at a business in the 200 block of North Seventh Street, Friday. After speaking with her, the police said she agreed to leave the area. Less than two hours later police responded to a disturbance in the 600 block of Market Street where they found the same woman, “talking outlandishly and wandering into traffic.” She was taken to the hospital for evaluation.

Buyer’s remorse: A woman in the 1200 block of Plum Street who purchased a vehicle from a family member is regretting it, Friday. Police said the seller, who has a business in a nearby community, had the vehicle repossessed because she was three or four days late with her payment, but police said the purchase agreement was basically two sheets of computer paper with “a list of terms which clearly favor the ‘lender’ vs. the purchaser should a payment be late” was “basically worthless” since it hadn’t been notarized. Police told her it would have to be decided in court, but the seller couldn’t “respond to her residence to take the vehicle after only being three days late on a payment, especially with no legal agreement or contract in effect.” She still had the car keys and opted to get the vehicle.