Brooke County Sheriff

Charged: Michael T. Veitmeier, 44, 411 North Seventh St., Steubenville, possession of a controlled substance and driving while suspended, Tuesday.

Charged: Kuteaka S. Hall, 35, 377 Lawson Ave., Steubenville, possession of a controlled substance, driving while suspended and obstructing an officer, Tuesday.

Charged: Francis M. Taylor, 23, Wellsburg, domestic battery, Wednesday.

Charged: Francine S. Lantzer, no age given, 455 Hill St., Beech Bottom, fugitive from justice, Thursday.

West Virginia State Police

Charged: Teddy Varlas, 64, 511 Daniels St., Toronto, driving under the influence and possession of a controlled substance, Tuesday.

Wellsburg Police

Charged: Angela D. Buck, 43, 54 27th St., battery, Tuesday.

Mingo Junction Police

Charged: James Thomas Birkhimer, 59, 207 West Blvd., burglary with firearm specification, theft, vandalism, Tuesday; Brandon E. Adkins, 32, 321 McLister Ave., burglary, grand theft, theft, vandalism, Tuesday. Charges come amid an ongoing investigation into an alleged burglary that occurred at a McLister Avenue residence sometime between March 13 and March 16. Birkhimer and Adkins will have their preliminary hearing in Jefferson County Court District 2 Wintersville at 2:30 p.m. today. Police said Friday that, during the course of investigations, they recovered a number of items allegedly stolen from the residence: Two flat-screen TVs, miscellaneous jewelry, a PlayStation 4, a bag of copper piping and miscellaneous clothing.

Served: Robyn Lynn Walls, 43, 101 Holly Ave., Tuesday. Police arrested Walls without incident on a warrant for theft by unlawful taking or disposition out of Washington, Pa.

Escalation: An altercation Thursday between neighbors on Lincoln Avenue is alleged to have turned physical. Police spoke with a couple who claimed they got in a dispute with their neighbor over her cat coming onto their property and constantly getting into their trash. The man said he intended to fight the neighbor’s friend, and they began arguing and put up their fists to fight but never threw any punches. The woman claimed she was assaulted by the neighbor and wanted to press charges but later changed her mind and denied medical attention. The cat owner claimed she was leaving to catch the animal that had run outside, when she heard her friend and the male neighbor get into an argument. She said the female neighbor threatened her and rushed at her, striking her jaw, so she returned the favor. She denied medical attention but sent police footage allegedly showing part of the altercation. Her friend claimed the male neighbor initiated the argument by repeatedly calling him a racial slur. As police were speaking with him, a relative of the female neighbor arrived and allegedly threatened to fight the cat owner. Reports claim she was temporarily detained by police and called the friend a racial slur from the rear of the cruiser. The cat owner provided a written statement, and police forwarded information to the prosecutor’s office for review.

Burn, baby, burn: A Logan Avenue resident called police Wednesday, saying her husband had started a fire inside a shed. Officers arrived at the residence and told the husband the fire was unsafe and had him step outside. Mingo Junction firefighters soon reached the scene and extinguished the fire, which contained wood and tin cans. The husband told responders to leave his property. He claimed there was no issue with his burning and asked to see the law that forbids his actions. Firefighters showed the fire code to the wife, and police told the husband he cannot start fires indoors, and a burn ban was in place.

Weirton Police

Roderick W. Williams, 53, 100 Oxford Drive No. 310, Monroeville, domestic violence/battery, March 26, arrested following a domestic disturbance

Malone N. Lynn, no fixed address, possession of marijuana, failure to yield, obstructing an officer while under public intoxication, March 26, officers responded to a report of a suspicious male at the Terrace Heights Playground

Cierra Nicole Cohorn, 27, 49 Gullette Lane, Weirton, fugitive from justice, two counts possession of a controlled substance, March 27, individual arrested following a traffic stop on County Road

Amin Yondez Butler, 25, 3543 Elm St., Apt. 6, Weirton, domestic battery, March 30, subject arrested following a domestic disturbance call at the Elm Street address

Steubenville Police

Bottled up: Callers reported a man “throwing a bottle against the windows” at the T-Mobile store, Thursday. Once there, police were told he’d gone in Kroger and they found him in a checkout line and “multiple individuals” pointed to him as “the male causing the disturbance.” He was escorted out of the store, where he told them he’d been having ongoing issues with his brother and he was fearful that he followed him to Kroger.” He said his brother had threatened him with harm. The man was told to leave the area.

Late return: Quality Rentals reported a man rented “10 to 15 items” from the store in January had expired but the man hadn’t returned any of them, Thursday.

Hit-skip: A motorist drove into an ambulance at Kroger and fled the scene, Thursday. Firefighters told police they discovered damage to the passenger side front door when they came out of the store.

Bottoms up: A Dock Street resident said he’d allowed a man “whose name he did not know” to stay with him for a day, but his guest flipped out when he found out the homeowner had “finished a swig of alcohol left at the bottom of (his) bottle and drank it,” Thursday. He said the unknown guest was angry, “causing a loud disturbance and he believed he was going to assault him.” He said his guest left when he found out he’d called police.

Hit and miss: A woman upset with her boyfriend’s daughter’s choice in men got in an argument with the two of them at Fort Steuben Mall, Thursday. She claimed the girl’s boyfriend is abusive and made it known she didn’t approve, trying unsuccessfully to get the younger woman to leave with her. She said they fought but she didn’t want to pursue charges, though she did have dried blood on her lower lip. The male said he’d just left work, and it was the first time he met the older woman, who he said, “kept hounding him and struck him several times” and also hit his girlfriend. He said he warned her several times to stop hitting him and when she kept doing it, he finally hit her back. His girlfriend gave police the same information. Police said his face was red, as was his girlfriend’s, particularly around a nose piercing. Bystanders said the older woman had been the aggressor. No charges were filed.

Booked: Emily S. Black, 39, 474 S. 5th St., Steubenville, contempt of court, Thursday.

Jefferson County Sheriff

Boxed out: A caller at a Cadiz Road location said a man boxing with his friend hit his head off a doorknob and, “due to drinking and exhaustion,” had a seizure, Friday. He and other individuals at the scene tried to calm him but when the episode continued, they called 911. The friend said they were both wearing boxing gloves and he “didn’t hit him that hard” nor did he mean for him to fall. The victim didn’t say much but did he confirm he’d been boxing with his friend “and asked if he won.”

Angry woman: A Steubenville area resident told deputies his girlfriend punched his TV, breaking it, Thursday. He said she’d “started yelling at him and demanding he pay her $100 for her credit card” but he told her he wasn’t going to because she was “yelling at him over money” she got up and punched the TV. The woman was sitting in her car when deputies arrived and told them she would go to a family member’s home.

Wintersville Police

Cited for speeding: Kayleen Murray, 50, 1314 Plum St.; Bernard Comcho, 34, Apartment 18, 403 North Fourth St., Steubenville; Benard Yosten, 60, 82 Meadow Drive, Richmond; Clare Medina, 20, Wauconda, Ill.; Francis Langley, 26, 1539 Oregon Ave., Steubenville; Mary A. Coleman, 48, 51 Paul Ave.; Tina M. Jacobs, 68, 1489 township Road 371, Toronto; Tricia A. Truax, 53, 97 Pleasant St.; Stephen Palmer, 19, Hollis, N.H.; Rachel Kerr, 39, 299 Winters Drive; Matteo Lindia, 20, Calgary, Canada; Susanne Jones, 54, 508 South River Ave., Toronto; Donovan C. Dawson, 48, 335 Indiana Ave., Chester; and Alyssa M. Waugh, 32, 151 Karen Place.

Cited: Angel Velasquez, 22, St. Clairsville, reckless operation.