Steubenville Police

Walk this way: Two different households in the same block of Pittsburgh Street told police they discovered their windshields had been broken and the passenger side of their cars were pelted with egg and egg shells, Monday. Police said that based on the spatter pattern it was obvious the egg had been thrown from the eastern side of Pittsburgh Street and obtained video of a male with a distinctive gait exiting a residence and walk up to the cars, brandishing “what appears to be a hammer and then (proceeding) to smash the (windshield)” on the driver’s side of one of them. At their request, a neighbor who allegedly has a drinking problem, a similar gait and has been known to throw things emerged from his home to speak with them while talking to someone on the phone who he said was his lawyer. He denied the items thrown at his neighbor’s vehicle came from his side of the street and “claimed he was being blamed,” police said, though also noting he had no explanation for why neighbors would have singled him out.

Nicotine fit: A customer at Mr. Fuel was “aggravated” when he found out he couldn’t purchase cigarettes because his identification card was expired, Tuesday. Employees allege the man told them he’d “be waiting for them behind their cars after work if he had to go without a cigarette for 12 hours” and said he would “tear up the store” as well.

Lighting up: Someone reported seeing a male engaged in “illegal activity” in the 1500 block of Sunset Boulevard, Monday. Police located the male in the entrance way of the building and said he was “rolling a tobacco cigarette.” The guy told them he was waiting for his laundry to be done and stepped out to build and smoke a cigarette. Nothing illegal was observed.

Clean sweep: Two individuals sweeping floors on the third floor at Fort Steuben Apartments said a man “came out of his apartment ad started arguing with them,” Monday. One of them said at one point the tenant “grabbed (him) by the collar and briefly shook him,” but after viewing security footage police said the three of them were “in a verbal argument but at no point did (it) become physical.”

Charged: Employees at Walmart told police a female delivery driver tried to leave the store with five items that the online customer whose order she was to deliver hadn’t requested or paid for, Monday. Police said Ashley Ramsey, 42, 307 N. Ohio St., Cadiz, was charged with petit theft. The store requested nearly $100 in restitution for refrigerated items in the customer’s original order that could no longer be sold or donated, police said.

Charged: A resident in the 1600 block of Ridge Avenue reported a break in, Tuesday. No further details were available but police said Akeem Howard, 39, 3118 Johnson Road, Steubenville, was booked into the county jail on the burglary charge. He also was served with a warrant out of Harrison County for violation of a court order/contempt of court, police said.

Booked: Cassaundra Digman, 35, 509 N. 3rd St., Toronto, probation violation.

Cited: Serena R. Fox, 23, Naples, Fla, Jamie McGinnis, 38, 4807 White Oaks Drive, Steubenville, and Harry C. McEwen, 54, 4473 Noble St., Bellaire, all for speeding. Also, a Volkswagen Jetta parked in the 500 block of Cedar Avenue that appeared disabled and had expired plates that did not match the vehicle was towed.

Jefferson County Sheriff

Accounts hijacked: A Tiltonsville couple whose phones were hacked twice were advised by store technician helping them to check their bank accounts, Monday. They said both times their phones flashed “SOS” on the screen and stopped working. When they checked their bank account they discovered someone calling herself “Tina Slebu” had made themself the primary account holder and spend about four hours canceling fraudulent transactions he or she had made, including a $15,000 loan plus several other fraudulent transactions totaling more than $20,000. The thief also attempted to move $23,000 out of an account the couple has at another bank.

Taking aim: The owner of a Tuscarawas County deer recovery service that uses drones to track wounded animals told deputies someone shot at one of them, Monday. He said he and his client had heard gunshots but at the time didn’t think anything of it, and it wasn’t until he landed the drone that he discovered what appeared to be a bullet hole in the propeller blade. He said each one of his drones and equipment are worth about $15,000.