Weirton Police

Arrest: Teresa Bunting, no age listed, 707 Market St., Apt. 101, Steubenville, obstructing an officer, possession of a drug abuse instrument, Jan. 23; was arrested after a homeowner called 911 reporting someone was inside of the residence. Officers found Bunting inside in possession of a crack pipe, and reported she lied about her identity. Officers noted she had a capias for Weirton city court.

Chagres: Kelly Ann DiLullo, 51, 1428 Pennsylvania Ave., Apt. 2, Weirton, leaving the scene of an accident with property damage, Wednesday; individual turned herself in on warrants stemming from an accident on Jan. 23 where she allegedly hit a fence and left the scene.

Turned self in: Apryl L. Essary, 33, 224 Fairview St., Weirton, petit larceny, Thursday; turned herself in on a warrant after her ex filed charges from her allegedly using his credit card and Amazon account

Arrest: Ryland Blair, 51, 262 School St., Weirton, domestic battery, Thursday; arrested following a 911 call over a physical fight in a vehicle

Arrest: Caitlyn Montgomery, 27, 3315 Pennsylvania Ave., Weirton, domestic battery, Thursday; arrested with Ryland Blair after a physical fight in a vehicle.

Jefferson County Drug Task Force

Booked: Brock Hopkins, 46, 622 N. 11th St., Steubenville, possession of drugs, Thursday. Authorities allegedly found cash, guns and a substance believed to be crack cocaine while executing a search warrant.

Steubenville Police

Spending spree: A man in the 1500 block of Oregon Avenue told police whenever his younger sister comes home “they have problems,” Thursday. He said he woke up and they “started fighting over her ‘throwing him under the bus” but nothing physical took place. Police spoke with their mother and the sister, who advised the argument “was over him buying marijuana with his mom’s cards” and he got angry and started breaking things. Mom said she got in his face and he “shoved her away from him” but she’s not in fear of him and didn’t want to pursue charges. His sister said she thought if she left he would calm down, so she left.

Topsy-turvy: A city resident ended up behind bars after an alleged domestic disturbance at a residence in the 400 block of Adams Street. Once they arrived at the residence police said they could hear a man “yelling, and after several minutes of knocking he answered the door” and told them, “the yelling was because of subjects in the apartment below him.” He was unwilling to identify himself, they said, but when he asked to speak to the female caller he directed them inside. Police reported the apartment was “in disarray from a disturbance,” with “food thrown on the floor, the TV knocked over and the (female’s) bags tossed about.” They said they found the caller “hiding in the bathroom” and said she told them her boyfriend “was upset because he could not find his bottle of alcohol” and started “following her around the apartment, screaming in her face…” She claimed he threw her on the floor “several times” and when she made them dinner “he threw (it) at her along with other items,” police said. The woman told police the two of them had been dating for three years and had been “living in a homeless situation” for the last few years but had just moved into an apartment together. Rodney Flinchum, 38, 416 Adams St., Apt. 8, Steubenville, was booked into the Jefferson County jail on a domestic violence charge, police said.

Responsible kid: Someone called police to request help at a location in the 2500 block of Sunset Boulevard, but the dispatcher was unable to understand anything else that was said, Friday. They checked the complex and eventually located a woman at the rear of the residence who advised they were sent there “for her.” She said she was with friends, drinking alcohol and her child “didn’t wish for her to drive” herself home. Nothing appeared out of the ordinary and police said she declined a ride home and said she “would stay in the area until morning.”

Punched out: Police spotted a man walking in the westbound lanes of Sunset Boulevard “while punching and kicking the air,” Friday. Police said the man “had no apparent destination” so they gave him a ride to the warming center at Holy Family Church.

Removed: Police had a black Subaru Forester left at the intersection of Arlington Avenue at Carnegie Street towed because plows couldn’t get through, Thursday. Police said the vehicle was parked halfway into the intersection and they spoke with two men in the area who said the occupants “got stuck on the roadway Sunday afternoon.” The neighbors said someone “came and pushed the vehicle all the way to the intersection” and left it. Police said it was blocking the roadway so they issued a ticket and had it removed.

Causing problems: A caller reported two men “actively fighting” in a building in the 100 block of North Fourth Street, Thursday. Upon arrival police spoke with both men, who insisted it was “only verbal.”

Cited: Rosa Glover, 57 Gullette Lane, Weirton, driving under suspension.

Jefferson County Sheriff

In from the wild: A Bloomingdale woman who feeds feral cats said she opened her door and one darted in and was “running around her house” and she couldn’t get it out, Monday. She said she tried to pick it up and it scratched her. The cat was currently sitting on a piece of furniture in the dining room, and a deputy was able to pick it up and get it back outside.

Oops: A Rayland man told deputies he “accidentally shot himself in the hand,” Monday. He said he’d wrapped the wound, and the bleeding was under control.” Deputies said the injury was minor.

Called it in: A Wintersville area resident told deputies she thinks someone “put something flammable in her flower bed outside her (residence),” Jan. 24. Firefighters told deputies “there was nothing in the flower bed that was suspicious or flammable.”

Snow fight: A caller reported seeing a tow truck operator trying to get a vehicle out of the roadway so a snowplow could get through when the owner of the van came out and started arguing with him and “attempting to fight with the tow driver so the vehicle would not be towed,” Jan. 25. The disagreement was resolved before deputies could arrive.

Money gone: A Toronto woman told deputies her daughter emptied a joint bank account they share,” Jan. 13.

Seeking help: A county resident reported seeing people on her property, watching her and trying to break into her home and vehicle, Jan. 25. Deputies were unable to locate anyone and she agreed to go to the hospital.

In the cold: A man in the Mingo Junction area requested a ride to a warming shelter, Jan. 24. When they arrived, he told deputies he’d called an ambulance because he thought he had frostbite. He said he’d recently been released from prison and “had no utilities at his home.”

Entry attempted: A Wintersville man said someone tried to break into his truck, Jan. 24. He said a family member heard the alarm going off and called him. Deputies said there were “obvious signs of attempts at … getting in” to the vehicle, which was locked and has no plates. Nothing was taken.

Ohio State Highway Patrol

Booked: Christopher A. Morris, 23, 4382 county Road 26, Steubenville, operating a vehicle under the influence and weapon under disability, Jan. 24. Morris also was cited for a signal light violation and no seat belt.