Steubenville Police

Violent ex: A woman in the 1300 block of Oak Grove Avenue told police the father of her children had “pulled her hair out and…dragged (her) around,” Monday. She said he also hit her and her daughter. She said she wanted to pursue charges against him.

Money talks: A woman in the 3000 block of Johnson Road said her sister and a third woman were arguing about money and the third woman tried to push her door open again and it hit her arm, Monday. She said the third woman was yelling at her sister so she’d told her to leave but instead she tried to get back in the apartment. Police said she had a small scrape. The caller’s sister told police it was a verbal dispute, as did the third woman, who said they’d gone to the store to purchase alcohol and on the way back she’d asked the caller’s sister to hold her change but when they got back to their building the caller’s sister claimed she didn’t have it.

Threatening: A woman in the 700 block of N. Seventh Street said a man was “threatening to damage her vehicle,” Monday. She said he “was upset and caused a disturbance” and when told to leave the building, threatened to damage her car. She said she was watching him from the building and thought he kicked her car but police didn’t find any damage. He was advised to stay away from her.

Broken: A resident in the 400 block of S. Fifth Street said a woman she was arguing with broke a window in her apartment, Monday. She said she had her back turned when it happened but said the woman said she hit it with her elbow and it broke.

Hit-skipped: A motorist westbound on Adams Street said a red truck pulled out of the 200 block of S. Commercial Street and hit her vehicle, then fled, Monday. Police said the driver’s side rear door and quarter panel of her vehicle were damaged. Using city cameras, police identified the hit-and-run vehicle, then spoke with the owner who said a cousin had been driving it at the time of the accident. Police advised the cousin had 48 hours to present himself at the station or the vehicle could be towed.

Stolen: A resident in the 400 block of S. Fifth Street reported several days earlier someone stole jewelry, tattoo equipment, clothes and arts and crafts materials from her home, March 9. She said a family member and his female companion were the only people in her home besides her and her kids at the time of the theft.

Foiled: An Opal Boulevard resident said he caught someone trying to break into his truck, Tuesday. He said the would-be thieves were in a red SUV and drove off when he confronted them.

Booked: Romina S. Harris, 30, 800 Oakmont Ave., Steubenville, warrants for obstruction/disorderly conduct, Monday.

Code issues: Notices of violation were sent to owners/occupants of properties at 715 Woodlawn Road, beer cans and ordinary household garbage in front yard, garbage bag in side yard, a sofa, more cans and trash and back yard, a television on roof of a detached garage, vehicle parked in front yard.

Cited: Joseph M. Plant, 19, Canton, Mich., speeding (school zone); Broc Wachter, 31, 2821 Sunset Blvd., Steubenville, expired/unlawful plates; Dustin G. Debray, 35, 123 Benton St., Steubenville, expired plates.

Jefferson County Sheriff

A county resident said she and her husband are terrified by a neighbor they believe to be unstable, March 9. She said they’ve always been nice to him because of his “problems” but he’s been “coming onto their property uninvited and looking through (their) windows.” The caller said the neighbor “is a big conspiracy theorist and believes helicopters circle his pastures and…drop snakes to kill turkeys” and that the electric and gas companies “are all out to get him,” The caller said in the past he’s threatened to shoot their dogs if they go on his property. She said one of them was out “running the farm” recently and never returned and figures he shot the dog. They don’t want him to come on their property again. Deputies said the neighbor readily admitted shooting the dog, complaining their dogs are always loose and barking and chase his cows.

Dogged: A Bloomingdale resident said his dog got loose and when it returned home had “what appeared to be a human pelvic bone in (its) mouth,” March 7. After inspecting it deputies determined “it was most likely a bone from a cow.”

Gone: A woman in Yorkville claimed her son had “locked out of her car after kicking her and is now attacking his sister” March 6. Deputies went to the location she’d given them and were unable to locate the car she had described and bystanders said they hadn’t seen any kind of disturbance.