Steubenville Police

Driver, bystander cited: The driver of a semi that got caught on power lines, toppling two poles and causing a third one to “lean severely” in the 1400 block of Adams Street

told police he was headed to Mr. Fuel but “his GPS took him on the wrong route,” Friday. Police said power lines were laying in the street, and a homeowner told them the impact had ripped the mast attached to the electrical box off the side of his house and the lines were disconnected. Another resident told police the power lines landed on his truck. The driver, Peter Emmert, 65, of Houston, TX, was cited for failure to control, police said. A bystander “with a beer in his hand next to (the) downed pole with power lines around him” ended up in custody, police said. Police said they told Brian Handy, 50, 633 Lawson Ave., “to leave the area and go back to his residence” allegedly ignored the advice and then took a drink of beer. When they told Handy to go home and leave the beer behind, police allege he told them “he was going to do what he wanted to do” and started walking around, ignoring commands to stop so an officer “swatted the beer out of his hands” and booked him into the Jefferson County jail on an eight-hour intoxication hold. Handy was cited for disorderly while intoxicated, police said.

Two dogs dead, two owners cited: A pair of aggressive pit bulls on the loose in the 1200 block of Wellesley Avenue allegedly killed a dog in the alley, then charged two humans “in an aggressive manner,” Friday. A homeowner who was armed ended up shooting one of the dogs because they were charging at him and a female pedestrian who took refuge in his yard. Officers were able to get the uninjured dog back into their owner’s yard, then parked a cruiser in front of the hole in the fence the dogs had escaped from. The man who shot the dog said he was in his house when he “heard something screaming in his side yard” and came outside in time to see the two pits “attacking a smaller dog,” killing it, and then “began to come towards him in an aggressive manner.” He said one of the animals “came running onto his property at him, wanting to attack” so he fired two shots at it. The pedestrian said she was walking home from the store when she saw the animals come out of the alley and head toward the man who fired at them and said he told her he’d better get in his yard “so she was not attacked.” Once in the yard she said one of the dogs charged “and was going to attack either her or (the man).” Police dispatched the injured pit and said the owner’s grandmother, Karen Blanchard, 73, 1301 Wellesley, told them the recent strong winds had damaged her fence, but she was cited for dog-at-large and her grandson was given a notice that his other pit was deemed dangerous. Maryann Robinson, 72, 1343 Oak Grove Ave., told police her dog escaped her yard through a hole under her fence and was cited for dog-at-large.

Charged: A cashier at the Sunoco on North Seventh Street claimed a female had been “throwing things on the ground near him,” Friday. Police report the woman was “highly intoxicated and … actively arguing” with the cashier and when they tried to get her side of the story claim she “did not make much sense and after a short time attempted to go back into the store.” When they tried to keep her outside, police allege the woman “quickly turned around and attempted to swat/shove (them) away,” and when she was told it’s a bad idea to grab a police officer said she “continued to be more aggravated.” Police said Antonet Mims, 35, 4409 Lovers Lane Circle, Apt. D, Steubenville, was taken to the county jail and charged with being disorderly while intoxicated and criminal mischief.

Domestic violence: A Dresden Avenue resident told police she and her girlfriend were arguing and her girlfriend “told her to gather her belongings and leave,” but as she was getting in her vehicle to leave the woman “grabbed her by the neck … and attempted to choke her,” Saturday. Police said the victim had “red markings/patches around (her) neck and a red marking/patch near (her) jaw, but she didn’t want to pursue charges. She was advised to keep her distance from the girlfriend so things wouldn’t escalate. She told police they moved into the residence in January.

Punched: A woman in the 1000 block of Wilson Avenue told police she thought the male involved in a disturbance at her home had left the residence “but she was not sure,” Friday. She told them they’d been “arguing all night, (and) during one of the arguments … claimed (he) hit her in the mouth.” Police said she had a small cut on her lip, but they couldn’t tell how recent it was, and she didn’t want to pursue charges. Police checked the residence, but he wasn’t there, and she asked them to stand by “while she got some clothes and left the area.”

Homebody: A woman was standing in the street in the 300 block of South Sixth Street yelling because her friends left without her, Saturday. Police said she appeared intoxicated and actually admitted “she was inebriated” and wanted to go home. Another group of her friends offered to take her.

Unhappy ex: A city woman who’s started dating someone after breaking up with her boyfriend of two years said he’s “not happy about (it)” and started sending her threatening messages, Saturday. She said when she got home from work, she discovered someone had entered her home and several items were missing or broken. A trash can and a set of blinds were damaged, and three sets of curtains, four end tables, an air fryer, a picture and two chair covers were missing.

Reading into it: A city resident complained her ex-boyfriend is sending her texts that she considers harassing, Friday. She said she’d blocked him on her cell phone and social media. Police said they read through the texts “and did not see anything that appeared threatening.”

Ride along: Police were told a man was refusing to get off a SVRTA bus, Friday. When police arrived, he’d disembarked and “was attempting to find a cigarette.” He said he didn’t need their help. Several hours later police found him outside a business on North Fourth Street and said he told them he “was only in there to get a cup of coffee” and was headed home. Employees said there was no disturbance, but he was harassing customers. Police gave him a ride home.