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Police reports
Jefferson county sheriff
Assault: A man who stopped in an East Springfield convenience store said he was assaulted by two men who have been harassing and threatening him for months over an incident that happened more than a decade ago, Thursday. The man said the 65-year-old father and 36-year-old son approached him, asked him his name and then threatened to kill him, demanding that he go outside so they could fight. When he tried to go to the front of the store to ask the clerk to call for help, he said the younger man shoved him and his father hit him in the neck with his forearm. The victim told deputies the duo's harassing behavior stems from a trespassing incident on his father's property in 2006 and the two men have been harassing him since October. The case has been referred to the prosecutor, deputies noted.
Steubenville police
Road hazard: A driver spotted a man laying in the street in the 400 block of Lawson, Friday. The man told police he'd had three or four beers, but they said they could smell alcohol on him and he was unable to stand without assistance.
Cat burglar: A woman who bought a rare, expensive leopard-spotted domestic cat online said an acquaintance managed to open the door far enough to lure the cat out, Saturday. She said she's been trying to get the individual responsible to return her cat but they've refused, and said relatives of the person she suspects of having it told her in person and via text message they they have the cat or have sold it. She told police if her cat isn't returned she'll pursue charges.
Argument: Police responding to reports of a disturbance in the 400 block of South Fifth Street found a woman with abrasions and swelling above the eye, Saturday. The woman told police she and a male friend were at a friend's house when they started arguing over money. The resident told them if they couldn't get along they should both leave, so her male friend began choking her, shoved her down and then dragged her off the porch. She said he fled with her computer, phone and purse.
Over the hill: A red Dodge Avenger struck a tree and rolled over a hillside on Wellesley Avenue Extension, Sunday. Police found a three-quarters empty liquor bottle in the back seat.
Upsetting: A woman in the 800 block of North Sixth Street said a female came to her door looking for a place to stay, Friday. She said she told the female she couldn't stay with her but she would get her some food, but while she was in the kitchen getting a plate ready she heard her door open and realized the woman had entered her apartment without permission. When she was told she needed to leave the female screamed obscenities before leaving with the food.
Carded: A vehicle parked in the 2300 block of Chestnut was entered overnight, Friday. Bank cards left in the vehicle were taken, and someone used one of them to make a purchase that overdrew one of their bank accounts by $150.
Great escape: A vehicle in the 800 block of Lincoln Avenue was struck by a hit-and-run driver, Saturday. An individual who witnessed the accident told police he followed the hit-skip driver and took a picture of the vehicle and its license plate.
Disturbance: A man said to be high on methamphetamine caused a disturbance and threatening to harm himself had to be removed from Trinity West, Saturday. Police said a security guard was struck but no equipment was damaged.
Door knocker: A woman in the 700 block of Rosswell Avenue said a man was banging on her front door with what sounded to her like a gun while another man knocked at the back door, Friday. She told police she didn't know the men, nor did she see them leaving. Two bystanders saw a man near her porch but he left.
Stolen: A Cashapp reload card was stolen from a South Seventh Street resident, Friday. The victim said someone tried to use the card at Sunoco but the transaction was declined, but the thief did use it at Enterprise toll to make a $50.35 transaction.
Shots: Callers reported hearing shots fired in the vicinity of Starkdale and Aberdeen roads, Friday. Police said everything appeared in order when they responded.