Jefferson County sheriff
Court bound: A Mingo Junction resident told deputies Monday a man known to him had his handgun and refused to return it or pay for it. The man told deputies he'd loaned the weapon to an acquaintance18 months ago because he planned on buying it, but said the man has refused to give it back and no money had been exchanged. The other man said he'd been given the gun as collateral for car repairs, and had agreed to return it to the owner when the repairs were paid for, but since the man never gave the money he owed him, he'd kept it. He said he'd had it so long he'd gifted it to a family member.
Trouble: Two juvenile girls and their 20-year-old escort are in trouble after authorities found the car they were traveling in against a cattle gate on County Road 11 Tuesday near Adena. Deputies said the vehicle was unlocked, and when they looked for information on ownership and insurance information, they detected an odor of burned marijuana and searched it, locating a round cookie tin containing a glass smoking bowl, rolling papers, two straws and a grinder in a storage pocket behind the passenger seat. Officers also located a glass jar on the floor with 5.2 grams of a substance believed to be marijuana in a baggie and a bag on the rear seat that contained a glass smoking bowl and grinder. The 20-year-old driver initially denied knowledge of the drugs or paraphernalia, but eventually told deputies they were on the way home after eating and smoking marijuana when he crashed his car. His two companions omitted mention of the marijuana until deputies brought it up, at which point one girl admitted smoking and mentioned having a glass pipe in her purse. All three denied knowledge of the other items. The male took responsibility for the drugs but deputies advised the girls they also will be charged. Offenses cited in the report include possession of drug abuse instruments, possession of marijuana and corruption of minors.
Victimized: A Richmond woman and a Toronto resident told deputies Tuesday they were targeted by thieves who used their personal information to file for unemployment benefits. The Richmond resident said she'd received a 1099-G form reporting $10,446 in unemployment benefits for 2020, but she hadn't filed. The Toronto resident also received a 1099-G, this one reporting $1,941 in benefits for the year despite having been retired nearly a decade.
Checking: While searching for a man who told dispatchers he feared he might harm himself or others, deputies stopped a vehicle leaving a parking lot on state Route 43. The man wasn't in the vehicle, but officers observed an open case of beer in the back seat and detected a strong odor of alcohol emanating from the driver. An officer remained on scene with the man until Ohio State Highway Patrol arrived on scene. Police were able to locate the original caller and got him to a health care provider.
Missing: A Knox township resident said an envelope containing $2,800 was missing from her residence after an individual who had been staying with her and her boyfriend told her he'd chased someone from the residence, Tuesday. She hung up and called the boyfriend, who called 911, and when she told their house guest he "became very irate and (said) she should not have called 911 and he was going to jail." The man was gone when police arrived on scene. Deputies said security footage showed an individual dressed in black with a hood grab a rock and used it to break the outer layer of door glass, then the door opened and the person went inside, leaving not long after being followed by another individual in dark clothing and no shoes. Witnesses reported seeing a slender male in dark clothing run away from the house, followed by a slender white male who returned a short time later, made a call and then got into a vehicle driven by a male.
Arrested: Shaun David Reed, 46, 308 Carnegie Court, Toronto, was served Tuesday with a bench warrant for violation of community control sanctions.
Arrested: William Matthew Raymond, 43, 541 township Road 177, Mingo Junction, was taken into custody Tuesday on a probation violation.
Steubenville police
Arrested: James Stewart, 36, 1588 state Route 43, Richmond, was charged Wednesday with possession of drugs and possession of drug paraphernalia. Stewart allegedly fell asleep with a baggie containing a clear substance that appeared to be methamphetamine in his hand. Police also found a marijuana pipe in his pocket.
Underage: A juvenile who tried to steal $6 in Slim Jims from a downtown store Wednesday spent the night in juvenile detention because his mother was out of town and there was no one else who could pick him up.
Cited: Terald J. Herring, 44, 1325 Maryland Ave., Steubenville, was cited for misdemeanor intoxication Wednesday and served with a bench warrant for failure to appear after police found him on the floor of a Sunset Boulevard eatery, refusing to leave.
Hit-skip: Three cars were damaged by a hit-and-run driver Wednesday at Trinity West. Police said one vehicle suffered minor damage to the left rear bumper, the second, pushed into a third vehicle, was damaged on both the left and right side, while the right rear tail light and rear quarter panel on the third vehicle were damaged.
Upset: The son of a Belleview Boulevard resident throwing things around his house Wednesday told police what he needs is his mother to leave him alone, not a mental evaluation.
Puzzler: The cleaning staff reported finding a male Wednesday trying to gain entry to the plumbing panel in a women's restroom at a local business. Staff chased him but he managed to get away.
Ride needed: A caller reported seeing a "possibly intoxicated" male in the 400 block of Fourth Street Wednesday. Officers said the man told him his girlfriend had kicked him out and he had nowhere to go, so they gave him a ride to a friend's home in Wintersville.
Surprised: A man told officers he returned to his residence in the 1300 block of Arlington Wednesday to find someone had been in the house. He said a Roku TV, an orange chainsaw, a socket wrench and socket set and a black safe with personal items inside were missing.
Upset: A resident in the 1000 block of Adams Street told police his girlfriend started arguing with him after police gave him a courtesy ride home Thursday morning. He said the woman was upset because he'd been gone all day and came home intoxicated.
Helpful: A city patrolman helped a sheriff's deputy push a vehicle that had broken down on Veterans Bridge to the median Thursday.