Police Reports

October 16, 2026

JEFFERSON COUNTY DRUG TASK FORCE A search warrant at a Steubenville residence led to arrests, Drug Task Force Commander Maj. Chris Vinci said Thursday. Facing charges are: *Christopher Curenton, 37, Steubenville, was arrested on active warrants through Steubenville Municipal Court for obstructing official business, assault, and aggravated menacing. Additional charges of having weapons while under disability, a third-degree felony, and possession of drugs involving crack cocaine, a second-degree felony are pending, Vinci said. *Deborah Schiffman, 45, of Steubenville, was also arrested ...

Police

October 15, 2026

STEUBENVILLE POLICE Water theft alleged: A water department employee who shut off water to a residence in the 3600 block of Sunset Boulevard alleged a resident had tampered with her water meter and was using water she didn’t have to pay for. The resident told police she was aware the pipe had been changed but insisted it was done by “a man unknown to her” and she didn’t know his name. Police told her she could expect the city to contact her “in regards to theft of service” and was advised to have her water service turned back on legally. Gullible: A Carnegie Street ...

Police reports

October 10, 2026

STEUBENVILLE POLICE Touchy: A handyman tasked with doing some work at a property in the 900 block of Sherman Avenue was at odds Wednesday with a neighbor who didn’t want him moving things she’d put in the empty lot so kids could play. She said she had an agreement with the previous owner that she could use the site and she didn’t want anyone touching it. The handyman said the owner wanted him to paint the building so he needed to move some things for his ladder. Police said the caller didn’t want the handyman to move anything but when she refused to do it herself, they told him ...

Police

October 9, 2026

STEUBENVILLE POLICE Forgetful parent: A caller reported a 4-year-old child had been left behind at the uptown Speedway Tuesday. By the time police arrived the mother had returned for the child, who she said “had gotten out of the car without her knowing it” and once she realized the child wasn’t in the vehicle “she contacted Speedway and immediately came back.” Aggressive kid: Callers reported a juvenile at Murphy Feld “brandishing a firearm” Tuesday. The youth wasn’t armed when police caught up to him but after determining “several threats of violence” had been ...

Briefs

October 8, 2026

Veterans Memorial Bridge to temporarily close for inspection WEIRTON – Eastbound and westbound lanes of the Veterans Memorial Bridge will be closed to traffic, from midnight to 4 a.m. Saturday and Sunday, for a bridge inspection. The closures are being done at night to minimize the impact on motorists. Emergency vehicles will be accommodated. Alternate routes include traveling north to U.S. 30 and then south to return to U.S. 22, or south to the Wellsburg Bridge. The schedule could be altered by inclement weather or other circumstances. Grievance hearing set in Mingo ...

Birthdays

October 2, 2026

Oct. 2 Tom O’Okrita, Newell