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Today's Birthday July 28 JoAnn Johns, Chester Police Beat STEUBENVILLE POLICE Scary stuff: Police on Thursday responded to the home of a 6-year-old child allegedly attempting to harm siblings, including an infant. The child, who previously had been reported to have suicidal ideations, harming animals and threatening family members, was taken to the hospital for a mental evaluation. Fare fight: A cab driver and her fare both were cited after a dispute over whether adding a destination outside city limits warranted a higher fare Friday. After picking up three passengers, they ...

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Birthdays July 25 Chase Corrigan, Mingo Junction Monique Barbetta, Steubenville Police Beat STEUBENVILLE POLICE Cat caught in soccer net: A Saint Charles Drive resident asked police Thursday to help disentangle a neighbor’s cat that had become caught in his child’s soccer net. The resident told police he is allergic to cats and said it has been “an ongoing issue with the neighbor not keeping her animals on her property.” After freeing the cat, police said it returned to the neighbor’s home through a sliding glass door that had been left open “so the animals can ...

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Police Beat STEUBENVILLE POLICE Pair booked: A Market Street resident and her father are facing “numerous” charges, including child endangerment, after authorities allegedly found contraband in their apartment Wednesday. Police said Emmett C. Blanchard, 43, of 723 Market St., Apt. B, was charged with felony possession of drugs and two counts of child endangerment. His daughter, Briona L. Blanchard, 22, also of 723 Market St., Apt. B, was charged with permitting drug abuse and two counts of child endangerment. Police said they encountered a bedroom with “a biometric thumb scanner ...

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Birthdays July 23 Justin Brokaw, Steubenville Helen Karode, Bloomingdale Police Beat STEUBENVILLE POLICE Overindulged: A man who had too much to drink was asked to leave the Sunoco station on South Seventh Street Monday after he became a bother to other customers. He told police the clerk had “ripped him off,” insisting he handed him a $20 bill to pay for a $6 purchase and only received $2 back. The clerk told police the man was “obviously intoxicated” and had only given him two $1 bills, which was not enough to cover the purchase. When the clerk explained that, the ...

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Birthdays July 22 Mary Anderson, Cleveland Mickey Nest, Brilliant July 20 Candace Risdon, Winston-Salem, N.C. Police Beat STEUBENVILLE POLICE Domestic call leads to arrest: A city resident is facing multiple charges after allegedly backhanding his female companion Saturday when she told him to "shut up" during an argument, then allegedly choking her on a couch after she scratched his eye while trying to fend off the blow. Devonte Moses, 35, 321 Woodlawn Road, Apt. C4, was charged with domestic violence, resisting arrest and retaliation, police said. Police reported ...

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July 20 Jadyn Risdon, Wexford, Pa.