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Jefferson County Sheriff Questions: A couple who took their pregnant daughter to an Empire area residence to get her dog and her belongings reported her ex-boyfriend threatened them if they didn’t leave and “was on (the) front porch with his shotgun when they left,” Monday. The mother said the couple has had a physically abusive relationship and when her daughter told him she was going to her mother’s to shower because they had no water, “he told her not to return.” The mother said he let her daughter inside the house to get her dog and pack a bag, but after she left, she ...

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Steubenville Police Stranded: A caller said a man at Seventh and Ross streets needed help getting off the roof of a building, Monday. Before police got to the location “passersby assisted the citizen off of the roof.” Family fight: A city resident ended up in custody a disturbance involving a family member, Monday. Police said Shane F. Polimine, 37, 638 Oakmont Ave., was booked into the county jail on a domestic violence charge. They said Polimine told them he’d argued with the family member, who he claimed suggested taking it outside and “pushed him out the front door and ...

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Steubenville Police Theft alleged: A woman employed by Wal-Mart’s in-house delivery service ended up in police custody after she allegedly tried to leave the store with personal items she hadn’t paid for along with an order she’d picked for a client, Sunday. Police said Jennifer L. Phillips, 46, 1503 Ridge Ave., Steubenville, was charged with theft of nearly $100 in merchandise and banned from the store. Loss prevention officers claim Phillips skip-scanned merchandise while she was paying for and bagging her client’s items, police said. Attention getters: Police said two ...

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Today’s birthdays Feb. 24 Bill Pillar, Toronto Gene Calabrese, Toronto Ruth Morris, Brilliant Wayne Ruckman, Mingo Junction Juanita Thompson, Wintersville Steubenville Police No more warnings: A Ridge Avenue resident was cited after police were called to his residence twice in less than an hour because his party guests were making too much noise, Sunday. Police said they’d warned Dominic Doyle, 21, 1609 Ridge Avenue, he would be cited if they had to return, and he advised “he would get everyone to leave and call it a night.” Forty-five minutes later another ...