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West Virginia State Police Charged: Michael T. Stewart, 41, 215 Ritchie Ave., Weirton, fugitive from justice, Monday. Steubenville Police Money maker: A homeless man was booked into the Jefferson County Jail with no bond after employees at Wal-Mart stopped him from leaving the store with a speaker he hadn’t paid for, Tuesday. Police said Anthony Beckett, 22, was charged with petit theft and possession of drug paraphernalia after he allegedly told them, “he often steals speakers and sells them to make money,” which he claimed he needed “to support his sick daughter.” Two ...

Today’s birthdays

Diane Pernick, Mingo Junction David Eakle, Mingo Junction

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Steubenville Police Staking a claim: A Ridge Avenue resident told police a female not known to them was “standing on the porch and refusing to leave,” Monday. The woman was sitting on a porch swing when police arrived and told them she was waiting for a ride. They told her she was on private property, and the homeowner wanted her to leave, so she did. Hit-skip: A resident in the 400 block of North Seventh Street reported hearing a loud crash outside her home, Sunday. Later in the day she discovered her car had been hit. Police said there was heavy damage to one of her rear doors ...

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Steubenville Police Pooh pile: A Wilkins Street resident was concerned because her neighbor sprinkled mothballs on his lawn and didn’t understand why he’d done it, though police immediately spotted a “vast amount of (dog) feces” in the area and weren’t surprised when she told them that’s where she lets her dog do his business, Sunday. Police said the pooch’s pooh was “on the street, sidewalk and adjacent property” and told her it’s likely why the neighbor had resorted to mothballs, which can be toxic to pets, for odor control. Police told her they would speak with ...

Birthdays

Feb. 14 MaryAnn Parker, Toronto Malory McDonald, Mingo Junction Feb. 15 Ed “Spud” Fithen, Mingo Junction Feb. 16 Danny Hall, Mingo Junction David “Boss” Ferroni, Mingo Junction Rose Zonker, Cleveland David Claus, Brilliant Mary Francis “Frankie” Anderson, Steubenville