Police reports

June 7, 2025

Follansbee Police Charged: Michael A. Stewart, 63, 20 Avery Lane, Colliers, driving while license was revoked for driving under the influence, Thursday. Wintersville Police Cited for speeding: William S. Eltringham, 28, 233 East Road, Toronto; Tanya M. Higgins, 50, 104 North Forest Ave., Steubenville; Jennifer L. Mills, 37, 1819 township Road 219, Richmond; Joseph B. Palamara, 35, 623 Henry St., Toronto; Jedediah E. Arnold, 31, 631 Lawson Ave., Steubenville; Janice Parles, 65, 1860 state Route 43, Richmond; Marc Barnes, 32, 847 North Fourth St., Steubenville; Elizabeth Salazar, 39, ...

Police reports

June 6, 2025

West Virginia State Police Charged: Dustin Kausky, 39, 2114 Commerce St., Wellsburg, failure to register as a sex offender, Wednesday. Follansbee Police Charged: Reva A. Yost, 33, 720 Virginia Ave., third-offense shoplifting, Wednesday. Brooke County Sheriff Charged: Ambreona L. Smith, 32, 2427 Sunset Blvd., Steubenville, driving while suspended and distracted driving (cell phone), Wednesday. Steubenville Police Tuck and roll: A man said he was assaulted while visiting a friend in the 800 block of North Sixth Street, Wednesday. He told police he answered a knock at the door ...

Today’s birthday

June 5, 2025

Tim Eddy, Mingo Junction

Police reports

June 5, 2025

Steubenville Police Fishy business: A customer was causing problems at an eatery in the city on Tuesday. Employees said he “was complaining about his food and demanding a refund.” The man told police “his food smelled funny, and he wanted his money back,” but when police pointed out they couldn’t force the employees to give him anything he walked away. Overstepped: A woman in the 400 block of South Sixth Street said she was sitting on her back porch when a man she’d never seen before walked up and engaged her in conversation, “then asked for a hug,” Tuesday. She said ...

Police reports

June 4, 2025

Brooke County Sheriff Charged: Francis E. Shriver, 48, 51 27th St., Wellsburg, domestic battery, Saturday. Charged: James M. Shifflett, 45, 1079 Boyd Road, Colliers, domestic assault and impersonating a law enforcement officer, Saturday. Brooke County sheriff’s deputies responded to a 911 call from Shifflett, who had identified himself as a state trooper. Upon their arrival, they learned that Shifflett wasn’t an officer, had threatened to kill a family member and had a history of mental illness. They said he declined to be transported for a mental health evaluation. Charged: ...

Birthday

June 3, 2025

June 1 Rachel Kindle, Smithfield