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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.

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Birthdays July 17 Tristan McDonald, Mingo Junction Ken Mazik, Mingo Junction Police Beat STEUBENVILLE POLICE Desperate: A tow truck driver told police he was in the process of repossessing a Chevy Silverado when a man jumped in the driver's-side door and started it, then tried to drive it off the tow truck's lift. He said the tow truck, the pickup and a Honda Odyssey minivan parked next to it were all damaged and reported that after abandoning his mission, the man fled on foot toward Fifth Street. Police located Dunyasha Yetts, 55, Saint Andrews Drive, Steubenville, in front of ...

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Police Beat STEUBENVILLE POLICE Woman injured, charges filed: A motorcyclist was taken into custody Sunday after he allegedly lost control of his bike and crashed in the 2600 block of Sunset Boulevard, injuring his female passenger. Police said Luke Hartman, 23, 111 George St., Mingo Junction, was charged with improper handling of a firearm in a motor vehicle, reckless operation, fictitious plates and expired plates. A witness claimed they’d seen the woman exit the Midtown Speedway carrying beer. When they left the parking lot, Hartman allegedly accelerated quickly, causing him to ...