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Weirton Police Charged: David E. Gallagher, 31, Kittaning, Pa., fugitive from justice, Saturday. Steubenville Police Hands off: A woman said her husband hit her above her ear, Monday. She told police she was trying to work on her relationship with him, so he’s been staying there off and on, but she saw a text message on his phone “that led to the altercation.” She said she asked him to go outside and talk with her, but once there she addressed him with a derogatory term “and he struck her with a closed fist.” Police said they didn’t see any obvious injury to her head, ...

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Steubenville Police Starting over: Police said they were investigating a shots fired call near Club 106 when they spotted $1 bills on the ground near the train tracks and thought the bills “could have bee dropped by someone running from the scene,” Saturday. Police collected $17. Several hours later a woman asked them to retrieve her iPhone from a residence in the 300 block of Virginia Avenue. A woman there said “she was given a bunch of phones after a fight at Club 106 and did not know who they belonged to.” She handed over a purple iPhone and police returned it to the ...

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Steubenville Police Breaking up is hard to do: Police said an Adams Street couple in the process of filing for divorce didn’t grasp the concept of marital property, Wednesday. The wife complained that her soon-to-be ex-husband “was upset and had damaged windows in his vehicle” which she wanted him to stop doing. He told police he’s upset because she “took his items from their safe and would not return them.” Police suggested they stay away from each other and explained to them that marital property is shared property, but had to return to the residence several hours later ...

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Steubenville Police Afraid: A city resident told police she’d been assaulted by her son and had fled the residence, Tuesday. She said she was doing her hair when he walked in the room “and struck her on the back of the head multiple times.” She said he also hit her on the hands, then pulled out a pocketknife and opened it. She had no visible injuries and refused treatment or to pursue charges but told police her son has physiological issues and his doctor had changed his medications. Police said she was visibly shaken and was afraid he’d attack her again if he did not get ...