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MaryAnn Parker, Toronto Mallory McDonald, Mingo Junction

Police reports

Steubenville Police It’s still stealing: A Wal-Mart customer told police she was distracted by her children and walked away from the self-checkout without picking up the $20 cash back she’d requested, Tuesday. Police checked the video and said they could clearly see the woman who walked up to the machine within 10 seconds of the customer walking away “and clearly showed the suspect attempt to hide her actions and theft of the money.” Employees recognized the suspect as a delivery driver and were able to provide identifying information to police. The customer said she wanted her ...

Marriage applications

The following marriage applications have been filed in Jefferson County: Gregory Alan Beatty II and Taylor Cierra Brown, both of Toronto Michael L. Carlson Sr. of Irondale and Katelin Marie Smith of Steubenville Cory W. Gooch and Kendra L. Trifonoff, both of Toronto Brian A. Russell and Meghan Nicole Potock, both of Richmond Amberlyn Jean Bennett and Jenna Sue Pugh, both of Tiltonsville Jesse Frederick Postlewait II of Hopedale and Donna Catherine Fogle of Mingo Junction

Police reports

Steubenville Police Dumb and dumber: A caller reported a resident in the 1200 block of Oak Grove Avenue was keeping an alligator in a 100-gallon glass aquarium, Monday. The residents said they got it from a friend “and did not know it was illegal to have (alligators) in the state of Ohio.” Police said the Jefferson County Humane Society was notified and transported it to the Ohio Department of Agriculture. No shame: A woman charged with trying to leave Wal-Mart with hundreds of dollars in merchandise she didn’t pay for allegedly said “she was hungry, she had a drug addiction ...