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Jefferson County Sheriff No place for kids: A Salem Township man claimed two women were holding his family hostage in his home and threatening them with physical violence, but when deputies arrived he said they’d argued and he just wanted them to leave. Deputies said both women appeared to be impaired, with one admitting she drank all night and had lived there for six months, the other denied being drunk and said she’d stayed there one night. Deputies said after speaking with all parties, including a family member who was the boyfriend of one of the women, “it became apparent ...

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Wintersville Police Cited for speeding: Carla M. Adams, 45, 338 Clearview Drive, Wellsburg; Scott S. Samstag, 66, 1812 township Road 244, Toronto; Ryan M. Perry, 32, 1521 Ridge Ave., Steubenville; Karen M. Grimm, 49, 155 Marion Place, Steubenville; Faith A. Gorby, 45, 344 Terrace Drive; Delores Scugoza, 43, 263 Bryden Road, Steubenville; Margaret K. Brooks, 30, 502 Logan Ave., Mingo Junction; Matthew Goff, 39, 3534 Orchard St., Weirton; Jose E.L. Pena, 43, 521 Maxwell Ave., Steubenville; Samuel Phillips, 20, Charleston, W.Va.; Betty Rice, 73, 980 township Highway 242; Tahir M. Bilal, ...

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Mingo Junction Police Domestic: Chanz Isaiah Degarmo, 22, 306 Petrick Ave., domestic violence, criminal trespass, Jan. 31. Degarmo allegedly entered the home of a relative he was told not to return to and threatened an individual with a “wooden stick with a pocket knife (duct taped) to the top of it.” No insurance: Stephanie Ann Kopras, 57, 615 Western Ave., driving under suspension, no insurance, failure to appear, Feb. 10. Kopras was arrested on a warrant for failure to appear out of Jefferson County court District 2. Package theft: Brandon E. Adkins, 32, 321 McLister Ave., ...

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Steubenville Police Creating chaos: A woman claimed her brother “punched her in the face as hard as he could” during an argument with him and their parents but police said she had no visible wounds or redness, Wednesday. Police said the woman had “difficulty balancing,” and her brother told them she showed up “intoxicated and acting belligerent.” He said his parents had their grandchildren there but his sister “continued screaming and cursing and causing chaos in the home” and was told several times but refused, “persisting in her behavior” so he grabbed her feet ...