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Wednesday

-- 11:45 p.m., an officer on a traffic stop on Ohio 7 in Shadyside issued an Ohio motorist a warning for expired tags.

-- 10:43 p.m., a detective was waved down at Sheetz on Addie Way in St. Clairsville and told a male in the back parking lot was asking for drugs. The officer responded and ran information on three West Virginia males. The male in question was intoxicated but had a sober driver, according to the report. The men were sent on their way.

-- 10:22 p.m., a unit on a traffic stop near Riesbeck's Food Market on National Road in Bridgeport issued an Ohio motorist a warning for an equipment violation.

-- 9:22 p.m., a deputy on a traffic stop on Ohio 7 near Bridgeport issued a motorist a warning for an equipment violation.

-- 9:06 p.m., an officer on a traffic stop on the Bridgeport bridge to Wheeling Island issued a written warning to a motorist for loud exhaust.

-- 8:18 p.m., a caller from an address on Blaine-Chermont Road in Bridgeport reported being threatened by a female in one of the apartments. Deputies spoke to the female, who was advised to contact management and was given information on obtaining a protection order.

-- 5:29 p.m., a female came to the station and reported her license plate was stolen while she was walking on Dysart Woods Road in Belmont.

-- 4:49 p.m., a caller from Lansing Limited Apartments on Commercial Drive in Bridgeport said she was struck by a female and then struck the woman in the back with her cane. Information was taken for an assault report.

-- 1:30 p.m., central dispatch advised that a caller reported someone was trespassing on her property on North Park Drive in Beallsville. She had called to report the incident while she was in Florida but was told she could not file a report until she returned. She was at the property when she called. A deputy responded and took information.

-- 1:10 p.m., a caller reported a male and female yelling at each other near an address on Wegee Road in Shadyside. It was not physical, according to the report. Deputies responded but did not come in contact with the individuals.

-- 1 p.m., a caller reported a suspicious vehicle on Merrick Row in Bellaire with two men who claimed to be from AEP but had no identification. A deputy responded and patrolled the area but did not locate the vehicle.

-- 10:20 a.m., a 911 call was received from an address on Washington Street in Barnesville with static on the line and a busy signal upon callback. An officer responded but found no one home and reported that all was well, stating the call was the result of phone issues.

-- 4:20 a.m., an officer was out with a suspicious vehicle on Egypt North Road in Barnesville. A male with the vehicle said he and his wife had gotten into a disagreement and he left his residence to get some time away.

-- 3:25 a.m., a caller reported a female was passed out in a vehicle at one of the gas pumps at Sheetz on Addie Way in St. Clairsville. Units responded and the female consented to a search of the vehicle, according to the report. Nothing was found and she said she had fallen asleep.

-- 12:50 a.m., a caller reported a vehicle over the embankment about 100 feet on Barton-Blaine Road in St. Clairsville. The vehicle was registered in West Virginia. The Ohio State Highway Patrol took over the crash scene.

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