Police Reports

March 17, 2022

Reports/Washington County ¯ A deputy issued a citation for speed March 9 to Anna M. Fowler, 27237 Huckleberry Road, Coolville, for 79 mph in a 60-mph zone; and Brett K States, 3436 Buck Run Road, Mineral Wells, W.Va., for 74 mph in a 60-mph zone, and fictitious plates. ¯ A deputy began an investigation March 9 into a financial scam. ¯ A deputy began an investigation Thursday at the Dough Boyz Pizza in Muskingum Township. A customer returned to the store unhappy with their service/purchased items, requesting a refund. The customer was told they would not give them a ...

Police Reports

March 16, 2022

Reports/Marietta ¯ A patrolman conducted a traffic stop March 8 at 700 Pike St. During the stop, criminal indicators were observed and a K-9 was requested. The passenger confessed that he may be in possession of methamphetamine. The female operator also gave verbal consent to search the entire vehicle and its contents. Eventually, the woman confessed she had concealed a used syringe in her underwear. A female deputy arrived and the woman operator retrieved four suspected Xanax, two baggies of suspected methamphetamine, weighing approximately 3 grams, a baggie containing 0.8 grams of ...

Police

March 11, 2022

Reports/Ohio State Highway Patrol ¯ A two-car crash occurred Feb. 21 on Ohio 339 in Belpre Township. Owen T. Young, 21, of 7350 Marion St., Chesterhill, and Roger L. Snider, 57, of 971 Mill Branch Road, Belpre, were southbound on Ohio 339. Snider slowed his 1991 Chevrolet S-10 to turn onto Township Road 289 and was struck in the rear by Young’s 2004 Honda CR-V. After impact, Snider drove off the left side of the roadway and struck a ditch. Young was cited for not maintaining an assured clear distance ahead. ¯ Richard R. Thomas, 36, of 62 Brush Road, Marietta, was eastbound Feb. ...

Belpre man faces May trial

March 10, 2022

PARKERSBURG —A Belpre arrested in October after allegedly walking through the Vienna Walmart with a pistol in his hand has been scheduled to go to trial in May. Keith Allen Crace, 51, 150 Camelot Road, pleaded not guilty last Friday before Circuit Judge Jason Wharton to charges of wanton endangerment with a firearm and brandishing. Crace was arrested on a Saturday morning in late October after Vienna Police officers responded to Walmart about a male walking through the store with a pistol in his hand, according to a press release from the Vienna Police at the time. The criminal ...

Police records

March 9, 2022

Reports/Marietta ¯ A patrolman advised on March 1 that a citizen had complained about an odor from a vehicle. Officers made contact with the male occupant who was found to be in possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia. A summons will be completed for the man to appear before the Marietta Municipal Court. ¯ A patrolman was contacted March 2 by the Marietta High School vice-principal in reference to a female student video recording another female student while she was changing in a bathroom stall. ¯ An officer was dispatched March 2 to Walmart in reference to two small ...

Marietta Main Street lawsuit dropped

March 5, 2022

A lawsuit filed last year against Marietta Main Street regarding cups used in the designated outdoor refreshment area was dismissed this week. The lawsuit also names former MMS executive director Cristie Thomas and the City of Marietta as defendants. The plaintiff, Emanuel’s LLC, owns and operates TLV Restaurant in downtown Marietta with Ari Gold listed as CEO. In the decision filed this week, Washington County Common Pleas Judge John Halliday noted the state of Ohio permitted municipalities to establish these designated areas. To participate, businesses must purchase “official ...