Police
County Sheriff
– Carl Weaver, state Route 7, Columbiana, reported at 10:09 p.m. Monday he was out of town and no one should be at his home, but he believed someone was there. Deputies and Columbiana police found eight people inside the cabin behind Weaver’s home. They were his estranged wife, Ruth Weaver, and their seven children. She showed deputies text message between her and her estranged husband and it appeared he knew she was staying at the cabin. She agreed to leave by 5:30 a.m. Tuesday.
– Hillary Wooley, Farr Street, Rogers, reported at 5:35 p.m. Monday there were suspicious men walking around carrying duffel bags. Deputies checked the area, but found no one matching the description.
– Samantha Wright, Washington Street, Salem, reported at 4:14 p.m. Monday there was an accident in the parking lot at Sparkle in Lisbon. Kerry Wells, no address listed, was reportedly driving his Ford Expedition through the lot, when Wright backed her Chevy Cruz from a parking space right in front of him and the cars collided. Both exchanged insurance information.
– Lucian Clewell, Clewell Road, Lisbon, reported at 8:30 p.m. Monday he posted an eviction notice on his tenants’ home and on Saturday one of the tenants, George Taylor, confronted him about it. Clewell said Taylor said he wanted to beat him. Then on Monday, Taylor reportedly beat his chest in the direction of Clewell’s father and made a comment about it.
– Jose Ramos, Columbia Street, Leetonia, reported at 8:11 p.m. Monday he had parked his 2002 Chevy Silverado and went inside to work at PhD Manufacturing, Columbiana Waterford Road, Columbiana. While he was there, a co-worker alerted him someone struck his vehicle and the co-worker’s wife saw the crash. Someone known only as Robert, driving a GMC Envoy, was reportedly responsible. After the crash he got out of his vehicle, picked up his bumper and drove away.
– Kathy Summers, Henry Avenue, Wellsville, reported at 4:30 p.m. Monday while her son was playing football Friday someone took his Kyrie Irving silver and gray basketball shoes from the football locker room at Beaver Local High School.
– Devin Decker, Darner Road, Lisbon, reported at 6:21 p.m. Monday his girlfriend was very upset and he decided to go stay at a relative’s home for a while.
– David Waseman, U.S. Route 30, Minerva, reported Monday that on Sunday evening his neighbor, Travis Hackney, was backing a pickup along the side of Waseman’s trailer, when a tree branch in the back struck the trailer, piercing the siding and interior paneling in Waseman’s home. He believed it accidental and wanted a report for his insurance company.
Highway Patrol
– A trooper sitting stationary at state Route 170 in St. Clair Township reported seeing an eastbound vehicle with no front license plate and a driver without a seat belt. The vehicle pulled into the Burger King lot, where the officer initiated a stop. The driver, John M. Burkett, 36, Pennsylvania Avenue, said he would put on the front plate. Burkett told the officer he was not wearing his seat belt because he had just come from church. While speaking to Burkett, the officer reported smelling burned marijuana and had him exit, at which time he said Burkett appeared to be abnormally nervous. He said Burkett blurted out he had marijuana underneath the driver’s seat. The officer decided Burkett’s wife and two crying children should go into the Burger King to calm down while the vehicle was searched. A container of pot and rolling papers were found. Burkett was charged with no seat belt, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.
– Kelli D. Winkler, 36, Carriage Lane, Canfield, was westbound on East State Street in Salem at 4 p.m. Saturday and David W. Chappell, 56, state Route 45, Lisbon, was eastbound and made a right turn onto Southeast Boulevard while Winkler also turned onto Southeast. Chappell began to back his vehicle and struck Winkler. Chappell was cited for improper backing.
– Jeffrey Allen Mattern, 43, Bye Road, East Palestine, hit a deer on state Route 46 in Unity Township at 10 p.m. Friday.
– Horace R. Reid, 35, Youngstown, was northbound on state Route 45 in Center Township at noon Friday and was slowing to make a right turn into a private drive and was struck from behind by Cody M. Brenner, 23, Cheyenne, Wyo., Brenner was cited for assured clear distance.
– Gia Marie Bagnoli, 23, state Route 267, East Liverpool, hit a deer on state Route 11 in Fairfield Township at 10:47 p.m. Saturday.
– James D. Rawson, 47, 18th Street Heights, Wellsville, was northbound on state Route 164 in Wayne Township at 2:34 p.m. Saturday and failed to yield and struck Francine H. Lynch, 61, Walnut Ridge, Salineville, who was southbound. Rawson was cited for right of way. Lynch and her passenger, Kimberly Lynch, 13, Walnut Ridge, Salineville, were taken to the ELCH with non-life-threatening injuries.
– James H. Burton, 54, Avon Road, Salineville, and Debbie K. Pihlgren, 58, Heartside Drive, Salem, were northbound on state Route 644 in Hanover Township at 12:45 p.m. Sunday and Pihlgren was slowing for traffic and was struck by Burton, who was cited for assured clear distance.
– Holly L. Short, 29, Park Court, Columbiana, was southeastbound on Middleton Road in Fairfield Township at 7:25 a.m. Monday and Whitney Lynn Mae Cope, 16, Camelot Drive, Columbiana, was facing north in a private drive and attempted to turn northwest onto Middleton Road and collided with Short. Cope was cited for right of way.
Columbiana
– Rick Logan of Petersburg reported theft or fraud through Kimpel’s Jewelry at 3:29 p.m. Monday.
– Brent Pontuti, Royal Birkdale Drive, reported at 5:27 p.m. Monday his adult daughters were arguing with his wife and were refusing to leave. Police spoke with the group and Pontuti’s wife changed her mind about having the daughters leave.
– Keri Kelley reported at 6:15 p.m. Monday there was a verbal child custody dispute between a man and woman in front of her home on West Friend Street. The issue was resolved before police arrived.
Lisbon
– Amy Haines, East Chestnut Street, reported at 9 p.m. Monday her neighbor, Angie McElroy, came to her house and began yelling because McElroy’s boyfriend was hanging out with her. McElroy was told she needed to stay in her house the rest of the night or she would be charged with disorderly conduct.
– Police were called to an apartment on East Washington Street at 6:18 p.m. Monday about a woman who assaulted her home health care worker. The victim was identified as Daylene Liggitt and the accused as Christine Eckhart. Liggitt is responsible for taking care of Eckhart, who locked her out of the house when she showed up. Liggitt let herself in and was shoved to the ground by Eckhart. Eckhart had calmed down by then, and Liggitt declined to press charges.
– Police were called to Apple Grove apartments at 10:50 a.m. Monday after a resident was registering a high glucose reading but refused to let an ambulance crew take him to a hospital because he felt fine. EMTs checked his glucose reading again and it had dropped, so they left after he signed the treatment refusal form.
– A witness reported seeing a man with a white dog on North Park Avenue slam the dog to the ground at 2:36 p.m. Sunday. Police contacted the man, who denied doing any such thing, but he was warned should someone see him abuse a dog again he would be charged.
East Liverpool
– A juvenile dropped off at the high school refused to go into the building and walked down the hill, away from the school complex. Officers reported on-going problems with the boy’s behavior, both being disrespectful to teachers and staff at school and assaulting his siblings and parents at home. He was found at home, where he swore at the officer and began cussing and carrying on, threatening to “burn this whole place down” if he were taken to the Tobin Center. The officer told him he was being arrested, but the boy refused to place his hands behind his back until his father intervened and assisted in handcuffing him. He was taken to the Tobin Center, with charges pending in Juvenile Court.
– James McBane, address not listed, reported losing his wallet between College and Fifth streets. The wallet contained $160 and personal papers.
– Lois Hawkinberry, Chester Avenue, reported an eight-foot-long steel and wooden picnic table removed from her property.
– Officers reported Joyce Morrow, no age or address listed, spit on the window of a vehicle parked in the police parking area. Morrow apologized and told officers she was choking on a biscuit and spit, accidentally hitting the car.
– John Yuker, Seward Street, reported his ex-girlfriend has been calling, saying he needs to get rid of his wife, since she is his only true love. Yuker said the calls are concerning for him and his wife. His ex lives in Florida.
St. Clair Township
– Rachel Horner, Sprucevale Road, reported she was gone from her apartment for four days while her sister and her sister’s new boyfriend were there. She found shirts and DVDs missing from her bedroom. Horner was found to have an outstanding warrant and was taken into custody.
– Officers responded Sunday to Ford Road where Patrick Grippe had been cutting up a tree which kicked back, sending him tumbling through the air and landing 50 feet away, unconscious. North Star responded and provided treatment and then transportation to the Calcutta fire station, where a helicopter ambulance landed and flew Grippe to a medical facility not identified in reports.
– An officer on patrol on Homestead Drive noticed keys hanging from the driver’s side door of a truck in the Tri-State Lanes lot. There was no one around the truck and no one in the business that claimed it. The keys were taken to the police station, awaiting an owner to claim the vehicle.
Salem
– A clothing store at 2487 E. State St. reported some cash missing from Monday night’s deposit.
– No citation was listed concerning an accident on North Lincoln near Sugartree Alley at 9:45 a.m. Tuesday. A garbage truck driver, James Evans, of Lisbon, was turning right onto Sugartree. A 17-year-old tried to pass on the right and the truck struck the vehicle in the rear driver side area
– Janie Crowl, 56, of Winona Road, was cited for failure to yield from a stop sign at 6:50 a.m. Tuesday. She was on South Ellsworth and hit a vehicle on Pershing driven by Joanne McCracken, 39, of Carey Road. A passenger in the McCracken vehicle was taken to the hospital for evaluation.
– Robin C. Falk, 38, of 952 N. Lincoln Ave., was charged with OVI after a traffic stop at 9:36 p.m. Monday in the 100 block of North Ellsworth.
– An East Seventh Street resident reported Monday a juvenile daughter had received death threats via a social media messaging service.
– A man on Washington Avenue reported Monday receiving threatening calls from his girlfriend’s husband.
– An East Third Street woman reported Monday there was an altercation between her son and a woman at the high school.
– Police responded at 7 p.m. Monday to the 400 block of Sharp Street to check for a person with a warrant out of Mahoning County and located the man. It was determined he had the same name as the person wanted but it was not him.
– A 17-year-old Lisbon boy was cited for failure to yield after a three-vehicle accident at 5:24 p.m. Monday on East State Street and Continental Drive. While waiting to turn left onto Continental, an unidentified female driver waived him on. He turned and into the path of a westbound vehicle driven by Raymond Mostowski, 45, of East Liverpool, whose vehicle struck the teen’s vehicle, causing it to then strike a vehicle driven by Edward Hartman, 63, of Columbiana, who was stopped at the stop sign on Continental waiting to turn east.
– No citation was issued for a private property accident at 4:50 p.m. Monday in the 1700 block of South Lincoln Avenue where a parked vehicle owned by Edward Hartman, 63, of Columbiana, was struck by a vehicle driven by Kenneth Richey, 71, of state Route 9, who was backing out of a parking space. Both vehicles sustained minor damage. No injuries were reported.
– Melinda Woods, 29, of East Palestine, was cited for assured clear distance after she rear-ended a vehicle driven by Brian Donato, 42, of Boardman, on East State just west of Washington Avenue at 4:10 p.m. Monday.Donato was pushed into a vehicle driven by James Jackson, 45, of East State Street, who was stopped waiting to turn left. The report said Woods was distracted looking down and when she looked up, the collision occurred. Donato and Patrick Lightner, 42, of Warren, a passenger in the Jackson vehicle, were both taken to SRMC.
– Keith Carlisle, 51, of East Perry Street, was cited with failure to yield after pulling out of Ventra onto Pennsylvania Avenue at 3:07 p.m. Monday, colliding with an eastbound car driven by Brittany Fowler, 24, of Jefferson Avenue.
Goshen Police District
– Officers responded to the 8000 block of Calla Road at 1:53 p.m. Friday for a report of marijuana plants growing in a corn field. The 11 plants were removed. A neighbor reported having seen two young men in a black SUV in the area within the past two weeks. They told her they were friends of a neighbor and were “just there to check on things.”
– Madison Rose Stone, 22, Navarre was cited for driving under suspension and a headlight violation after a stop on U.S. 62 at Middletown at 8:27 p.m. Saturday.
Police
County Sheriff
– Dan Stolirchick, Dobson Road, Salineville, reported at 7:18 p.m. Sunday he was arguing with his neighbor, David Grimm Jr., about hunting on the property. Deputies told them to stay on their own properties or be charged with trespassing. Stolirchick began having a medical issue right after deputies left and was transported to the hospital by Tri-County ambulance.
– Amber Valentine, state Route 172, Minerva, reported at 10:19 p.m. Sunday a 16-year-old girl, Makayla Shaw, had run away. Valentine was in an emotional state and was escorted home. Deputies attempted to contact the teen by calling several numbers provided by the family. A phone ping placed her near Sandy Creek, but Verizon was unable to give the exact location.
– Don Kibler, state Route 45, Lisbon, reported at 8:58 p.m. Saturday while he had been away a boy came to his door. Kibler’s son Tom went to the door and the boy said he wanted to return a ring which he stole several weeks before. Tom Kibler recognized the boy. Deputies went to the home and the boy admitted stealing and then returning the rings, stating he was trying to change his ways.
– Pamela Snay, Second Street, Hanoverton, reported a domestic dispute at 5:46 p.m. Sunday. Jamie Snay told deputies he came home and found his things packed and left outside the door. He then took some of his wife’s belongings and put them outside the door. Both were just arguing and Jamie Snay agreed to leave for the night.
– Rhonda Webb, state Route 558, Salem, reported suspicious activity on the bike trail at 7:12 p.m. Sept. 23. Deputies spoke to Douglas Illig Jr., who said he was sitting at his table when he saw a car driving down the bike trail. He went outside and got a license plate number.
– Charli Adkins, Bradshaw Avenue, East Liverpool, asked deputies to check on Meaghan McClusky on 10th Street extension, Wellsville, at 10:36 p.m. Sunday. Deputies spoke to McClusky, who claimed she was fine and had been having problems with Adkins.
– Jennifer Fitzsimmons, Crestview Road, Columbiana, reported at 2:50 a.m. Sunday she heard loud noises near Crestview Schools and saw someone in dark clothing running toward Ace Hardware. A deputy checked the area and found someone had struck the Crestview Schools mailboxes with a blunt instrument and mail was strewn throughout the front driveway. The deputy gathered the mail.
– Tracy Wright, state Route 170, Negley, reported at 9:50 p.m. Sunday she saw a person standing in the front yard and then they walked away and possibly got into a vehicle.
– Doug Schaeffer, Lake Street, Beloit, reported loud neighbors at 12:50 a.m. Sunday. Deputies checked the area, but did not see or hear anyone.
– Sherry Davis, Hillcrest Road, Wellsville, reported an unstable person at 8:54 p.m. Sunday. Deputies spoke to David Merriman, who said his son is bipolar, was having an episode and tried to assault both him and his mother. However, no one was physically harmed and the son was transported by ambulance for an evaluation.
– Melissa Copely, Lake Street, Beloit, reported at 12:32 p.m. Friday someone broke into her home. She told deputies while she was in jail she believes her husband, who she has a protection order against, broke in either through a basement window or a side window. Her comforter was missing from her bed. An alligator head was missing from the mantle. Other items missing were a homemade necklace, two Ryobi batteries, a saw, drill, screwdriver, kitchen utensils and laundry soap. She had the front door sealed shut with some foam, but it had been opened about last weekend, according to her daughter, who had been checking on the house for her. Her daughter also noticed the window in the bedroom open a few weeks ago.
– Tawnie Parker, state Route 14, East Palestine, reported at 11:44 a.m. Friday her daughter and son-in-law, Lacy and Thomas Clunen, were staying at a home on the property she owns. However, the couple are in the process of getting a dissolution and he has not been staying there since Aug. 26. Parker was concerned about the son-in-law returning there and threats he reportedly made to have her daughter killed.
– Keith Sanor, Kettering Road, East Rochester, reported at 6:05 p.m. Friday he found four marijuana plants in a field with chicken wire around them while he was cutting his corn. Sanor further reported he saw a white pickup stop at the end of the road near the field and watch for a long time while he was starting to cut his corn.
– John R. Bosley, 31, East Palestine, was charged with left of center and OVI after a deputy saw a red van drive completely out of its own lane on state Route 165 near Heck Road at 8:19 p.m. Friday.
– A woman reported multiple garbage along Georgetown-Damascus Road, Salem, at 4:38 p.m. Sunday. After looking in the bags, deputies spoke with Matt Courtney, who said he did not know how it got there, but he would clean it up.
– Officials at the federal prison in Elkton reported an intoxicated woman at 6:33 p.m. Friday. Jennifer Payne, 39, of Philippi, W.Va., said she was there to visit her boyfriend. She was taken to the highway patrol for a breath test and cited with OVI and driving under suspension.
Lisbon
– Jason R. Leggett, 42, West Lincoln Way, was cited for running stop sign after striking a vehicle driven by Jason A. Mattix, 18, Sleepy Hollow Drive, Leetonia, at the intersection of East Pine and North Market streets at 3:38 p.m. Thursday.
– Margie A. McCoy, 50, Prospect Street, Salem, was cited for assured clear distance after rear-ending a vehicle and setting off a four-vehicle chain reaction accident on North Market Street above Vista Drive at 4:17 p.m. Thursda
y. McCoy’s vehicle struck a vehicle driven by Travis J. Pastore, 26, of Washingtonville, whose vehicle was pushed into vehicle operated by James O. Mellinger, 53, of Homeworth, whose vehicle then struck a vehicle operated by David W. Wright, 51, of Wellsville. There were no serious injuries.
– Police responded to an argument on North Vine Street at 6:13 p.m. Friday, where Angie McElroy said she and her ex-boyfriend were supposed to be moving but he was at the neighbor’s house drinking. Police went next door and spoke to Paul Myers, who said he went to the house to get away from McElroy, who was yelling at him. Myers was told to stay there until McElroy cooled off, and police told McElroy that Myers would be over to help her once she cooled off. Police were called back to the residence at 2:45 p.m. Saturday in regard to a disturbance in the street. The couple was told to keep it down or they would be charged with disorderly conduct.
– Police went to Jackson Street at 12:53 a.m. Wednesday to assist a sheriff’s deputy with an arrestee who was trying to kick out the back window of a cruiser. Police helped secure the person’s legs to prevent him from continuing to kick the cruiser window.
– Police responded to a home on Maple Street at 9:52 a.m. Sunday, where a man was believed to be having a heart attack. The officer remained with the man until an ambulance arrived to transport him to a local hospital.
– Police were called to a home on North Vine Street at 1:12 p.m. Sunday in regard to a woman who was contemplating harming herself. Police remained until an ambulance arrived to transport her to a local hospital.
– Police were called to Apple Grove apartments at 4:08 a.m. Sunday after a resident could not get hold of her neighbor. The caller was advised of the time and that is was likely the neighbor was asleep. The caller appeared drunk and admitted she had been drinking and agreed to go to bed.
– A caller reported someone on Green Street was revving their truck at 6:24 p.m. Saturday. Police checked the area but did not locate the truck.
– Police were called Sunday to the Kendall House at the county mental health center after a resident was caught smoking marijuana. Randy Wilkinson was cited for marijuana possession.
– Alice Horner, Maple Street, called Friday because she suspects someone from the nearby homeless shelter stole her two white plastic chairs and one of her kittens. Police went to the homeless shelter but did not find the chairs or the kitten.
– A representative from the Church of Christ reported Friday the church may have been broken into because the door for the handicapped was found open. The church appeared to be in order, and the representative said the door may have been left unlocked following Wednesday’s service.
– Police were called to Apple Grove apartments at 8:14 p.m. Sunday in regard to someone banging on an apartment door. Police arrived and spoke with a man, who said he was upset that another man was spending time with the woman who lived there. Police told the first man they could not tell the other man what to do, and the other man said he would visit with his friend once he calmed down. The first man admitted he was off his medications but agreed to go inside and take a dose.
Columbiana
– A West Southern Avenue man reported at 4:13 a.m. Friday there was no electricity at his home. The electric department was notified.
– The electric department requested at 5:32 a.m. Friday police stand by for a line down in the area of West Southern Avenue.
– Someone turned in a wallet with cash and a Boy Scout membership card at noon Saturday. The wallet owner was notified.
– The highway patrol reported at 7:40 p.m. Saturday there was a possible intoxicated driver northbound on state Route 7 near the East Fairfield area. Police checked but did not see the vehicle.
– A man reported at 5:44 a.m. Sunday people on North Elm Street were having a hot tub party and being loud. Police spoke with the residents and they agreed to keep the noise down.
– April Reed, Lisbon Street, reported at 8:44 a.m. Sunday a car window was broken during the night.
– Jill Harman, New Middleton, was westbound on state Route 14 at 3 p.m. Sunday and Zane Adkins of Columbiana was in front of her and began to brake for traffic and was struck by Harman. Harman was cited for assured clear distance.
– Denise Fonner of Columbiana requested at 3:25 p.m. Sunday police escort her to a Spruce Street home so she could retrieve stolen property that may be inside.
– A man reported at 8:15 p.m. Sunday a pickup truck with a trailer was parked on Fairfield School Road with no hazard lights or other lights on making it very difficult to see. Police checked but the vehicle was no longer there.
East Palestine
– Steven M. O’Neil, West Clark, reported at 6 a.m. Monday someone broke the window of his truck while it was parked on West Taggart.
– Brock V. Jurjavcic, Carbon Hill Road, reported at 5:11 a.m. Monday the rear window his truck was shot out with a BB gun on Carbon Hill Road.
Salem Township
– Sal Raneri reported Saturday someone driving past his home threw a Budweiser bottle that hit a vehicle in his driveway. No damage was done to the vehicle.
– Raymond Luxeuil, Lisbon-Canfield Road, reported Saturday his neighbor cut down a tree and it landed on a shed on his property. Police spoke with the neighbor, Jason Roberts, who said he and a friend who resides with him, Robert Blymiller, were cutting down the tree and the rope broke, sending the tree in a different direction than planned. Blymiller was the one cutting the tree.
Salem
– Information will be sent to the county prosecutor for review for possible criminal charges for an alleged aggravated menacing complaint involving knives reported in the 200 block of Vine Avenue at 8:28 p.m. Sunday. The man who reported the incident was no longer at the address, but police spoke with the other person involved who said the man moved out several nights ago and when he came to get his belongings, he threatened the other person with a kitchen knife. The other person said he pulled out a machete to defend himself. Several witnesses said both parties involved had knives during the altercation. The man told police he did not have a knife during the altercation and just wanted to get his belongings. He wanted officers to stay there while he got his stuff, but officers said they don’t do civil standbys. They would be in the area. When he returned to the Vine Avenue home, officers could hear the two begin arguing and told the man to get his stuff while they talked to other person and the apartment manager. The other person wanted officers to take his machete, but they told him they don’t hold onto personal property if it’s not evidence. The apartment manager offered to hold onto it.
– A burglary attempt was reported at 7:58 p.m. Sunday in the 600 block of East Third Street where a man said a suspect attempted to kick the door in and bent the door knob and made it almost impossible to open. There was considerable damage to the door and door jamb. Nothing appeared to be missing.
– A hit/skip was reported at 7:47 p.m. Sunday at a business in the 900 block of East State Street where a garage was struck and sustained damage. The incident was under investigation.
– A persistent barking dog was reported at 7:39 p.m. Sunday in the 600 block of Franklin Avenue. A warning tag was left and an officer returned later to talk with the owner, who was new to the area and not previously warned for any animal ordinance violations. No citation was issued.
– A woman in the 1300 block of East State Street reported at 7:04 p.m. Sunday that she returned home and found a purse in her garden near the alley. Dispatch made contact with the owner, who was coming to pick up the purse at the station Monday.
– An officer was flagged down at 6:40 p.m. Sunday in the 700 block of Jennings Avenue for suspicious person, but nobody was located.
– Police were called at 5:57 p.m. Sunday to the basketball courts at Centennial Park for an alleged fight between two juveniles. No one was found, but the victim flagged down officers at his residence in the area and said an unknown male started a fight with him over an ex-girlfriend. The unknown male punched him repeatedly, then the victim said he put him in a headlock until the fight was broken up. Police located the unknown male who said the fight was started by the victim and they both started fighting at the same time. Both had visible minor injuries but declined medical attention. Parents were contacted and the complaint will be passed to the juvenile officer.
– A person in the 300 block of West Pershing Street reported phone harassment at 4:39 p.m. Sunday. Officers spoke with both parties involved and advised them to have no further contact after it was determined to be a wrong number.
Perry Township
– Police responded at 11:36 p.m. Sunday to the 1500 block of Grant Avenue for a report of two people walking and opening mailboxes, but no one was found.
– A Grant Street resident spoke with an officer at 3:59 p.m. Sunday about alleged threats made to a third party that concerned him. He was told to call police if anyone unwelcome arrived at the residence.
– Police responded to an injury accident at 3:43 p.m. Sunday on West Pine Lake Road where two bicycles came into contact with each other, ejecting both female juvenile riders onto the road. Both bicyclists were transported to Salem Regional Medical Center by EMT Ambulance for injuries sustained from contact with the pavement. A resource specialist from Sharon Lynn Group Home accompanied the pair while they were being evaluated since they are residents of the facility.
-An officer was flagged down on Snyder Road at 6:07 p.m. Saturday by a Depot Road resident who reported someone removed three tarps from the deck of his semi tractor trailer parked along the road. The theft occurred sometime between noon and 6 p.m. Saturday.
– A resident in the 1400 block of Benton Road reported at 11:12 a.m. Friday that a vehicle and trailer were parked near their driveway obstructing the view when they attempted to leave. The vehicle and trailer were parked on the state right-of-way, properly marked and found not to be a hazard. An officer spoke to the owner of the vehicle and trailer who was working on a billboard across the street. He said the vehicle would be moved shortly.
– Several residents on state Route 344 in the 1700, 1800 and 1900 blocks, along with a Cunningham Road resident, called Friday morning to report vehicles entered and ransacked sometime overnight. At one property in the 1700 block of state Route 344, a resident said his wallet was gone through and $60 cash was taken, along with an undetermined amount of loose change. Nothing was missing from two vehicles ransacked in the 1800 block at one property, but a Polaroid camera, charger and case were stolen from another property. Cash was missing from a vehicle on Cunning-ham in the 1900 block.
East Liverpool
– Nicole Feciuch, 43, no address listed, reported Sunday night her boyfriend, James E. Neville Jr., 51, Railroad Street, was a passenger in her car and was drunk and refused to get out, so she drove to the police station to ask assistance from police officers in removing him. Once in front of City Hall, Neville reportedly told her, “I ain’t scared” and smashed her windshield then walked to a nearby bar. Officers reported seeing Neville walking from the rear of the bar and then running on Rural Lane. A Taser was deployed but failed to deploy correctly, and Neville continued running until he was knocked off his feet on West Seventh Street and taken into custody. He was charged with obstructing official business and also had an outstanding warrant.
– Responding Sunday to Chester Avenue for a report of a vehicle ramming another vehicle, Patrolman Shawn Long encountered two men wrestling in the middle of the street. He separated the two men, sending one to the sidewalk so he could talk to the other. The black man he opted to speak with first began accusing Long of harassing him and letting the white man go. Long advised him that was not the case, that he only separated them to get to the bottom of what had happened. The black man, Patrick E. Burtis Jr., 36, address unknown, reportedly told Long he was fighting with his girlfriend and decided to ram the vehicle in which she was sitting with his vehicle. Burtis was charged with aggravated assault, but reportedly refused to turn around and place his hands behind his back, necessitating Long to seek assistance from Captain Terry Faulkner in forcibly handcuffing him.
– Officers responded Friday night to Mapletree Tree for a domestic dispute and reported finding Ezequiel Hernendez leaning on an SUV, complaining of pain in his arm and shin. He said his live-in girlfriend, Christine M. Bedillion, 36, became angry while he was outside working on his car, picked up a jack handle an struck him multiple times, stopping only when she dropped it. She was charged with domestic violence.
– Don Cook, a Tri-State Cab driver, came to the police station Sunday to report he picked up a man at his residence and, once in the cab, the man produced a kitchen knife, telling him to go to the police station and report he was being robbed. At the police department, the man exited the cab holding the knife and using two canes. He dropped the knife when told to do so by officers but then said he had beaten his wife. Liverpool Township police were notified and checked on the man’s wife, and she was fine. The man told officers he wanted to kill “anyone who comes near me” and said he kills small animals and “needed locked up,” which is why he “staged” the robbery. The man reportedly takes several medications for mental illness and was transported to the hospital. No injuries were reported.
– Responding Saturday to a domestic dispute on Lincoln Avenue, officers spoke with Adrianna L. Kennedy, 24, who said her ex-boyfriend and father of her children came to her residence and started a fight over her new boyfriend. She had visible injuries but declined to file charges, although she did ask for information regarding obtaining a protection order.
– Teya Johnson, Peake Street, reported items taken from her home, possibly by a person she knows.
– Brian Sayre, West Ninth Street, went to the police station to report being assaulted by his wife. He did not want to file charges but wanted a report on file.
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– Justine Cowatch, state Route 170, Middleton Township, reported Saturday her ex-husband was telling her he would return their children to her and also tell Children Services she is an unfit mother. Cowatch was told she needed to speak with an attorney.
– Charlie Borg, state Route 164, Lisbon, reported his wife took the keys to his company’s vehicle while he was sleeping at 8:32 p.m. Saturday and stole a briefcase containing a large sum of money and his wallet. He said some of the cash belonged to his employer. The report was forwarded to the county prosecutor’s office for review.
– Deputies responded to a domestic dispute on state Route 45 in Madison Township at 10:57 p.m. Saturday. Shelda Keefer reported being shoved to the ground by her boyfriend, who had left. Keefer declined to press charges,.
-Kristina Catlett, state Route 45, Elkun Township, reported her car was taken from the driveway while she was gone from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Sunday.
– Deputies responded to a burglary in progress at the home of Darlene Smith, state Route 165, Unity Township, at 11:53 a.m. Sunday. The deputies were met by a Mr. Hetrick, who said he had power of attorney over the property. Hetrick said he was driving by the residence when he saw a suspicious black vehicle in the driveway.
Columbiana
– Jennifer Hoschar reported seeing a dog laying on the side of the road near North Main and East Salem streets at 12:29 a.m. Saturday. Police found the dog, which appeared to have been struck by a vehicle. Hoschar placed the dog in her vehicle and drove to the Lisbon Veterinary Clinic.
– Joseph Fritch, West Salem Street, reported his vehicle tires were slashed sometime Friday night.
– Eric Percy of New Waterford and Joan Brooks of Columbiana were involved in a minor traffic accident at the Tic Toc convenience store at 11:25 a.m. Saturday. Percy’s semi-trailer was parked along the curb lawn and began to move forward when Brooks tried to pass, resulting in a collision. No citations were issued.
– A caller reported there was a group of homeless people asking people for money at the corner of state Routes 164 and 14 at 1:34 p.m. Saturday. A woman in the group asked if there were any homeless shelters, and the caller thought police might be able to help.
– Danielle Yanssens of Columbiana reportedly backed into a vehicle driven by Justin Harvan of Baden, Pa., just as he was unparking from his spot in the Dutch Inn parking lot at 1:46 p.m. Saturday. No citations were issued.
– A caller reported there was a panting dog inside a yellow Suburban parked at the 4WD Jeep Fest at 2:26 p.m. Saturday. The caller said the vehicle had also just left, but police were unable to locate the vehicle.
– Police assisted a New Waterford police officer in attempting to serve a warrant in town at 4:36 p.m. Saturday.
– Susan Decesare, Terre Verde, reported at 6:52 p.m. Saturday her 13-year-old son was home alone and thought he heard someone in the house. Police found the house to be secure, and Ms. Decesare had arrived home by then and she found no one inside.
Salem Township
– John Paumier, Perry Grange Road, reported someone entered his garage Thursday night and stole about $30 in change from two vehicles.
Salem
– A man turned in counterfeit money at 2:02 p.m. Sunday, saying he ordered a pizza Saturday night and received a $5 bill for change. He tried to buy lottery tickets on Sunday with the $5 bill and the clerk said it was counterfeit.
– A child was reported unattended in a motor vehicle in the Walmart parking lot at 11:11 a.m. Sunday. An officer saw the vehicle leaving the lot and saw several children ranging in age from 10 to 12 years old.
– Denton Dunlap Jr., 32, of 886 W. Perry St., was charged with walking in the road while intoxicated after an officer on patrol at 4:10 a.m. Sunday saw a person having difficulty maintaining balance and almost falling down while standing in the middle of the South Lundy Avenue intersection on East Pershing Street. The person then attempted to hide behind a closed business and was found sitting on the ground and cited.
– An intoxicated person was reported at 2:44 a.m. Sunday in the 1800 block of East State Street, but left before police arrived.
– Debris was reported in the road at 2:44 a.m. Sunday on Rose Avenue. The fire department removed it.
– A female in the 300 block of North Lundy Avenue called at 2:09 a.m. Sunday to request medical treatment for her boyfriend who just came home bleeding from the head. Officers responded with medical personnel. The man said he was assaulted by a few male subjects on the road. He was transported to Salem Regional Medical Center, with the assault under investigation.
– An abandoned vehicle was reported at 2:09 a.m. Sunday at North Ellsworth Avenue and East Fifth Street where officers located a vehicle that appeared to have been backed southbound over the curb and came to rest after striking a concrete retaining wall. No driver was located. The vehicle was towed.
– A fight involving a large group of people was reported at 1:36 a.m. Sunday in the 400 block of South Broadway Avenue. A man was located who said he was assaulted by two males he knows. He was checked out by medical personnel and transported to Salem Regional Medical Center for evaluation. The assault is under investigation.
– Norfolk Southern called at 1:15 a.m. Sunday to report a barricade had been moved onto the railroad tracks at Mullins Street and was struck by a train. The fire department removed the barricade from the tracks.
– Nathan Winn, 24, whose last known address was South Lundy Avenue, was charged with disorderly conduct with persistence and served with an active warrant from Trumbull County after an officer saw him walking in the 400 block of South Broadway Avenue at 1:10 a.m. Sunday and knew about the warrant. While waiting for confirmation of the warrant, Winn, who was allegedly intoxicated, became upset and punched a telephone pole twice. He was told to calm down and was detained for his own safety. Once the warrant was confirmed, he began to yell and after being placed in the cruiser began slamming his head off the cage, causing a small cut on his head. Fire department first responders and an ambulance company were called to the scene and he was taken to SRMC. Once released, he was taken to the county jail on the warrant and charged with the misde-meanor for his behavior after being taken into custody.
– An intoxicated person was reported causing a disturbance at 12:28 a.m. Sunday in the 400 block of South Broadway Avenue. Officers spoke with the person who claimed being assaulted by two unknown males who fled the area and could not be located. The victim didn’t want to pursue the matter.
– A suspicious person was reported at 10:18 p.m. Saturday in the 2300 block of East State Street, but no criminal act was seen.
– A verbal dispute was reported at 9:18 p.m. Saturday in the 500 block of Aetna Street where a man was having an argument with his roommate and punched the glass door, injuring his hand. He was transported to SRMC.
– An animal complaint was reported at 9:07 p.m. Saturday in the 600 block of East Sixth Street. No violations were found.
– Police were called at 5:59 p.m. Saturday to the 200 block of Rose Avenue for a complaint about an animal on the roof of a residence. People were worried the animal would jump. The fire department responded and after the animal went back inside the residence, the window was closed.
– An unattended fire was reported at 5:38 p.m. Saturday in th 200 block of Washington. No one was found at the home. The fire department extinguished the fire. A vehicle found to be abandoned was issued a red tag for removal and the license plates were confiscated by order of the BMV.
– A set of keys was turned over to police at 5:04 p.m. Saturday and placed in lost and found.
– A driver left without paying for gas at Smith Oil, 968 E. State St., at 4:43 p.m. Saturday. The registered owner lives out of the city, so the appropriate police agency was being asked to contact the owner and have the person contact Salem Police.
– A hit/skip was reported at 4:05 p.m. Saturday in the 1700 block of East State Street. The driver of the vehicle struck was reportedly following the vehicle in question. The vehicle in question was stopped by city police outside the city limits on state Route 45, with a state trooper called to handle the accident investigation.
– A woman spoke with an officer at 3:21 p.m. Saturday, concerned about the well-being of her adult daughter she believed was living in the city. The person’s well-being was confirmed and a message was given for her to call her mother.
– A caller at 2:40 p.m. Saturday reported juveniles throwing objects at vehicles. A juvenile located on Woodland admitted to throwing buckeyes at a car and was told the consequences of throwing things at cars. A parent was advised of the issue.
POLICE
Salem
– Police were called at 10 a.m. Saturday for a well-being check after a report about a female and a child in the area of South Union Avenue and East State Street near Circle K East. A caller from the convenience store reported a female came in with a child asking to use the phone. No contact was made and upon leaving the business, the female stopped a male coming in if his two children went to school with the child she had. She then stopped at a residence to the east where a man was painting. The man said she wanted to use his cell phone which he did not have. He said she told him she wanted to get rid of the child because of all the crying and said it was not her child. The female was wearing a gray shirt/hoodie, shorts and flip flops. The child was about 7 years old crying and wearing pink pajamas. The female and child were not found after a check of the area.
– A man in the 200 block of East Sixth Street reported at 9:30 a.m. Saturday that his neighbor keeps blowing leaves in his yard. The neighbor told police a mowing company cuts her grass and they must have blown the leaves into the yard. She was told to advise the company of the complaint.
– A woman reported she recently left her purse inside the residence of a man in the 900 block of East Sixth Street, and he won’t open the door for her to retrieve it. The man told police he fell asleep after she left. She got her purse and was given a ride to the station to await her ride.
– Police responded at 2:20 a.m. Saturday for a possible dispute in 100 block of West Pershing Street where someone could be heard yelling loudly. An officer found a man standing outside his residence who said he had an argument with his girlfriend over the phone but hung up. He was told to keep his conversations inside his home due to the late hour.
– A nurse at Salem Regional Medical Center reported a patient being disorderly in the emergency room where the person was allegedly making threats towards staff members with vulgar speech. Officers told the man to keep his voice down and stay calm while being treated.
– A suspicious vehicle was reported at 11:29 p.m. Friday in the 1100 block of East Fourth Street where a motorist said the vehicle followed him for an extended time. Police located the vehicle in question and spoke to the driver, who said the other vehicle followed him first so he followed it back. The driver was told not to go near the other person.
– An intoxicated person to be removed was reported at 10:48 p.m. Friday. A man said he let a friend stay with him and now the person is refusing to leave. He was told the person would have to be evicted.
– A vehicle was reported leaking gasoline in the 800 block of West State Street at 10:18 p.m. Friday. A slow leak was observed, with the owner advised. The fire department responded to cover the fuel in oil dry.
– Police were called at 7:13 p.m. Friday to the 400 block of East Fifth Street where a large tree branch fell and landed on several vehicles and was blocking the street. Officers gathered information for the vehicle owners and stood by with the fire department until the street department was able to clear the street.
– A woman in the 600 block of Franklin reported at 6:33 p.m. Friday that someone took a double baby stroller from her back yard.
– A woman in the 500 block of Walnut Street spoke with police at 5:46 p.m. Friday regarding a relative using her vehicle. She no longer wanted the relative using the vehicle and was told her options.
– A bicycle was reported stolen from a property in the 500 block of South Broadway Avenue at 4:23 p.m. Friday.
– Police responded at 3:58 p.m. Friday to the Walmart parking lot for a motor vehicle lockout with a child inside the vehicle. Entry was gained.
– Wayne P. Lyons, 47, of 838 Prospect St., was taken into custody for disorderly conduct and taken to the Columbiana County jail after police were called to the residence for a domestic. Two brothers were having a physical confrontation and one brother identified as Lyons allegedly went into the other brother’s apartment and broke a computer screen and tower. The other brother wanted nothing done. Lyons was told numerous times to calm down but continued to raise his voice and said he wanted arrested and he was placing himself under arrest. Police charged him with disorderly conduct.
– A man on Maple Street reported at 12:35 p.m. Friday that he loaned a family member some tools a year ago and now he wants them back. An officer was contacting the family member to get the tools back.
– A woman in the 600 block of East Seventh Street reported at 9:42 a.m. Friday that her dog was attacked by another dog Thursday evening and died as a result of the injuries from the attack. An officer spoke to the owner of the other dog who said the woman’s dog left their yard and attacked her dog as they were walking down the alley. The incident will be sent to the prosecutor for review.
– A man on Orchard Bend Drive reported at 3:34 p.m. Friday that he had a service technician at his residence four weeks ago and now he found the person may have taken 14 gold chains from the top of his bureau in his room. On Saturday, the chains were located at the residence.
POLICE
County Sheriff
– Dennis Frye, state Route 14, East Palestine, reported Wednesday someone took a $300 loan out in his name in Montana. The loan was to a female who used his email.
– Michelle Fitzsimmons, Crestview Road, Leetonia, reported there was a domestic dispute at a neighbor’s home at 12:08 a.m. Saturday but the woman and her three children were now at her residence. After speaking with Christina Seybert, Crestview Road, David C. Matthews was arrested on two counts of domestic violence and four counts of aggravated menacing. A .22-caliber long rifle was also removed from the residence.
– Kevin Ferro, Davner Road, Lisbon, discovered Friday he owes Verizon money but he does not have an account with them. Verizon officials told Ferro he needed to file a report and send them a copy.
– Santo Sicilia, Perry Grange Road, Salem, reported Friday two of their vehicles were entered overnight, and missing was some cash and change, a Garmin and several debit cards for coffee shops and home supply stores.
– Keith Sanor, Kettering Road, East Rochester, reported Friday finding four marijuana plants encircled in chicken wire in his field off state Route 172 in West Township. Sanor found the marijuana patch while harvesting his corn and noticed someone in a white pickup truck watching him at one point.
-Justine Cowatch reported four ATVs were vandalized at Gorby’s in Negley at 10:40 p.m. Friday. Deputies inspected the four ATVs but there was no visible signs of damage.
– Jeffrey Rosensteel, Waterford Road, East Palestine, reported arriving home at 11:30 p.m. Friday to find a car gone from his property and his house doors open. Deputies went through the home and did not find anyone inside but several items were tampered with and a 55-inch flatscreen TV was broken. Deputies said the intruder or intruders also tried to steal the TV by loading it into Rosensteel’s Jeep, which they also intended to also take, but they broke off the the gear shift and damaged the TV in the process. A firearm was also missing.
Columbiana
– Brad Kasunich, Union Street, showed up at the police department at 1:35 a.m. Thursday to report his girlfriend, Melinda Peterson, had attempted to grab the steering wheel of his pickup truck while trying to jump out as he was driving through town. The pair had been arguing, and after speaking with police, the couple said they were calm enough to return home. A minute later, at 1:56 a.m., Kasunich reported Peterson had jumped from the truck and wanted officers to meet him at his home. Again, police were able to calm the situation and left at 2:22 a.m. Eleven minutes later, as police patrolled the area, an officer witnessed more turbulent behavior at the residence. This time Peterson, 24, was arrested for disorderly conduct after she refused to calm down.
– Police responded to a report of a theft at Columbiana Buick-Oldmobile at 7:52 a.m. Thursday involving a returned vehicle. Andrea Walters had been given a loaner car while her vehicle was being repaired, but she returned later than agreed to and the car was damaged. The case is being reviewed by police.
– A caller reported seeing someone driving a black Ford disposing of trash in a Dumpster at The Car Wash on North Main Street at 12:14 p.m. Thursday. The license plate number was taken down and police will attempt to call the owner while also reviewing the security video.
– Robert Macklin Jr., North Elm Street, reported at 11:38 p.m. Thursday that his ex-wife was ringing the door bell even though he had a protection order against her. Police determined the protection order had been dismissed the day before.
– A caller reported there was open burning going on at the D.W. Dickey & Sons property at 10:19 a.m. Friday and police discovered it was a controlled burn being supervised by company personnel.
– Gary Leonard of Columbiana failed to yield as he drove through the intersection of Springfield Road and state Route 14, striking a vehicle operated by Roy Strump of Parma. The accident occurred at 5:11 p.m. Friday.
Lisbon
– The owner of the Layered Edge called at 1:16 p.m. Thursday to say woman who claimed to be homeless showed up and she gave her $7. The woman then said she would mow the grass in exchange for the money, but the owner said she did not have a lawn mower there. The homeless woman said she did not have one either but returned with one and began mowing the grass. Police told the homeless woman to quit mowing and also going from church to church. They instead told her to contact the Community Action Agency, which operates a homeless shelter in town.
A caller reported there was man who parked his vehicle in the Church of Christ parking lot at 11:29 a.m. Thursday and then began walking to the high school. She said he has been doing this for two days. Police checked the vehicle and it came back to an Illinois company, but the man could not be located.
– An ambulance service called for help at an East Chesnut Street residence at 11:20 a.m. Thursday, where a man was refusing to be transported to a local hospital. The man agreed to be transported after speaking with police.
Salem
– A woman at 12:04 p.m. Saturday reported having concern over some children while she was at a garage sale in the 400 block of East Sixth Street, saying some older boys were throwing sticks over a fence into the alley and she asked them to stop. Then a 12- to 15-year-old came out crying walking up the alley. A male came out and got into a van and was yelling at the woman and made her go home. She wasn’t hurt or hit. She talked with a neighbor who filled her in on what was going on in the neighborhood. She felt an extra watch was needed.
– A woman on Continental Drive reported at 11:15 a.m. Saturday that her bank of 14 years stole a large amount of money from her savings account. The complaint is under investigation.
– Sam Starkey, of Lisbon, talked to police at 10:59 a.m. Saturday to report an accident which occurred Wednesday morning on South Lincoln Avenue. His northbound truck passed Southeast Boulevard and he saw a manhole cover had come off on the edge in his lane. He thought he could go over it with no problem but found that his trailer hitch on the rear must have caught, causing the frame to twist and some items to fly out from the bed of the truck. When he came back, a city worker was moving the stuff off the road. He was told his options.
– A man in the 500 block of Walnut Street reported at 10:18 a.m. Saturday that sometime during the night someone unknown entered his apartment and removed an earring from the dresser. He called back later to say the earring was found on the front porch.
POLICE
County Sheriff
– Tim Herron, Woodsdale Road, Salem, reported at 7:23 p.m. Thursday he has visitation this week, but his daughter does not want to go with him. Deputies arrived at the Kent State Salem parking lot and spoke to the mother, Lorie Gfeffer, who said she is not keeping the child from Herron, the child does not want to go. After several minutes, the daughter decided to go with her father.
-Deputies responded at 9:58 p.m. Thursday to a state Route 154, Negley, home and took Benjamin Goins into custody on a warrant. When asked if he had any needles on him, Goins admitted to having both needles and medication.
-Angie Hampson, Chestnut Lane, Leetonia, reported at 4:18 p.m. Wednesday she has been having issues with a neighbor on her street. They are reportedly allowing their dog to defecate on her property, even though she has repeatedly asked them not to do that. Additionally, she believed one of them drew a gun on Hampson’s dog.
– After seeing a Jeep revving its engine and peeling tires in Rogers at 8:18 p.m. Thursday, a deputy followed the vehicle south on state Route 7 and watched it nearly strike the right guardrail while making a left turn onto Sprucevale Road. Deputies stopped the vehicle, which pulled into the Y-Inn parking lot. After field sobriety tests had been conducted and later a breath test where he reportedly had a .219 BAC, Robert Guesman Jr., East Main Street, East Palestine, was cited with OVI, driving under suspension and marked lanes.
– Virginia Harahuc, state Route 344, Salem, reported at 6:38 a.m. Friday sometime overnight someone entered her unlocked car, ransacked it and stole headphones and an unknown amount of money.
– Nick Robinson, state Route 7, Rogers, reported at 9:06 a.m. Thursday sometime between 6 a.m. Monday and 5 p.m. Wednesday someone stole a tablet, two cartons of Maverick cigarettes and about $300 from his home.
Highway Patrol
– Sondra E. Baker, 40, Bethesda Road, Hanoverton, was cited with reasonable control and transported to Salem Regional Medical Center with incapacitating injuries after a one-vehicle crash at 10:20 a.m. Thursday. Baker was reportedly eastbound on state Route 518 in Madison Township when she went off the right side of the road struck an embankment and utility pole. That utility pole then struck a parked car owned by Robert K. Johnston, state Route 518, Lisbon.
– Brenda L. Schiffman, 50, Euclid Avenue, Toronto, was northbound on state Route 11 in Madison Township at 4:45 a.m. Wednesday when she struck a deer.
– Jessica Taylor Miller, 19, Liberty Street, Salem, was southbound on Mechanicstown Road at 1:37 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 19 in Hanover Township when she went off the left side of the road, struck a utility pole and then overturned. She was cited with reasonable control and refused to take a field sobriety test, but reportedly admitted to drinking four to six beers before the crash.
– April Johnson, 36, Campbell Road, Hanoverton, was flown to St. Elizabeth Hospital with incapacitating injuries following a one-vehicle crash at 6:39 p.m. on Aug. 1 on state Route 644 in Franklin Township. She traveled left of center, over-corrected and traveled off the roadway to the right striking an embankment before overturning. Johnson gave a statement for troopers on Thursday, including a detailed list of her injuries. She has been cited with reasonable control.
Salem
– Police responded to the 500 block of Walnut Street at 10:48 a.m. Friday for a parking complaint, issuing a parking ticket after being unable to find the owner of the vehicle in question.
– An officer responded at 9:18 a.m. Friday to the Holiday Inn Express, 240 N. Cunningham Road, for a 911 hangup call. An officer talked with a female in the room who advised all was fine.
– A traffic light malfunction was reported at 4:58 a.m. Friday at Dodge Drive and West State Street, but the light appeared to be working properly when an officer arrived.
– Loud persons were reported on a balcony at the rear of a building in the 200 block of Vine Avenue at 12:58 a.m. Friday. Police made contact with several people on the balcony who were not being loud but were asked to keep their voices down.
– Brigit Young, 46, of 459 Mullins St., was charged with domestic violence after a woman at 12:23 a.m. Friday reported her wife struck her in the head and also grabbed a lighter and lighter fluid and allegedly threatened to kill her. Young, who was identified as the woman’s wife, left the scene, was found at a nearby bar and placed in custody. After being processed, she was taken to the Columbiana County jail.
– An East Sixth Street resident reported a neighbor dispute at 9:12 p.m. Thursday, saying there was a verbal dispute in the alley over both parties’ animals. Both parties were calm when police arrived.
– Juveniles were reported playing in the road at 9:02 p.m. Thursday in the 100 block of West Fourth Street. The juveniles were told about the complaint and said they’ll be more careful in the future.
– An officer was flagged down at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the 1100 block of East State Street for a report of lost property. A woman said she left property at a gas pump at Circle K East and left. When she returned, no one reported finding the property.
– Police responded with the fire department at 7:29 p.m. Thursday to the 300 block of West Wilson Street for an open burning complaint. Firefighters determined the fire was legal.
– A man came to the police station at 5:31 p.m. Thursday to report he was receiving text messages that were unwanted. He was told to stop all contact and block all unwanted phone numbers, then delete unwanted persons from Facebook.
– Police assisted firefighter first responders and an ambulance crew with a combative patient at 5:23 p.m. Thursday on Walnut Street and assisted hospital staff as the patient continued to be combative.
– Debris was reported in the road in the 100 block of Sharp Avenue at 4:46 p.m. Thursday after a caller said a semi truck struck a utility pole and knocked some of the wood into the street. The phone company was being contacted about the pole.
– An audible alarm was reported at 4:10 p.m. Thursday from a closed business in the city. Officers found an unsecured door, a keyholder responded, and they checked the interior, finding it secure. The keyholder said the unlocked door may have been an oversight.
Salem Township
– Michael Norkus, Perry Grange Road, reported Friday that sometime overnight someone entered his unlocked vehicle, stealing his wallet, credit cards, about $350 in cash, a $20 BB?Rooners gift card and two business checks.
Wellsville
– Brittany Franklin, 18th Street, reported at 11:15 a.m. Thursday that and her brother were fighting over taking the dog for a walk while on the corner of 18th and Danbury streets, and then he left.
– A clerk from Rich Oil reported at 1:01 a.m. Thursday that a man came into the store with his hood up, went to the beer cooler, took a 24-pack of Bud Light and headed towards the door. The clerk said he called the subject by his last name to which the subject stopped and asked what the man was doing. The man said nothing and then left.
– Police were called at 3:44 p.m. Thursday regarding a car crash at a Broadway Avenue residence. An officer made contact with Mary Daniels, who said she was being accused by Joann Merriman of backing up and hitting Merriman’s vehicle, causing damage. Both parties filled out statements, and officers observed no new damage to either vehicles. Both parties were advised no further action would be taken.
– CeeCee Douglas, 18th Street, reported at 12:20 p.m. Thursday that a neighbor was drunk and harassing her, which Douglas said had been ongoing for years. Douglas said the neighbor that day came over to where she was and started making comments to Douglas. Douglas, who requested to obtain a restraining order, also said the neighbor pounds on Douglas’ door and put a hole in one door.
Police
Hancock Court arrests
Clifton B. Dillon, 35, of McDonald, Pa.: Capias (violation of bail); Sept. 23.
Jason C. Darby, 33, of Weirton: Capias (failure to appear); Sept. 22.
James E. Huggins, 31, of Steubenville: Fraudulent use of access device (indictment); Sept. 22.
Jason D. Rowland, 39, of Irondale, Ohio: Probation violation; Sept. 22.
Melissa Maynard, 41, of New Cumberland: Malicious wounding (two counts), domestic battery (two counts); Sept. 21.
Jerry M. Javens, 76, of New Cumberland: Probation violation; Sept. 21.
William S. Brodling, 47, of Weirton: Domestic battery; Sept. 18.
William T. Tunno, 27, of Weirton: Probation violation; Sept. 17.
Shelydon D. Clark, 22, of Midland, Pa.: Attempted murder, unlawful assault (indictment); Sept. 17.
Laura Mae Brown, 27, of Weirton: Grand larceny, failure to appear (indictment); Sept. 17.
Donald L. Johnson, 18, of East Liverpool: Entry of building other than a dwelling, grand larceny (two counts), conspiracy (indictment); Sept. 17.
Thomas G. Clark, 37, of Leetonia, Ohio: Driving under the influence, driving under suspension (administrative), driving under suspension (DUI), possession of controlled substance (marijuana); Sept. 16.
Philip M. Rawson Jr., 32, of Weirton: Bond revocation; Sept. 15.
Kevin S. Neely, 33, of East Liverpool: Breaking and entering of automobile (two counts), fraudulent use of access device (two counts); Sept. 15.
Robert E. Merryman, 39, of Weirton: Driving under the influence, driving under suspension (third offense); Sept. 14.
Miah Kathleen Coviello, 21, of Follansbee: PA warrant; Sept. 14.
Howard E. Ammon Jr., 19, of Newell: Aid in concealing stolen property; Sept. 14.
Larry E. Hanlin, 27, of Steubenville: Probation violation; Sept. 14.
Kayla Elizabeth Kendrick, 20, of Newell: Battery, underage consumption; Sept. 13.
Henry Williams III, 36, of Youngstown, Ohio: Driving under the influence, speeding; Sept. 13.
Thomas G. Lovett, 35, of East Liverpool: Driving under the influence; Sept. 13.
Suzanna Lynn Wilson, 46, of Newell: Driving under the influence; Sept. 11.
Tonya Kay Moore, 36, of Weirton: Forgery and uttering (three counts), conspiracy (indictment); Sept. 11.
Colin W. Cooper, 27, of Harrison, Mich.: Driving under the influence; Sept. 11.
Christine Ann Christian, 38, of Newell: Battery; Sept. 7.
Arian Marie Parson, 22, of East Liverpool: Driving under the influence, speeding; Sept. 6.
Ronald Williams Jr., 23, of Weirton: Driving under the influence, speeding; Sept. 5.
Kyle W. Mack, 20, of Chester: Driving under the influence; Sept. 5.
Police
County Sheriff
– Piper and Marc Tunno, state Route 45, Lisbon, reported at 11:47 a.m. Wednesday that Lisa Mary Disalvo was at the house and they wanted her removed from the property. Piper Tunno said Disalvo bought two puppies from her and brought them back claiming they were ill. She wanted her money back. Deputies explained to Disalvo the matter is a civil one and Tunno wanted her leave.
Lisbon
– Police were called to the Apple Grove apartments at 4:34 p.m. Wednesday to stand by while an ambulance crew transported a resident to a local hospital. The man said he called because he thought his neighbor was sick, but the neighbor said he was fine and did not need them.
– Terresa Howard, Maple Street, reported Wednesday her unlocked garage had been entered and some tools were missing, and she believes she knows who was responsible. Stolen were some wrenches and hand tools.
– A caller reported there were people walking on East Pine Street at 6:24 p.m. Wednesday soliciting business for a natural gas company. The solicitors were told they needed a permit and apologized before leaving.
Columbiana
– Trumbull County 911 requested at 1:44 a.m. Wednesday police attempt to make contact with an East Friend Street resident.
– A man reported at 3:55 a.m. Wednesday someone in a white truck was loading up equipment at United Rentals. Police checked and found the person was an employee.
– Kim Gamble, South Vine Street, reported an unruly child at 5:46 p.m. Wednesday. Police were unable to find the child.
– Scott Duffield, 44, Columbiana, was cited for driving under suspension following a traffic stop at 6 p.m. Wednesday.
– A woman reported at 7:35 p.m. Wednesday men were going door to door on North Pearl and Salem street asking to see residents’ gas bills. Police found the men who were working for Continuim Energy, and advised them of the regulations.
– A woman reported at 9:33 p.m. Wednesday four kids were riding bicycles down the middle of the road. Police checked the area but did not find the children.
East Liverpool
– Firefighters notified police about a car in the parking lot next to Central Station that was heavily damaged. Officers found the vehicle, owned by Joe Fritch, had all four tires sliced and was scratched on almost all its surfaces. Fritch, whose address was not listed, had left the vehicle in the lot after leaving a nearby tavern and told police he has been having trouble with his girlfriend’s ex-boyfriend.
– Police responded Tuesday to a Harvey Avenue residence where the female resident was found deceased of natural causes.
Liverpool Township
– Denise Mathias, Macrum Street, reported her son’s bicycle taken from the porch while the family was camping.
– An officer advised of a loud party on Rhovanian Drive found two illegally parked cars and, after knocking on the door, received no response so arranged for them to be towed. One of the vehicles was unlocked, had the keys in the ignition and a purse inside with money visible. The officer began an inventory of the vehicle and two men came outside but refused to identify themselves, saying they did not own the vehicles. One of the men advised the officer she could not search the car, and both men began arguing with her about them being towed. They asked to move them but were told they couldn’t since they smelled of alcohol. When one of the men again told the officer he did not think he could allow her to continue inventorying the vehicles, he was advised he could be charged with obstructing official business. The vehicles were towed by Complete Auto.
– Michelle Crane, Center Street, reported her son witnessed a man try to get into the first story of their home. When the dogs began to bark, the man ran into the woods. He was described as white, heavy-set, in his 20s, wearing a dark hoody and black pants. Officers searched the area but did not find him.
– Donnie Hunt, Macrum Street, reported several items missing from all three of his vehicles, including cell phone charges, compact discs, a nitrous oxide bottle and change.
– Bonnie Wern, 7th Avenue, reported her truck taken from her residence, saying her grandson had seen it there earlier in the day. The vehicle was later recovered on Ross Street.
Salem
– Police responded to the 1200 block of Ridgewood Drive at 2:02 p.m. Thursday where the complainant had questions about a family member in another state and they were advised of the options.
– At 2:30 p.m. Thursday, police responded to the 1000 block of East State Street for a dog at large and traced it to its residence where the owner came out. Justin S. Downs, 142 Ohio Ave., was cited for a dog at large.
– At 9:49 a.m. Thursday, police responded to the 300 block of West 4th Street where the female complainant said people or a person was making threats and calling her names on social media. An officer spoke to one person over the phone who said the complainant has done the same to her, and calling and texting. Both were advised to have no contact with the other and delete the social media posts.
– At 12:30 p.m. Thursday, police responded to the 500 block of East State Street where Valerie Missender, 418 E. 3rd St. was charged with theft after allegedly taking several items from the store. She was taken to the county jail.
– At 10:11 a.m. Thursday, police responded to a rental unit with the landlord and stood by while an eviction notice was posted on the tenant’s front door. The tenant came out and acknowledged the notice.
– Police responded to the 400 block of East Third Street at 8:07 a.m. Thursday where several cars needed to be moved for paving to begin.
– At 1:21 p.m. Wednesday, police responded to the 300 block of East State Street where a debit card was recovered at Chase Bank. It was taken to the police department lost and found.
– At 11:58 p.m. Tuesday, police responded to the 100 block of Ohio Avenue where the office alarm at the church was set off. Three buildings were checked and everything was OK.
– Police on patrol assisted a disabled vehicle at South Madison and Aetna Street helping the driver push it on to Fair Avenue. The driver said he had help on the way.
– Police made a traffic stop at 3:32 a.m. Thursday at South Lincoln and Aetna for an expired registration and Kenneth A. Browns, 126 B, S. Lincoln Ave., was cited for driving under suspension and the license plates were confiscated.
– Police responded to the 800 block of New Garden at 3:20 a.m. Thursday for a report of a suspicious vehicle in the complainant’s driveway. Police found the vehicle with its parking lights on and it had struck an unoccupied truck causing minor damage to both. Police located the owner who said she let a friend use her car and didn’t know it had been in an accident and the vehicle was towed by Sinsley.
– Police responded to Jennings Avenue and West Eighth at 8:39 p.m. Wednesday where a woman was trying to locate her small dog that jumped from the vehicle after seeing other dogs. She had been waving at passing vehicles to make sure they didn’t strike the small dog.
– At 7:51 p.m. Wednesday, police responded to the 1900 block of East Pershing Street where the complainant reported an ongoing problem with people harassing him at work on four occasions at two locations. Someone made false allegations that he has done inappropriate things. A person had called the complainant’s employer to ask if he was working because they didn’t want to visit someone if he was there. An officer will follow up.
– At 7 p.m. Wednesday,, police responded to the 600 block of Prospect Street where the complainant advised a purse had been taken from her vehicle earlier in the week and believed a friend may have taken it. The incident is under investigation.
Perry Township
– Police made a traffic stop on state Route 45 near East Pidgeon at 12:32 a.m. Thursday for an equipment violation. The driver, Vitelio Pino of Alliance was cited for no drivers license. He was unable to contact anyone to take control of the vehicle and it was towed with no hold on it.
– Police responded to the 1200 block of Beechwood Drive at 12:08 p.m. Wednesday for a domestic call by the Salem Police. An officer arrived and it was verbal only with no violence. The woman complainant requested the man be removed from the residence and was advised of the procedure to have him evicted. All parties were advised of the consequences if police had to return.
– Police arrested Michaele Thorne of Salem at 11:14 .m. Wednesday for obstruction of official business after the vehicle was stopped because there was a warrant on the driver. Thorne was transported to the county jail.
– Police conducted a traffic stop in the parking lot of the Circle K in the 1800 block of South Lincoln at 11:14 a.m. Wednesday after observing the driver who was known to have a felony warrant. Justin M. Bias, 748 E. Pidgeon Road, was wanted for drug trafficking in Columbiana County. He was handed over to a deputy and the vehicle was towed from the scene by Sinsley’s Towing with a hold for the registered owner.
– Police investigated a two-vehicle private property accident in the 1800 block of South Lincoln at 11:07 a.m. Wednesday. A vehicle operated by Jacob Bertin of Hermitage, Pa., was backing out of a parking spot and turned too sharp striking the vehicle operated by Ernest Lighter of Canton that was parked next to him. Lighter’s vehicle received damage to the left fender and both people exchanged information and went on their way.
– An officer in the 1800 block of state Route 9 was monitoring traffic and a passerby advised of a disabled vehicle at the state Route 9 and state Route 45 intersection. A 1999 Jeep Cherokee was found to have locked up on the female driver and Davidson’s was removed the vehicle from the roadway.
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County Sheriff
– Sharon Hebron, Highland Avenue, Rogers, reported at 6:29 a.m. Wednesday someone cut the padlock off their garage door overnight. They were missing a five-gallon can of gas, two empty gas cans, a Husqvarna chain saw, Husqvarna leaf blower, Ryobi radial arm saw, a 3/8 drive Craftsman socket set, a 20-pound propane tank and a seven-gallon air tank. Hebron said she thought she heard a car door closing at midnight and her husband Keith said he found the door standing open when he took the dogs out at 5 a.m.
– Mary Saltsman, Second Street, Hanoverton, reported Tuesday someone took her pressure washer from her garage, she believes about two weeks ago.
– Shantel Temple, Center Avenue, Lisbon, reported a burglary at 7:38 p.m. Tuesday. Deputies went to her home but no one would answer the door or the phone.
– Shirley Hackney, Hazel Run Road, Salineville, reported at 8:48 p.m. Tuesday her mother, Andrea Hackney, made her leave a couple weeks earlier and will not allow her to retrieve her belongings from the home. Additionally, Andrea is reportedly getting Shirley’s child from school and refusing to allow him to come home. The deputy told Shirley obtaining her belongings is a civil matter, but the deputy also spoke to Andrea needing the mother’s permission to pick up and keep her grandchild.
– Johnathan Swanson, Church Hill Road, Lisbon, reported at 4:34 p.m. Tuesday he has been getting threatening phone calls from someone he knows, then the caller showed up to his home with a carful of people trying to get him to come outside and fight.
Highway Patrol
– Kelly Lynn Saracco, 47, Chester, W.Va., was north-bound on Route 7 in Yellow Creek Township at 5:57 p.m. Friday and failed to yield turning left and struck Herbert C. Blocker, 34, Irondale, who was southbound. Saracco was cited for right of way turning left.
– Candy L. Lauer, 31, Mansfield Road, Negley, was southbound on state Route 170 in Middleton Township at 11:17 p.m. Saturday and went off the right side into a gasoline marker, a traffic sign and a tree. She was cited for failure to control.
– Cinda J. Unkefer, 30, state Route 517, Columbiana, was northbound on Depot in Salem Township at 6:30 a.m. Sunday and hit a deer.
– Daniel L. Everetts, 58, Malvern, was eastbound on U.S. 30 in Hanover Township at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday and was struck by Shirley L. Hazel, 52, St. Jacob-Logtown Road, who was also eastbound on U.S. 30 and began backing. Hazel was cited for improper backing.
– Brian C. Moore, 33, Alliance, and Nichole Danielle Thompson, 30, Sebring, were on U.S. 62 in Knox Township at 5:51 p.m. Tuesday and Moore hit Thompson as they were slowing in traffic. Moore was cited for assured clear distance.
– Jacob D. Baker, 20, East Canton, was on Knox School Road in West Township at 2 a.m. Wednesday and went across state Route 172 then off the road into a tree. He was cited for failure to control.
Lisbon
– Police were called to the county juvenile court parking lot at 10:55 a.m. Tuesday because two brothers were refusing to get into a car with their mother. The boys told police their mother was driving them to Indiana and they did not want to miss school the next day. The older boy, who is a senior, said he was on a high school football team and would not be allowed to play in Friday’s game if he missed practice. The mother said she was going to Indiana for two days because she found a job there and they would be moving and she wanted them to see their new school and apartment. The mother said she would consider letting the older boy stay with a friend until football season is over. The boys then got into the car and left with their mother.
– A caller reported there was a man yelling in a yard on Maple Street Extension at 11 p.m. Tuesday, and police arrived to find Kevin Criss standing outside. Criss said Mary Shaulis had started arguing with him about giving away a cat, and both parties agreed it would be best if Criss left. Shaulis called back at 12:39 a.m. Wednesday to say Criss had returned. Criss said he was there to retrieve his vehicle.
Columbiana
– Robert Ellis of Youngstown was cited for driving under suspension following a traffic stop on state Route 14 at 10:23 a.m. Tuesday.
Salem Township
– Lisa Keller, state Route 45, reported Saturday her 87-year-old neighbor has been trespassing on her property and harassing her. She got video of the neighbor throwing debris into her yard and breaking branches off her shrub. The matter is under investigation.
– Vincent Gauding, Vincent Road, reported Monday his sister, Carolyn Hart, who lives next door, put up a fence and a portion of it is on his property. He asked permission to tear it out. Police advised him it would be best to speak with an attorney and that the property may require surveying. Police contacted Hart, who said she is in the process of having the company that installed it move it. Gauding said he will give it a little more time.
Salem
– An officer at 12:56 p.m. Wednesday saw a dog at large at Hawley and Fourth Street. The owner was contacted and came to get the dog.
– A drive-off was reported at Smith Oil on East State at 10:17 a.m. Wednesday. The person came back and paid.
– Police responded at 7:51 a.m. Wednesday to a civil matter in the 1200 block of Cleveland. There was a question on whether the homeowner who sold the house had the right to throw out the grandson who resided with her the past two to four weeks. Parties were told proper legal action would be needed for eviction. He said he would start looking for a new place to live. The grandmother had come to the station Tuesday night about problems with the grandson relating to drinking and possibly smoking marijuana. She was told she could give the police consent to search for drug paraphernalia and would need to start the eviction process to get him out of the house.
– Brianne Henkel, 34, of 624 Cherry St., was taken into custody at her home at 8:43 p.m. Tuesday on a warrant for failure to appear on a wrongful entrustment charge.
– A New Garden Avenue man reported Tuesday the mother of his two children took cell phones off of them as punishment for improper behavior. The children denied any wrongdoing, but the mother would not return the phones. Since he bought them, he wanted them returned but the woman would not give them back. Due to the mother living outside the city, he was told to contact the sheriff’s office.
– A neighbor dispute was reported at 7:07 p.m. Tuesday in the 1400 block of East State Street where a woman said she and the neighbor were having a dispute about property and an upcoming event. Both sides were told their options.
– A man in the 1200 block of East Pershing Street reported at 6:38 p.m. Tuesday his vehicle was entered while parked there.
– Disorderly persons were reported at Centennial Park at 5:45 p.m. Tuesday. The people admitted to the violation. Officers made sure they knew their behavior was inappropriate.
– A vehicle was towed from the 900 block of West Wilson at 5:14 p.m. Tuesday after being tagged previously as an abandoned/junk vehicle. The vehicle had expired plates. The registered owner was contacted and said the vehicle belonged to a finance company.
– Several solicitors were reported in the 1100 block of Cleveland Street at 5:13 p.m. Tuesday. The four males said they did not have a permit and were told they needed one to solicit in the city.
– Police received a complaint at 9:17 a.m. Tuesday about trespassers at the Salem Community Center. SCC staff said union protesters were handing out literature on the SCC property and were told by staff to leave. The protesters were gone when police arrived.
Perry Township
– Daniel Burpo, 42, of 1990 Southeast Boulevard, was cited for driving under suspension after a traffic stop on South Lincoln at 4:25 p.m. Tuesday..
– Justin Lamp, 37, whose last known address was Foundry Hill Road, Summitville, was cited for driving under suspension and expired registration after a traffic stop at 12:24 p.m. Tuesday on U.S. 62 at North Ellsworth.
– Thomas Yanek, West Pidgeon Road, hit a deer at about 6 a.m. Tuesday on the bypass near Depot.
-Nathaniel DiCross, 28, of Salem, struck a deer at 8:52 p.m. Monday on Cunningham Road.
East Liverpool
– Officers were called to Giant Eagle on Bradshaw Avenue for a juvenile shoplifter, where they found a 13-year-old with a bag of Doritos and bottle of vodka and also was in possession of several bottles of prescription medication not prescribed for him. He had been missing from his home all night, and his mother said the medicine had been taken from his sister. She wanted charges filed, and officers will send information to the Juvenile Court for charges.
– Rebecca M. Hyder, 35, Gaston Place, was cited for failure to control Tuesday after she reportedly backed her vehicle down Almont Street, striking a mailbox and the wall of a vacant structure on St. Clair Avenue.
– Brooke E. Gazza, Fisher Avenue, was backing her vehicle Tuesday when she struck a brick wall, knocking it over. The wall was on property owned by Bradley Gilson.
St. Clair Township
– A detective responded to the township line on Calcutta-Smith Ferry Road where Liverpool Township Chief Jayson Jackson had recovered a cooler filled with six baggies of marijuana “shake.” The cooler was retrieved and the contents will be destroyed.
– The manager at Comfort Inn reported a customer from Cleveland became upset when told the cleaning deposit was not being returned because the room smelled of marijuana. The woman who rented the room and the Cleveland man left prior to officers’ arrival.
– Anetta M. Flory, Warren Avenue, reported threatening and harassing phone calls from a man over a civil matter. She asked for extra checks of the area.
– Bob L. Honaker, 82, Carroll Road, was driving on Calcutta-Smith Ferry Road, looking down at his dash lights when he looked up and saw a slow moving vehicle in front of him, pulling a trailer. He swerved to miss the vehicle, striking a guardrail and the trailer. The other driver stopped but then left without exchanging information.
– While eastbound on East Liverpool Road at 12:28 a.m. Friday, Dana M. Swartz, 19, Bell School Road, went off the road, striking a stop sign and gas meter. The vehicle overturned several times, coming to rest on its roof. She was taken by Lifeteam ambulance to the hospital and charged with OVI.
– Robert A. Berdine, Carroll Road, called to have a man he knows removed after the man tried to start a fight. He was gone when officers arrived but was found at his mother’s and told not to return to Berdine’s home.
– While driving his motorcycle west on Cannons Mill Road at 1:54 a.m. Saturday, Jack E. Blystone, 22, Dyke Road, Rogers, lost control, laying the bike down on its side. He was ejected. He was transported by North Star Critical Care ambulance to the East Liverpool Christian School where a Stat helicopter was to take him to a hospital.
– Matthew B. Vujaklya, 30, Old Fredericktown Road, was stopped on Bloomfield Road at St. Clair Avenue when he backed his vehicle into a vehicle behind him driven by Kirk P. Price, 47, Grimm’s Bridge Road.
Salineville
– Police were called at 5:46 p.m. Tuesday to a Salineville Road West residence following a report of a sick deer. The deer reportedly was covered in flies and unable to get up on its own. An officer put it down.
– Tara Adams, West Main Street, reported at 8:49 p.m. Tuesday that Samantha Crawford, who lives down the street, came to Adams’ house banging on the door, screaming and making threats to Adams, who admitted she screamed back. Police advised both to stay away from each other or charges will be filed.
– A village resident reported Wednesday that while doing some house chores, she found illegal drugs and contraband belonging to her estranged husband and threw them away. The man came to the house and demanded those items. She said he dug through the trash looking for the items- reportedly valued at $1,000 – when the trash service came for its scheduled pickup. The woman said that she is seeking a divorce on account of his recent drug use, erratic behavior from not taking his bi-polar medication and the potential for domestic violence. She was advised to seek a protection order, and both sides were advised to exchange any items while in the presence of police.
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County Sheriff
– Chris Davis, North Pleasant Drive, East Palestine, reported at 6:53 p.m. Saturday she is getting random text messages from her ex boyfriend, Russ Felger. Deputies attempted to reach Felger, but were unable to do so.
– Joshua Dent, Richey School Road, Hanoverton, reported at 10:39 p.m. Monday someone needed to be removed. Ashley Roth spoke to deputies when they arrived and said her sister-in-law, Diane Roth, had been staying with Dent at the home. Diane Roth reportedly called Ashley Roth throughout the day stating she needs a ride home, so Ashley Roth drove there to get her. However, Diane Roth refused to go with her. Diane Roth told deputies she wanted to stay. Ashley Roth was asked to leave.
– Alex Artari, Padgett Road, East Palestine, reported at 3:34 p.m. Monday he received threatening text message from Jack Long Jr., which said he knew where Artari lived and where his tree stand was located. Deputies attempted to reach Long, but were unable to contact him.
– A Lisbon area mother reported at 6:59 p.m. Monday her 15-year-old daughter is smoking grass, catnip and other harmful things and refusing to give her mother her Facebook password. Deputies told the mother how to file unruly charges through juvenile court and to speak with school officials about the Facebook password because the girl is accessing the site with a school computer.
Highway Patrol
– Trey S. Watson, 47, Creek Road, New Waterford, was eastbound on East Park Avenue in Fairfield Township at 1:20 p.m. Friday and David Hanna, 72, Springfield Road, Columbiana was westbound and their vehicles struck mirrors.
– Robert L. Cross, 64, Canton, was westbound on state Route 172 in Hanover Township at 8:55 a.m. Friday and slid off the right side into a sign and overturned. He was cited for failure to control and taken to the SRMC with non-life-threatening injuries.
– Nichole L. Debone, 26, North Main Street, Columbiana, was southbound on state Route 11 in Elkrun Township at 4:35 p.m. Thursday and exited at state Route 154 and stopped for a stop sign and began to move before stopping a second time for westbound traffic and was struck from behind by Anthony H. Hickman, 32, Pritchard Avenue, Lisbon, who had stopped and then move forward into Debone’s vehicle. He cited for improper starting.
– Tariq Larkins, 22, Peach Alley, East Liverpool, was southbound on U.S. 30 in St. Clair Township at 8:35 p.m. Wednesday and went off the right side into an embankment and overturned.
Columbiana
– Leetonia police requested assistance at a Ridge Street home at 1 a.m. Monday.
– A man reported at 7:59 a.m. Monday two men were at a vacant home on state Route 14 west of state Route 7 with a gas can and a three-foot-tall fire. Police checked and found the men were doing maintenance work in the back yard and were burning brush.
– A woman reported at 9:44 a.m. Monday a young man solicited her father for money the day before claiming it was to go to school. The woman told police the man showed her father a solicitor’s permit so her father gave him some money but she believed it was a scam. Police told her that the department does not issue permits for anyone trying to raise personal funding and to call the department if the man returns.
– Tom Melott, Bittersweet Drive, reported at 9:57 a.m. Monday someone had possibly tampered with his mail as the Post Office did not pick up mail on Saturday and mail that did not belong to him was in his box and appeared to have been tampered with.
– Police directed traffic at the traffic lights along the north end of town following an electric outage at 12:49 p.m. Monday.
– While attempting to back from a private drive after completing a security checked at a Fairfield Avenue home at 3:10 p.m. Monday the police cruiser caught the edge of the homeowner’s mailbox which in turn scratched the rear side panel of the vehicle.
– Rebekah Perry, 38, Columbiana, was westbound on Columbiana-Lisbon Road at 4:18 p.m. Monday and passing South Middle Street when Elizabeth Channel, 36, Columbiana, who was eastbound, turned left in front of Perry and was struck. Channel was cited for failure to yield.
– An Advance Auto employee reported at 4:49 p.m. Monday a man driving a 2007 Chevy Impala was drinking a beer in the parking lot and when he came into the store employees could smell alcohol on him. The man left the store in his car headed eastbound on state Route 14. Police looked for the vehicle but did not find it.
Lisbon
– A burglar alarm was going off at a home at 8:41 a.m. Tuesday. The neighbors called and a man answered, saying he was there feeding the dogs while the owner was gone. Police arrived and spoke to Jim Leake, who said he had been feeding the dogs for a week and letting them outside. Leake was told to call the owner to get the pass code for the alarm.
– Angie McElroy, Vine Street, called Tuesday to say she has been receiving harassing phone calls from Amy Dopp.
East Palestine
– Amanda Lannon, 32, Clay Drive, was backing from a private drive at the rear of a West Clark Street home at 6:10 p.m. Thursday and struck John D. Bender, 75, East Martin Street, who was westbound through the alley. Lannon was found at fault but no citations were issued.
– Police were called to East Clark Street at 6:27 p.m. Thursday for a report that a boy had crashed his bicycle into a parked vehicle in the 400 block of East Martin Street. No injuries were reported.
– Connie J. Bollinger, West Martin Street, reported at 2:36 p.m. Tuesday she came home from work and found her home at been entered and money she had kept hidden was missing.
– The manager of a Washington Street apartment complex reported at 10:23 a.m. Tuesday someone attempted to enter an apartment between Sept. 11 and Sept. 14.
– A Vine Street resident reported at 4:28 p.m. Thursday they had captured a stray dog that was on their property and found through the dog’s license that it belonged to someone on West Clark Street.
– Michele R. Hall, North Market Street, reported at 11 p.m. Wednesday her ex-husband who has no legal right to her six-year-old child took the child while she was not home and may have been going to Pennsylvania. Police contacted Darlington Township police and one of their officers was able to find the child, which was reunited with his mother.
– Alan W. Murphy III, East Martin Street, was charged with no operator’s license at 7:35 p.m. Wednesday following a traffic stop on Bacon Avenue.
– Police were called to North Market Street at 7:41 p.m. Wednesday for a report of a man urinating on the public sidewalk. Police were unable to find the man.
East Liverpool
– Officers responded to a report of an unresponsive man at a residence on Riverview Street where a man found his 25-year-old son on a couch. The coroner was notified and the man was transported to the morgue.
– The parent of an eighth grade Westgate Middle School student reported an 18-year-old senior had attempted to forcibly kiss his daughter at the recent football game.
– Shanda Randolph, 30, no address listed, reported being threatened with a stick by a woman she knows and with whom she has had on-going problems. The other woman, not identified in reports, said she has had problems with Randolph. They were advised to leave each other alone.
– A man called to report a woman unresponsive in his home on Bradshaw Avenue, and police found the woman with almost no pulse and turning blue. The man denied knowing if she took anything, saying she had arrived the previous night, intoxicated, and when she tried to leave he took her keys and told her to sleep overnight. When he checked her in the morning, this was her condition. Life-team took her to the hospital.
– Marion Halstead, Moore Street, reported an unauthorized charge on her credit card.
– Luke S. Beatty, 21, Ohio Avenue, reported his ex-girlfriend sending him harassing texts. He was advised to see the law director about filing charges.
– Krista Medeiros, Wilbert Avenue, reported her entire vehicle keyed and a nail in the front tire. Nails were found lying next to the vehicle.
– Dennis L. Long, 37, no address listed, reported being assaulted downtown by a man police identified as DeNeil Prentice, no age or address listed. Prentice told police Long came close to hitting him with a vehicle and they exchanged words then Long followed him to East End. They were advised to see the law director if they wanted to file charges.
– Rick Wolfe, address not listed, reported his wife was waiting to enter traffic from the BP station when her vehicle was struck by another driven by a man who identified himself as John Hutte, Steubenville. The man said he was in a hurry because he was late reporting to jail and said the vehicle was his brother’s and was insured. In checking with the jail, Wolfe found no such inmate had checked in.
– Lester Roach reported his estranged wife had his belongings and wouldn’t return them. The officer who responded said Mrs. Roach had her husband’s prescription vicodin which she handed to the officer. She then reportedly accused the officer of favoritism because both he and her husband are of African-American descent. After some additional discourse about belongings, his wife said she wanted to go to her home at Heights Manor, but as she was leaving, Mr. Roach began screaming she had his phone. The officer retrieved the phone for him, after which Mr. Roach decided he did not want his estranged wife to leave.
– Tyler M. Mobley, 23, Phoenix, came to a stop at a yield sign on West Eighth Street from state Route 11 and his vehicle was struck from the rear by a vehicle driven by Wyatt N. Latham, 25, Bethesda. No injuries or charges were reported.
– A parked vehicle owned by Robert E. Lyons, Ogden Street, was struck by a hit-skip vehicle on Ogden Street.
Wellsville
– Barry Podwell of the fire department reported Sept. 15 he was looking at the Internet history at the rear computer terminal and noticed someone was looking up websites of an adult nature, including adult videos and affair sites. He printed out a copy of all activity for his account which noted that, from 1:49 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. Sept. 7, there were 105 entries to the sites. Powell went home at midnight. An officer checked the schedule and identified the dispatcher on duty during these incidents. Three days later, also at 6:30 p.m., Brad Osborne requested an officer’s presence and said there have been several firemen’s accounts that have been accessed by someone. Osborne opened his history from Aug. 26, which indicated that between 2:26 a.m. and 7:35 a.m., someone viewed several different porn sites and adult dating sites. Upon further investigation, it was determined that the same dispatcher was the employee who accessed the sites.
Salem
– A woman in the 800 block of North Lincoln Avenue reported at 3:45 p.m. Tuesday that over the past month or so, persons unknown tried to use her information to gain a loan over the Internet. The company realized it was a possible fraud and she needed a police report.
– A landlord had questions regarding a property in the 500 block of North Howard Avenue at 2:12 p.m. Tuesday and was referred to an attorney. A 10-day notice for removal was left on a junk truck at the rear of the property.
– A caller at 12:55 p.m. Tuesday reported a breaking and entering in progress in the 300 block of West 16th Street where officers found a construction vehicle in the driveway and several workers in the basement ripping down old drywall. They were working for a bank to remodel the residence and had paperwork from the bank.
– A semi truck struck a utilities box on the northeast corner of East State Street and North Lincoln Avenue at 12:23 p.m. Tuesday. The broken box was found on the sidewalk, but the semi was not located. The street department was notified due to an open hole on the sidewalk from the broken box cover.
– Kaylee Izenour, 19, of Washingtonville Road, was cited for assured clear distance after her eastbound vehicle struck the rear of another eastbound vehicle driven by Charles Worley, 36, of Austintown, at 11:42 a.m. Tuesday in the 1000 block of East State Street.
– Suspicious activity was reported at 10:54 a.m. Tuesday in the 900 block of East State Street where a caller said two people appeared to be taking photos of the children outside playing. The people in question were found in the 1100 block. One who spoke very little English said they were on an overseas business trip from China and were taking photos of all the historical buildings in the area. The officer was able to gather one of their names from a visitor’s tag from a local business.
– A woman in the 500 block of East Perry Street reported at 10:38 a.m. Tuesday that sometime over the past few hours, someone pulled out flowers from the front and rear yard and also placed some in a plastic bag on the west side of the residence. A small decorative iron gate to get into the back yard was moved, too.
– Several motor vehicle break-ins were reported Tuesday morning in the 300 and 400 blocks of South Union Avenue, the 800 block of Summit Street and the 600 block of Franklin Avenue. The resident on Franklin said nothing was missing, but there was a black backpack that did not belong there in her yard. Officers took possession of items in the yard which appeared to be multiple Norfolk Southern items and made contact with a railroad supervisor who was assisting in locating the backpack owner. Money was missing from a vehicle on Summit where two vehicles were entered on one property. On another Summit Street property, an open garage door was entered and vehicles inside were entered with nothing taken. A ring and some change were taken from two vehicles on South Union Avenue. The woman at one residence recovered some items in the park behind her house.
– Officers were called at 2:04 a.m. Tuesday to North Ellsworth Avenue and East Third Street for a gun located in a trash can. The plastic air soft gun was taken to the station for disposal.
– An officer at 1:34 a.m. Tuesday saw a vehicle parked near the duck pond at Waterworth Memorial Park. The two people inside were advised of park hours and left.
– Smoke was reported coming from the 800 block of North Ellsworth at 1:21 a.m. Tuesday. Officers checked the exterior and found no smoke or fire. The building was checked and found secure. Other buildings in the immediate area were checked and no smoke was observed.
– A vehicle was seen in Centennial Park at 1:07 a.m. Tuesday, with the occupants told the park hours.
– Police responded to the area of Centennial Park at 11:09 p.m. Monday for an alleged assault, finding a man at State Street and South Union Avenue who said he was jumped by two people he didn’t know. There were no injuries and he could not give a description of who jumped him or where they went.
– Police responded to a residence in the 500 block of Cherry Street at 10:59 p.m. Monday for a report of a man entering uninvited. The residents said they didn’t know the person, but he walked into their house, took off his shoes and began to make himself at home. Officers located him walking away and saw that he appeared impaired in some way. He acknowledged taking numerous pain relief medications and was clearly confused. The Cherry Street residents did not want any charges filed, but didn’t want him returning. He was told about the potential for criminal charges if he comes back. Police confirmed that he returned to his own home.
– A possible fight was reported at 10:52 p.m. Monday at Centennial Park where a man told police he was picking up tennis balls when he thought someone wanted to start a fight with him. He was told to leave the balls in the park and go home.
– A suspicious person was reported at 10:48 p.m. Monday in the 1700 block of East State Street, but was not found.
– A suspicious female was reported at 9:41 p.m. Monday at the corner of Pershing and Lundy. Officers identified the woman who said she has a medical condition and was having trouble with her balance. She did not want an ambulance and just needed to get home. She was assisted in obtaining transportation back home.
– A possible prowler /intruder was reported at 9:26 p.m. Monday in the 1100 block of East Sixth Street. Officers checked the building and left without incident.
– Police were called at 9:23 p.m. Monday to the 800 block of Fourth Street where the resident reported a female returned after dropping off a child from visitation and ran onto the property to embrace her child in spite of previously being told not to return and instead meet at a predetermined point to exchange custody. She left before police arrived.
– A possible drug overdose was reported at 9:04 p.m. Monday in the 2500 block of Lexington Avenue. Officers spoke to a woman and she was taken by ambulance to a hospital emergency room.
– A child not in a proper child restraint was reported in a vehicle in the 100 block of North Lincoln Avenue at 8:19 p.m. Monday. Officers located the vehicle and advised the operator that the child must be restrained when the vehicle is in motion.
– An officer at 7:51 p.m. Monday took a burglary report in the 100 block of East Sixth Street.
– A clerk at Smith Oil on East State Street called police at 7:33 p.m. Monday to report someone leaving without paying for fuel, but then it was discovered another customer gave the wrong pump number which caused confusion. No crime actually occurred.
– A domestic was reported at 7:17 p.m. Monday in the 500 block of Aetna Street. It was determined to be a dispute between a father and adult son. Both sides were told to separate for the night.
– Police responded at 4:49 p.m. Monday to the 800 block of East Fourth for one to be removed, but the person left before officers arrived. The woman had shown up for her scheduled visitation with her son and began to cause problems. While police were there, she came back and an officer told her she needed to remain calm when dealing with the situation.
– Charles Copen III, 32, of U.S. Route 62, was charged with theft and taken to jail after police were called to Walmart for an alleged shoplifter at 1 p.m. Monday.
Salem
– A resident in the 300 block of West Ninth Street called at 8:31 a.m. Tuesday to report an odor of smoke in her home. Firefighters found a light haze in the basement. All the breakers in the electrical panel were on with none being tripped. The power was turned off. The only appliance running at the time was the electric dryer and no problem was found. The house was checked with the thermal imaging camera and nothing was found. The homeowner was told to leave the power off and contact an electrician to look at the electric service. The smoke had cleared by the time firefighters left at 9 a.m.
Police
County Sheriff
– Robert Fletcher and Gary Johnson of Elkrun Roll Off, state Route 7, Rogers, reported at 7:09 a.m. Monday the business was broken into a second time within the past 24 hours with items missing. Fletcher and Doug Jackson had reported at 2:22 p.m. Saturday someone broke into the business and took tools.
– Jim Clark, state Route 45, Lisbon, reported at 7:10 p.m. Thursday his grandson, who is on probation, left the property. Deputies checked the area and attempted to find the 15-year-old. At 10:19 p.m., Clark reported the boy had returned.
– Bobbi Felger, Taylor Road, Negley, reported at 10:17 a.m. Saturday she had papers from her attorney about what her husband, Dale Felger, whom she is currently divorcing, is allowed to take from the property. Deputies explained they should divide the assets through the court.
– Lewis Quinn, Teegarden Road, Lisbon, reported at 8:01 p.m. Thursday there was a suspicious person and vehicle near a burned home on Teegarden Road. There were no vehicles or people around the home when deputies arrived.
– An alarm at Sparkle Market, state Route 45, Lisbon, at 12:54 a.m. Friday led to the discovery of broken glass at the office door. It appeared someone did get in, but it is unknown if anything was taken. The surveillance video was checked and the matter is under investigation.
– Michael Craig, Walnut Street, Rogers, reported at 10:10 p.m. Saturday his girlfriend Valerie Bowers took his keys and would not return them. He told deputies she threw them in the yard, but Bowers said she threw them in the house and Craig knew where they were. Deputies found the keys in the living room and warned Craig against filing false reports even when he is intoxicated.
– Barb Ward, an employee of the Y-Inn in Rogers, reported at 7:55 a.m. Friday she found both kitchen windows broken out when she arrived. The juke box was pried open with the money box removed. The cash drawer from the register was on the floor and loose coins left in it were missing. Two TVs, including the one above the cash register, were missing. The door to the walk-in cooler was open, but it appeared nothing was missing from there. The owner, Jan Glover, told Ward when she closed the bar on Wednesday night there was a full sized pickup truck parked in the back of the lot.
– Martin Thorn of Global Security, Washington Avenue, Wellsville, reported at 12:25 a.m. Sunday when he checked the Kensington plant’s back gate, the security vehicle he was driving, a Ford F-150 must not have been totally in park. It descended down the hill and hit a tree with the back of the vehicle.
– Kurt Holloway, Brookfield Road, Lisbon, reported at 12:08 a.m. Sunday his ex-girlfriend’s new boyfriend, Richard Smith, has been threatening him due to him owing his ex $40. Deputies spoke to Smith, warning him against showing up at Holloway’s house or continuing to make threats. Smith agreed, but wanted Holloway to also leave them alone.
– United Elementary asked deputies at 9:53 a.m., Sept. 15 to speak to the mother of a student about the boy’s behavior after he gets off the bus. Reportedly, on Sept. 14, after getting off the bus the boy got onto an ATV and was passing the bus. The mother told deputies the babysitter is not watching him closely enough and she has already taken the ATV keys from her son because of other problems.
– Kayla Haddox, Old Irondale Road, Wellsville, reported at 8:23 a.m. Friday she has a rental home on Steubenville Pike and she recently evicted the tenant, James Steves. Items are missing from the home and there is damage, such as holes in the drywall. Deputies explained this is a civil matter.
– Dieter Johnson, Chestnut Lane, Hanoverton, reported at 10:38 a.m. Sept. 15 his wife is having problems with the neighbor’s dog when she walks their dog. The dog is reportedly on a long leash, which nearly reaches the roadway. Johnson’s wife is afraid the leash will break and the dog will attack them. Deputies explained because the dog is on a leash there is not much to be done.
– Robert Walter, Buck Road, Alliance, reported at 11:39 a.m. Friday there are ATVs running up and down the roadway at high rates of speed on most evenings.
– Beverly Fortune, Longs Crossing Road, reported a burglary at a Teegarden Road, Salem, home at 3:33 p.m. Thursday. Deputies spoke to James Fortune, who said he was there to check the home belonging to Eric Adams when he noticed his table saw missing. A back window was broken out. Amisty Moore arrived and reported her 2003 Mitsubishi Spyder was damaged also. It appeared someone tried to start it by ripping out the ignition and destroyed the center consol. The mirror was knocked off.
– Caroline Hart, Vincent Road, Salem, reported at 4:32 p.m. Thursday her brother, Fred Gauding removed the tops of her fence posts. Gaulding told deputies he didn’t take them and did not know where they were. He claims Hart has fence on his property. They were told to contact a surveyor and attorneys about the property line dispute. The fence caps were later found in a bush.
– Judy Doutt, a social worker, reported at 3:24 p.m. Friday there was a combative mentally handicapped woman causing problems at a Meadowood Drive, Salem, home. The 27-year-old had been acting out, scratching staff and making threats. She was taken to a local hospital.
– Jennifer Flowers, Carmel Achor Road, Negley, reported at 3:35 p.m. Friday she does not want to be contacted by Beetina Cehrs again. Deputies called Cehrs who agreed there would be no more problems.
Lisbon
– A North Jefferson Street resident reported 3:20 p.m. Thursday there were three juveniles hanging around the town cemetery entrance and they do so every day at this time, causing her dog to bark. Police found three 13-year-old girls at the cemetery entrance and they said they hang out there every day after school for something to do because they are not allowed in the Play Town playground in the village park. They sometimes hang out at the county fairgrounds but were told not to do this week by their mothers until the Johnny Appleseed Festival carnival workers are gone. The girls were just sitting there listening to music and drinking pop and were told they could continue to do so as long as there were no problems.
– A caller reported there was vandalism at the historic train station on South Market Street at 10:16 p.m. Friday. Police found toilet and paper towels on the floor of the public restroom.
– Police responded to a domestic dispute on Pine Street Extension at 10:22 p.m. Friday, where Ian Wellington reported being struck in the face by his girlfriend, Kimberly Hays. Wellington said they had been at the Rogers Sale all day and he had been drinking when they began to argue. Wellington did not want to press charges but wanted police to speak to Hays, who said she wanted Wellington to spend the night in his truck. Wellington said he was fine with that but would try to find a friend who would let him spend the night there.
– Brad Shannon and Willy McCullough pulled into the police department at 9:11 p.m. Sept. 4 because they said someone had followed them from the Salem Walmart. The suspect drove on, and McCullough said it was someone she knows who was following them. She was advised how to go about getting a protection order if she wanted.
– Police were called to Apple Grove apartments at 10:13 p.m. Sept. 4 in regard to a resident contemplating harming himself. Police remained until an ambulance arrived to transport him to a local hospital.
– Police were called to a domestic dispute at 621 Maple St. Extension at 7 p.m. Friday. The residents said they had been arguing about kittens, and one of the residents was asked to leave for the night.
– Police were called to a domestic dispute at 336 E. Washington St. at 6:18 p.m. Sunday, but it was only an argument.
– Police were called to a dispute on Maple Street at 5:50 p.m. Sunday involving Michelle Seidner, who lives there, and Megan Tomlin, who lives in the county homeless shelter across the street. Witnesses said Tomlin was trying to get her children in the car but they would not cooperate. Tomlin raised her voice and Seidner walked over and told her not to speak to her children like that, with Seidner standing behind Tomlin’s car to prevent her from leaving.
– Police began receiving calls after 11 a.m. Sunday about a man at the Johnny Appleseed Festival asking various women and underage females inappropriate questions. Police located the man in his 30s, who was identified as living near Salineville, and he said he was trying to recruit a girlfriend by approaching females without wedding rings and asking them to be his girlfriend. When told about the calls, he accused the police of trying to interfere with his efforts to find a wife and became angry. At this point, he lunged at the officer and swung his arms, striking the officer twice in the face and side of his head. The officer managed to subdue the man but he continued to resist, and the struggle resulted in the man’s face being cut by his eyeglasses. An ambulance was called to transport him to a local hospital to be evaluated.
– Police responded to a prowler complaint at 329 E. Washington St. at 12:04 a.m. Sunday. The caller reported seeing someone walking around in her mother’s home and the lights go off and on. Police searched the residence but did not find anyone inside.
– The country drug task force was contacted Friday after a syringe was found at the county homeless shelter on Maple Street.
-Police were called to a North Vine Street home at 8:37 a.m. Friday and stood by while Angie McElroy gathered her belongings.
– Fred Carlisle, Pritchard Avenue, called with a parking complaint at 8:36 a.m. Friday. Police found some men repairing a roof and they said they would move their vehicles from the sidewalk.
Columbiana
– The county sheriff’s office reported at 1 a.m. Sunday three boys were walking along Duquesne Street. Police spoke with one of the boys who said he was walking with two friends were sleeping over. Police told the boys to remain at the house due to their age.
– Jim Marino reported at 1 p.m. Sunday there was a reckless driver speeding through town with two small kids in the backseat. Police checked the area but did not find the vehicle.
– A woman reported at 4:54 p.m. Sunday a man was in the Reichard Industries parking lot and appeared to be stumbling around with keys in his hand and she was concerned he would be driving. Police checked and did not find anyone in either of the parking lots. At 5:19 p.m. someone else reported a man was acting suspicious in the parking lot. Police found the man was an employee and warned him for disorderly conduct. He was later picked up by relatives.
– A Save-A-Lot employee reported at 6:25 p.m. Sunday two dogs were running loose and then came into the store. Police checked and found the dogs in the yard of their home and left a note for the owner.
– Christine Bacha, South Vine Street, reported at 6:36 p.m. Sunday keys were accidentally left on the front seat of her vehicle and someone had apparently taken the car because it had been moved and it was now back but the keys were missing.
– Dave Coie reported at 7:56 p.m. Sunday someone strung a string near the Cinema on Main Street near the theater and he almost tripped over it.
– A woman reported at 7:57 p.m. Sunday a man was soliciting for the Vindicator on Beverly Drive. Police checked and found his permit had expired.
East Liverpool
– Officers responded Saturday morning to Lisbon Street for a report of a man kicking in doors. There, Katherine Plum, the caller, reported he had just run out the back door. Officers searched the area and didn’t find him outside, but found the man, Shane W. Porter, 35, Ceramic Street, hiding behind the furnace inside the house. He was charged with criminal damaging and disorderly conduct/intoxication.
– Amber L. Quarterman, 25, Bradshaw Avenue, was charged Saturday with theft after a loss prevention officer at Giant Eagle reported seeing her place a bottle of vodka in her purse then pay for a soda without paying for the alcohol.
Ohio Department of Natural Resources
– A park ranger was flagged down by a family saying a Jeep had been driven through Beaver Creek State Park and exited right in front of their picnic. The children had to be moved out of the way of the vehicle, he was advised. The family had taken a picture of the license plate, which returned to David W. Ibbs, 61, Price Street, East Liverpool. At his home, Ibbs’ wife and son told the officer he had planned on driving his Jeep through the creek but he wasn’t yet home. When contacted, Ibbs was cited for driving off the roadway.
St. Clair Township
– After the dispatcher reported receiving five calls Sunday morning from William D. Barrett, 55, Wyoming Avenue during which he made threats and was rambling, a detective called him to ask what his problem. Barrett told the detective he was going to kill a man for being a heroin dealer, saying he was dealing drugs out of his home right behind the police station, then the phone went dead. Officers responded to Barrett’s house but found no one home, but a short time later, his mother was found at the police station. She told officers she had brought Barrett to speak with officers but when no one was there, he walked toward the home of the man about whom he was complaining earlier. Officers went to Sherman Pritt’s home, where they reported seeing Barrett running a silver object along the side of Pritt’s truck. They ordered him to drop the item and lie on the ground, which he did. As they handcuffed Barrett, Pritt came outside with a handgun and was told to take it back inside, which he did, but Barrett began yelling at Pritt, telling him he was going to kill him, according to reports. Stacey Dawson came from the house and told officers she has an active protection order against Barrett. The truck was found to have scratches along both sides and the hood. Barrett was taken by Lifeteam ambulance to the hospital when he complained his knee was dislocated, but the hospital later called to say he was refusing treatment and needed removed. He was taken to the police department and charged with aggravated menacing, violating a protection order and criminal damaging/endangering.
– Jacob A. Horner, 24, Ravine Street, was charged with theft after a Kmart employee reported catching another employee stealing merchandise. Police reported Horner was seen taking a Mountain Dew from the store and consuming it without paying for it. The drink was valued at $1.69, according to reports.
Wellsville
– A car driven by Amy Mabbett was stopped for not using a turn signal while entering the car wash on Wells Avenue at about 12:30 a.m. Saturday. Police smelled alcohol and administered sobriety tests, which Mabbett failed. The vehicle was towed because Mabbett refused to hand over the keys. She was then taken to the station, where she was cursing at officers and refused to give up her cell phone after she was asked to do so several times before entering the holding cell. She kept yelling in the cell until she fell asleep. Mabbett was cited for a turn signal violation, physical control, obstructing justice and persistent disorderly conduct.
Salineville
– Police were called at 2:50 p.m. Saturday to a West Street residence, where an elderly man said he paid for wood to be removed the day before and had not been done. After attempting to contact the contractors several times without success, he contacted the officers. The officers were able to get the money back to the man and no charges were filed.
-Jason Morris, East High Street, reported around 1:20 p.m. Saturday he was renting a room from Nicol Richter, who lives down the street. Morris said he had since moved and wanted to retrieve his items, but Richter was not allowing it. He was advised it was a civil matter.
– Police were called at 12:40 p.m. Friday to Rukart’s Tavern where Nicole Morrison reported a theft.
– Officers initiated a traffic stop at 8:12 a.m. Friday after finding the owner of a temporary license plate was under a non-compliance license suspension. The driver was Clifford Raynovich. Two white pills found in a Niacin bottle in the center console were sent to BCI for testing.
-Police were called at 8:48 p.m. Wednesday to Spartan Road following reports of a brush fire due to a downed power line. Salineville fire crews arrived to put out the fire, and AEP Energy handled the wires.
– Simon Loriston of Monessen, Pa., was cited for speeding and driving under suspension after a traffic stop on state Route 39 at 8:30 a.m. Sept. 13.
– Courtney Orr was cited for driving under suspension, failing to yield public highway and expired registration after a traffic stop at 2 p.m. Sept. 12. A passenger, Rose M. Wade, had a warrant for her arrest out of Trumbull County for child support. Wade was released since Trumbull County deputies were unavailable to pick her up.
-A village resident reported Sept. 11 her Amazon account was hacked and someone tried to buy some items on her account. She said she alerted Amazon in time and the purchase was voided.
– A Salineville resident reported at 6 p.m. Sept. 11 that her daughter was involved in an assault in a vehicle as it was leaving Southern Local. The woman was advised to file a report with the sheriff’s office since it is their jurisdiction.
– Police were called at 1:22 p.m. Sept. 11 to the BK Beverage following reports of a theft of a pop tart and a Hostess cake caught on camera. Officers viewed the video and identified 18-year-old Austin LeMasters and two other juveniles. LeMasters was cited for theft, while the juveniles, whose parents were notified of the incident, will face charges in county juvenile court.
– Police were called at 7 p.m. Sept. 9 to a small fire started a dump at “White Culvert” on Foundry Hill Road. Salineville fire crews extinguished the blaze..
-Police were called at 5:34 p.m. Sept. 7 to an East Main Street address where Nicol Richter possibly suffered a seizure. Lifeteam EMS arrived and attempted to take Richter to East Liverpool City Hospital, but Richter was upset about having to go and argued with one of the EMTs and reportedly threatened to harm the employee. Officers got in the middle of the altercation in order to stop Richter from leaving the stretcher and attack the worker. Ultimately a decision was made to not transport her. Her family took her instead to the hospital.
Police
Damascus PIE theft
Goshen police are investigating a theft from the Damascus Partners in Education (PIE). A report of the unauthorized withdrawal of money and unauthorized use of a debit card belonging to the organization was filed on Sept. 11. West Branch Superintendent Doug Phillips said the administration is aware of the situation and reported it to the attorney general’s office. The PIE operates separately from the district and no district money was involved.
Salem
– A woman on East 15th St. reported at 8:05 a.m. Monday she believed someone took a package she was expecting off of her front porch.
– Police following up on an animal investigation in the 200 block of Rose Avenue at 8:33 p.m. Sunday returned to the residence with the humane officer and found the animal gone, learning later from the owner that a friend picked up the dog until the owner can return.
– An officer responded with the fire department at 6:35 p.m. Sunday to the 200 block of Ohio Avenue for a report of a fire at the rear of a residence. Firefighters put out a small trash fire.
– Joshua Lapin, 26 last known address Fourth Street, was taken into custody on a warrant for failure to appear after a traffic stop at 5:55 p.m. Sunday on Washington Avenue. Police also found a bag of weed and cited him with possession.
Perry Township
– Police responded at 11:35 p.m. Sunday to the U.S. Route 62 bypass west of North Lincoln Avenue for a deer vs. vehicle accident which caused damage to a vehicle driven by Leo Tomblin of Berlin Center. No injuries were reported.
– Police responded at 7:15 p.m. Sunday for a disabled vehicle call on Idaho Avenue at West State Street, discovering a semi truck and trailer stuck in wet grass after pulling onto Idaho to find directions due to a local detour. The front of the semi had sunk down into the grass as the driver pulled to the side of the road to avoid obstructing traffic. A tow truck was called.
– Township police received a report at 11:47 a.m. Sunday from Salem police to check New Garden for a yellow Mustang and a pickup with large exhaust stacks supposedly drag racing southbound on New Garden Avenue. The Salem officer was stopped by a train. The vehicles were not seen.
– Police took Adam Lodge, 23, of Salem into custody on two felony warrants from the sheriff’s office at 7:23 a.m. Saturday after receiving a tip about him staying at a North Lincoln home.
– Heather Lynn Tracy, 45, of Salem, was traveling north on U.S. Route 62 north of West State Street when she struck a deer at 6:16 a.m. Saturday.
– Township police assisted city officers at 1:45 a.m. Saturday on South Broadway for a hit/skip accident where a crowd had gathered.
– Andrew Adkins, of Wellsville, was cited for driving under suspension after a traffic stop on Golf Club Drive at South Lincoln Avenue at 9:43 p.m. Friday.
– Paul Jones, 31, of Brecksville, was cited for assured clear distance after he rear-ended a vehicle driven by Lisa Bentfeld, 47, of Leetonia, who was waiting to turn right from the bypass onto Depot Road at 6:18 p.m. Friday.
Goshen Police District
– Richard C. Brendlinger Jr., 41, Salem, was cited for failure to control after wrecking on state Route 45 at 5:53 p.m. Saturday.
– John D. Yerkey, 41, 12800 W. Middletown Road, Salem, was charged with OVI after wrecking on Route 165 at Stratton Road at 10:32 p.m. Saturday. He was taken to St. Elizabeth’s.
Police
County Sheriff
– Katie Graham, Depot Lot No. 104, Lisbon, reported at 3:10 a.m. Sunday people were in an argument at Lot 109 in the Guilford Highlands area of Guilford Lake. Deputies checked the area and found there were no problems but that a group of men from a bachelor party had been drinking. The men were told to go inside for the night due to the noise.
– Tom Mercer, Middleton Road, Columbiana, reported at 3 a.m. Sunday his son, Tom Mercer Jr., came home intoxicated after having been assaulted. A deputy told Mercer to take his son to the hospital and bring him to the sheriff’s office the next morning when he is sober to tell deputies what happened.
Columbiana
– Police found bags outside the Columbiana Self Storage at 12:39 a.m. Saturday and found they contained old clothing.
– A Shellabella’s employee reported at 1:34 a.m. Saturday there was a fight inside the restaurant. Police issued criminal trespass warnings to Chad and Patrick Kuhlman and told not to return.
– Thomas Myers reported at 10:41 a.m. Saturday that while at Firestone Park a few dogs off a leash chased his dog while they were walking. Police found the report to be unfounded when Myers was unable to point out the house the dog had ran from in order for the officer to speak with the owner about the incident.
– Lacey Collins, 28, Lisbon, was cited for driving under suspension following a traffic stop on state Route 164 at 1:40 p.m. Saturday.
– Police checked on a suspicious person at Wayside Lawn Structures at 9:21 p.m. Saturday and found the person was there to pick up a belt sander for their father who works there.
– A woman reported at 9:41 p.m. Saturday a man wearing a red ball cap was at the Columbiana Dodge-Jeep dealership looking around. Police checked and found no problems.
Salem
– Police responded to the South Ellsworth at 12:05 a.m. Sunday in response to a report of a possible intoxicated driver traveling northbound. The complain-ant called back to report the vehicle pulled into a private drive on North Ellsworth near Seventh but police were unable to locate the vehicle.
– At 9:37 p.m. Friday, police responded during the football game and a female advised of a dispute behind the stadium between and male and female. There was no physical violence and they were sent on their separate ways.
– At 11:04 p.m. Saturday, police responded to a report of an accident on Butcher Road and the East Pershing Street Extension. The vehicle was located westbound on East Pershing traveling at a slow rate of speed with heavy front end damage and a traffic stop was made. Both airbags had been deployed and first responders and an ambulance were called to the scene. A passenger, Paul.G. Loveday, 585 Columbia, Salem, was taken to the hospital. The crash scene was East Pershing and Butcher Road. The vehicle was westbound on Butcher Road at speed and failed to negotiate the turn on to Pershing and struck the curb, left the road and struck a utility pole guy wire and came to a rest in a brush-covered area. The driver backed on to the road and a traffic stop was made not far from the scene. Anthony W. Icenhour, 585 Columbia St., was cited for OVI, an expired license and failure to maintain control. The vehicle was towed away.
– Police responded to the 100 block of Homeworth at 7:20 p.m. Saturday where a tree was on the road. Traffic was able to pass and a message was left for the street department.
Police responded to the 500 block of South Union at 7:02 p.m. Saturday where the complainant wanted a resident removed from the family residence. Police advised the complainant of the options.
– At 6:06 p.m. Saturday, police responded to the 600 block of Cedar for a harassment complaint. The female complainant said she was receiving unwanted social media messages. Police ran the complainant’s name through LEADs and Kymberly F. Ladany, 6816 Lake St., Lisbon, was taken into custody on an outstanding warrant for failure to appear for domestic violence from Wayne County, Mississippi.
– Police responded to the 300 block of West State at 2:37 p.m. Saturday when a vehicle operating in a reckless manner drove through the parking lot squealing its tires. An officer advised the driver to slow down and that he was going the wrong way, but he ignored the officer and continued out the entrance on the east side of the building. The officer went into the building for the complaint he was originally called for and employees advised the vehicle, a red Chevrolet, did it all the time and one driver even drove through the drive-thru almost striking some kids as they were leaving. They requested officers watch the lot when they can.
– At 2;32 p.m. Saturday, police responded to the 300 block of West State regarding a report of a female in the restroom not acting right and when the caller observed the same female at the corner of Lundy and State being arrested they felt something was wrong. A syringe was found on top of the trash in the trash can and it was placed in an evidence tube and brought to the police department for processing.
– At 9:34 a.m. Saturday, police responded to the 800 block of North Ellsworth where the complainant advised the driver’s side window of the business van was smashed out with a piece of concrete over night.
– Police responded to the 1200 block of South Lundy at 11:56 a.m. Saturday where the complainant advised three young males, two without shirts and the other with red shorts, fled going eastbound on Euclid They had gathered several pieces of corrugated steel siding and place it in the woods by the road. When the complainant asked what they were doing, they ran off. An auxiliary officer observed them at Lincoln and Euclid and they had nothing with them. It was unknown where they material came from. Police checked were unable to locate any missing siding.
– At 8:45 a.m. Saturday, police found two baggies of possible narcotics at the corner of Lincoln and Sixth. They were taken to the police department to be tested.
– At 8:04 a.m. Saturday, police responded to the 600 block of East Fifth where a bird bath was knocked over.
At 9:44 a.m. Saturday, police responded to the 400 block of West Pershing where a man said someone removed a postal package from his front porch that had $60 in merchandise in it.
Police
Center Township
– O’Reily Auto employee Samantha Gregory reported on Sept. 11 that a customer came in the day before and threatened the store manager. Police contacted the customer and warned him not to come back onto the property.
– An anonymous caller reported on Sept. 11 there was drug activity going on near the bike trail on Logtown Road. Police checked the area but found no one.
– Robert Powell reported on Sept. 12 he signed the title to his 2000 Pontiac to a man who was supposed to pay for the vehicle but he never paid. Police told Powell to contact his attorney as it is a civil matter.
– Police were called to the area of Saltwell Road and state Route 164 on Sept. 12 for a report that a vehicle had the rear window smashed out. Police spoke with Shawna Prunell who said she was southbound on state Route 164 and turning onto Saltwell Road when a silver Buick threw an object and smashed the window out of her 2013 Chevy Equinox. The matter is under investigation.
– Selena M. Vasko, 51, North Market Street, Lisbon, was charged with marked lanes and driving under OVI suspension following a traffic stop near Dunkin Donuts on state Route 45 Friday.
POLICE
County Sheriff
Jerry Chestnut, McCallister Road, Lisbon, reported at 1 p.m. Saturday his child’s mother, Alicia Bailey, and her husband Timothy Hicks were at his home when he returned from work, and Bailey approached his vehicle and demanded to see their child, of whom he has full custody. Chestnut told a deputy that he told Bailey she did not need to be there as he had a protection order against her. He then went into the home, and his mother, Lana Chestnut, went outside to talk to Bailey, who again demanded to see the child. His mother told her she could not without his permission, at which point he came back outside onto the porch and told Bailey to leave or he would call the sheriff’s office. She refused to leave but then did leave when he called the department.
Highway Patrol
– Steve J. Zumerling, 75, Cortland, was eastbound on state Route 154 in Elkrun Township at 8:20 a.m. Friday and went off the right side and his motorcycle overturned onto its side. Zumerling reported he was attempting to avoid contact with a westbound pickup truck that had gone left of center when he went off the road. The truck continued on. No citations were issued.
– Jerry L. Lewis, 71, Malvern, was westbound on Rochester Road in West Township at 7:42 p.m. Tuesday and struck Kimberly S. Merrick, 57, Sandy Springs Road, Minerva, who was stopped in the road. Lewis was cited for assured clear distance.
– Martin M. Merrick, 18, Sandy Springs Road, Minerva, was westbound on Rochester Road in West Township at 5:50 p.m. Tuesday and attempting to turn into a driveway access when Alan D. Peterson, 62, Ridge Road, Minerva, failed to stop in time and passed Merrick in a hazardous zone on the left striking Merrick before going off the left side of the road into a ditch and through a fence and overturned and was ejected from the motorcycle. Peterson was cited for assured clear distance and taken to Canton Aultman Hospital with serious injuries.
Columbiana
– A woman reported at 6 a.m. Friday there was a white car in the area of Woodland Avenue the last few days and a group of teenagers inside appeared to be passing around a bag of drugs. Police checked the area and found a white a vehicle but no one was inside.
– A Circle K employee reported at 1:37 p.m. Friday someone attempted to make a purchase at the store with a stolen credit card.
– Sue Berger, South Cross Street, reported at 8:34 p.m. Friday someone was open burning in the area near the underpass. Police checked but did not find anything.
– A man reported at 11:11 p.m. Friday he was behind someone who was possibly drunk and driving westbound on state Route 14. Police checked and found the driver was distracted by a GPS system.
– A woman reported at 2 p.m. Saturday a barn was on fire on County Line Road. The fire department was notified.
– A woman reported at 2:44 p.m. Saturday someone was possibly working on a gas line next door to her home on Union Street and she was worried because she could smell gas in the alley between the homes. Police stood by until Columbia Gas arrived. A second report of a gas smell in the same area was received at about the same time.
Salem
– Jeffrey A. Carl, 57, Salem, was cited for assured clear distance ahead following a three-vehicle crash at West Pershing Street and South Howard Avenue at 8:30 a.m. Thursday in which he was eastbound and failed to stop for traffic, striking the rear of a vehicle driven by Darrel D. Criss, 68, Salem, and causing a chain reaction. No injuries were reported.
– An officer responded to the 2900 block of East State Street where a man reported finding recently purchased items missing from his unlocked vehicle.
– An Eighth Street resident reported at 1:06 p.m. Friday that someone overnight had slashed a back tire on his truck.
– An officer responded to an East Fourth Street home at 2:12 p.m. Friday where a woman reported entering the home where her estranged husband lives to retrieve some personal belongings and found 10 bottles of pills that did not belong to him, as well as mail from various locations.
– Officers responded to a fight in the 100 block of West Pershing Street at 4:01 p.m. Friday and found it be verbal. A person involved was told they were no longer welcome at the residence.
– An East Sixth Street resident reported at 6:33 p.m. Friday that her son had gotten into an altercation with some friends and ran home to tell her about it. When he returned his bicycle was missing, she said. The friends told officers that a man in a black hoody had taken the bike and started walking north, but officers were unable to find the man or the bike.
– Officers responded to an apartment in the 200 block of East Third Street at 11:53 p.m. Friday where a resident was attempting to evict a roommate without following the proper procedure. The resident was advised how to evict the roommate.
– A man flagged down a patrolling officer in the area of South Lincoln Avenue and Franklin Street at 12:29 a.m. Saturday to report that he had been struck by a vehicle while attempting to turn his bicycle north onto Sharp Avenue off Prospect Street. The vehicle fled the scene, he said. The man was treated by first responders and transported by ambulance to the Salem hospital emergency room.
– Gilbert W. Cannon III, 39, 165 Chris Ave. C1, Washingtonville, was charged with driving under suspension and hit/skip after officers responded to the area of North Broadway Avenue and East Fourth Street at 1:13 a.m. Saturday where a man on a motorcycle reported a vehicle had struck him from behind then fled the area.
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– Dan Greathouse, Hunters Camp Road, Center Township, reported a brick was thrown through his truck windshield Wednesday night.
– Curtis Jackson of Lisbon reported Wednesday a 48-foot long trailer was stolen from PWS Welding, East Liverpool Road, Madison Township. Curtis said the trailer was there to be reconditioned and was left out for him to pick up, but he was on vacation.
– Deputies were called to the property of Eric Adams, Teegarden Road, Salem Township, at 8:27 p.m. Thursday after Charles Wilson reported he saw three people there attempting to load a riding mower into a minivan. Wilson, who lives next door, was watching his neigbor’s property because it had been broken into before. He ordered the trio to put the mower back in the garage and tried to block them in with his vehicle, but the woman drove the van around him but not before he got the license plate number. The only things found missing at this point were two floor jacks.
Lisbon
– Police responded to a domestic dispute at the home of Paul Myers, North Vine Street, at 12:44 p.m. Sept. 11. Myers said his girlfriend was trying to steal his phone and he called police before things got out of hand. Police spoke to Angie McElroy, who said she just wanted the phone to call her mother to pick her up. She called her mother and left with her.
– Police were asked to check on the welfare of a resident at Apple Grove apartments at 1:29 p.m. Thursday. The person was not home.
– Paul Myers, North Vine Street, called at 2:21 p.m. Thursday to say his girlfriend, Angie McElroy, was back causing problems after having moved out. Myers said she was trying to get in the house to remove items and each time she screams and yells at him. McElroy said she is living at a woman’s shelter and was trying to retrieve her daughter’s clothing, although the daughter was staying with Myers, who is her father, every other night. She was told not to come back unless police are present and not to try getting into the home by climbing in windows.
– Paul Myers, North Vine Street, called at 9 a.m. Friday to report Angie McElroy was trying to climb in his through a window. While there, McElroy asked if she could resume staying at the house, and Myers agreed.
– A clerk at the Days Inn reported Wednesday a vehicle had been parked in the lot for the past two weeks. The vehicle was registered to a man from Washington, Pa., and the plates had expired in 2013. Police found the person’s address and called the home phone and left a message.
– Angel Shasteen, Graham Street, reported Sept. 11 a Kodak digital camera was missing from her home, and this occurred after her daughter had some male friends at the residence.
– Rick Eells, West Washington Street, reported Tuesday a weed trimmer worth $200 was stolen from his trailer.
– Greg Kidder reported Wednesday someone vandalized his grandmother’s van again. Bonnie Kidder lives on East Pine Street Extension, and this time the rubber was pulled from the wiper blades.
– Scott Rudder called the police department dispatching screaming about Tim Wamsley at 7:18 a.m. Sep. 1. Rudder said Wamsley was talking to his friends while at Smith Oil and he did not like that. Rudder said they have protection orders against each other.
Liverpool Township
– Officers were called Wednesday night to the area of Sherwood Avenue and Boring Lane for someone lying in the road. They found a man holding another man to the ground, saying he was found on the roadway, not acting normally. Christopher J. Halfhill, 19, Independence Square, Wellsville, was speaking incoherently and became threatening and had to be restrained in handcuffs, according to reports. Tri-County ambulance paramedics arrived and determined he needed medical care, and while placing Halfhill on the gurney, they found a baggie of green vegetable matter in his pocket. He was transported to East Liverpool City Hospital. Officers charged Halfhill with possession of marijuana.
St. Clair Township
– Responding Thursday night to a landlord-tenant dispute on state Route 267, officers reported finding Theresa M. Minium, 50, highly intoxicated, lying on the porch of her landlord, Dan Cunningham, whose house is on the same property as her rental unit. Cunningham told them she had come to his house drunk, complaining about her apartment and punched him in the lip. Minium then fell over a chair, breaking it. Officers advised her to go home and not return to Cunningham’s residence, but they were called back a short time later. Cunningham advised Minium had come around the house and tried to punch him again but had fallen to the concrete patio. She was charged with disorderly conduct/intoxication.
Salem
– Police responded to the 2100 block of Monroe Street at 7:06 a.m. Friday where the complainant advised a blue-gray mountain bike was taken from the carport. A short time later while on patrol an officer located the bike in the 500 block of South Broadway Avenue and contacted the complainant to possession of it.
– At 7:27 a.m. Friday, police responded to the 200 block of West13th Street where the complainant advised someone entered their vehicle overnight and stole a Garmin GPS and $2 in change.
– A security guard at the hospital turned over a wallet that was found in front of the hospital at 7:25 a.m. Thursday and the owner recovered it at the police station.
– At 11:46 p.m. Thursday police responded to the 100 block of North Madison Avenue for a possible prowler and observed a vehicle in the O’Reilly’s parking lot but it was unoccupied and no one was around.
– Police responded to the hospital at 12:49 a.m. where ambulance personnel requested assistance with a suicidal person. A female was combative with hospital staff and she was restrained before police arrived.
– At 1:44 a.m. Friday, police responded to the 200 block of East Third Street for a domestic dispute with two people arguing about their relationship. The said everything was OK and were advised to keep the noise down.
– Police responded to the 800 block of South Lincoln Avenue at 10:08 p.m. Thursday for a report of suspicious activity and a large raccoon was attempting to gain entry to the residence and left.
– At 9:51 p.m. Thursday, police responded to the 1300 block of South Lincoln Avenue where the complainant advised her doors and windows were locked and was unsure how the residence was entered. The complainant seemed confused and unsure of what was missing.
– At 6:43 p.m. Thursday, police responded to the 200 block of West State Street regarding a shoplifting complaint. Jennifer L. Starcher, 1262 Andrew Ave., was charged with theft, and the store manager said she concealed $6.50 in batteries in her purse and left without paying. She was taken to the county jail.
– At 4:50 p.m. Thursday, police responded to the 100 block of North Union Avenue where the complainant advised someone called saying they were from the IRS and requested money. It was a scam and the complainant was advised of the options.
– Police investigated a two-vehicle accident at South Union Avenue and Maple Street at 7:52 a.m. Thursday where the vehicle operated by Rhonda L. Nolan, 1240 Southeast Blvd., was northbound on South Union and stopped at Maple Street. She proceeded and the vehicle operated by Penny Adams, 190 Old Coach Lane, was eastbound on Maple and struck her vehicle. She said she didn’t see the stop sign because of the sun. Nolan and her passenger, Nicole Nolan, 1260 Southeast Blvd., were taken to the hospital and Adams reported no injuries and was cited for a stop sign violation.
– At 11:13 a.m. Thursday, police responded to the 600 block of Park Avenue where the complainant advised that someone was constantly texting her phone from a private number. She had already changed her number and the incident is under investigation.
– At 10:52 a.m. Thursday, police responded to the hospital where a mental patient left before being discharged and was located near Centennial Park. He thought the visit was concluded and he was taken back to the hospital and the staff was advised to call the police department if there were further problems.
Perry Township
– Police received a complaint at 5:22 a.m. Friday from a woman who advised she was discriminated against while at a local business in the 1900 block of North Ellsworth Avenue. From what the complainant reported the officer advised it did not sound like discrimination but if she felt wronged she should call the Better Business Bureau.
– At 3:30 a.m. Friday, police responded to a complaint of coyotes roaming around a house in the area of Brookview Manor. Police made several passes through the neighborhood and spotlighted between the residence but were unable to locate any animals.
– At 8:54 p.m. Thursday, while at the Circle K in the 1800 block of South Lincoln Avenue, a motorist reported a possible intoxicated driver weaving in the northbound lane of South Lincoln Avenue who turned into the Circle K. Police spoke to the driver who claimed to be lost but he was not intoxicated. He was advised of the complaint and provided directions back to Poland.
– At 8:49 p.m. Thursday, police spoke with a complainant on the phone in reference to a phone scam with a man claiming to be with the IRS and advising the complainant that he owed money and a warrant was out for his arrest. The complainant wanted it documented.
– At 5:42 p.m. Thursday, a motorist advised that a suspicious vehicle followed them from U.S. 62 and began blowing their horn continuously as the complainant drove to their residence. Once there, the vehicle pulled into a neighbor’s driveway and began to video the complainant, stating that they would be seeing them again. Since the complainant did not know the person, they wanted a report on file.
– Police were called by a resident in the 2000 block of Goshen Road at 7:05 p.m. Thursday about alleged prowlers on their property after dark. The caller was advised to contact the police when they hear the prowlers on the property and police would respond to handle the subjects.
– Police were requested to assist a state trooper at the KSU-Salem Campus at 4:53 p.m. Thursday regarding an irate person parking in the parking lot. An officer arrived and the state trooper advised everything was under control.
– While on patrol at 4:16 p.m. Thursday, police came across a commercial van pulled halfway into a drive on Plymouth Place at Old Coach Land and the back end was in the southbound lane of travel. The delivery person advised that he parked that way due to the incline of the driveway and was requested to remove the vehicle from the lane of travel.
– At 3:49 p.m. Thursday, police responded to the 300 block of Pidgeon Road for a complaint of vehicles parking on the complainant’s property while visiting a garage sale. The vehicle was gone before an officer arrived.
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County Sheriff
– Floyd Gilmore, Center Avenue, Lisbon, reported at 6:42 p.m. Wednesday Robert Gauntt’s ex-girlfriend, Sarah Drye, is homeless. Drye and two other men came to Gilmore’s trailer carrying all their belongings and stating they were moving in. Gilmore and Gauntt went to the sheriff’s department to file a report and deputies followed them to Gilmore’s home. Neighbors said Drye was across the street at another trailer. She said she had already moved out of Gilmore’s and was living there, where she reportedly had permission to stay. Deputies found Drye had a warrant for failure to appear and she was taken into custody.
Lisbon
– An employee at the Days Inn reported there was an occupied vehicle in the parking lot at 12:48 a.m. Thursday and it had been there for the past 30 minutes or so. Just as police arrived the employee reported the vehicle occupant was staying at the hotel.
– A cement truck was dumping a small trail of cement as it traveled on North Market Street at 6:34 p.m. Sept. 10. While checking into it the cement company returned to clean up what they had dropped.
East Palestine
– Police learned Monday that sometime in mid or late August five kids broke into the John Reid Memorial Stadium concession stands and stole concession items. The same five kids, two from East Palestine, and three from Springfield Local, broke into the concession stand in the afternoon of Sunday, Sept. 6. Police are in contact with school administration of both districts to determine punishment.
– Police spoke with Dakota Lockard and Tyler Coe at 4 p.m. Monday in regard to harassing text messages from Michael Knight. Police spoke with Knight and the matter was resolved.
Columbiana
– Autumn Davis reported at 2:23 a.m. Wednesday a truck pulled into Sunoco too fast. Police went to gas station to see if the truck would do it again but did not see the truck make any traffic violations.
– Ryan Agostini, South Cross Street, reported theft of property at 3:10 p.m. Wednesday.
– A woman reported at 1:16 p.m. Wednesday someone had possibly tripped on some orange string on the sidewalk in front of the plaza on South Main Street. Police checked and found the string was possibly debris left over from the street fair and was posing no danger to anyone.
– Elaine Hostetler reported at 4:28 p.m. Wednesday one of the tenants at 335 W. Salem St. had a bicycle stolen.
East Liverpool
– A vehicle driven by Marianna Milajecki, 68, Sunset Boulevard, Wellsville, was struck Thursday morning from the rear by a vehicle driven by Nahid A. Seder, 52, Canfield while both were on the state Route 11 on-ramp. According to reports, Milajecki slowed to yield to on-coming traffic when Seder struck her. No injuries or citations were reported.
Wellsville
– Skip Daniels, Wood Street, reported damage to the main and back doors of his home, possibly caused by two people he identified to officers.
– Responding Tuesday morning to Independence Square for a report of a domestic dispute, officers could hear raised voices. Kelly Emmerling, 53, and Heidi Wheeler, 38, had both been drinking, according to reports. Neither would answer officers when asked the problem, and neither claimed injury. Emmerling was given a ride to his home in East Liverpool and advised not to return that night.
– A manager at McDonald’s called to report a woman left her purse in the restaurant and, when he opened it to find identification, he found a syringe. When officers arrived, the owner of the purse, Brianne Flaherty, was walking out the door. Asked if there was anything inside her purse that should concern police, she agreed there was, and officers reported finding a burnt spoon, lighter, napkin and empty syringe. Flaherty denied using the items inside McDonald’s, saying, “No, I used yesterday.” She was charged and released. The specific charge was not listed on reports, which also did not include an age or address for Flaherty.
– Officers were called to Gibby’s Mini Mart on Clark Avenue, where Davonte Gist, no age or address listed, backed into a truck driven by Karen Torvill, no age or address listed. The accident occurred on private property and both parties were advised to exchange insurance information.
– Logan Curtis, New Manchester, W.Va., reported he parked his father’s vehicle in the McDonald’s parking lot while working and someone struck the passenger side then left the scene. The accident was not caught on video surveillance cameras.
Salem
– Police responded to the 300 block of Washington at 7:26 a.m. Thursday for and located a suspicious person standing next to a residence who appeared as if he needed medical attention. The person was taken to the hospital by ambulance.
– At 7:13 a.m. Thursday, police responded to the 800 block of Homewood where the complainant advised a flat-screen TV was stolen from the sun porch in the middle of the night. The incident is under investigation.
– At 5:50 a.m. Thursday, police responded to the State and Lincoln area for a report of an intoxicated driver and checked the area, but were unable to locate a vehicle matching the description.
– Police responded to the 500 block of North Lincoln Avenue at 2:47 am. for a dispute between a boyfriend and girlfriend. He was upset over her being out drinking all night when they have a child at home. There was no physical violence and they were advised to keep the noise down.
– At 3:10 a.m. Thursday, police responded to the 400 block of South Lincoln and delivered a message at the request of the Lowellville Police regarding recovered property.
– At 8:03 p.m. Wednesday, police responded to the 100 block of North Ellsworth and took Lisa D. Beck of 175 N. Ellsworth Avenue into custody on an outstanding warrant for assault. She was turned over to a sheriff’s deputy.
– At 7:23 p.m. Wednesday, police responded to the 500 block of East Fourth where the complainant advised there was a vehicle in the parking lot that didn’t belong there. An officer advised that it could be towed.
– At 7:10 p.m. Wednesday, police responded to the 1200 block of Jennings where the complainant advised that several hundred dollars was missing from his gun safe. The only other person with a key was his roommate and police advised they would contact him.
– At 6:44 p.m. Wednesday, police responded to the 400 block of New Garden for a hit skip accident during the day and the complainant was issued a report number.
– At 5:47 p.m. Wednesday, police responded to the railroad crossing at West Pershing for a report of a juvenile climbing on the crossing gate. He was located and acknowledged it and was advised he could be charged with criminal trespassing and to stay off railroad property. The juvenile said he understood and was sent on his way.
Perry Township
– Police were advised by a resident in the 1500 block of Grant Street at 10:47 p.m. Wednesday that sometime after 6:30 p.m. a person opened the gate on his porch and removed a Doberman dog. The front door was also open but nothing appeared to be missing.
– Police responded to the 1100 block West Perry Street at 8:45 p.m. for a report of a woman yelling. Police contacted the woman who said everything was OK and she had been arguing with a man on the phone. She was advised to keep the noise the down.
– At 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, police spoke to a woman who advised of possible misuse or theft of a credit card. She said she knows the person who used the card and will provide a bank statements and surveillance footage from the bank ATM where the money was withdrawn. The incident is under investigation.
– Kathleen Schuster, 1118 E. 9th St., Salem, was stopped at the red light on South Lincoln at the bypass at about 9 a.m. when she was rear-ended by a John Deere tractor driven by Jared D. Van Pelt, 13189 Columbiana-Canfield Road, Columbiana, who said his foot slipped from the brake. Van Pelt was cited for assured clear distance.
– Virginia T. Best of Waynesville, N.C., was stopped on U.S. 62 at state Route 45 at about 5 p.m. Wednesday waiting to turn when she was rear-ended by a vehicle driven by Jeremy V. Corbisello, 1266 Hampton Place, Salem, who was cited for assured clear distance.
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– Justin Hannum, Willow Drive, Wellsville, reported at 10:30 p.m. Tuesday his wife’s friend, Trisha Willis, had been staying with them and she was allowed to drive their 2016 Chevy Cruze. But now she had left with it for three weeks and would not return it. Deputies called and left Willis a message, then she called Hannum to tell him she is bringing his vehicle back.
– An AT&T employee identified only as Dan reported at 10:52 a.m. Tuesday someone stole 750 feet of 200-pair telephone cable from Sprucevale Road sometime overnight. The cable sheath was found stripped out in a neighboring cornfield.
– Melissa Polussy, state Route 45, Wellsville, reported her fifth-grade child was punched in the eye during recess at Southern Local, causing a black eye. Polussy said the incident was in retaliation for telling the teacher the other student was kicking the ball at her child too hard. The school was handling the situation, but she wanted a report on file.
Highway Patrol
– Steven A. Wright, 54, Mick Road, Wellsville, and David A. Heddleston, 87, Cornell Avenue, East Liverpool, were westbound on Y&O Road in St. Clair Township at 10 a.m. Tuesday and Wright was rear-ended by Heddleston, who was cited for assured clear distance.
– David D. Reed, 56, Mountz Road, Salem, and Scott E. Noling, 54, North Market Street, Minerva, were eastbound on state Route 45 in Perry Township at 1:35 p.m. Monday and Noling struck Reed from behind. Noling was cited for assured clear distance.
– Thad S. Houser, 46, West South Range Road, Salem, was southbound on state Route 170 in Middleton Township at 9:45 a.m. Monday and hit a deer.
– Kierstyn S. Bates, 23, Grimms Bridge Road, East Liverpool, was westbound on state Route 517 in Fairfield Township at 8:30 a.m. Monday and went off the right edge of the road into a ditch. She was cited for failure to control.
Lisbon
– Greg Kidder reported Friday someone vandalized his grandmother’s van. His grandmother, Bonnie Kidder, lives on East Pine Street Extension, and her wiper blade was bent. This is the fifth time something like this has happened, and Mr. Kidder has seen people running from the property in the evening.
– Barry James of the cemetery board reported Monday three small granite doors worth $20 each were missing from the columbarium, the structure at the cemetery where people pay to have urns stored.
– Police responded to a report of a suspicious person at the county Emergency Management Agency property at 7 p.m. Sept. 2. Police found a man on the grass and he said he was just resting. The man stood up and resumed walking to his home on Washington Street.
– Cheryl Mundy reportedly backed into a vehicle driven by John K. Hammit as he pulled to the produce stand at the corner of North Market and East Pine at 4:55 p.m. Sept. 8. Hammit’s 2013 Verano sustained damage to its side fender and tire rim.
Columbiana
– A Waste Management employee turned in a wallet at 8:14 a.m. Tuesday that they found in an alley behind Circle K. The wallet was returned to the owner.
– A man reported at 10 a.m. Tuesday a semi lost part of its load near the high school.
– Marcia Botch of Boardman reported at 10:20 a.m. Tuesday jewelry and other items she had taken to Kimpel’s Jewelry on consignment some time ago were never paid for or returned to the owners.
– A Fairfield Animal Hospital employee reported at 11 a.m. Tuesday a bad check was written by Kimberly Seabrook of Austintown for $146.70.
– A woman reported at 12:18 p.m. Tuesday a cement truck was blocking all of 7th Street and she couldn’t get past. Police found the road was passable and the crew advised they would be done shortly.
– A Sparkle Market employee reported at 3:35 p.m. Tuesday they received a $100 bill that was possibly counterfeit.
– John Petro of Columbiana reported at 4:56 p.m. Tuesday Cathy Lipe struck the east face of the 7&14 truck stop when trying to park.
– Kristen Dunn, South Main Street, reported at 5:28 p.m. Tuesday someone ransacked her home and stole Xbox games.
– A Fairfield School Road woman reported at 6:28 p.m. Tuesday the daughters of her deceased roommate were trying to kick her out and got in her face and threatened her. Police spoke with both parties and advised of the eviction process.
– A man reported at 6:45 a.m. Tuesday bailing twine was stretched down Fairfield School Road due to an earlier traffic incident. Police checked and found no problems.
– A man requested at 6:56 p.m. Tuesday police stand by for a city council meeting.
– Sandy Keifer, East Park Street, reported at 8:34 p.m. Tuesday someone broke into her house through a window and stole a purse.
– The East Palestine Police Department requested mutual aid for a structure fire at 5488 state Route 7 at 8:42 p.m. Tuesday.
– James Nulf, Lisbon Street, reported at 11:26 p.m. Tuesday he could hear someone rummaging around in his back yard. Police checked but found no one there.
East Liverpool
– Officers responded to a Needham Street for a report of a man threatening to kill his girlfriend and himself with a gun. A neighbor was receiving texts from inside the house from the girlfriend, Angela Conrad, enabling officers to obtain necessary information about where everyone was located and the weapons involved. Officers were able to enter the house and immobilize Dameon V. Lovett, 35, who was on the couch with his 9-month-old child. He was reportedly intoxicated and thanked officers for coming to get him to take him to jail, “because somebody was going to die.” A loaded .380-caliber semi-automatic gun was recovered. Conrad told police he had repeatedly threatened to kill her and pointed it at his own head. She said he refused to allow her to leave the house. At some point Conrad was able to remove the magazine from the weapon, and Lovett reportedly pulled the trigger several times, causing an audible clicking sound, after which he advised her, “I still have one bullet, (expletive).” Police found the firearm had been stolen from New Cumberland, W.Va. Lovett was charged with domestic violence and using a weapon while intoxicated, with other charges to be presented to the grand jury, according to reports.
– County sheriff’s deputies and Detective John Headley were looking for two men Monday who had been charged with felony indictments. A call was made to the police department that two suspicious males were hiding in a yard on Green Lane. Patrolman Don Fickes approached from the front of the residence and saw the two men poking their heads out. When they saw Fickes, the men ran and tried hiding on the ground near a retaining wall and some shrubbery. With guns drawn, officers surrounded the area and took Cody E. McDole, 18, Main Street, Wellsville, and Daniel L. Wilcox, 19, Laurel Lane into custody. The two men are charged with kidnapping in relation to a case involving a 7-year-old boy they are accused of taking to a third man who hoped to have sexual relations with the child.
– Responding to Wilbert Avenue for a dispute, officers spoke to Lyndell Martin, 31, Cleveland, and Jenna Alvarez, the occupant, who reportedly had been in an argument. Martin had an active warrant for driving under suspension and was taken into custody.
– A vehicle driven by Jordan A. Wilson, 22, Ohio Avenue, reportedly struck the rear of another driven by Maryann Golink, 53, Wampum, Pa. who was stopped in an intersection. No injuries or citations were reported.
– While northbound on Jefferson Street, Robert E. Miller, 47, West Fourth Street, slowed for a stop sign but continued through the intersection at West Fifth Street and was struck by a vehicle driven by Cindy A. McBride, 55, Yuma Trail, Negley, who had stopped at the stop sign while westbound on West Fifth. No injuries or charges were reported.
– Scott A. Smith, 53, Pine Hollow Road, Youngstown, was southbound on Elizabeth Street when he stopped to negotiate a turn and his 48-foot tanker was struck from the rear by a vehicle driven by Charles A. Moore, 29, May Street. No charges or injuries were reported.
St. Clair Township
– While on patrol, an officer reported finding damage to traffic control signs and guardrails at the Summit Square Plaza, apparently from a semi truck. The damage was reported to the county engineer’s office.
– Rebecca Buren, Dome Street, reported her son’s Social Security number stolen by a person she knows, resulting in unpaid loans and lines of credit that have damaged his identity.
– Karen Bertschy, Poplar Street, reported her ex-boyfriend keeps sending her emails and had come to her home, but she doesn’t want him around. Her son told officers he was the one who called the ex-boyfriend to help him do something, of which Bertschy was unaware. She reiterated to officers she does not want him bothering her anymore.
– Robert O. Birch, Sprucevale Road, reported a woman he knows took a set of keys from his car, which was parked at a friend’s house and he asked for assistance from police. They tried twice to contact the woman, to no avail. A report will be on file in the event Birch wants to file charges against her.
– Dispatched to Glenn Street for a reported of an assault, officers spoke to Jenna Lynn Barnhart, 25, who said she and her boyfriend were in an argument that led to each assaulting the other. The boyfriend, not identified in reports, corroborated her account. Barnhart went to the hospital for minor injuries to her arm, lip and hand, but the boyfriend declined treatment. Both were advised how to contact the law director if they wish to file charges.
– Responding to the Chatterbox Tanning Salon on Irish Ridge Road for a dispute, officers spoke with two employees who said the owner had not paid them for quite some time and they had been advised by a state inspector the business is not licensed as a tanning salon and should not be opened. They said they could face penalties due to it continuing to operate, so they decided to quit, but the owner locked them out and would not allow them to retrieve their belongings. After speaking to the owner, officers reported the employees retrieved their things.
– Officers responded to a Huston Road residence where a woman was incoherent, repeatedly picking up the phone and taking instructions from President Barack Obama. She agreed to go to the hospital for evaluation.
– Douglas Gill, 34, address not listed, reported being assaulted by a man he knows in a driveway on Duke Road.
Salem
– A motorist driving south on New Garden Avenue at 3:45 p.m. Wednesday reported a male juvenile threw something at his vehicle, hitting it. There was no damage and he went back to try and talk to the person who had run off.
– At 8:47 a.m. Wednesday, police responded to the 900 block of South Lincoln Avenue where the complainant advised her garage was broken into overnight and items were taken from her son’s vehicle. The incident is under investigation.
– At 9:55 a.m. Wednesday, police responded to the 700 block of West State Street where the complainant said that a man she works with had his private parts out when she walked over to his vehicle to engage in a conversation. Information will be forwarded to the county prosecutor.
– Police responded to the 800 block of Elm Street at 11:41 a.m. Wednesday where the complainant found that locks on a storage unit that was three months in arrears were cut and items were removed. The complainant attempted to contact the owner for the past-due payments but was unable to locate him.
– Police responded to the 600 block of Park Avenue at 1:24 p.m. Wednesday where the complainant received threatening text messages from her daughter’s ex-boyfriend.
– At 2 p.m. Wednesday, police responded to the 100 block of North Ellsworth Avenue where first responders and an ambulance crew found the female resident was deceased. The coroner and a family member were called and the body was transported to the hospital.
– At 3:44 p.m. Tuesday, police responded to the 1800 block of East State Street where a bank employee advised a person attempted to pass a forged check. The incident is under investigation.
– At 6:39 a.m. Wednesday, police responded to the 800 block of Summit Street where the complainant advised an unattended vehicle was running in the street. Police shut it off and secured the keys and the owner approached and was advised of the dangers of leaving an unattended vehicle running.
– At 10:02 p.m. Tuesday, police in the 100 block of South Ellsworth Avenue observed a vehicle with a broken taillight lens and then observed the vehicle go through a red light at E. State St. and S. Ellsworth Ave. During a traffic stop the driver was warned about the stop light. After obtaining permission to search the vehicle, police found a napkin filled with pills and they were taken into evidence with possible charges pending.
– At complainant was on station at 8:16 p.m. Tuesday, regarding drug paraphernalia that was located in a taxi cab. The items were taken and disposed of.
– At 7:34 p.m. Tuesday, police responded to the 400 block of Park Avenue where the complainant advised that a large amount of money had possibly been taken from the residence. Information was gathered and the incident was turned over to detectives.
– At 6:50 p.m. Tuesday, police responded to the 700 block of Superior Avenue where the complainant advised she and a juvenile argued about skateboarding in the street. They were advised it was prohibited and were advised of the options.
– At 6:48 p.m. Tuesday, police responded to the 800 block of New Garden Avenue where the complainant was upset with the neighbors fire and the amount of smoke it was producing. The fire department had left prior to police arriving and the complainant wanted the event logged.
– At 5:29 p.m. Tuesday, police responded to the 500 block of Woodland Avenue to assist the fire department first responders and an ambulance.
Perry Township
– At 3 a.m. Wednesday, police were requested to assist Goshen Township police to enter a stolen vehicle stopped eastbound on state Route 14F near the Mahoning County line. Police assisted after the driver was taken into custody with checking the vehicle for any other passengers with none being found.
– At 2:15 p.m. Tuesday, police were investigating a two-vehicle accident at the intersection of South Lincoln Avenue and state Route 45.
– At 1:22 p.m. Tuesday, police conducted a traffic stop in the Circle K parking lot on South Lincoln Avenue for fictitious plates and found the driver, Robert J. Daugherty, 610 W. State St., had an active warrant for failure to appear for OVI out of the county sheriff’s office. He was taken into custody and a deputy responded to the scene.
Lisbon
– The fire department responded to a reported brush fire on Fairfield School Road near Morris Road at 7:20 p.m. Tuesday. Firefighters found an old house trailer that was being burned to the ground, but no one was around. The fire was extinguished by the fire department. The property is reportedly owned by Gerald Smith, according to the county auditor’s website.
– The fire department was called to the Allay Senior Center on Pendleton Street in regard to a natural gas odor in the basement at 1:02 a.m. Monday.
Police
County Sheriff
– Sean Cusick, East Chestnut Street, Lisbon, reported at 4:55 p.m. Monday he saw a man in a black Chevy pickup parked on a property on Trinity Church Road. He gave deputies the license plate number. Cusick did not find anything missing or damaged at the property.
– Dave Graft, state Route 344, Columbiana, reported at 8:48 a.m. Monday sometime overnight someone broke into his business 344 Auto Sales, Columbiana. The door had been forced open, but he did not believe anything was missing.
– Greg Eskra, state Route 344, Columbiana, reported at 8:09 a.m. Monday someone broke into his business, Diamond Cut, overnight and about $107 was taken from a cash drawer.
– Justin Andric, Logtown Road, Lisbon, reported at 5:21 p.m. Monday, Bobby Cochran had come to his property and Andric told him to leave. While leaving, Cochran reportedly threatened to run Andric over with his Jeep and then to shoot him. The dispute is reportedly over items stolen from Andric’s property recently.
– Audrea Farnsworth, Hillcrest Road, Wellsville, reported at 5:25 p.m. Monday someone stole her checkbook and three Walmart gift cards totaling $150 from her purse at some point. She last saw them at Walmart when she made the purchase.
– Norfolk-Southern Railroad employees reported two people sitting near the tracks near the Adams Road trestle in Unity Township at 8:37 p.m. Monday. Deputies checked the area, but did not find anyone there.
Highway Patrol
– Russell D. Lightner Jr., 36, Foundry Hill Road, Salineville, was eastbound on East Liverpool Road in Madison Township at 4:50 p.m. Monday and went off the right side into a ditch and a culvert pipe. He was cited for driving under suspension and failure to control.
– Sierra B. Burkey, 23, Camelot Drive, Columbiana, was southbound on state Route 170 in Middleton Township at 8:50 a.m. Monday and went off the right side into a sign. She was cited for failure to control.
– Leo A. Hicks, 54, South Glenview Lane, Leetonia, was eastbound on U.S. 62 in Butler Township at 5:58 p.m. Sunday and hit a deer.
– Melinda Marie Richey, 21, Adams Road, East Palestine, was northbound on Pleasant Drive in Unity Township at 5 p.m. Friday and Millard D. Walker, 78, South Pleasant Drive, East Palestine, was southbound and their vehicles sideswiped one another. No citations were issued due to lack of evidence.
– Darleen Sinsley, 59, Beloit, was northbound on 12th Street in Knox Township at 4 p.m. Friday and Christopher M. McKinney, 27, Center Road, Homeworth, was eastbound on Center Road and failed to yield from a stop sign and struck Sinsley, who then went off the right side and then off the left side into a ditch. McKinney was cited for failure to yield and Sinsley and his passenger, Walter E. Kidder, 59, Beloit were taken to the Alliance hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
– Jody L. Lopez, 43, Somer Street, Leetonia, and Mason D. Lafferty, 18, McGavern Road, Salineville, were northbound on state Route 164 in Center Township at 3:30 p.m. Friday and Lafferty struck Lopez form behind. Lafferty was cited for assured clear distance.
– Thomas M. Orfin, 68, Cortland, was westbound on state Route 154 in Elkrun Township at 1:40 p.m. Friday and experienced brake failure, ran a stop sign and went off the right side into a building and overturned. He was cited for unsafe vehicle.
– Raymond F. Courtney, 68, 12th Street, Homeworth, was attempting to pull out of his driveway in Knox Township at 5 p.m. Sept. 9 when he saw Gary L. Penny, 60, Winona Road, Homeworth, southbound on 12th Street and attempted to back up into his driveway to avoid a crash but did not make it in time and was struck by Penny. Courtney was cited for right of way.
East Palestine
– Police were called to the El Paso parking lot at 1:43 p.m. Tuesday for a report of a woman going through and removing clothing items from the Planet Aid bin. Police found the woman was an American Home Health Care resident and she was warned that she would be arrested in the future for going through the bin.
Columbiana
– Autumn Davis reported at 2:33 a.m. Tuesday someone in a black Jeep Grand Cherokee turned around in the Dunkin Donuts driveway and then pulled into the front of the drive-thru and parked. Police found the driver had pulled into the lot to take a nap because he was tired.
– A man reported seeing flames south of his home on Old state Route 14. Police checked the area and found the flames were from an oil rig that had permission to burn.
– Jennifer Balint of Hanoverton reported at 8:55 a.m. Tuesday she was receiving threatening phone calls at work.
– Sandra Pedro, Maplewood, reported at 11:20 a.m. Tuesday someone stole her picnic table.
– Diane Hooper, South Main Street, reported at 2:18 p.m. Tuesday some neighbor kids egged her car.
– Kayla Berdine, East Park Avenue, reported at 3:22 p.m. Tuesday she was threatened by her daughter’s father.
– Police recovered bicycle that had possibly been stolen that was found on South Main Street at 3:42 p.m. Tuesday.
– Police found a runaway boy at 3:30 P.M. Tuesday at 140 Middle St.
– William Sherrill, address not listed, reported at 5:13 p.m. Tuesday another man threatened him with a knife following a verbal argument and that the man was headed toward the Marathon gas station. Police spoke with both men and no charges were filed.
– A woman reported at 7:12 p.m. Tuesday two boys were riding up and down East Duquesne Street using foul language. Police spoke with the boys about their language.
– David Algaier, 31, Columbiana, was arrested at 7:25 p.m. Tuesday in the area of South Main and Duquesne streets on a warrant through Erie County, Pa., for cocaine possession.
Lisbon
– Police were called to state Route 45 at 8:43 p.m. Tuesday for a report of a tractor trailer with no working tail lights. The driver was told of the complaint and discovered that his cable was disconnected, and then corrected the problem.
– Police were called to 764 E. Lincoln Way at 10:59 p.m. Tuesday after Michelle Coulter requested Benjamin Kuhlen, her 18-year-old brother be removed as he was making threats toward his mother, Linda Bailey. Police spoke with Bailey who said he son was being belligerent and she told him to leave. Kuhlen was not home when police arrived.
Salem
– A man reported on station at 4:02 p.m. Monday that two men had been harassing him on the sidewalk approximately three hours prior. He was told the incident would be recorded, but advised to report incidents as soon as possible.
– Residents in the 400 block of North Ellsworth Avenue at 5:44 p.m. Monday flagged down an officer to report finding a man digging through a dumpster at their home and said he left with a truck full of items when told to leave. They said they did not care about the items, but did not want anyone on their property without permission.
– An officer responded to gas station in the 900 block of East State Street at 5:57 p.m. Monday where an employee reported finding a spoon with residue and a shoe string while cleaning the bathroom.
– Police responded to a report of two suspicious men in the 500 block of Franklin Avenue at 9:28 p.m. Monday, but were unable to find anyone.
– Officers responded to a Washington Avenue apartment at 12:11 a.m. Tuesday where a woman reported a man had taken $25 from her purse, which the man denied. They were advised to stay away from each other for the night.
– Police responded to an Aetna Street home at 1:16 a.m. Tuesday where the resident said her daughter was refusing to listen to her. She was told how to pursue unruly juvenile charges. The juvenile left with her grandparents for the night.
– Lonnie A. Wilson, 27, 421 Aetna St., Salem, turned himself in at 1:28 a.m. Tuesday on a warrant out of the Alliance Police Department for telecommunications harassment.
– Officers responded to an East Seventh Street home at 1:56 a.m. Tuesday to check on the well being of a woman after her boyfriend reported she had told him she had been assaulted. They were unable to contact anyone at the home. Officers returned to the home at 2:36 a.m. after the boyfriend reported a man called him and said that he was going to assault the woman a second time. They again were unable to hear anything suspicious nor make contact with anyone at the home.
– Police responded to the 500 block of Walnut Street at 4:22 a.m. Tuesday for a report of a suspicious person carrying two bags and walking up to houses. The person was found to be delivering newspapers.
– Police responded to a report of a water line break in the 700 block of West State Street at 5:51 a.m. Tuesday and found it on Elm Street at the intersection. The water department was advised.
Perry Township
– Frederick D. Baker, 81, 2205 Fox Den Drive, Salem, was cited for improper backing following a two-vehicle crash at East Pidgeon Road and South Lincoln Avenue at 11:47 a.m. Monday in which he was eastbound at the traffic light and reversed to make room for a semi to turn, striking the vehicle behind him driven by Michele N. Thorne, 25, Washingtonville. No injuries were reported.
– Police responded with first responders and an ambulance to an Apple Street home at 12:18 p.m. Monday for a reported medical issue and stood by until no longer needed.
– Police responded to a Prospect Street home at 7:57 p.m. Monday in reference to a verbal altercation. Both people involved claimed that nothing physical occurred and the woman left for the evening.
– A Prospect Street resident reported at 10:23 p.m. Monday harassment via text message of someone sending her Bible verses. The suspect apologized and agreed to stop.
Police
County Sheriff
-A Shelton Road, Salem, girl reported at 11:07 p.m. Friday she and her mother were not getting along and she did not know what to do. Deputies spoke with the mother, who stated she knows her daughter sometimes needs more space and if she came home they could wait to talk about it in the morning.
– Rogers Group Home reported at 11:22 p.m. Saturday two boys, ages 16 and 17, ran away. Deputies checked the area looking for the boys, who were last seen on bed check at about 11:07 p.m. They had left through a screen they pushed out of the window. Sheriff Ray Stone said the boys were located sometime on Sunday.
– Greg Novak, Laura Lane, Homeworth, reported Sunday a married woman he has been talking to named Tatiana Ershoua has now requested he stop. He went to her home, but Dmitriy Ershoua asked him to leave, as did Tatiana. When Novak did not leave, Dmitriy Ershoua reportedly grabbed him under his arm and pushed him away. However, Ershoua told deputies he did not do anything except stand between Novak and his wife.
– Tamara Bookman, state Route 558, Salem, reported at 6:35 p.m. Sunday a woman she knows as Michelle was at her home, intoxicated and refusing to leave. Before deputies arrived a neighbor got Michelle’s vehicle started and she left.
– Amy Andre of Roseland Commons reported at 3:19 p.m. Saturday she received a call from a man claiming to be named Neil Osmond and to be working for the sheriff’s office. Osmond told her he was trying to serve a sealed court document at an East Chestnut Street, Lisbon, address. Deputies told Andre no one by that name works for the sheriff and not to give personal information to anyone.
– Ronald McLaughlin with CNAC Recovery, North Lima, reported at 7:35 a.m. Saturday he went to a home on state Route 45 in Elkrun Township at about 5:15 a.m. and the homeowner, Wiley Bates, pulled a gun on him. McLaughlin told deputies Bates was upset about him being on the property while it was still dark. McLaughlin did not see the vehicle he was there to repossess and believes Bates’ son may have it in another state. Deputies told McLaughlin not to return.
– Lola Javens, Steubenville Pike, Salineville, reported Saturday sometime overnight someone shattered her front windshield of her 2008 red Dodge Bighorn while it was parked at her home.
– Bradley Drake, Middle Street, Homeworth, reported at 12:15 p.m. Saturday his ex-girlfriend Tiffany Nixon came to his home and started a problem. She left after being asked to go. Drake told deputies she was told not to return after am earlier domestic at the home.
– Lisa Cassidy, Glasgow Road, Wellsville, reported at 12:21 p.m. Saturday she has received several harassing phone calls from a woman she knows, Cathy Dumoulin. Deputies called Dumoulin and told her to stop.
– John Harrold, state Route 154, Lisbon, reported at 12:36 p.m. Saturday someone continually rides ATVs on his property.
– Tammy Welch, Lower Elkton Road, Elkton, reported she was moving out of the home of Greg Ruble, her ex-boyfriend, on Saturday. She arrived first and as her friends arrived to get her belongings, Welch claims Ruble came outside telling her things like “you are messing with the wrong person,” I know where you live,” and threatening to damage the car and hurt her.
– Harry Lilley, state Route 170, East Palestine, reported possible trespassing at property in Unity at 4:42 p.m. Saturday. Deputies found Joseph Altenberg, George Faulkner and Faulkner’s daughter. Altenberg told deputies he has been sleeping in a car on the property for more than a month and claims to know the person with power of attorney for the property. However, he was unable to provide deputies with any contact information for the person and was warned not to be at he home.
– Luke Cunning, Alderlick Road, Wellsville, reported at 9:15 p.m. Saturday there was an intoxicated woman refusing to get out of his vehicle on Haessly Road. The vehicle left before deputies arrived.
– Diane Sanor, Westville Lake Road, Beloit, reported at 10:29 p.m. Saturday she heard loud explosions in the area. Deputies did not find anything.
-A domestic was reported at a Columbiana-Waterford Road, Columbiana, home at 12:01 a.m. Sunday. It was found to be a fight between two brothers, Kyle and Justin Hoffman. Justin Hoffman was injured and transported by Columbiana EMS to St. Elizabeth’s with head lacerations. Kyle Hoffman was charged with domestic violence.
-Pamela Snay, Second Street, Hanoverton, reported at 12:21 p.m. Sunday she and her husband, Jamie Snay, are divorcing, but he keeps calling and texting their children to harass her. She blocked him from her phone.
– Deputies were called to a Hazel Run Road, Salineville, home for reported threats at 1:01 p.m. Sunday. Jerry Javens told deputies he went there to get money his son was supposed to give him. Jeremiah Javens said his grandfather, Jerry Javens, came to get money his father owed him, but his father was not there and would not be home for a while. The grandson just wanted the grandfather to leave and not return until William Javens returns.
-Elizabeth Hargreaves of Rogers Food and Fuel reported at 2:35 p.m. Sunday a man came into the store, shoved a handful of Long Island iced tea mixed alcoholic beverages into his pockets and left without paying for them.
– Carol Yanni, coordinator of the concession stand at Beaver Local’s football stadium, reported at 4:23 p.m. Sunday someone took a money bag containing about $1,500. The matter is under investigation.
– Loose cows were reported in the area of U.S. 62 in Butler Township at 6:30 p.m. Sunday. The cows were found to belong to Steven Shoemaker.
– Dierdra Campatelli, Cherry Street, Homeworth, reported at 6:46 p.m. Sunday she found three syringes, a spoon and a bottle cap in her stepson’s room and she wanted deputies to dispose of the items. Campatelli said her stepson and his girlfriend are living with her now and used to live in Columbus, where they were abusing drugs.
– Ashley Powell, state Route 267, East Liverpool, reported at 6:50 p.m. Sunday her neighbor’s nine dogs bark constantly and when she tried to talk to the neighbor about the problem, he became angry with her.
– Nicole Snedeker, Richardson Avenue, Negley, reported at 7:13 p.m. Sunday she and her husband are getting a divorce. Donald Snedeker told deputies they were arguing, she shoved him and ripped his shirt. She told deputies her husband had told her he wanted to kill her. Both completed statements and the husband left for the evening.
– Charlie Burgess, working at the concession stand at the band show at Beaver Local High School, reported Saturday night someone found a wallet and turned it into him. The wallet had a temporary permit for Tanner Anthony Pasco, Prospect Street, Salem, cash and a bank card. The name was announced during the show, but the owner was not there. Deputies also contacted Salem High School on Monday morning, but there was no student there by that name.
– Chester police reported at 9:52 a.m. Monday a boat trailer belonging to Mike Pusatari was reported stolen from a field in Chester, W.Va., on Friday. Pusatari told the police chief someone told him the trailer was sitting on a property on Sixteen School Road, Wellsville.
– Edward Green, Neeld Road, East Palestine, reported at 11:10 a.m. Monday his wife put a package in the mail containing an Apple i-Phone, but at 8 a.m. he found the mailbox was opened and the package was missing. Mail belonging to someone else was inside the mailbox.
Lisbon
– Kevin Berryman was stopped in traffic behind a vehicle driven by Betty Barton when he said his foot slipped off the brake and his vehicle struck Barton’s from behind. This occurred at the intersection of South Lincoln and West Washington at 3:23 p.m. Saturday. Barton and her passenger, Betty Mann, requested to be transported by ambulance to a local hospital after saying they were feeling pain.
– A police officer went to 39012 state Route 517 at 11:44 p.m. Saturday to speak to a resident about a traffic accident that occurred earlier this month. The man they wanted to question reportedly jumped the back fence and kept running, and the officer and a patrol trooper were unable to find him.
– A caller reported there was a man walking back and forth between the Shale Tavern & Grille and Days Inn parking lots at 10:30 p.m. Saturday. Police searched the area but were unable to find the person.
Police were called to the Rosebud Campground off Saltwell Road in regard to someone throwing a bottle at Shawn Purnell’s vehicle at 4:51 p.m. Saturday. Police determined the incident occurred in Center Township and stood by until the township police officer arrived to investigate.
– Rose Shannon reported there was a shirtless elderly man who appeared confused standing on the corner of South Lincoln and West Lincoln Way at 3:29 p.m. Thursday. Police spoke with the man, who said he lived down the street and was waiting for his granddaughter to get off the bus.
– Police were called to Apple Grove Apartments at 5 p.m. Thursday after a woman resident claimed a man who also lives there wanted to leave with her and her boyfriend. The male resident was told he could not go with his neighbor and her boyfriend, and police remained until the woman was able to leave with her boyfriend. The man said he has no friends and no one will visit him.
– A man told police he could not get hold of his sister on Sherman Street after getting a call from her prior to 4 a.m. Sunday. Police accompanied the man to the house and by then he said his wife had contacted his sister, who said she accidentally called her brother.
– A female caller reported hearing breaking glass at 324 E. Washington St. at 12:46 a.m. Sunday. Police checked the area but did not find anything suspicious.
– Rita Heim, West Washington Street, reported Saturday her neighbor lets her children run around in her yard and she would like something done. Police went to the home of Sierra Frantz but no one was home.
– Police were called to Apple Grove at 2 p.m. Saturday by a woman who said there was a man in her apartment and he would not leave. The man, Adam Deeter, told police he had come from Dayton to visit the woman. Police ran a check and took Deeter into custody after learning there was an arrest warrant for him from Montgomery County.
– Police responded to a report of two cars parked near the community pool at 7:07 p.m. Sunday. Police found only one vehicle and a juvenile holding a basketball talking to the driver.
– A person by the name of Cathy reported there were a group of juveniles sitting in a truck on West Washington Street near the Motorcycle Dream Shop at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, and the youths were flipping people off. Police responded and found the truck to be empty and no juveniles around.
East Palestine
– Shaun A. Suralie, 40, Wheathill Road, was cited for speeding, driving under suspension and driving without a motorcycle endorsement following a traffic stop on Sunday at 7:28 a.m. His motorcycle was then towed.
– Timothy M. Tonkinson, 25, West Clark Street, was cited for driving with an expired license within six months following a traffic stop on Bacon Avenue at 11:17 p.m. Friday.
– Brooke M. Gedeon, Beaver Circle, reported at 4:39 a.m. Friday she wanted Emily S. Casto removed from her home since she was being aggressive. Police went to the home and spoke with Casto and Gedeon and they were able to resolve their differences for the night and Casto remained at the home.
– Police were called to 640 Bacon Ave. at 7:21 p.m. Saturday for a fight. Brian C. Hreha, East Main Street, declined to press charges.
– Joyce A. Millick, Claybrook Avenue, reported Saturday her outgoing mail has been removed from her mailbox and placed by her front door, and that several other neighbors have also noticed their mail being tampered with. Milllick said she has noticed another Claybrook Drive resident acting suspiciously near several mailboxes.
Columbiana
– The sheriff’s office requested assistance with a physical domestic dispute at 43601 Columbiana-Waterford Road at midnight Sunday. Columbiana police, fire and EMS responded.
– Someone reported at 1:29 a.m. Sunday there was an underage drinking party at a Lisbon Street home and drugs were also possibly being used there. Police went to the home and found there was nothing suspicious going on and everything appeared to be in order.
– Richar Oxley reported at 6:49 a.m. Sunday there was a suspicious vehicle with front end damage parked at Envelope One. The highway patrol also requested police assist as it appeared the driver was having a medical emergency. EMS responded.
– A woman reported at 4:45 p.m. Sunday a small child was sitting in a chair wrapped in a blanket close to West Park Avenue. Police checked and told the child to move away from the road.
– Tammy Welce, West Salem Street, reported at 6:46 p.m. Sunday Greg Ruble had the keys to her vehicle.
– A woman reported at 8:36 p.m. Sunday loud noise was coming from 130 E. Friend St. Police found Erich Offenburg working on his house and told him about the complaint.
East Liverpool
– Officers responded to numerous complaints about heavy traffic in and out of a Sunnyside Avenue residence owned by the Columbiana-Metropolitan Housing Authority. There they spoke with a Columbus man who said the tenant, Brandy McDole, was not home. Meanwhile, McDole was stopped on Oakwood Street by other officers for driving recklessly, driving a leased vehicle with no operator’s license. She was cited for driving under suspension. McDole was told that the activity at her home was going to stop and that the Columbus man was not to be there. She was asked why she would tolerate such activity with her children present, and McDole reportedly told officers that, while she knew what the man was involved in, “He never did it around me.”
– Connie M. Balch, Williams Avenue, reported a laptop, tablet and cell phone taken from her unlocked vehicle while it was parked on Williams Avenue.
– Richard D. Barnhart, Washington Street, reported he thought his house was shot with a bullet, but his wife produced a rock she removed from a hole in the siding. It was unknown what projected the rock.
– Clyde Harris, Lincoln Avenue, reported his billfold removed from his dresser, possibly by someone known to him. The wallet contained $400 cash and his bank card.
– Officers responded to a Canton Street residence for a man saying he believed his son was going to beat him up or shoot him. The man refused to open the door to officers and was not acting rationally, they reported. He refused any assistance from officers.
– Kathy Nguygen, Heights Manor, reported seeing a person she knows keying her vehicle. She was advised to see the law director about filing charges.
– Cathlyn D. Price, Blackmore Street, reported her ex-husband was picking up the children when an argument ensued during which he pushed her away from his vehicle, slamming the door and leaving with the children. She wanted the incident documented.
– Kenneth Montgomery, Oakwood Street, reported four flat tires, with no holes or slices evident, and he accused his brother. The brothers are having an on-going dispute over a probate issue. Montgomery also played video of phone messages from his brother, threatening to shut off the water and such, according to officers. He was advised to see the law director.
Salem
– Police charged a 16-year-old Salem male for theft after responding to a 2800 block of East State Street business at 3:50 p.m. Sunday where he reportedly stole several items.
– Police responded to the 500 block of East Perry Street at 4:19 p.m. Sunday where a man said he believed someone had shot his niece with a BB gun. Neighbors denied that anyone had been playing with a BB gun.
– Patrolling officers observed a man in the 900 block of South Avenue at 4:53 p.m. Sunday who was apparently high intoxicated and had crashed his bicycle. He was treated on scene by medical personnel and transported by ambulance to the Salem hospital.
– Police responded to Memorial Park at 5:56 p.m. Sunday for a report of people touching each other inappro-priately. Officers found two people hugging and advised them of the complaint.
– Officers responded to a Cherry Street home at 8:25 p.m. Sunday where the resident said she was going through a divorce with her husband and did not want to answer his phone calls.
– Patrolling officers took a report of a missing juvenile in the 900 block of North Ellsworth Avenue at 8:38 p.m. Sunday. The child was found and returned home.
– Police responded to a New Garden Avenue home at 10:45 p.m. Sunday in reference to a woman possibly wanting to hurt herself. She was voluntarily transported by ambulance to the Salem hospital for evaluation.
– Officers responded to the 1400 block of Cleveland Street at 12:04 a.m. Monday for a report of an unknown person dressed all in black entering an open garage. Officers searched the area but were unable to find anyone.
– Police responded to a report of a water line break in the 400 block of West State Street at 4:05 a.m. Monday and find it under the overpass. The water department was notified.
– An Aetna Street resident reported at 8:52 a.m. Monday their juvenile son had been missing since Friday evening. The resident said the son was wearing black shorts and shirt before leaving the home.
– A Washington Avenue property owner reported at 9:25 a.m. Monday that a man he knows had damaged a railing several times due to an issue with a resident.
Perry Township
– Police responded to the area of state Route 45 near state Route 9 for a possible intoxicated person walking on the roadway at 8:12 p.m. Friday. The man, found walking south on state Route 9, said that he had had a verbal argument with his girlfriend and exited her vehicle at the traffic light. Police gave him a courtesy ride home.
– A 1300 block Andrew Avenue woman reported a theft of jewelry from her home at 1:30 p.m. Saturday. The jewelry was located at a local pawn shop.
– A Benton Road resident reported at 6:50 a.m. Sunday that his ex-girlfriend had smashed out the windshield and passenger door window of his vehicle, then fled, after he refused to hide her and a male companion at his home.
Goshen Police District
– Joseph D. Alexander, 21, 12205 Goshen Road 227, Salem, was arrested on a warrant out of the Stark County Sheriff’s Office at his home at 5 p.m. Saturday.
– Police responded to a church in the 11000 block of state Route 165 to remove an unwanted person at 5:40 p.m. Sunday. The pastor told police the woman had a protection order placed against her by a member of the church for threatening him with a firearm and that she was not to have contact with him until their court date. Officers found the woman in the parking lot of a nearby business where she said she was waiting for the church member, who is her ex, to leave so she could talk to him. She was reminded that she cannot contact the man and was not allowed back on the church property. A search of her vehicle did not reveal a firearm or anything illegal.
Police
Columbiana
– Smoke was reported in the area of the street fair at 12:39 p.m. Saturday. Police checked the area, but did not find any problems.
– Cheryl Bell, Columbiana, was westbound on Pittsburgh Street at 3:28 p.m. Saturday and trying to cross South Elm when she was struck by Virginia Pancake, Colum-biana. Pancake was cited with failure to stop at the stop sign.
– Electric wires were reported down in the area of East Salem Street at 5:33 p.m. requiring both police and the fire department to respond.
Salem
– An officer responded to an 800 block East Fourth Street home at 4 p.m. Saturday where a resident reported someone had entered the home without permission and refused to leave when told, so she forced her out. The resident was told to call the police if the person returned and they would remove her.
– Patrick J. Shoemaker Jr., 28, Salem, was cited for a traffic control light violation following a two-vehicle crash at South Ellsworth Avenue and East State Street at 4:25 p.m. Saturday in which he was eastbound and allegedly ran a red light, striking a southbound vehicle driven by William F. Irey, 76, Salem. Two juvenile passengers of Shoemaker were treated on scene then transported by a relative to the Salem Regional Medical Center for further treatment.
– Police responded to the 1900 block of East State Street at 5:45 p.m. Saturday to speak with a woman who said that she was trying to return home in Van Wert, Ohio, but had no money. Officers provided her with telephone numbers for local shelters and suggested she check with local churches for possible assistance.
– Janevee Bailes, 22, 7443 Spillway Road Lot 76, Lisbon, and Megan Copenhaver, 18, 33150 Charlton Drive, Lisbon, were both charged with theft after officers responded to a 2300 block East State Street business at 6:37 p.m. Saturday where the women allegedly placed items in diaper bags and left without paying. Both women had several small children with them.
– Officers responded to the 500 block of Woodland Avenue at 9:27 p.m. Saturday for a possible prowler outside a home, but found the residence secure.
– Francine L. Pimentel, 605 E. Seventh St., Salem, was arrested at her home at 9:46 p.m. Saturday on an active warrant out of Canfield Mayor’s Court for failure to appear on a driving under suspension charge.
– A Park Avenue resident reported at 12:20 a.m. Sunday that someone had been constantly calling her from a private telephone number and not saying anything, and she had been receiving text messages asking where she lives. She was advised to ignore the calls and messages in an attempt to get them to stop.
– An officer responded to a South Howard Avenue home at 10:13 a.m. Sunday where a woman said that her ex-boyfriend would not stop calling and texting her and provided his phone number. She also said that she found the two front tires of her mother’s vehicle slashed when she returned home from a friend’s house that morning.
– Police responded to an East State Street church at 11:50 a.m. Sunday for a report of someone causing a disturbance during the worship service. Officers found the person calmed down, but he was asked to leave for the remainder of the service.
– Police responded to a 2200 block East State Street business at 12:04 p.m. Sunday where an employee reported a woman had returned items for money, but that he items were found to have been stolen from the business. The woman had already left the business.
– Officers responded to the Cherry Street area at 12:28 p.m. Sunday for a report of someone firing a gun, but were unable to discover anything. Residents at a home in the area said that they had not heard anything.
– Police responded to a North Cunningham Road hotel at 12:43 p.m. Sunday where a man reported his girlfriend had struck him in the face and neck during an argument in their room. Red marks were noted where the man said he was struck. Officers were unable to locate the girlfriend.
– Police responded to and East Ninth Street home at 2:18 p.m. Sunday where a resident reported her juvenile brother, of whom she has custody, packed his backpack and left after becoming upset during a confrontation about his unruly behavior.
– An officer responded to the 700 block of East State Street at 2:44 p.m. Sunday where someone overnight had carved an unknown object into the paint on the front of the Quakertown Trolley.
Police
Highway Patrol
– Three vehicles driven by Betty J. Chuck, 56, East Chestnut Street, Lisbon; John C. Wolf, 58, East Lincoln Way, Lisbon; and Ryan Jeffrey Van Pelt, Germantown Road, Columbiana, were northbound on state Route 164 in Center Township at 5:47 p.m. Thursday, when Chuck stopped to make a left turn onto Saltwell Road. Wolf stopped behind her, but Van Pelt in a Dodge Ram pickup failed to stop and struck Wolf’s Chevy Sonic, pushing him into Chuck’s Chevy Cavalier. Van Pelt was cited with assured clear distance. Chuck; her passenger, June Chuck, 86, Lisbon; and Wolf’s passenger, Kellie A. Wolf, 55, Lisbon, were each transported to Salem Regional Medical Center for non-life threatening injuries.
– A Beaver Local School bus driven by Amber B. May, 28, Riffle Road, Rogers, was northeast bound on Pancake-Clarkson Road in Middleton Township at 3:20 p.m. Thursday when a Chevy Cobalt driven by Garret J. Slater, 50, Carmel Achor Road, Rogers, went left of center on a curve and struck the left side of the bus. There were four teenagers on the bus at the time of the crash, but there were no injuries. Slater was cited with left of center.
– Lauren E. Baumgarner, 16, Y and O Road, Wellsville, was eastbound in a Ford F-150 on U.S. Route 30 in Madison Township at 2:20 p.m. Wednesday and was slowing for stopped traffic ahead when she was struck from behind by a Dodge Intrepid driven by Taylor Harris, 17, Oakmont Avenue, East Liverpool. Harris was transported by North Star to East Liverpool City Hospital to be checked for possible injuries and she was cited with assured clear distance.
– Thomas L. Walters, 57, Serenity Lane, Alliance, was northbound on state Route 45 in Salem Township in a Mercury Sable at 10:45 a.m. Wednesday when he went off the east side of the road and struck a ditch. There were no injuries reported and no citations were listed on the report.
– Charles Digennaro, 68, Lakeview Drive, Hanoverton, was driving a Pontiac Bonneville southbound on state Route 164 in Fairfield Township at 9:35 p.m. Tuesday when a northbound Chevy Tahoe pulling a 16-foot trailer and driven by Christine Starr, 57, Youngstown, went off the right side of the road, into a ditch and struck a tree. Starr then traveled back onto the roadway, left of center and struck Digennaro’s car. Starr’s vehicle continued off the roadway striking a house and Digennaro’s went off the roadway striking a garage. Both structures belong to Eric Blackburn, state Route 164, Columbiana, who told the investigating trooper his garage was struck in another crash a few weeks before. Digennaro was transported by Columbiana EMS to Salem Regional Medical Center for non-life threatening injuries. Starr was cited with left of center.
– Robert Dean Morrison, 22, Wooddale Drive, Lisbon, was eastbound in a Chevy Cavalier on state Route 172 in Knox Township at 4:51 p.m. Tuesday while John R. Barker, 39, South Haines, Alliance, was westbound in a Ford Mustang GT. There was a semi driven by Keith Whitehead, 60, Warren, which was also eastbound when Morrison drove off the right side of the roadway to pass him. Morrison then drove left of center and partially off the roadway on the left before striking Barker head on. Morrison was cited with assured clear distance. Barker was transported to Alliance Hospital by Sandy Creek Ambulance with minor injuries. Morrison was also listed with minor injuries but was not transported.
– Clinton N. Douglas, 24, South Range Road, Salem, was eastbound on a Harley Davidson motorcycle on Hartley Road in Knox Township and did not see the stop sign at the T-intersection with Case Road. He ran into the corn field on the other side of the intersection, striking a ditch and overturning. Douglas was cited with reasonable control and treated at the scene by North Georgetown ambulance.
– Lucas Patrick Kenny, 28, South Lincoln Avenue, Salem, was eastbound on state Route 154 in Elkrun Township at 6:36 p.m. Sept. 4, when he drove a Pontiac Grand Prix belonging to Melissa Blacker of Salem off the roadway striking a ditch and overturning. He was cited with reasonable control, but uninjured.
Columbiana
– Police found lights on at Yesco Electric at 1:01 a.m. Friday, but the building was secure.
– Sparkle reported at 8 a.m. Friday a clerk’s drawer was short on Thursday night after a man made a purchase and confused her while making change. After reviewing the video it appeared evident he was pulling a scam on the clerk.
– Danielle Hiner, no address listed, reported at 2:21 p.m. Friday a man was following her around and harassing her.
– Paul’s Antone’s reported two cars were parked on East Friend Street blocking in customers’ cars in the lot at 5:43 p.m. Friday. One was moved and the other license plate number was announced over the public address system.
– A suspicious man was reported walking on Fairfield Avenue near Woodland, stumbling and wearing a kilt at 5:56 p.m. Friday. Police found Steven Cleburn and transported him home with a warning about public intoxication.
– Someone reported a man and a child with no helmet riding an ATV on property on North Middle at 7:01 p.m. Friday. They were making a lot of noise and blowing dust around the neighborhood. Police were unable to find the ATV.
-Kelly Diamond of New Waterford asked police at 7:45 p.m. Friday about how to get property back from an ex-roommate. She was referred to New Waterford police.
– A man reported two men and a woman were in the Arsuffi Laundromat messing around with the coin machines at 8:36 p.m. Friday. Police found no signs of tampering with the machines.
-A woman approached a patrolman at the street fair at 8:40 p.m. Friday to report seeing a drunk man pushing a woman in a wheelchair in an alley near Herbster. Police checked the area, but did not find anyone.
– A man parked legally in the Chase Bank parking lot reported at 8:40 p.m. Friday other vehicles had parked where they should not and he was blocked in. After checking the lot, police had an announcement made at the fair for vehicles to be moved.
– After finding a wallet at Duke and Duchess a man brought it to the station at 9:15 p.m. Friday. The wallet is owned by Shane Hall of County Line Road. Police sent him a letter after finding no phone number for him.
– A man reported a train blocking the South Main Street crossing at 9:11 p.m. Friday. Norfolk-Southern was contacted and the train was to be moving in the next 10 minutes.
– The fire department checked on a cylinder found on a porch at a home on Columbiana-Waterford Road at 9:36 p.m. Friday. There were no problems.
– Kathleen Gaca, North Bayshore Drive, reported at 11:08 p.m. Friday when she pulled into the Sparkle lot, a man got out of another vehicle and started yelling at her.
Salem
– An officer responded to the area of Park Drive and East State Street at 8:48 a.m. Friday where a woman reported a small child near the roadway unattended. Upon arrival officers found that the woman had already helped the child home. The father said that family members were asleep and the child must have unlocked the door and left herself out.
– Sheila M. Woods, 35, 1133 Prospect St. 5A, Salem, was charged with theft after officers responded to the a 2000 block East State Street business at 4:33 p.m. Friday where employees said she left her old pair of shoes in a box and left wearing the new ones. Officers were familiar with Woods and responded with Perry Township police to her home where the shoes were recovered.
– An officer responded to a report of a loud bang, the origin of which was unknown, in the 600 block of Madison avenue at 7:45 p.m. Friday. The officer could not locate the sound.
– A 100 block Rose Avenue resident reported at 8:22 p.m. Friday that someone had scratched the hood of two of his vehicles and stole the front license plate off one of them.
– Police responded to the 1900 block of East State Street at 8:56 p.m. Friday for a report of a patient who had run away from the Salem Regional Medical Center Emergency Room. They were unable to find the patient.
– Officers responded to the 1600 block of South Lincoln Avenue at 10:29 p.m. Friday for a report of an assault and found that a physical altercation had occurred between several people attending a party. They were told to respond to the police station to file a statement when they were sober.
– A Jennings Avenue resident reported on station at 1:51 a.m. Saturday that a man he knows stepped onto his porch and threw a chair into the street then kicked his vehicle. The resident said the incident was in reference to a woman that they had both dated.
– Police responded to at 2400 block East State Street business at 12:25 p.m. Saturday where the owner reported a man in a verbal altercation with another person in the parking lot. Upon arrival officers found that the man had already left, but the person he was yelling at said that the man had left a shopping cart in parking space and became aggressive when he asked him if he was going to put it away. He said nothing physical took place.
– A Lisbon resident reported at 1:35 p.m. Saturday that he had taken his wife to an eye doctor in the 1000 block of East State Street last week and left the vehicle unlocked. He said he discovered earlier the day of the report that a red bag containing his bank card and other items was missing from the vehicle.
– A woman reported at 2:03 p.m. Saturday that when she was getting money from an ATM in the 100 block of South Lincoln Avenue a woman she didn’t know got out of her neighbor’s vehicle and approached her, yelling at her while she made the transaction.
POLICE
County Sheriff
-Aaron Arter, state Route 172, Lisbon, reported at 9:33 a.m. Wednesday someone he knows took three 20-foot 3/8 inch department of transportation approved chains from his property. Arter told deputies that he gave someone permission to take scrap metal from his property and they took the chains and that he confronted the person later and was told the chains would be returned, but they have not been returned.
Center Township
– On Sept. 8, Sebrina Miesiac, 7574 Rose Drive, Apt. 19, called and advised that her ex-boyfriend was harassing her. She advised that he has since left the residence and returned home to Pennsylvania. When police asked for the ex-boyfriend’s phone number, she advised that he did not have one. She was advised to call if the harassment continued.
– On Sept. 10, a Grant Street woman called and advised that her 19-year-old son had left her residence and was no longer on his medication. She advised that she is scared of what he may do if he is not on his medication. Police advised her that because he was 19, police could not force him to go home, but would speak with him if he was found.
East Palestine
– Police were called to 88 W. Main St. at 9:45 p.m. Wednesday for a man to be removed from the property. Police were told the man, not identified in the report, was using profanity toward his girlfriend and his mother and continued yelling at his mother after she told him to stop and was calling her names. He later left the home without any further issues.
– Tammy Bricker, East Taggart Street, reported at 10:36 a.m. Thursday her 21-year-old daughter Ayla M. Bricker, Jimtown Road, assaulted her. Bricker declined to press charges.
Columbiana
– A woman reported a possible domestic at the Dutch Village Inn at 8:22 a.m. Thursday.
– John R. Burkey, address not listed, reported theft or fraud by Kimpel’s Jewelry at 9:19 a.m. Thursday. Burkey had given jewelry to the store to be sold on consignment.
– Valerie Dattilio, address not listed, reported telephone harassment at 9:20 a.m. Thursday.
– Wayne Stewart, Waynesburg, Pa., reported at noon Thursday he took jewelry to Kimpel’s Jewelry for repair and has not been able to get it back.
– A woman reported at 11:49 a.m. Thursday there were no parking and two-hour parking signs on Union Street, contradicting each other. The matter was resolved by police.
– Nickolas Finch, 16, Pearl Street, Leetonia, struck the exterior of the Subway building while attempting to park there at 4:11 p.m. Thursday. No citations were issued due to the crash being on private property.
– Police checked on a report of cars being triple parked along Railroad Street near the laundromat at 6:16 p.m. Thursday. Police found no problems.
– A woman reported at 6:16 p.m. Thursday a vehicle passed her outside the city when there was an oncoming car. Police referred her to the proper department.
– A woman turned in some cash she found on West Park Avenue at 8 p.m. Thursday.
– Tracy Anderson, address not listed, reported at 9:52 p.m. Thursday her son will not return home and is causing problems. Police escorted her to the home where he was supposed to be, but he was not there. He returned home later that evening. The woman was given contact information for the juvenile court if she wished to pursue unruly charges.
– A woman reported at 11:32 p.m. Thursday some type of argument was going on at Manor Apartments.
Wellsville
– Ronald Greathouse, Main Street, reported at 6 p.m. Aug. 27 he parked his 2014 silver Toyota at a Danbury Avenue residence the night before, and when he returned his vehicle was gone. He also said that omeone got into his garage by prying off the lock. His vehicle was recovered by St. Clair Township police at Grimms Bridge, and was wrecked.
– Adam Childers, Chester Avenue, reported at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday someone attempted to break into his house the day before by prying on the screen. No items were missing and entry was not gained.
– A representative from Dr. Price’s office reported at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday that a man called in and said he was going to shoot someone, using a racially-insensitive term. The man was taken from his Broadway Avenue residence to the emergency room at East Liverpool City Hospital.
– Scott Miller, Hillcrest Road, reported at 2:15 p.m. Wednesday he was at the ATM at Huntington Bank on Lisbon Street and used his Pennsylvania unemployment debit card and forgot to take it. He said when he went back to the bank, the card wasn’t inside so someone must have taken it.
– Beverly Thompson, Main Street, reported at 3:28 p.m. Wednesday someone overnight broke out the rear window of her 2001 Chrysler Town and Country van.
– Pollie Graves, Beech Street, reported at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday that she is being harassed by another woman. Graves told police the woman called Graves’ mother while in the hospital and was asked to stop. She said the woman then slammed her hand on Graves’ vehicle and yelled obscenities at her as well. Graves was advised on how to obtain a restraining order after she requested one.
– Margaret Osborne, store manager for the Save-A-Lot on Wells Avenue, reported at 8:59 p.m. Thursday some people were “hanging out” in the parking lot after the store was closed. An officer spoke with Osborne, who said a man left the parking lot but a woman remained for over an hour sitting in a truck. Officers found the truck and spoke with Samantha M. Bottegal of Steubenville, who was reportedly found with a loaded syringe and burned spoon with suspected heroin residue on her lap in plain view. Bottegal told police she didn’t have heroin with her but attempted a residual shot because she was sick. Found next to her was a plastic ziplock bag with eight hypodermic needles, q-tips, a lighter and a tie-off shoe lace. The K-9 unit conducted an interior search of the vehicle for any hidden narcotics, but found none. The vehicle was towed and Bottegal was told the liquid inside the syringe and the spoon will be sent for testing for a possible heroin possession charge, and charges for drug paraphernalia and possession of drug abuse instruments would be filed pending returning results.
Salem
– Loud persons were reported at 12:43 a.m. Thursday in the 1100 block of East Third Street where a caller reported seeing a man behind a vehicle parked in a driveway. He was last seen going behind the residence, but police couldn’t find him. The interior light was found on in the vehicle. The owner was contacted but said nothing appeared missing. The caller said two males had been standing in front of her residence for a long time talking loudly.
– A well-being check was requested at 12:17 a.m. Thursday by a woman concerned about an ex wanting to harm himself. Police found him and he had no desire to harm himself.
– A reckless operator was reported at 9:19 p.m. Wednesday in the Smith Oil parking lot on East State Street. An officer spoke with three people who were in a car new to them and were still getting used to it. The driver gave no indication of impairment and said the vehicle behind him had high beams on, making it difficult to see.
– A tree was reported on a cable line at 8:31 p.m. Wednesday on Egypt Road. The fire department and street department were notified and the hazard removed. Goshen Township Police had called.
– A man in the 400 block of South Lundy Avenue reported at 7:55 p.m. Wednesday that the female resident had friends over and they were making vulgar statements to him. She told police they were there to get her belongings and leaving. He had called earlier wanting to document that she was there after previously reporting she felt unsafe in the residence.
– An anonymous person at 7:52 p.m. Wednesday reported finding possible narcotics and drug paraphernalia stashed inside a piece of furniture, with no idea how it got there. An officer received the items which included a spoon with burnt residue, a pill and a substance wrapped in foil.
– A caller requested police check the well-being of a Pearce Circle resident at 6:21 p.m. Wednesday. The person was found and told to check in with a concerned family member.
– A man from West Pershing Street came to the police station at 5:16 p.m. Wednesday regarding a civil matter with two other people, then the others arrived, too. There had been a dispute over a guitar, which the man was supposed to repair and said he was awaiting the parts. One of the other people wanted the guitar back. The dispute had occurred at the man’s residence and his wife didn’t want the others coming there due to an earlier incident. Police had been called there at 2:32 p.m. for a male yelling and threatening the people inside the residence. The guitar was returned and the other people were told not to come back to the man’s residence.
– A man on Summit Street reported at 4:27 p.m. Wednesday that someone used his social security number to claim a tax return for his 2013 taxes. He discovered it in April 2014 when he attempted to file his taxes and has been attempting to correct the problem with the IRS for the past year. He was told he needed a police report.
– A woman called police at 3:24 p.m. Wednesday to the 200 block of South Howard Avenue to remove two people. They were friends of her son. He was at school and they were refusing to leave. An officer spoke with them and they left.
– Allison Winn, 34, of East Third Street, was cited for no license and failure to control after police were called to an accident at 2:15 p.m. Wednesday. Winn had been westbound on East State Street and was turning left onto South Lincoln Avenue when she saw city fire trucks responding to an emergency call approaching East State from Lincoln. She claimed she thought the fire trucks were going to hit her. The report said she made her turn wide and too quick and went off the side of the road onto the sidewalk on the west side, striking a stair rail at the office of attorney Brian Macala, a city-owned light pole on the sidewalk, and causing disabling damage to the front wheel and tire. The vehicle owner, Rickey Guy, 34, East Fifth Street, was charged with wrongful entrustment. Firefighters said they didn’t leave their lanes and the vehicle in question was operating rapidly in the intersection. The fire trucks were not involved in the accident.
– Cows were reported running loose at 7:23 a.m. Wednesday in the 900 block of Jennings Avenue. Both cows were trapped inside a fenced area on West 10th Street so the owner could take possession of them.
– Vernon Isaacs II, 54, of Fair Avenue, was cited for driving under suspension after a traffic stop at 3:29 a.m. Wednesday at Park Avenue and East Pershing Street.
– Police responded at 2:49 a.m. Wednesday to the Smith Center parking lot, 500 E. Fourth St., for an intoxicated man who fell in the parking lot. He had visible injuries and was taken to the hospital.
– An officer responded to the 300 block of East Fifth Street at 4:35 p.m. Thursday where a resident reported a neighbor had not been cleaning up after their animals. The resident was unsure where the property line was located. The officer was unable to make contact with the neighbor.
– An officer responded to the 1100 block of Cleveland Street at 6:12 p.m. Thursday where a resident reported someone over night had scratched the driver’s door of her vehicle.
– Michelle C. Jones, 30, 25 West St., East Palestine, was charged with obstruction of official business after providing officers with false information regarding her identification during an investigation into a man and woman having a child ask people for money for gas in the 2800 block of East State Street at 6:38 p.m. Thursday.
– Officers responded to the 700 block of East Pershing Street at 6:51 p.m. Thursday for a report of an open door at a vacant home. Officers found the home to be empty, but it was evident someone had been staying there.
– Police responded to the 1400 block of East State Street at 7:13 p.m. Thursday where a woman wanted a family member removed from the home. She was advised of her options and the family member agreed to leave.
– An officer responded to the 200 block of South Broadway Avenue at 7:25 p.m. Thursday and spoke with an elderly female having medical problems. First responders arrived and the woman was transported to the hospital.
– An officer responded to the 200 block of South Lundy Avenue at 8:19 p.m. Thursday where a man had a video of juveniles on the property and property being damaged. The case was turned over to the juvenile officer.
– Jennifer N. Whaley, 34, 836 E. Third St., Apt. 2, Salem, was arrested at her home at 1:30 a.m. Friday on an active warrant out of the Columbiana County Sheriff’s Office for dangerous drugs.
– A patrolling officer observed a man walking along Pennsylvania Avenue at 3:07 a.m. Friday and found that he was returning home from a friend’s house.
– Officers responded to the 300 block of Fair Avenue at 4:27 a.m. Friday in regards to a cell phone theft from the home by a woman the resident knew.
– Police responded to the 600 block of East Seventh Street at 7:23 a.m. Friday for a report of a suspicious man taking mail from mailboxes. The man said he had been getting mail for other people and he was delivering it. The mail was taken back to the post office.
Perry Township
– A caller at 11:23 p.m. Wednesday reported a man on a bicycle was intoxicated and flopped the bicycle in the Circle K South parking lot on South Lincoln Avenue. Police recognized the man and found him intoxicated, but not on the bicycle. A store customer offered to give the man a ride and take his bicycle, too. The man was told not to ride the bicycle when drinking.
– Police were called at 4:53 p.m. Wednesday to East Pidgeon Road near Somerset Drive for a man laying in a ditch. Police learned the man was mowing the ditch and fell. KLG Ambulance responded and he refused treatment.
– Police and members of the fire department responded to the 1000 block of West State Street at 11:55 a.m. Wednesday for a suspicious item believed to be a molotov cocktail located by a female tenant who carried the item from her mailbox to the garbage can. The item was found to be a plastic pop bottle with cigarette butts inside with a receipt sticking out of the top. The item was thrown away.
– Police responded with the Perry Township Fire Department and KLG Ambulance to an apartment at Salem Acres on Prospect Street at 10:20 a.m. Thursday for a report of someone having a stroke. After arriving on scene, first responders received no answer at the door, then found no one inside after gaining access through a side door. It was found that the person had already been taken to the hospital.
– A caller reported a suspicious item with wires sticking out from underneath a handicap sign at a South Lincoln Avenue business at 9:08 p.m. Thursday. The item was found to be a blue foam rubber clown face with a rope loop sticking out of the head wedged between the bricks on the face of the building underneath the handicap sign. The toy was removed and disposed of.
– Charles Robert Rethy II, 49, Fort Wayne, Ind., was cited for traveling left of center following a two vehicle crash in the 1700 block of South Lincoln Avenue at 11:41 p.m. Thursday in which he was exiting the commercial driveway of a business, turning south, and went left of center, pulling into the path of a northbound vehicle driven by Scott Noling, 55, Minerva, who had pulled from the employee driveway. No injuries were reported and both vehicles were driven from the scene.
Goshen Police District
– Darlene J. Linder, 65, 1702 state Route 344, Salem, was cited for assured clear distance ahead following a two-vehicle crash in the 13000 block of U.S. Route 62 at 2:20 p.m. Thursday in which she was westbound and struck the rear of a trailer being pulled by a vehicle driven by Samuel M. Martucci, 42, Salem, who was slowing to turn into a private drive. Linder was transported by Damascus EMS to the Salem hospital for possible injuries.
POLICE
County Sheriff
– Stella Dourm, Sandy Creek Road, Minerva, reported at 8:08 a.m. Tuesday sometime overnight someone stole her 2005 Mazda 6 from her driveway. It had been there at around 10 p.m., but was gone at 8 a.m. The vehicle also had her granddaughter’s boyfriend’s wallet inside when it was stolen.
– Loraine Pratt, Canal Street, East Rochester, reported at 9:01 a.m. Tuesday sometime overnight someone stole her 1988 Dodge Dakota pickup. It had been in the driveway at 10:30 p.m. and was missing at 8:30 a.m.
– Dave Matthews, Crestview Road, Leetonia, reported at 9:14 p.m. Wednesday he left for an hour and when he returned someone had kicked in his front door and stolen a 32-inch flat screen TV, an Xbox 360 and a Playstation 2. He suspects someone in the family and also reported his wife’s mother believes the same person stole an inactive credit card from her home on Wednesday evening.
Highway Patrol
– Mervin Jones, 69, McSwiggen Road, Salineville, was eastbound on state Route 518 in Madison Township at 5:34 a.m. Tuesday and hit a deer. He was taken to St. Elizabeth Medical Center with serious injuries.
– Christopher Charles Nelson, 21, West New York, Sebring, was northbound on Westville Lake Road in Knox Township at 3 a.m. Tuesday and went off the left side into an embankment and rolled over. He was cited for failure to control.
– Joseph J. Ossmann, 49, Olive Street, Salem, was southbound on state Route 9 in Butler Township at 7:12 p.m. Monday and hit a deer.
– Ashley Michelle Shaw, 20, Homestead Drive, East Liverpool, was northbound on Park Way in St. Clair Township at 1:20 p.m. Sunday and went off the right side into a culvert and overturned into a ditch. She was cited with failure to control.
– Karen A. Harrold, 54, South Avenue, Columbiana, and Ryan J. Papic, 35, Elberon Avenue, Salem, were northbound on state Route 45 in Salem Township at 10:20 a.m. Aug. 31 and northbound traffic was stopped for a southbound ambulance and Harrold was struck from behind by Papic, who was cited for assured clear distance.
– Phillip A. Bertram, 48, North Georgetown Road, North Georgetown, was northbound on Rochester Road in Knox Township at 8:58 p.m. Saturday and went left of center off the left side into a ditch. He was cited for failure to control, OVI, child safety seat and endangering children.
– Amanda L. Kimble, 25, Monaca, Pa., and another vehicle were southbound on state Route 11 in Madison Township at 4:28 p.m. Saturday when an object came off the other vehicle and struck Kimble’s windshield.
– Brent Thomas Durk, 21, U.S. 30, Hanoverton, was eastbound on state Route 518 in Wayne Township at 6:30 a.m. Saturday and reportedly blew a tire, then went off the right side into a ditch and an embankment. He was cited for failure to control.
– Troopers are looking for the driver of a vehicle owned by Andrew J. Smith, state Route 517, Lisbon, that was northbound on state Route 164 in Center Township at 3 a.m. Saturday and went off the right into a utility pole. The driver of the vehicle fled the scene, and Smith was unable to be contacted by the patrol as of the time of the report.
– John W. Ference, 79, Pickerington, was southbound on state Route 45 in Salem Township at 11:59 p.m. Sept. 4 and went off the right side into a ditch and a culvert. He was cited for failure to control.
– Garriel J. Turcsak, 21, Flint, Mich., was southbound on Waterford Road in Unity Township at 10:30 p.m. Sept. 4 and went off the right side into a utility pole and rolled over. He was cited for failure to control and taken to the SRMC with non-life-threatening injuries.
– James E. Bumbarger Jr., 43, Phillipsburg, Pa., was eastbound on state Route 558 in Fairfield Township at 12:20 p.m. Wednesday and hit a railroad overpass bridge causing it to collapse. He was cited for failure to control.
Lisbon
– Shawn Lawrence reported at 11:58 a.m. Thursday the people at 505 E. Lincoln Way had trash all over their yard again. Police checked and found there were bags of trash next to the porch and one bag looked like it had been broken open. They were unable to speak with the residents as they were not home at that time.
– Tom Haught, North Market Street, reported at 11:45 a.m. Thursday his stove and refrigerator were taken from his apartment that he owns. Haught reported that Jermain Lewis was the last person to live there and he had evicted Lewis and when he left the property the items were gone also.
– Amy Musschweck, Saltwell Road, reported at 11 a.m. Thursday she received phone calls from someone trying to scam her.
– Rite Aid employees reported at 4:39 p.m. Tuesday a woman had fallen and hit her head and possibly broke her arm. The woman was identified as Diana Warren, Elmwood Drive, Lisbon. Police stood by until EMS arrived and her son was contacted, and he then contacted her niece as well.
– Steven Davis reported at 6:10 p.m. Tuesday he had care and control of a boy through Rogers Children Residential Center and they were at the Lepper Library when the boy went missing. Davis told police the boy frequently turns up missing. Police contacted Salem police to be on the lookout as he might possibly head that direction since that was where his last address was located.
Columbiana
– A Circle K clerk reported at 2:38 a.m. Wednesday there were two suspicious trucks in the parking lot for 45 minutes. Police checked but the vehicles were gone.
– A man reported at 3:33 p.m. Wednesday a gray Chevy Nova on the way into the city was carrying a man who had warrants for his arrest. Police looked for the vehicle and saw it make no traffic violations. Beaver Township police were also notified to be on the lookout
– Shannon Morrow, address not listed, reported at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday Heather Roller violated a protection order. Police found nothing criminal had occurred.
– A man reported at 6:50 p.m. Wednesday there was a reckless driver in a light gray Dodge pickup that pulled into the Links at Firestone Farms.
– A Rite Aid employee requested at 9:58 p.m. Wednesday an officer standby in their parking lot when employees leave since a customer in the store was making them feel uneasy.
Salem
– A child was reported unattended in the Reilly School parking lot at 3:16 p.m. Thursday. The child was the sister of a student. Both children were taken to their nearby residence by an officer who spoke with their mother about not leaving the younger child unattended. She said she was in the shower when the child wandered off.
– A concerned citizen reported a dog in a car in the Walmart parking lot at 2:53 p.m. Thursday with the windows cracked. The owner was located and tended to the animal.
– Police responded to a residence in the 400 block of South Lundy Avenue at 2:57 p.m. Thursday and met with a water department employee who was shutting off the water. All was fine, with the officer remaining until the water was shut off and the cap replaced.
– Officers were made aware at 2:17 p.m. Thursday of a truck parked in the 100 block of Park for a long time. A warning tag was placed on the vehicle.
– Police responded to a civil matter at 1:49 p.m. Thursday at Family Dollar on West State Street over a phone card. A man said he bought a card with 120 minutes on it and now the card won’t activate so he came back to the store and said the clerks were rude to him and yelled at him. The duty manager explained that he brought in his old card and the number he needed to activate the new minutes was on a receipt in his hand. She said they tried to explain it to him and he became so belligerant that they asked him to leave. The officer told him about the code and he became upset, making comments about people needing to respect the elderly and treat him fairly. He was also told he could go to another store if he had so much trouble and he said he was an American and had the right to shop where he wanted. The officer again explained to him to enter the number on his receipt to activate his new minutes.
– Police responded at 1:39 p.m. Thursday to the Salvation Army, 1249 N. Ellsworth Ave., where an irate male was frightening the personnel and demanding they find him a room and assist him since he’s a homeless vet. They made contact with numerous agencies to help him and he was given places to call for rooming and one place offered to help him get in. He said he didn’t want to go to a place with drug addicts. Officers knew him and he calmed down. An officer helped him get some help from the Salvation Army and the Salem Ministerial Association with one night’s lodging so he could make calls about a place to rent.
– At 12:30 a.m. Thursday, a woman brought in a handgun she found in her yard Thursday in the 800 block of Park Avenue. The weapon was taken, identified and placed in the evidence room.
– A dog was reported at large in the 2200 block of Southeast Boulevard at 11:47 a.m. Thursday, but was not found.
– A Cleveland Avenue resident reported at 11:34 a.m. Thursday that someone broke the door lock off of the vacant garage next door to gain entry. Nothing seemed to be taken.
– A resident in the 900 block of Franklin reported an ongoing problem at 10:42 a.m. Thursday with neighbors whose three dogs bark nearly all day long. He said they also defecate in his yard without the neighbor cleaning it up. He wanted to know his options and for an officer to speak with the neighbor.
– A man on West 14th Street called at 10:26 a.m. Wednesday to report a parking issue, with people parking on the south side of the road making it a one-lane road. He was concerned about people going around vehicles and children going to school.
– A woman on Cleveland Street reported at 8:38 a.m. Thursday that someone broke into her car and stole three gift cards. The trunk was given a “key job” with several letters etched into the metal, the left front fender was heavily scratched and the right front fender was dented.
– Police responded to Tim Hortons, 2262 E. State St., where it was reported at 8:27 a.m. Thursday that a customer has been coming into the business saying inappropriate things to customers. He was told he’s not allowed there anymore.
– A woman in the 600 block of East Sixth Street reported at 8:27 a.m. Thursday that her estranged ex-boyfriend texted her and called her threatening to call police with false reports about her if she didn’t sign a paper giving him shared custody of the children. She also said she was arrested for domestic violence and released on a bond with a no contact order. She feels he’s violating the order by calling her. She was told to contact her attorney. She said a recent report he filed with police was false because she wasn’t even in town. She was told to get her witnesses together.
– A woman on North Lincoln Avenue reported at 7:50 a.m. Thursday that someone unknown entered her vehicle and left the doors open. The contents of the vehicle were thrown around.
– Police were asked at 4:10 a.m. Thursday to check the well-being of a woman’s ex-boyfriend due to a text message she received about him mixing medication with alcohol. He appeared to be in good health and showed no signs of impairment. He denied needing to go to a hospital to talk to anyone.
– An officer at 1:43 a.m. Thursday saw a vehicle parked on the east side of a building at 2229 E. State St. and stopped the vehicle to question the driver about being there. He said he picked a flower for his girlfriend. He was told not to trespass without permission from the business.
-Officers responded at 1:06 a.m. Thursday to the 1100 block of East Third Street for an assault, finding a man laying in the curb lawn. He said he was assaulted by his roommate on Cedar Ridge Drive. He couldn’t get into his residence so he knocked on the door and his roommate struck him in the face. He was taken to the hospital and officers attempted contact with the roommate.
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– Jessica Wolfe, Woodsdale Road, Salem, reported at 8:23 p.m. Aug. 31 her neighbors texted her and told her they do not want her child on their property because of an old family dispute. Deputies told her to keep the peace and not go over there.
– Amber Call, Memorial Road Northeast, Kensington, reported at 9:29 p.m. Tuesday there was a missing woman at the Rogers Sale. Wendell Van Marshall told deputies his wife, Shirley, 80, had been with him at the sale and he lost track of her at about 5:30 p.m. Shortly after he lost her, Isaac Lemaster reported his red truck had been stolen from the sale. Then a family member of Shirley Van Marshall found her in the pickup on the other side of the sale. It is believed she thought it was her husband’s pickup, because theirs is also red. Everyone was reunited and the pickup returned to the rightful owner.
– Tom Ferguson, Meadow Wood Drive, Salem, reported at 6:09 p.m. Tuesday someone was driving ATVs up and down the road, wearing no shirts nor helmets. Deputies checked the area, but did not find them.
– Darlene Sarchione, North Street, Beloit, reported at 4:24 p.m. Tuesday her son, Thomas Castilloux was yelling and spitting at her. He fled before deputies arrived. There was a warrant from Alliance, but he was not located.
Columbiana
– A Springfield Road man reported at 1:23 a.m. Tuesday a tree fell at a neighbor’s home on top of some lines and he was unsure if they were electrical or phone lines. Police determined they were electrical lines and notified the electric department.
– A man reported at 6:48 a.m. Tuesday there was a 2000 model Ford Explorer northbound on state Route 7 and driving recklessly. Police checked but did not find the vehicle.
– Ronald Shaffer, 22, New Springfield, was charged with improper transportation of a firearm at 11:35 a.m. Tuesday following a traffic stop on state Route 14.
– A man reported at 3:48 p.m. Tuesday someone in a blue Silverado was weaving all over the road on North Main Street. Police found the vehicle but no citations were issued.
– Heather Matthews reported at 4 p.m. Tuesday a rock fell from the overpass on state Route 164 and broke her windshield while there was a Norfolk and Southern work crew was on the tracks above the overpass.
– A Union Street woman reported at 4:46 p.m. Tuesday her ex-husband was being disruptive at the home.
– New Waterford police requested assistance with finding a child on Union Street at 5:49 p.m. Tuesday.
– Gary Bailey, state Route 30, Lisbon, was backing into a parking space at Seederly-Mong and Beck Funeral Home at 6:18 p.m. Tuesday and struck the front right tire of an unoccupied vehicle driven by Jason Davis of North Canton. No citations were issued.
– A man, address not listed, reported at 11:12 p.m. Tuesday he hadn’t heard from his son in over four hours.
East Liverpool
– A woman reported Tuesday morning seeing someone setting a fire at the Point of Beginning monument on Harvey Avenue. Police arrived to find a section of fence damaged and a heavy smell of gasoline near the fence. The fire department was called to the scene.
– Ronald B. Burkhammer, 29, Riverview Street, was charged with petty theft after Giant Eagle employees reported seeing him leaving without paying for several items. They said Burkhammer paid for a bottle of alcohol but not beer and baby wipes. Confronted in the parking lot by employees, Burkhammer reportedly could not produce a receipt for those items but got into a van and left. A license plate number was obtained, leading police to his home, where they reported retrieving the stolen items.
St. Clair Township
– Officers responding to state Route 11 for a report of a driver passed out at the wheel of a truck reported finding Brandon M. Foster, 30, Louisiana, slumped over with the dual-wheel pickup truck still running and the transmission in drive. While attempting to awaken Foster, a detective noticed a syringe sticking in his right hand. Foster awoke and tried to shift the vehicle into gear and was ordered to remove the syringe and place it on the dashboard. He did so, attempting to crush it in his hand, causing the tip of the needle to break off in his finger. Asked if there was anything in the vehicle that could hurt officers, Foster said there was not but said there might be a pocket knife and some dope in the door. He reported having just dropped off his girlfriend at work in Wellsville and told officers, when asked how long he had been using drugs, “too damn long,” becoming emotional and saying his family has told him if he didn’t clean up, they were going to have nothing to do with him. North Star Critical Care ambulance transported Foster to East Liverpool City Hospital while officers collected evidence, including the syringe and a pill bottle containing six foil-wrapped packages containing brown powder. The powder tested positive as heroin, according to reports. The truck, which Foster said was his girlfriend’s, was towed by Calcutta Towing. Foster was charged with possession of drugs-heroin and possession of drug abuse instruments.
Perry Township
– Police were requested to assist the Columbiana County Sheriff’s Office with a burglary in progress in the 5100 block of Depot Road at 1:26 a.m. Tuesday. Police arrived and were told the suspects had left the scene.
– A possible drunk driver was reported at 7:09 p.m. Monday traveling east on state Route 45. Police located the vehicle and stopped it, determining the driver was not intoxicated.
– A concerned citizen flagged down an officer at 10:18 a.m. Monday to check on a man who had been in his vehicle all night and was unable to start it up. The man told the officer he was unable to start his car after several attempts failed. Police called for a wrecker service to assist and the vehicle was towed to a local car dealership. The owner was transported to his residence.
– A resident in the 1200 block of Elberon Avenue reported at 9:29 a.m. Monday that he found several syringes laying in his yard while mowing. Police responded and removed three syringes, placing them in a sharps container for destruction.
Salem
– A dog was reported in a car in the 400 block of East State Street at 11:15 a.m. Wednesday. The report said the dog appeared in good health and the car was parked in shade with the windows down and the sun roof open. The owner came out and spoke to police about the complaint without incident.
– Police were called at 11:06 a.m. Wednesday to the Smith Center, 500 E. Fourth St., where the manager said a resident’s son has been hanging out and stayed there. She said she has tried to tell the resident that her son cannot stay there or hang out. The manager made accommodations for the son at a place to stay in Youngstown and he refused to go. On Wednesday his mother left for the day and he was hanging out at the back of the property. The manager said he was not wanted on the property any longer and a trespass letter was being sent to the department and to his mother. He left and police were unable to find him.
– A dispute was reported at 9:36 p.m. Tuesday in the 100 block of South Howard Avenue. Police learned the caller was the only one there and the people he wanted removed were coming at different times and days. He was told to call if they returned and were on his property.
– A man in the 1100 block of East State Street reported at 9:11 p.m. Tuesday that a bicycle was in his driveway that did not belong there. He didn’t know who owned it. The bicycle was taken to police storage.
– A resident in the 400 block of South Lundy Avenue reported at 8:31 p.m. Tuesday that a male known to his ex-roommate drove by and threw an item at him.
– At 8:24 p.m. Tuesday, a resident in the 200 block of Washington Avenue raised a concern about a lottery ticket recently purchased at a nearby business. He felt the ticket was a winner according to the interpretation of the rules and the clerk at the business scanned it and told him it was not a winner. He was concerned the clerk might have pocketed the money. An officer responded and spoke with the clerk who allowed the officer to view the computer screen of the ticket being scanned and affirmed the ticket was not a winner when scanned. If it had been a winner and had been cashed, it would have displayed a message that the ticket had already been paid out. The officer returned the ticket to the resident and told him to contact the Ohio Lottery Commission to see why the ticket is not a winner.
– A resident in the 1000 block of East Fourth reported at 7:37 p.m. Tuesday a known male approached him near the end of his driveway and made a threatening remark. An officer will try to make contact with the suspect.
– Police were called at 7:19 p.m. Tuesday to the 200 block of Vine Avenue for a person to be removed. The apartment manager said the person isn’t wanted on the property. The person was identified as Deeanna Yeagley, 42, of Homeworth Road, Homeworth, who was taken into custody by Columbiana County Sheriff’s Office deputies for an active warrant and served with a civil protection order. She was also ordered not to trespass on the property or she’ll be charged.
– A dispute was reported at 6:35 p.m. Tuesday on Jennings Avenue and West Ninth Street where two neighbors identified as co-workers were having a verbal dispute regarding comments made at work about the purchase and payment for a used swimming pool between them. An officer talked with them about the dispute and a possible resolution, telling both to avoid further confrontation to prevent a breach of the peace. The officer also documented an alleged threat a known male made to damage the swimming pool.
– Police responded at 5:11 p.m. Tuesday to the 300 block of East State Street and repositioned a section of fence around a demolition site. Nothing else appeared out of order.
– Ashton Mitchell, 30, of Jennings Avenue, was cited for driving under suspension after a traffic stop at 5:07 p.m. Tuesday in the 1900 block of East State Street.
– Police responded at 4:12 p.m. Tuesday to the 400 block of Aetna for a dispute between a father and juvenile daughter. Both advised the argument was verbal only and there had been no injury. The daughter said she just wanted to leave for a while and the father said that was fine to allow both of them to cool down.
– Police were called to respond to a possible fight at 4:02 p.m. Tuesday in the parking lot of Arbaugh Pearce Greenisen & Sons Funeral Home, but learned upon arrival it was a call to remove people. The people had already left.
Salem
– Firefighters responded at 1:43 p.m. Wednesday to Lexington Avenue for a report of a dryer on fire inside a residence. No fire was present. The electricity was disconnected and a vent removed, with no problems found. The owner was told to have the unit serviced.
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– Police were called at 3:21 p.m. Tuesday for an alleged intoxicated driver in the Giant Eagle parking lot, 2401 E. State St. An officer found the vehicle legally parked, then the owner came out and said he had not been drinking. He did not appear intoxicated and all appeared fine. He said his radio was up a little loud and maybe that’s why someone called police.
– A man on Vine Avenue reported Tuesday his ex-girlfriend keeps calling and texting him and will not stop. An officer will try to contact her and tell her to stop.
– A woman on West Middletown Road reported at 1:28 p.m. Tuesday she met with a person she knows at his Jennings Avenue residence. While there, his mother confronted her by yelling profanities and spitting in her face. She tried to leave, but was boxed in by the female who continued to rant at her with name calling and allegations. Finally she was able to get out with the female attempting to push her down the stairs.
– Matthew Finlay, of the 2100 block of Monroe St., reported at 1:14 p.m. Tuesday someone removed his bicycle from the back car port area.
– A female called at 1:09 a.m. Tuesday to speak with an officer about information she received regarding illegal activity. The report noted the area of Lundy and Bank Street.
– A suspicious vehicle was reported at 12:54 a.m. Tuesday on East Euclid Street. A woman ran out of gas and had help on the way.
– Melissa Demeo, of East Third Street, reported at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday that she left her purse on the roof of her car and drove away without knowing it. Once she realized what happened, she returned to the area, but was unable to locate her belongings. She was told police will notify her if any of her stuff is found.
– A property dispute was reported at 10:50 p.m. Monday in the 400 block of South Lundy Avenue where a female resident was moving some items out to stay elsewhere and the male resident said some of his things were being taken. A bottle of body wash was accidentally removed by a person helping the female and was returned to the male. He also said she was taking his food. He was told it’s a civil matter. An officer remained for a short time while the female removed her property.
– A man on West Perry reported Monday he was receiving unwanted texts from a person in New York. He was told his options.
– A woman in the 1100 block of East Ninth Street talked to an officer at 9:58 p.m. Monday about a juvenile problem. She was told her options and the juvenile was advised he would need to follow house rules.
– A domestic dispute was reported at 9:39 p.m. Monday in the rear parking lot of a business in the 800 block of East State Street. An officer spoke to both people who said they were having an argument. They were told to keep their voices down.
– A reckless vehicle was reported at 9:09 p.m. Monday in the area of State and Lincoln. The vehicle was located and followed for several blocks, then stopped after a traffic offense. The driver was given a verbal warning for marked lanes.
– A dispute between neighbors was reported at 7:46 p.m. Monday in the 1100 block of East Ninth where a caller reported a boy and his two friends were being unruly and trespassing in his yard. The juvenile boy being unruly but acknowledged being in a man’s curb lawn. They were told to stay away from his yard.
– Police at 7:46 p.m. Monday spoke with a resident in the 400 block of South Lundy regarding an eviction notice and eviction proce-dures. He said he received a three-day eviction notice from another tenant, but not from the actual owner of the property. An officer explained the actual owner would have to pursue legal eviction through the civil department of the sheriff’s office. The officer explained the require-ment also to the other tenant.
– Matthew Bush, 32, of 144 S. Union Ave., was charged with criminal trespass after police were called at 7:24 p.m. Monday for a fight in progress on Washington Avenue in the 100 block. A female said a suspect called her names and threw a beer can at her young grandson. Another resident said the suspect came on his property and pushed his friend. The suspect, identified as Bush, was seen walking down an alley away from the residence. He had been served a no trespass order and told earlier in the day by officers not to return to the property.
– An alleged overdose was reported at 6:48 p.m. Monday on Maple Street. He was taken to the emergency room.
– A woman at 5:41 p.m. Monday reported someone making rude and untrue comments about her on Facebook. She was not threatened and the report said there was nothing criminal to pursue. She was told to contact Facebook about blocking the person.
– A fight in progress was reported at 4:02 p.m. Monday in the 100 block of Washin-gton, allegedly with a person involved having a knife. An officer found the people separated and learned no fight occurred. The victim did not want to pursue anything.
– A residential alarm was reported at 3:31 p.m. Monday in the 1600 block of East State Street. Officers found a back door on a porch open and an inside back door unlocked. A keyholder said all was okay and the owner probably forgot to lock the door.
– An officer checked on a resident at the Smith Center, 500 E. Fourth St., at 3 p.m. Monday at the request of a friend from out of state, but no one was home.
Perry Township
– A possible burglary in progress was reported at 9:06 p.m. Sunday in the 1800 block of Allen Drive where a resident and his family pulled into their garage and heard the upstairs toilet flush. Officers from the township and the city of Salem searched the house, finding no one inside and all the doors and windows secure.
– A woman on Benton Road reported Sunday that several people she knows stole valuables from her home while she was in the hospital.
– Police were called at 9:52 p.m. Saturday to Pine Lake Road near state Route 45 for a report of a female in a ditch. No one was found.
– Officers at 11:33 a.m. Saturday checked the area of East Pine Lake Road between U.S. Route 62 and state Route 45 for a female reportedly riding a red ATV on the road. The vehicle was not located. The same caller had contacted police at 8:30 p.m. Friday with a similar complaint about an ATV on the road, but the ATV was not located.
– An officer on patrol at 5:54 p.m. Friday saw an open window at the ReStore on North Ellsworth and contacted a keyholder to respond.
office requested assistance at 7:53 a.m. Friday after being told by the manager of Circle K South on South Lincoln Avenue about a possible impaired customer. The officer arrived, along with KLG Ambulance, and spoke to the male, who was familiar with the department. He refused any medical treatment and walked back to his residence on East Pidgeon.
Goshen Police District
– Jessica Lucille Carrocce, 19, 11375 Lisbon Road, Salem, was charged with domestic violence after officers responded to her home at 9:14 p.m. Sept. 3. Officer Charles spoke with Carrocce’s twin sister who said Carrocce started throwing items at her when she attempted to leave the residence, then became physical when she attempted to defend herself. Cpl. John Calko also responded and noted marks to the sister’s knee, bicep and face.
East Liverpool
– Officers responded three separate times to the Michigan Street home of Elizabeth L. Coulter, 34, starting with a report of a man pushing her out of the house. Officers reported she was rambling and was obviously under the influence but refused to go elsewhere for the night. She was placed under arrest for disorderly conduct/intoxication and then charged with resisting arrest after reportedly pulling away from officers as she was being handcuffed.
– Shawn W. Hill, Holliday Street, reported that, while he was hospitalized, his girlfriend went to his home and found five young men sleeping inside. They said they had entered through the basement, and it was found the door had been pried with a crowbar. Hill did know some of the young men.
– Michael A. Roseberg, Avondale Street, reported his son’s bicycle taken from his yard.
– Maureen Davis, Perry Street, reported a person known to her has taken $200 cash, jewelry and a credit card which was used at several locations.
– Korina Parsons, St. George Street, reported her grandson trying to break into the residence. Officers found the grandson in the residence and advised him not to return. He had already been served with an eviction notice.
– Angela Latshaw, Vine Street, reported kids yelling at her and called her a name as she drove past on Vine Street and also reported the lock cut on her garage. No entry was gained.
– Vince Milewski, Minerva Street, reported a woman he knows entered his home and stole money he had on the table. The woman fled in a vehicle and Milewski chased her. St. Clair Township police stopped both vehicles and arrested the woman, who was not named in the report, for possession of drug paraphernalia.
– Christopher Shank, Moore Street, reported his wallet stolen from his vehicle while it was parked in the rear lot. His credit card from the wallet showed heavy activity, officers reported.
Liverpool Township
– Officers responded to Potters Lane for a domestic disturbance and spoke with Rebecca Cogar, who said her son and his girlfriend had been in a verbal argument over the television remote but no violence had taken place. The girlfriend, Helen Moffett, had left for work, and her son, Wendell S. Beatty Jr., 26, had left on foot. Officers could not locate him. Moffett came to the police station later and reported the dispute, saying Beatty had head-butted her, loosening her tooth. She told officers her children were home at the time but asleep. Beatty was charged with domestic violence.
Salineville
– Police were called around 7 p.m. Thursday to a Salineville Road West residence following a report of children playing near the roadway. Officers spoke with Tina Smith and advised her of the situation, which had been an ongoing problem. Smith acknowledged the issue and said her children do not listen to her and she cannot control them. A report was sent to county Children’s Services for follow-up since police have arrived at this home for the same reason at different times.
– Marcus Jarvis arrived at police headquarters around 5 p.m. Sunday to turn himself in on a warrant issued by the county Sheriff’s Office and Adult Probation. He was taken into custody without incident and transported to the county jail.
– While on patrol, officers initiated a traffic stop around 2:50 p.m. Saturday on West Main Street for a broken windshield. Officers spoke with the registered owner, Christopher Toy of Empire, who later learned he was driving under suspension at the time. Toy was cited for broken windshield and driving under suspension.
– Angel Robertson, no address given, was taken into custody around 2:20 p.m. Saturday on a warrant for failure to appear for receiving stolen property. She was taken to the county jail.
– Sheridan Taylor, Madison Street, was taken into custody at 1:50 p.m. Saturday by police at a state Route 644 location for a burglary warrant, and was transported to the county jail.
Wellsville
– Nick Fellure, Hammond Park, reported at midnight Aug. 12 that he left his doors unlocked and someone went inside and stole his PlayStation 4 serial number, two controllers, a .22 caliber shotgun with an unknown serial number and $400 cash.
– Dale Barnhart, Clark Avenue, reported at 7:42 a.m. Thursday someone he didn’t know broke the front window of his 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt which was parked in front of his house sometime between 10 p.m. the night before and the time of the call.
– Margaret Spann reported at 7:58 a.m. Thursday someone she didn’t know broke the front window out of her daughter’s blue Nissan sometime overnight. spann also said that between 10 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. the night before she was sitting on her back porch and heard something break and saw a white SUV pull away from the side of her house.
– Dawn Adkins, Independence Square, reported at 1:18 a.m. Friday that Cindy Dalrymple returned to the home and confronted Adkins after Dalrymple was told to leave and not return. Dalrymple was located in a vehicle on 10th Street, reported to be intoxicated and said that she was worried that Adkins would destroy her property. Dalrymple also pulled a small bag of marijuana out of her bra prior to be placed in the cruiser. Dalrymple was cited for persistent disorderly conduct and drug abuse. She was also served a no trespassing order for CMHA properties.
– Sarah Schafford reported at 1:50 p.m. Saturday she recently purchased a Sixth Avenue residence when she saw that it was entered, sometime between 7:30 p.m Friday and 12:30 p.m. Saturday. Nothing from the garage was stolen, but there were items in the garage that Schaffold described as junk.
– Jenny Joy, 18th Street, reported at 6 p.m. Saturday she came home and found several of her child’s toys damaged in the yard. Items that were cut include tires to a bicycle, two masks and a ball, while a squirt gun, a toy machine gun, Thomas the Tank Engine tracks, three toy cars, a dragon boat and a scooter were also damaged. A neighbor came over and advised a child gave the neighbor a steak knife, which was handed over to an officer. It was determined that several juveniles admitted to the damage, were all placed on house arrest and will see a juvenile officer.
– Police were called at 11:30 p.m. Sunday, at the request of an officer from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, to the Save-A-Lot on Wells Avenue in reference to a marijuana bowl in a vehicle. Officers met with the ODNR officer and went to the river to speak with two men. Both men were told to walk back to the vehicle and provide identification and fishing licenses. A marijuana bowl was found in plain view in the cup holder with resin in it. The owner of the vehicle, Marcus Kidder, claimed the bowl as his and was cited for drug paraphernalia.
– Kristen Cooper, Chester Avenue, reported at 3:30 p.m. Monday someone left a threatening note on her back porch. She told officers that she went outside to walk the dog and found the note on the corner of the porch, and said it appeared that someone threw the note over the fence.
– Ben Simms, 14th Street, reported at 10:45 a.m. Tuesday someone hit the driver’s side of his 2006 Dodge van, which was parked on 14th Street, and caused damage. Simms said it was fine on Sunday, and his son noticed the damage Tuesday morning.
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– Tom Foley of East Palestine reported at 11:29 p.m. Monday he was concerned about his grandson, who had been involved in a domestic disturbance with his wife and then left. The grandson’s wife later told Foley she received a text message from her husband threatening to kill himself by overdose. She found her husband’s truck in the parking lot for the Greenway Trail near the intersection of Old Route 344 and state Route 558. Foley searched the area for about an hour, but did not find him and then called the sheriff’s office. Leetonia firefighters and the Beaver Township K-9 unit joined the search. Dispatchers pinged the phone and found the area of the phone’s last transmission. At about 5:03 a.m. Tuesday a passerby on state Route 45 near the Greenway Trail reported seeing a person along the side of the roadway. He was found incoherent and transported to Salem Regional Medical Center.
– Ron Russell, Yeager Drive, Wellsville, reported at 4:12 p.m. Saturday he had concerns about his mother raising an 8-year-old family member. She is reportedly in her 80s and he believes she cannot physically care for the child. Deputies spoke to the woman, who reportedly said she is not able to care for the boy alone and has been getting some help from Children Services, although she felt their visits are far apart making it hard for her. She also told deputies no one else in the family is capable of caring for the child and she does not want to see him leave the family.
– Linda Helman, Salem Alliance Road, Salem, reported at 3:37 p.m. Sunday two windows were damaged on the front of her trailer and she felt it may have been neighborhood children.
– Ronata Phillips, U.S. Route 30, Minerva, reported at 6:12 p.m. Sunday her neighbors threw cat feces into her driveway. Phillips said the neighbors may believe it is all from her cat, but there are lots of stray cats in the area.
– Joe Tindall, Quaker Church Road, Minerva, reported at 6:33 p.m. Sunday there was excessive shooting in the area throughout the day. Deputies were busy with other calls and unable to respond, but did call Tindall back later. The shooting reportedly stopped as it became dark.
– Opal Andric, Rose Drive, Lisbon, reported at 8:29 p.m. Sunday her ex-boyfriend, who is the father of her two children, was calling threatening her about a phone and his right to take the children to the fair. Casey Martin reportedly left several messages telling her he would knock her teeth in if she did not comply with his demands. He refused to pick up when deputies called, but continued to leave messages for Andric.
– Hope Andrews, Riggs Drive, East Palestine, reported a domestic dispute at 10:27 p.m. Monday. Deputies were met by both James and Hope Andrews. She said they just got home from the bar and they had been arguing. James Andrews told deputies he was sleeping and she came into their bedroom and ripped off his sleeping mask. Deputies found visible scratch marks on James Andrews, but he did not want to pursue charges.
– Patty Frankenhauser, Fredricktown Clarkson Road, Negley, reported a child missing in the woods at 3:49 p.m. Monday. Negley EMS and firefighters were called in and the East Liverpool K-9 was on standby if needed. The child had gone into the woods near a pond with friends. The children returned, but the 8-year-old decided to go back by himself. He was found by family members just as emergency personnel arrived. He said he heard people yelling for him, but he did not want to get in trouble so he did not yell back at first.
– Kevin Biscella, Miller Road, Leetonia, reported a suspicious vehicle pulling out of an oil site on Miller Road at 3:22 p.m. Monday. Deputies checked with residents in the area, who said they have not seen the suspicious vehicle on Monday. Deputies also checked with security in charge of the site.
– Bettina Cehrs, Beaver Falls, Pa., reported a domestic dispute at the home of Justin Miller and Jennifer Flowers, state Route 7, Lisbon. While speaking with Flowers, who was with her 3-year-old and 9-month-old daughters, deputies could smell a strong odor of bleach and found bleach discoloration on one child’s clothes and her hair wet. An ambulance was called for the child. Deputies were told Miller had been mowing, when Flowers reportedly came out and began arguing with him. He claimed she tried to provoke him to hit her and was throwing his things around. When she went to rip up the only photo he has of his son, he tried to stop her and pinned her to the ground. When she said she couldn’t breathe he let her up, but then pulled her back by the hair. He also claims she keyed words in his truck, unplugged a cord and struck him with it and then went to the neighbors. After calling for help from there, Flowers reportedly returned, grabbed a bottle of bleach and attempted to spray Miller in the face with it. He grabbed for it and the top of the bottle came off, dumping it on him and the 3-year-old, including in her eyes. She then took the child inside and cleaned her eyes out. Both Miller and Flowers were charged with domestic violence.
– Chris Mellott, West Main Street, Salineville, reported at 11:45 p.m. Sunday people were yelling in the area. Deputies checked, but did not find anyone.
– Tim Adams, U.S. Route 30, Minerva, reported he heard shooting and then heard someone yelling for someone to stop shooting. Deputies checked the area, but did not find anyone shooting.
– Patricia Durham, Spillway Road, Hanoverton, reported at 2:27 p.m. Saturday a man with broken English was calling the home, talking about a bunch of technical things and claiming he was going to interrupt her Internet service. She believed it was a scam, but then her Internet quit working. She called her provider and they were sending a service technician to her home.
– William Smith, Smith Road, Negley, reported at 6:50 p.m. Saturday one of his neighbors has been driving recklessly in both a vehicle and an ATV. On Saturday, the neighbor, Gary Bookman Sr., reportedly forced Smith to go left of center to avoid a collision.
– Phillip Runzo, Buffalo Road, East Rochester, reported at 9:16 p.m. Friday people have been driving across his yard to get to a cornfield next to his property and on Friday he caught a license plate number on his trail cam.
– Ranata Phillips, U.S. 30, Minerva, reported at 11:11 p.m. Saturday threats were made. Deputies spoke to Darrell Phillips, who volunteered that he struck the neighbor’s privacy fence and a board fell off. Curtis Ramsey, the owner of the fence, wanted to pursue charges. Phillips was charged with criminal damaging.
Lisbon
– A caller walking her dog reported seeing lights on in a vacant home at 38071 Saltwell Road at 8:33 p.m. Monday. A female answered the door and said she and her boyfriend had been renting the home since Aug. 1. She called the landlord and let her speak with the officer, who confirmed her story.
– Courtney Orr, Speidel Road, East Rochester, was cited for reckless operation and driving under suspension after she struck a vehicle driven by Justin Davis, Eric Drive, Lisbon, in the Smith Oil parking lot at 4:42 p.m. Monday. Orr reportedly got out of her vehicle and began assaulting Davis, but he declined to press charges since she had a 1-year-old child in the vehicle.
– A woman reported her 13-year-old daughter was at a home on East Chestnut Street at 9:47 p.m. Monday and was refusing to come home. Police arrived and spoke to the woman who lived on East Chestnut and she said the girl has been staying with her because her mother goes out all weekend with her boyfriend. The officer ordered the girl to go home with her mother, who accused the other woman of trying to turn her daughter against her. The mother called back at 11:24 p.m. to say her daughter had returned to the East Chestnut Street residence. The officer went to the residence and transported the girl home.
– Rachael Townsend-Ballard, who works at the Steel Trolley Diner, reported her husband violated a protection order by sending someone to the Trolley with a message for her from him at 11 p.m. Monday.
– Terry Mullins, West Washington Street, called for police at 11 a.m. Friday because he wanted Kimberly Muttersbaugh removed from his apartment. Muttersbaugh was advised to gather her belongings and leave, which she did.
– Anthony Delmont, East Lincoln Way, called for police at 1:13 p.m. Monday because he wanted Tim Delmont and his son removed from his apartment. Police arrived and spoke with Tim Delmont, who said he already made arrangements with his mother to pick them up.
– Police responded to a child custody dispute on North Street at 9:30 p.m. Saturday. Ashley Powell reported her ex-husband was trying to take their children while they were at his mother’s home, and Powell has sole custody. Police spoke to the mother said everything was fine at the house.
– Taylor E. Reed, Lincoln Street, East Liverpool, reportedly backed into another vehicle, driven by Timothy D. Mariano of Girard, in the Smith Oil parking lot at 3:11 p.m. Saturday.
– Candy Kibler, West Lincoln Way, called at 7 p.m. Friday because she wanted her daughter and her boyfriend, Brandi Cope and Jared Coil, off Kibler’s property because Cope had pulled her hair and broke her glasses. The officer said Kibler and Cope could both be charged with domestic violence, or Cope and Coil could just leave, with the parties choosing the latter option.
– Police were called to the Allay Senior Care, Pendleton Street, at 5:16 a.m. Friday in regard to an uncooperative resident. An ambulance crew was attempting to transport the man to a hospital to be examined but he was refusing to cooperate, claiming they were taking his money and not helping him with his problems. Police told the man they would look into his situation, which was enough to get him to go with the EMTs.
– A caller reported there was a suspicious man standing in a parking lot on South Beaver Street at 8:23 a.m. Saturday. The man said he was waiting for a ride to his job with a lawn maintenance service, and it was easier to be picked up there than at his home. Some of the residents said they were concerned about the man’s presence because there were children playing outside and he appeared to be staring at them. Police waited until the man was picked up.
– Police checked on the welfare of a woman who lives on East Chestnut Street at 9:25 p.m. Saturday. Police learned from Glenn Libert that the woman was in a nursing home and he did not want the caller, Krista Shrodes, on his property, which is why he would not let her in.
-Mercedes Inman, West High Street, reported Thursday she found a job on Craigslist taking care of someone’s mother. The man sent her an advance check in the amount of $1,980, which she took to the bank and learned it was a scam.
– Diana Good asked police to check on the welfare of a man riding a black motorcycle and who was currently at the Circle K at 10:27 a.m. Thursday. The man was drunk and threatening to harm himself but he could not be found there or at Smith Oil.
East Palestine
– Christian Gingher, 44, West Martin Street, was arrested on a warrant through the Columbiana County Municipal Court at 10:16 p.m. Thursday at his home. He was turned over to county sheriff’s deputies and taken to the county jail. Alyssa Gingher, 18, West Martin Street, was also taken into custody on a theft charge. She was booked and later released with a court summons.
– Police were called to 1005 W. Main St. at 10:59 p.m. Aug. 29 for a report of a disturbance involving a woman. Lauren Nicole Fergert told police she was assaulted by her ex-boyfriend but did not wish to press charges.
– Police were called to the area of West Main Street at 11:21 p.m. Friday for a report that a highly intoxicated man was attempting to ride a bicycle in the area and kept falling over. Police found Jason Moffett, 28, of Warren, and charged him with disorderly conduct. He was then taken to the county jail.
– Barbara Lynch, East Grant Street, reported at noon Wednesday a woman claiming to be a resident of East Palestine was attempting to defraud a local non-profit charitable organization to get money for her rent. Police found the woman did not live in the village and charges will be filed at a later date.
Columbiana
– Police found two dogs running at large in the South West Street area at 7:47 p.m. Friday. The owner, Kevin Kappler, was found at 24 South Middle St. and given a verbal warning for dogs at large.
– A woman reported at 7:59 p.m. Friday she was behind a reckless driver in a brown van eastbound on state Route 14 that then turned northbound onto state Route 46. Police checked the area but did not find the van.
– A Columbiana Manor Apartments woman spoke with police at 8:12 p.m. Friday about getting a key back from someone that moved out of her apartment.
– The highway patrol reported at 9:22 p.m. Friday they received a report of a reckless driver headed toward the city from state Route 11 in a 2007 red Dodge SUV. Police checked the area but did not find the vehicle.
– Someone reported at 9:24 p.m. Friday a group of people were loitering in the South Main Street laundromat and they did not have any clothes in a washer or dryer.
– Goshen police requested assistance at 3:22 a.m. Saturday with a transport of a man involved in an accident to his home in New Waterford. Police transported the man with no problems.
– A woman reported at 10:19 a.m. Saturday there was trash in the front and side yards of a state Route 14 home for more than a week.
– A woman reported at 12:34 p.m. Saturday a man was staggering on the sidewalk along North Main Street near 7th Street and was possibly succumbing to the heat. Police found Vincent Barr of Warren and took him to a home in town.
– Lisa Rupp, address not listed, reported at 12:34 p.m. Saturday she was being harassed by her ex.
– Becky Perkins, Fairfield School Road, reported at 1:45 p.m. Saturday she noticed jewelry was missing from her house.
– Robert Macklin, North Elm Street, reported at 2 p.m. Saturday Kayla Macklin was at the home causing problems and she was not supposed to be there. Police spoke with the couple and found they were both still legally married and both had legal right to the home.
– A woman reported at 2:24 p.m. Saturday she was concerned about the welfare of a child she saw at a local laundromat because of the condition of the car they were brought in. Police spoke with the child’s father and he agreed to remove items from the car.
– Bary Wyatt, address not listed, reported at 4:25 p.m. Saturday he was behind a reckless driver westbound on state Route 14. Police checked but were unable to find the vehicle.
– James Metzler, West Salem Street, reported at 4:47 p.m. Saturday a relative was there causing problems.
– A North Main Street woman reported at 5:12 p.m. Saturday she lost an envelope with $100 in it that morning and she wasn’t sure where and wanted police to know in case someone turned it in.
– Jeff Duda of Austintown reported at 7:11 p.m. Saturday his ex-wife Natalie Smith was driving without a driver’s license when she picked up the kids and the vehicle she was driving also had a tail light out. Duda reported Smith was on her way to New Waterford and Columbiana police notified New Waterford police.
– A woman reported at 12:37 a.m. Sunday a woman walking on South Main Street near the railroad tracks appeared to be drunk and fell down. Police found Rhianna Gable of South Main Street and took her to her home.
– A man reported at 12:47 a.m. Sunday people were taking pictures of Chase Bank. Police checked and found it was bank employees checking on the light outages there.
– The Burger King manager reported at 1 a.m. Sunday a group of intoxicated men were on the restaurant property. Police checked and found the men were part of a wedding party at the Dutch Village Inn and they were told to return there for the night to avoid further conflict.
– Someone reported at 3:40 a.m. Sunday there was a suspicious package in front of the Industrial Park. Police checked and found the bag contained only trash.
– A Burger King employee reported at 1:58 p.m. Sunday a man and woman were arguing in the parking lot and the man was holding a baby. Police found Glenn McGee and Courtney Mahon have a dispute over a custody matter, which was then resolved.
– A woman reported at 5:20 p.m. Sunday there were two kids inside a gray Chevy Cobalt in the Family Dollar parking lot and the windows were up. The woman later reported she discovered their father was in a car next to it and the air conditioner was on.
– A woman reported at 8:50 p.m. Sunday someone was setting off fireworks in the area of East Friend Street. Police checked but could not find the source of the noise.
– A man reported at 6:27 a.m. Monday there was a couple sleeping inside the laundromat on South Main Street and they later moved to sleeping on the sidewalk. Police told the couple to move along.
– A man requested at 11:14 a.m. Monday a groundhog be removed from his garage.
– Danielle Hiner, Spruce Street, reported at 2:49 p.m. Monday she was in a domestic dispute with her brother Robbie Hiner. Her brother left before police arrived.
– Tracie Duffield, South Vine Street, reported at 4:53 p.m. Monday someone egged her home.
– A man reported at 7:58 p.m. Monday a man, woman and a child were walking on South Main Street and the man was yelling at the woman and child. Police checked and found two men and a woman at a laundromat laughing and they denied being in a dispute.
– A woman reported at 7:59 p.m. Monday her ex was following her and requested an escort to her destination.
– Tracie Duffield, South Vine Street, reported at 8:39 p.m. a group of kids were egging a home on Union.
– A woman reported at 8:47 p.m. Monday her daughter received a text message from a kid on Union Street stating that her mother was hitting her. Police check and spoke with the child and her mother and found the child had sent inappropriate text messages.
POLICE
County Sheriff
– Joan Ballo, Woodville Road, Leetonia, reported finding a large hole in the front of her trailer as she was sweeping her front porch.
Center Township
– Elizabeth Goodman called Sunday to report a barking dog in the area of 7716 Depot Road at the Guilford Highlands. After speaking with police, she decided to contact the Highlands office manager to handle the situation.
East Liverpool
– Joyce Davis, Perry Street, reported Monday she had placed her purse on the floor when she went to bed and when she awoke, found it had been moved into the kitchen with the wallet removed. A debit card and about $100 cash had been taken. As she checked the residence, Davis found a safe entered and a $4,000 gold necklace made for her by her father was missing. In the living room, she found her father Art Tucker’s 1997 Emmy award was missing from its glass case, and in the kitchen, a ceramic teapot was missing in which she had hidden 20 pure silver Canadian $1 coins. Her bank card was found to have been used twice at the Sheetz station in Calcutta for a total of $66.51. Davis suspects a family member, who was thrown out of the house last week after he reportedly stole her credit card and used it at Walmart. Asked how he would get back into the house this time, Davis said she thinks he still has a key. The investigation is on-going by the detective’s bureau.
St. Clair Township
– A woman approached an officer at Sheetz, telling him a man and woman were sitting on the bench in front of Big Lots rolling marijuana into a “joint.” The officer located the two people, identifying them as Brian D. “Mouse”
Miller Jr., 33, Almont Street, East Liverpool, and Lois A. Minnis, 22, same address. When asked if they had anything illegal or dangerous, both said they did not, but Miller said he had a pocket knife and a “bowl” he had just purchased at the drive-through across the street. The officer patted down Miller, finding a baggy in his pocket containing marijuana, which Miller said he forgot he had with him. Minnis told the officer they were not rolling marijuana and Miller had simply been playing with his new pipe and practicing smoking out of it. Miller was charged with possession of marijuana. Minnis was not charged.
Salem
– An officer responded to East State Street Monday where Alfred J. Black reported he had had several items stolen from the business where he has things for sale, by a man he identified. The other man told the officer Black had stolen a bunch of his items at the business. Both were told to work out their differences.
– A set of keys and a small amount of cash were found at the side of a residence on East Third Street by the homeowner. The items were taken to the police department until an owner can claim them.
-A caller reported a dog left in a vehicle at Home Depot with the windows not rolled down sufficiently in the 89-degree temperatures Monday. When officers arrived, the vehicle was gone.
– Responding Monday to East Perry Street for a report of an intoxicated person, officers were advised by Samantha Frampton a roommate had left on foot, and she was concerned about his safety. The man was located nearby and returned home without incident.
– Casey Bailey, no address listed, reported Monday a Hispanic male had grabbed her wrists and was pushing her boyfriend at East Third Street and North Lundy Avenue. The man left prior to officers’ arrival and could not be located.
– Officers responded Sunday to the500 block of South Broadway for a report of a loud explosion, where a witness reported seeing a flash and cloud of smoke at the side of a building. Officers could not find a source for either.
– An officer on patrol Sunday heard people yelling and found two intoxicated men. They were checked for outstanding warrants and advised to go home when none were found.
– Officers spoke to a South Lundy Avenue resident about a loud music complaint Sunday, and he agreed to turn down the music.
– After responding Sunday to a report of a vehicle being driven recklessly on East State Street, officers found it with a flat tire in a parking lot. The driver was having a medical problem and first responders and the EMT ambulance responded, transporting him to the hospital.
– An officer observed two people in Centennial Park, involved in an altercation, then saw them near East Pershing Street in a vehicle which braked hard, with one person exiting the vehicle. The officer stopped the vehicle and found there had been a verbal dispute.
– Responding Sunday to a report of a man with several lacerations, officers spoke with Maribeth F. Graham, North Broadway, who was intoxicated and had stumbled into a glass window on an enclosed porch. He put his arm through the glass and was cut. He was transported to the hospital by KLG ambulance.
– Called Sunday to East State Street for a domestic dispute, officers learned the person involved had left, and they were unable to locate the vehicle in which he left.
– An American flag and metal flag pole were thrown into a fenced area behind a business on South Lincoln Avenue Sunday. The responding officer was unable to transport the items due to the length of the flag pole, and the fire department was called and took it to the police station.
Police
East Liverpool
– Officers were dispatched Friday to Herche-Bloor Pharmacy for a report of what appeared to be a fake prescription being presented. Pharmacist Sal Decaria reported he immediately recognized errors in the prescription and called the local doctor from whom it was supposedly written. He denied having issuing the prescription. Officers located Andrew Crumbley, who had presented the prescription, on Washington Street and arrested him. The report did not specify what charge was made against Crumbley.
– Juanita Adams, Perry Street, reported discovering several items on her child support card, including $670 she believes was rung up by a known person.
St. Clair Township
– Leslie Beagle, 68, Bridge Street, East Liverpool, was southbound on East Liverpool Road when a vehicle driven by James B. McKinley, 31, Cain Street, East Liverpool, pulled into his path from Dunn Road. Beagle was transported to East Liverpool City Hospital by North Star Critical Care ambulance, and McKinley was cited for failure to yield. Neither McKinley nor his two passengers reported injuries.
Salineville
– Police were called at 6:47 p.m. Aug. 31 to BK Beverage on West Main Street following a report of theft. Viewing surveillance video, officers observed Brian Gearin of East Main Street grab a beverage can from a cooler, stuff it in his pants and leave the store. Gearin was cited for theft.
– Crystal Baker of Bergholz reported she received damage to her vehicle while on Salineville Road sometime on Aug. 30. The damage was due to construction work left unattended and open on the roadway. She said that since hitting the road work, her vehicle is “pulling to the right” while traveling. Buckeye Water, the company involved in the work, advised Baker to file a police report.
– Police visited a Mill Street residence around 7:08 p.m. Tuesday and found 14 suspected marijuana plants in plain view growing at the residence. Officers spoke to the residents, secured the area and contacted the county Drug Task Force, which arrived quickly, conducted an investigation and took the suspected plants as evidence. Charges are eminent and will be pursued by the DTF.
– Police were called at 9:42 p.m. Tuesday to a West Main Street residence following a report of someone bleeding from the face. Officers spoke with Shane Blair who said that he taunted a boy while playing basketball, which provoked the boy to punch Blair in the face and knocked him to the ground, causing Blair to bleed from his nose. Blair said he restrained himself and made no physical contact with the boy, and furthermore did not wish to pursue charges. Officers spoke with the boy’s parents and informed them of the encounter.
– Police were called at 10:58 p.m. Tuesday to an East Main Street residence regarding a possible domestic violence case. Officers determined that both parties were arguing for hours before police arrived, and that both sides broke glass items in the driveway that belonged to each other before they were separated. Both parties were advised of the state’s serious stance on domestic violence laws, and the man agreed to leave and go to his summer home. No further action was taken.
– Police were called at 3:52 p.m. Wednesday to a Maple Hill residence following a disturbance between Scott Whitaker of East Liverpool and Nancy Dickson, who resides at the Maple Hill residence. Officers found Whitaker to be inebriated and to have struck Dickson in the face. Officers restrained Whitaker, and after EMTs checked everyone involved, Whitaker was taken to the county jail. Charges of assault and disorderly conduct are eminent.
– Rebecca Oates, East Main Street, reported at 7:41 p.m. Wednesday her ex-boyfriend came onto her porch when he is not welcome. Officers tried to find him but were unsuccessful. Oates was advised to contact police again immediately if he arrives again.
Salem
– Sarah Reich, 19, of Fairview Avenue, was cited for assured clear distance after her westbound vehicle struck the rear of another westbound vehicle driven by Nathan Gorby, 55, of East Seventh St., who was stopped in traffic at 4:22 p.m. Friday in the 1900 block of East State Street. The fire department and EMT Ambulance responded to evaluate the drivers. Gorby was transported to Salem Regional Medical Center for possible injuries.
– A theft complaint was reported at 11:52 a.m. Sunday by a man from Washington Avenue who said a male and female came to his residence to clean last week and while the female was cleaning, her boyfriend stole several items from his house. The man located some of the items at a business in the 500 block of East State Street which is where the suspect works. He said the person denied taking the items, but was boxing the things up to give them back to him. An officer advised him to provide a detailed list of missing/stolen items so charges could be filed.
– Lois Pandya, 77, of Shady Lane, was cited for a stop sign violation after her eastbound vehicle on East Fourth Street failed to stop for the stop sign and struck a southbound vehicle on North Lincoln Avenue driven by Macie Davidson, 18, of Conkle Road, at 11:10 a.m. Sunday. No injuries were reported.
– Police responded at 10:55 a.m. Sunday to the parking lot of the Salem Community Center, 1098 N. Ellsworth Ave., for a suspicious person. A woman reported she was walking on the nature trail when a male began to follow her after coming out from behind a tree. She ran back to her vehicle in the parking lot. Officers walked the trail and didn’t find anyone.
– A woman in the 400 block of Franklin Avenue reported at 9:16 a.m. Sunday that someone turned the handle on her garage door overnight. Nothing appeared damaged or stolen.
– A suspicious package was reported at 7:28 a.m. Sunday in the 400 block of Franklin Avenue where a woman said she found a plastic baggy containing a white powder substance on the ground near her vehicle. An officer took the baggy back to the station and determined the powder to be flour.
– An assault was reported at 10:32 p.m. Saturday in the 700 block of West Pershing Street . Both persons involved were voluntarily intoxicated and gave conflicting accounts of what occurred. Neither wanted to pursue anything. They were told to stay away from each other.
– A reckless operator was reported at 9:12 p.m. Saturday in the area of North Lincoln Avenue and Superior Avenue. The vehicle was located and the motorist had forgotten to turn on the lights.
– Suspicious vehicles were reported in the area of Butcher Road and East Pershing Street at 9:47 p.m. Saturday, but none were found.
– An officer at 8:32 p.m. Saturday heard fireworks shot off in the 800 block of West Pershing Street. The officer made contact with the people and told them to stop.
– A reckless operator was reported at 8:31 p.m. Saturday on New Garden Avenue coming into the city limits, but was not found.
– A juvenile wanted on a warrant was taken into custody in the 600 block of Franklin Avenue at 7:19 p.m. Saturday after an officer received a tip about the juvenile’s location. The juvenile was released to a Columbiana County sheriff’s deputy and taken to the Tobin center.
– Officers in the 100 block of South Broadway were flagged down at 6:45 p.m. Saturday regarding a suspicious vehicle. A man said the vehicle had been following him for a long distance and he was concerned. Officers spoke with the driver of the other vehicle who said his passenger was trying to speak with the man regarding money. The man wanted no contact with him and he was told that by police.
– A man in the Walmart parking lot called at 6:41 p.m. Saturday to report someone damaged the left rear door of his vehicle. He noticed the damage when he returned from shopping.
– An officer was flagged down in the Walmart parking lot at 6:39 p.m. Saturday for an animal complaint. The officer located the animal, but it was not in distress.
– One to be removed was reported at 5:39 p.m. Saturday in the 1000 block of Jennings Avenue where a man said a family member entered his home without permission and was refusing to leave. The other person was told she would have to leave and she did.
– Police were called at 5:34 p.m. Saturday to the 500 block of Aetna Street for a person to be removed, but the person left before they arrived.
– An ATV and dirt bike were reported in the 1400 block of Stone Castle Trail at 4:03 p.m. Saturday. Officers spoke to several juveniles who were told not to ride in the road.
Salem
– A resident at 4:53 p.m. Saturday reported a shed fire in the 1800 block of Ridgewood Drive. The small shed showed heavy smoke pushing from around the door frame. Off-duty personnel from one shift were called in. The fire was extinguished with tank water. According to the report, the fire appeared to originate in the fuel/engine area of a lawn tractor. The shed had minimal damage. The tractor was removed from the shed. Firefighters estimated monetary damages of $200 for the property and $1,200 for the contents.
POLICE
County Sheriff
– Joshua Dent, Richey School Road, Hanoverton, reported Saturday that, while he was at work, his landlord, Richard Lane, came to his residence and went into the garage which was open. Lane went to the house and Dent’s girlfriend let him inside, where he reportedly went room to room and went through Dent’s drawers. While deputies were speaking with Dent on the phone, Lane arrived at the Sheriff’s Office to ask the procedure for evicting his tenant. Both were advised of their rights and Lane the proper eviction process.
– David Mehalik, Avalon Road, Carrollton, reported Saturday there were people camping on his property in Yellow Creek Township on Hammondsville Road. Deputies spoke to the two men, who were found sitting at a campfire. One of the men said his uncle owned the property, but after Mehalik explained it was his land and pointed out the property lines, the men apologized. Mehalik told them they could stay the weekend but to call him if they wanted to return and arrangements would be made.
-Deputies responded Saturday morning to the pavilion on Teegarden Road in Hanover Township in regard to a man sleeping on a picnic table. Officers awakened Davon Dunn, Passlane Drive, who said he and his girlfriend had gotten into a verbal argument at 1:30 a.m. when he returned from work, after which he walked to the pavilion and fell asleep. Dunn was given a ride to Spillway Road, and he walked to his residence.
– Marsha Stone, Trinity Church Road, Lisbon, reported Saturday she and her grandchildren were playing outside and her daughter’s puppy was playing and barking at a neighbor’s cat. The neighbor threatened to let his doxg loose, and Stone took the children and puppy indoors and called the dog warden, who was to contact the man.
– Matt Reisen, Vine Street, Salem, reported Saturday his girlfriend chambered a round in her handgun and stuck the gun to his head at her home on Homeworth Road. Before he fled the residence to his mother’s house, his girlfriend put the gun to her own head and said she was going to kill herself, Reisen reported. Deputies attempted without success to contact the girlfriend at her residence. Reisen did not want to pursue charges, but the report indicated charges are pending.
East Liverpool
– Called for a report of a domestic dispute on College Street Saturday morning, officers were met by a large group of people and the alleged victim, Janice Beadle, 53, of that address. She was crying, had visible injuries and had a torn shirt, according to reports. Beadle reported her live-in boyfriend, Perry H. Hudson, 66, had thrown her about the living room and punched her several times in the chest after getting angry when she accused him of taking her money. Hudson was charged with domestic violence, and the arresting officer reported that, at the police station, Hudson complained he was being arrested only because he is a black man. Patrolman Steve Adkins assured him he was being arrested because he had assaulted his partner of 10 years.
-After allegedly being seen by Giant Eagle personnel placing items into his pants, Marc D. Hinkle, 44, West Eighth Street, was charged Friday with theft. He reportedly took a four-piece chicken dinner and pasta supreme from the hot foods bar and sweet tea, valued at $10.80.
– Officers reported seeing a vehicle turn from West Eighth Street onto Lincoln Avenue without using a signal and with an expired license plate. When they initiated a stop of the vehicle, it pulled to the right, hitting a telephone pole and damaging the passenger side mirror. The driver, Joseph W. Caughey, 32, East Fifth Street, was cited for the expired plates and given a warning for the turn signal violation. his vehicle was towed by First Class Towing.
Salem
– A domestic in progress was reported at 12:01 p.m. Saturday in the 900 block of Prospect Street where a female said a male grabbed her around the arm and would not let go. There were no visible injuries. The male said he did it because she said she was going to harm herself. She denied it and didn’t want him returning to the residence, so he was told to leave and not return or he could face criminal charges. Information will be sent to the prosecutor’s office for review.
– Police were dispatched at 10:42 a.m. Saturday to Home Depot, 2900 E. State St., for an irate customer. An officer was advised the customer was upset because he felt he was waiting too long to get customer service. The store rep said the customer was now calm and the situation was under control.
– A resident in the 300 block of East Third Street reported at 10:04 a.m. Saturday that a vehicle was parked in front of his residence on the street and they were moving out and needed the space. The report said the vehicle was legally parked.
– Police were called at 9:08 a.m. Saturday for recovered property. A woman said she located a small dirt bike at the end of her driveway. She never saw it in the area and didn’t believe it belonged to any neighbors. The dirt bike was taken to the police station pending the owner claiming it.
– An officer on patrol at 2:11 a.m. Saturday in the 2200 block of East State Street saw a man hitchhiking while dressed in a hospital gown and no shoes. The man said he had been transported to the hospital after he rolled his truck in the New Waterford area and he was just discharged from the hospital and was just trying to get back to New Waterford. He had a new cell phone, but it wasn’t activated yet and he didn’t know any contacts. He did not have the money for a cab. He was told not to hitchhike and was sent walking eastbound on East State Street/state Route 14.
– Police were called at 2:06 a.m. Saturday to check the well-being of a person who appeared to be locked out of his vehicle in the Walmart parking lot. The person had gained entry and was leaving as police arrived.
– A possible fight was reported at 12:11 a.m. Saturday in the 400 block of East Third Street. The resident said there was no fight, just juveniles playing loudly. They were told to keep the noise down.
– Joshua Gatewood, 25, of 649 E. Eighth St., was taken into custody on an active warrant for burglary after police responded to the 200 block of Vine Avenue at 7:57 p.m. Friday for a breaking and entering complaint. Three males and a female walked past an officer when he arrived and just as they turned north on Vine, the resident who called said the four people who just left were inside an unoccupied residence. The officer made contact with two of the males who said they were inside the unoccupied apartment with another male and a juvenile female. The incident is under investigation with possible charges pending.
– An officer on patrol at 6:34 p.m. Friday spoke with a caller regarding juveniles possibly damaging an item in the 400 block of East Second Street. Contact was made with the juveniles who said they were moving the item when it broke.
– An illegally parked vehicle was reported in the 300 block of Roosevelt Avenue at 6:01 p.m. Friday. The owner was contacted and agreed to move the vehicle.
– A caller at 4:39 p.m. Friday reported juveniles jumping into the road in front of cars in the 900 block of East State Street. They were not located.
– Sarah Reich, 19, of Fairview Avenue, was cited for assured clear distance after her westbound vehicle struck the rear of another westbound vehicle driven by Nathan Gorby, 55, of East Seventh St., who was stopped in traffic at 4:22 p.m. Friday in the 1900 block of East State Street. The fire department and EMT Ambulance responded to evaluate the drivers. Gorby was transported to Salem Regional Medical Center for possible injuries.
POLICE
County Sheriff
– Thad Timmins, state Route 14, East Palestine, reported at 12:37 p.m. Wednesday his truck was vandalized overnight. Someone cut the valve stem on one of his tires and it appeared someone tried to get inside utilizing the rear window.
– Sabrina Miesiak, Rose Drive, Lisbon, reported at 3:23 p.m. Wednesday she was assaulted by her boyfriend, Paul. She told deputies she does not know his last name. She also claimed he used a pressure point and she nearly died, but she had no visible injuries. She did not want to pursue charges.
– Kathleen Russell, Yeager Drive, West Point, reported at 4:54 p.m. Wednesday her 8-year-old grandson, of whom she has full custody, was being unruly and refusing to listen.
– Lori Smith, Sines Road, Wellsville, reported at 8:41 p.m. Wednesday she believed her ex-husband entered her home sometime during the day because she found a large, red sweatshirt he used to wear on her bedroom floor. She did not find any evidence of someone forcing their way in, but Smith told deputies he could have taken a key from one of her children.
– Linda McVay, Center Avenue, Lisbon, reported a loud party at her neighbor’s at 9:48 p.m. Wednesday. McVay said they were out in the yard and playing loud music. The owner of the property, Shantel Temple, told deputies she turned the music down before they arrived. She was warned against playing loud music again.
– Ashley Barnhart, Georgetown Road, Homeworth, reported prowlers at 12:56 a.m. Thursday, but no one was located.
– Dennis Waldron, state Route 39, Wellsville, reported at 5:30 a.m. Thursday he had returned home from work that morning and his wife was not home. He was concerned for her. Deputies checked the areas of Highlandtown Lake and Guilford Lake, places she likes to go, but did not find her. Waldron told deputies he also found suspicious items in the home, beer and bulk rolling tobacco. She also was found to have opened a new cellular account, a new cell phone with the old phone number. A message was left for her. She returned home safely at 11:50 a.m.
– Charles Nolker, Woodville Road, Leetonia, reported at 5:29 p.m. Thursday his daughter’s iPod was taken at Crestview Local. Her friends saw someone with the phone and retrieved it. The person who took it deleted photos of the family pet.
– Jessica Jackson, Metz Road, Columbiana, reported at 5:35 p.m. Thursday there was a possible theft because her stepfather is withholding funds from a fundraising account in her name.
– Paula Bowers, Walnut Street, Rogers, reported at 6:54 p.m. Thursday David L. Bradley III came onto the property and was arguing with Danielle Bowers, who has a protection order against him. Deputies charged Bradley with violating a protection order.
Highway Patrol
– Caitlin Dawn Allen, 17, Rockford Road, Kensington, was westbound on U.S. 30 in Center Township at 5:59 p.m. Thursday and went off the right side into a utility pole. She was cited for failure to control.
– Thomas L. Wafler, 62, Beloit, and Samuel A. Shahan, 41, Alliance, were westbound on Shoemaker Road in Knox Township at 12:30 p.m. Thursday and stopped at a stop sign at Georgetown-Damascus Road when Wafler backed into Shahan. Wafler was cited for improper backing.
– Tammara A. Boyer, 18, East Martin Street, East Palestine, was northbound on state Route 170 in Middleton Township at 8:28 p.m. Wednesday and went left of center then off the right side into a guardrail end. She was cited for failure to control and taken to the SRMC with non-life-threatening injuries.
– Joshua R. Coy, 26, Reynoldsburg, was eastbound on Columbiana-Waterford Road at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday and was struck by another vehicle that failed to yield while exiting a private lot. The other vehicle continued on.
– Andrew R. Beiber, 35, Gowanda, New York, was southbound on state Route 165 in Unity Township at 11:50 a.m. Wednesday and was struck from behind by Mark A. Ortega, 20, West North Avenue, East Palestine. Ortega was cited for assured clear distance.
– Karen S. Reidy, 52, Dyke Road, Rogers, was westbound on Pancake-Clarkson Road in Middleton Township at 1:40 p.m. Tuesday and struck Douglas W. Ketchum, 48, Lincoln Way, Lisbon, who was operating a county vehicle at the time. Reidy was cited for assured clear distance and taken to the SRMC with possible injuries.
– Kelli M. McCoy, 25, Kelly Park Road, Leetonia, was westbound on state Route 14 in Unity Township at 6:45 p.m. Friday and was struck by Matthew S. Dunlap, 46, Canfield. Dunlap was cited for assured clear distance.
– A vehicle owned by Kathleen Messenger, state Route 45, Wellsville, was parked unoccupied in a pull-off area at 3:33 p.m. Wednesday when a Southern Local School Bus driven by Carol A. Melott, 46, Hogue Road Salineville, pulled into the pull-off to turn around. Jonathan Messenger, state Route 45, Wellsville, who had been driving the car before going to the nearby creek to swim claimed the bus struck the vehicle causing damage. Melott claimed she struck a tree while backing into the pull-off but was careful to avoid the car. Due to conflicting statements and lack of physical evidence no citations were issued.
Columbiana
– A woman reported at 10 p.m. Thursday there was a car parked in the Save-A-Lot parking lot that usually wasn’t there. Police checked and found the car was unoccupied and there was no one else in the area.
– A man reported at 11:30 p.m. Thursday there was a reckless driver westbound on state Route 14. Police transferred the report to the highway patrol when the vehicle left city limits.
East Palestine
– Cory S. Robison, 35, Liberty Street, Minerva, was cited for failure to reinstate following a traffic stop on Bacon Avenue at 5:29 a.m. Thursday.
Salem
– Police received a report of a suspicious man continuing to enter the Kent State University City Center despite being told to leave at 6:06 p.m. Thursday.
– A Franklin Avenue homeowner reported at 6:19 p.m. Thursday that several juveniles had attempted to enter his home the previous night. The homeowner said he did not recognize the individuals, but they appeared to be in their late teens or early 20s.
– A complainant reported on station at 6:27 p.m. Thursday that a girl had shoved her while at Centennial Park. She said that she did not know the girl, but knew the girls she was hanging out with. The girl denied any physical activity took place, and all people involved were warned to stay away from each other.
– Officers responded to an East Third Street home at 6:47 p.m. Thursday for a medical emergency and stood by until the woman was transported to the hospital.
– Police responded to the 2800 block of East State Street at 7:34 p.m. Thursday for a report of a man near a gold van yelling and cursing. Officers were unable to find him.
– Officers responded to the 2300 block of East State Street at 8:56 p.m. Thursday for a report of a person in a small blue truck taking several bags of fertilizer from in front of a business. Officers were unable to find the truck in question.
– Police responded to the 400 block of Franklin Avenue at 10:28 p.m. Thursday where a motorist reported someone had broken out a passenger side window with an unknown object while she was driving. An officer found a piece of cement block in the area likely used to break the window. A small child in the rear seat had to be transported to the hospital by ambulance with glass fragments in the ears.
– An officer responded to the 1100 block of East State Street at 10:54 p.m. Thursday where a man reported his mother had shoved him and kicked the back of his leg while he was leaving a home in the 500 block of East Fourth Street.
– Officers responded to a Franklin Avenue home at 12:21 a.m. Friday where the resident reported hearing a noise that sounded like someone on her roof. The officers searched the area but found nobody. Officers returned to the home at 2:07 a.m. where the resident’s daughter said someone had been pounding on the back door so hard it knocked a clock off the wall, but that she did not see the people as they fled the area. Officers again were unable to find anyone.
– Police responded to the 400 block of South Broadway Avenue at 2:46 a.m. Friday where two women reported being assaulted by an unknown man. They had minor injuries, but declined medical treatment.
– An officer responded to a South Broadway Avenue business parking lot at 6:20 a.m. Friday where someone reported someone overnight had thrown a rock at his vehicle’s windshield, chipping it. The officer also observed a rock had been thrown through a rear window of the vehicle and another vehicle had been dented by a rock.
Perry Township
– Justin A. Martin, 32, last of 501 W. Lincoln Way, Lisbon, was charged with operating a vehicle intoxicated following a traffic stop in the 1600 block of South Lincoln Avenue at 9:16 a.m. Wednesday. His passenger, Desiree Lorraine Ingledue, 21, 1675 S. Lincoln Ave., Salem, was charged with obstruction of official business, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.
– Police responded to an Andrew Avenue home at 8:58 p.m. Wednesday to deliver a message that the homeowner had been in an accident. Nobody could be reached at the home and the dog warden responded to remove animals from the residence.
– Police responded to a Prospect Street apartment at 9:14 p.m. Wednesday for a report of a woman receiving unwanted messages. The person leaving the messages was told to stop.
– Police responded to the intersection of South Lincoln Avenue and East Pidgeon Road at 10:56 a.m. Thursday where a semi tractor trailer had detached from its cab during a turn. An officer provided traffic control until the trailer could be reattached.
– While on patrol, an officer observed new damage at a vacant home on Prospect Street.
Leetonia
– An officer took a report on station in reference to a possible assault filed by a Hazel Street resident at 11:53 a.m. Aug. 21.
– Police responded to a report of juveniles on bicycles playing in the roadway in the area of Lisbon and Ridge streets at 6:03 p.m. Aug. 21.
– An officer investigated a report of lost or missing property from an East Main Street business at 1:32 a.m. Aug. 22. The property was recovered.
– Roberta G. Ridel, Columbiana, was cited for improper turn at an intersection following a two-vehicle crash at Hazel and State streets at 4:16 p.m. Aug. 25 in which she was eastbound on State Street and cut the corner while making a left turn, striking a northbound vehicle driven by Russell M. Dillon, Salem, who was stopped at the stop sign.
– A 200 block Oak Street resident reported vandalism to a vehicle at the home at 7:10 p.m. Aug. 26.
– An officer searched the area of state Route 344 at West Main Street Extension for a man walking in the roadway, but was unable to find the subject.
– Joshua Scott Messenger, Salem, was arrested on a warrant out Leetonia Mayor’s Court for failure to appear at 4:03 p.m. Aug. 28.
-An officer responded to Wick Park at 6:48 p.m. Aug. 28 for a report of adults playing and smoking on the playground equipment.
– An officer took at report on station of possible identification theft at 10:56 a.m. Tuesday filed by a Pine Street resident.
Wellsville
– Sasha Grimm, Broadway Avenue, reported at 3:05 p.m. Aug. 29 that she was on her way to Family Dollar when her neighbor stopped her. She said that after she rolled down her window, he reached into the car, took $36 out of her hand, cursed at her and took off into his house. An investigation is pending.
– Police were called at 4 a.m. Sunday to Maple Alley near Cherry Alley following an accident involving a 2003 Chevrolet Cavalier owned by David J. Mathes, which was driven by a man Mathes knew as “Cat” and backed up into the corner of a Cherry Alley residence and struck a pole next to the residence. Damage to Mathes’ rear bumper and a broken front passenger window were noticed. Witnesses said that an altercation started behind the Busy Bee Lounge, and shortly after the accident an unknown man broke out the window and started attacking the driver. Both parties left prior to officers’ arrivals. Mathes was advised that he was responsible for any damage that may have occurred by Cat. Bink’s Towing removed the vehicle afterwards.
– Police were called at 9:18 p.m. Wednesday to the Rich Oil Gas Station on Third Street, where they met with Heather Joy, who said she and her boyfriend pulled into the parking lot to purchase items and fix the muffler to their vehicle when Christopher Joy, Ms. Joy’s estranged husband, exited a vehicle with extremely dark-tinted windows and attempted to assault the boyfriend. Ms. Joy has an active protection order against Mr. Joy. A warrant for Mr. Joy’s arrest was filed.
– Police were called at 9:50 p.m. Wednesday to Sixth and Main streets in regards to a car owned by David G. Wright parked in front of CF Bank which was vandalized. Wright said someone he didn’t know threw a beer bottle through the rear window of his 2000 Buick Century sometime after 8 p.m.
POLICE
Lisbon
– Police were called to the county mental health counseling center at 11:20 a.m. Wednesday to stand by while a client was transported by ambulance to a local hospital to be evaluated.
– A caller reported at 8:57 a.m. Wednesday a man was sitting in a parked vehicle outside Huntington National Bank and he appeared to be touching himself while watching the female workers in the town square. The man was inside the bank by he time police arrived and spoke with them after he left the bank. The man said he had been waiting for the bank to open to get a cashier’s check to pay his rent and denied watching the girls or touching himself.
– The traffic light at South Market and Washington Street was reportedly not working at 4 p.m. Aug. 26, and police discovered the switch had been turned off and the switch lock was missing.
– Police responded to an alleged domestic dispute on South Beaver Street at 9:37 p.m. Monday, where they met with a couple who said they had been arguing. There was an arrest warrant for the unidentified man, who was taken into custody.
– Police were called to a home on West High Street at 6:56 p.m. Tuesday because a woman was having a possible stroke. It turned out she was suffering from low blood sugar, and an ambulance was summoned.
– Heather Schukert, East Washington Street, called at 6 p.m. Tuesday to say she just saw a man put a girl in the trunk of a car and drive away. Police found the car and learned it was a father and daughter. The father said he put his daughter in the trunk to surprise her brother, who she had not seen in six months. He said the trunk was not closed completely and he only drove 20 feet. The mother and his ex-wife confirmed his story.
Center Township
– Police assisted Lisbon police with an arrest warrant for a juvenile on Sherman Street on Aug. 29. The juvenile was located and taken into custody by Lisbon police
– Amber House, 7475 Rose Dr., Lisbon, called and advised that she was being harassed by her soon to be ex-husband on Aug. 29. Police spoke with the ex-husband who stated he was just trying to get his belongings returned to him.
– Laura Vaughn, Rose Drive, Lisbon, called Aug. 30 and advised someone had threatened her fiance. Police spoke with the harassing party and advised them to leave Vaughn alone.
– Police received an anonymous complaint about illegal parking and junk vehicles on Grant Street on Sept. 1. Police will be issuing letters to residents on Grant informing them about the parking and junk vehicle issue.
– Police arrested Ronnie A. Clemens, 8520 McCann Rd., Kensington, on Sept. 3 on an active arrest warrant out of Columbiana County in the parking lot of Sparkle Market. He was released to the custody of the sheriff’s office.
East Palestine
– Police were called to 105 E. Main St. at midnight Aug. 18 where Courtney R. Hanes reported her boyfriend Sean P. Kachelries would not let her leave the residence. Police spoke with Hanes and Kachelries and resolved the issue. Kachelries was also warned that if he unlawfully restrains her again he would be charged.
– Linda Mengel, West Martin Street, reported at 9:51 p.m. Aug. 17 someone kept banging on her front door very loudly. Police checked and found no one in the area but spoke with several neighbors who reported experiencing the same thing and believed it was likely teenagers “goofing around.”
– Allen R. Davidson was cited for driving under suspension and expired registration following a traffic stop on West Martin Street at 6 a.m. Friday.
– Ronald R. Sparks was cited for driving under suspension and loud exhaust following a traffic stop on Park Avenue at 12:36 a.m. Saturday. His vehicle was towed.
– Two Garfield Avenue residents reported possible child abuse at 9 p.m. Wednesday.
– Cyndee Russell, state Route 14, reported at 7:13 p.m. Monday she has learned that her daughter was intentionally missing the school bus without her knowledge. Police spoke with the girl who said it would not happen again.
– Police were called to 189 South St. at 6 p.m. Wednesday for a report that a man was making threats toward the resident. Police found the man and learned he was the same man who had been making threats and started a fire on the porch at the South Street home. Mark A. Culley Jr., 23, West Martin Street, was charged with arson, aggravated menacing and possession of drug paraphernalia and taken to the county jail.
– Police were called to American Health on West Main Street at 5:32 p.m. Wednesday for a report of a woman being verbally abusive toward staff members. Police found no crime had been committed and the woman was told to calm down.
Columbiana
– George Nitzsky of Youngstown was westbound on East Park Avenue at 7:25 a.m. Wednesday and traveling through the traffic circle and collided with Rolland Reash of Columbiana who was southbound on North Main Street through the traffic circle. No citations were issued.
– A woman reported at 3:15 p.m. Wednesday someone in a red van was driving erratically from Wellsville onto Old state route 14. Police did not see the vehicle on the road but found it parked at a Salem Street home.
– A Pizza Hut employee reported at 8:20 p.m. Wednesday an intoxicated man was in the drive-thru waiting on his pizza. Jeffrey Oliver of Columbiana was arrested for physical control.
Salem
– A woman reported at 3:49 p.m. Thursday that sometime between 1:15 and 3:30 p.m., someone unknown urinated on her driver side vehicle door and left a note on the door telling her about it. The vehicle was parked in the lot at 230 N. Lincoln Ave. at the KSU City Center. There was no known reason for the incident.
– City utilities distribution general foreman Terry Endsley reported at 2:40 p.m. Thursday that a stepladder and lumber from a construction project were stolen from the distribution department headquarters at 1100 S. Ellsworth Ave. sometime in the past week.
– A Family Dollar spokesman reported phone harassment at the store on West State Street at 1:17 p.m. Thursday, saying an unknown caller keeps calling the store and making inappropriate comments to whoever answers the phone. The officer collected the number and will attempt to make contact to advise the calls must stop or criminal charges may be filed.
– Denise Perry, of Orrville, reported at 1:01 p.m. Thursday that she was stopped in traffic at East State Street and South Union Avenue waiting for the traffic light to turn green when another vehicle failed to stop and struck the rear bumper of her vehicle. She motioned for the other driver to turn onto South Union Avenue but they went straight and continued east on East State Street. No injuries were reported, although she told police she may get checked out on her own time. The other vehicle was not located.
– An officer on Sunset was flagged down at 10:02 a.m. Thursday by an anonymous person who wanted to turn in something he found on the walking trail at Waterworth Memorial Park on Aug. 26. The item was placed in the lost and found.
– Police responded at 4:10 a.m. Thursday to the area of West Second Street and North Ellsworth Avenue for a report of a man passed out behind the wheel of a silver vehicle which sat through several green lights. An officer made contact with the man who said he just got off work at Ventra at 4 a.m. and was tired. He was identified and sent on his way home a short distance away.
– Charles Miller V, 33, of Warren, was cited for driving under suspension after a traffic stop at 1:55 a.m. Thursday in the 2400 block of East State Street. By order of the BMV, the front and rear license plates were removed from the vehicle, which was towed from the scene.
– A suspicious person was reported at 12:06 a.m. Thursday in the 300 block of South Madison Avenue. A man was standing in her neighbor’s yard talking on a cell phone. Police made contact and the man said he was staying with his grandmother and walking around to relieve his back pain.
– Suspicious activity was reported at Centennial Park at 9:39 p.m. Wednesday, but none was found.
– A man in the 200 block of West Pershing Street reported at 9:17 p.m. Wednesday that someone wouldn’t leave his residence. He said the woman has a no contact order from the courts which was part of her bond release. He was told to contact the court about the violation.
– An obstructed roadway was reported at 9:13 p.m. Wednesday in the 1400 block of Franklin Avenue where it appeared as if the barricade was struck and was in the road. The officer reset the barricade.
– A reckless operator was reported on Franklin Avenue at 8:42 p.m. Wednesday. An officer attempted to locate and catch up to the vehicle but it went outside of the city before the officer could catch up. Goshen Township Police were notified.
– A juvenile was reported lost in the woods in the 2500 block of Lexington Avenue at 8:35 p.m. Wednesday. Upon arrival, officers saw the juvenile was not lost in the woods but rather in a cluster of brush and thorns at the edge of the woodline near the juvenile’s residence. Officers illuminated the area with a flashlight and the juvenile made his way out of the brush to his mother who arrived shortly after officers. The older sister had been watching the juvenile while the mom was at work and he reportedly failed to listen when she told him to stay away from the woods.
– Police responded at 8:13 p.m. Wednesday to the 600 block of East Third Street to attempt contact with a man on behalf of the Warren patrol post. The report said he was wanted for questioning regarding a hit/skip accident. The vehicle was parked at the residence. The investigating agency said someone would respond to take photos and speak with the registered owner.
– A person was reported laying down at Waterworth Memorial Park at 8 p.m. Wednesday and not moving for 30 minutes. No one was located laying down, but someone was seen walking toward the duck pond on the other side of the park.
– Recovered property was brought to the police station at 7:10 p.m. Wednesday and placed in lost and found. The property owner could not be reached.
– A Lisbon man reported an accident from earlier this week at 7:10 p.m. Wednesday. He said his vehicle was legally parked in the 1000 block of Cleveland Street when another vehicle backed into it, causing minor damage and a mechanical issue with the front lights. An officer spoke to the other driver who acknowledged backing into the vehicle, but said there was no damage at the time of the incident.
– A possible sexual assault of a juvenile was reported at 6:57 p.m. Wednesday. Officers were advised by an outside agency that the male had left the residence and they wanted to make sure the juvenile was okay. Officers made contact with the juvenile and her mother who said they were okay, but they wanted the male kicked out. She was told the eviction process and to call police if any problems arise with the male. Information was gathered about the possible sexual assault, which was under investigation.
– A man on Fair Avenue called at 6:06 p.m. Wednesday to report multiple incidents of being harassed by several people. The same two people continue to harass him on Twitter and on Wednesday a male tried to start a fight with him on Franklin while he was walking to work. He was told to block contact with social media and to call police if another encounter occurs.
– Police were called to the municipal lot in the 100 block of East State Street at 5:40 p.m. Wednesday for a report of a green vehicle with several dogs inside. The truck’s windows were only down 2 to 3 inches. The officer found the vehicle and checked on the dogs who appeared healthy but were panting inside. The operator arrived within minutes and reported being at the business no more than 15 minutes. The person was told about the outside temperature coupled with the truck parked in the sun as a concern and to avoid leaving animals inside the truck without air conditioning for any length of time. He said the dogs would have locked the doors by accident if the vehicle was left running.
– A suspicious duffel bag was reported near a trash can at a business in the 2200 block of East State Street at 5:39 p.m. Wednesday. An officer checked the bag and found several personal belongings. The bag was placed in the police lost and found.
– A juvenile was reported missing at 4:48 p.m. Wednesday after not getting off the school bus at the correct stop. Officers checked multiple locations and the juvenile was later reported found.
– A possible malfunction of the railroad crossing gates at West Pershing Street was reported at 3:25 p.m. Wednesday. An officer found traffic clearing from a train that just passed. The crossing gates were up and were not flashing with traffic passing over the tracks without incident. No malfunction was seen.
East Liverpool
– Donald Wright, no address listed, reported he was threatened by an unknown male after parking his truck in front of the man’s house. He said the man threatened to pistol whip him and had what appeared to be a firearm in his waistband. Officers spoke to the homeowner, who admitted having words with Wright, saying Wright cursed at him when told to move his truck. He denied having any firearm involved. The man was not identified in reports.
– Robert Landis, Cadmus Street, reported he and his wife have been separated three years and she has been removing mail from his mailbox, which he reported to the post master. Items have also been removed from his residence, Landis reported.
– Thomas D. Picklesimer, Lisbon Street, reported a woman he knows is repeatedly knocking on his door, demanding money, saying she also has been trespassing and damaging his property after being told to stay away.
Liverpool Township
– Allison Wilkinson, LaCroft Avenue, reported her bank card missing from her wallet, which was in her vehicle. Cash was left in the wallet.
Hancock County arrests
Sarah Ann Kuhns, 29, of East Liverpool: DUI; Sept. 2.
Matthew A. Shilling, 37, of Chester: Permitting driving under the influence, failure to fingerprint; Sept. 2.
Albert Ayers Jr., 29, of Weirton: Felon in possession of a firearm, carrying a deadly weapon, possession of a controlled substance; Aug. 31.
Ciarra D. Majoris, 19, of Weirton: Probation violation; Aug. 31.
Eric W. Davidson, 32, of Weirton: Probation violation; Aug. 31.
Michael T. Tuler, 25, of Chester: Domestic battery; Aug. 30.
Thomas J.C. Jackson, 29, of East Liverpool: Driving under the influence; Aug. 30.
Timothy R. Crowe, 27, of Hanoverton, Ohio: Driving under the influence, driving under suspension (administrative, third offense); Aug. 29.
Ronald A. Mayhew Jr., 29, of New Cumberland: Driving under suspension (administrative, third offense); Aug. 28.
Police
County Sheriff
– Dennis Sanor, U.S. Route 62, Damascus, reported at 12:56 p.m. Tuesday he owns two acres of vacant land next to 220 Slater Road. The neighbors on that property have been mowing about a quarter acre of the vacant land for the past few years, even though he has asked them not to do so. Deputies told him it is a civil issue.
Highway Patrol
– Melissa R. Gearhart, 20, Youngstown, was westbound on Hadley Road in Unity Township at 10:12 a.m. Friday and went off the right side of the road into some trees and a traffic sign. She was cited for failure to control and taken to St. Elizabeth Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
– Jason E. Roberts, 43, Lisbon Canfield Road, Salem, was westbound on state Route 14 in Unity Township at 10:46 p.m. Monday and went off the right side of the road and overturned. He was cited for failure to control, OVI and not wearing a helmet.
– Debra F. Edwards, 54, South 12th Street, Homeworth, was southbound on Homeworth Road in Knox Township at 11:40 a.m. Monday and David R. Treharn, 62, Beloit, was northbound and attempting to turn into a private drive and struck Edwards. Treharn was cited for right of way turning left.
Lisbon
– Heather Marcum, Pendleton Street, reported at 4:47 p.m. Sunday her boyfriend was yelling about property she was removing as he moved out. Police told them this was a civil matter.
– Police responded to a report of a bat in the house at 24 Prospect St. at 10:29 p.m. Sunday. The officers were successful in capturing and releasing the bat outside at the county fairgrounds.
Police found a missing girl hiding in a bedroom closet at a home on Sherman Street at 12:10 p.m. Saturday. There was an arrest warrant for the girl, who was taken to the county juvenile detention center
– Police were called to an apartment house on North Market Street at 10:27 p.m. Saturday after a resident said he wanted to stab someone and needed to go the hospital. Police remained until an ambulance arrived to transport the man to a local hospital.
– Police responded to a report of a disabled vehicle on Saltwell Road near Lincole Place at 10 a.m. Friday. Police arrived and learned Terry Mullins had run out of gas and gotten a ride to a gas station. When Mullins returned he was asked about the catalytic converter in the truck. Mullins said it belonged to Michael Skidmore and he was taking it to the salvage yard for him and that Skidmore had cut it off of his Jeep. Police confiscated the converted until Skidmore showed them proof it belonged to him.
– Brian Hall, 37, North Market Street, was arrested for disorderly conduct after police were called for a third time to a domestic dispute at his home at 11:09 p.m. Tuesday. After the second visit 90 minutes earlier, Hall was told to spend the night in his car and warned that if there were any more problems he would be charged with disorderly conduct. When the officer arrived a third time he found Karen S. Culp crying. She said Hall beat on the side of her car with a tire iron, and officer could see damage. The officer found Hall walking by West Spruce Street and he was taken into custody and charged.
– Police were called to stand by at a home on Jerome Street at 10:56 p.m. Tuesday until an ambulance crew arrived to assist a resident who was experiencing low blood sugar.
Columbiana
– A West Salem Street woman requested at 1:39 a.m. Tuesday her boyfriend be removed from the apartment. While she was speaking with police on the phone the man left the apartment and there were no further problems.
– Helen Winegord, North Pearl Street, reported at 1:51 a.m. Tuesday her furnace was not working correctly and requested someone check it. Police assisted her with the furnace.
– A North Pearl Street woman reported at 9 a.m. Tuesday her neighbor believed there was someone above her garage because a ladder was placed there. Police checked and found the ladder had been there for some time and there was no one there.
– A woman reported at 1:37 p.m. Tuesday there was a dog in a car parked on North Main Street and the windows were not rolled down. Police checked and found the vehicle was running and the air conditioner was on.
– A man requested at 7:33 p.m. Tuesday police stand by for the city council meeting.
– Maxine Hughes, Bell Avenue, reported at 8:15 p.m. Tuesday she was having issues with the fire/carbon monoxide alarms there and requested the fire department check on them. The fire chief was notified and the malfunctioning detectors were replaced.
– A man reported at 10:26 p.m. Tuesday there was a possible reckless driver in a dark-colored Sonata headed north on state Route 164 from state Route 14.
East Palestine
– Joseph Halfhill, Enon Valley, Pa., was cited for driving under suspension following a traffic stop on West Martin Street at 6:50 p.m. Monday.
Salem Township
– Lisa Keller, state Route 45, Salem, reported at 8:25 a.m. Tuesday her neighbor continuously trespasses on her property, harassing the family about her bird feeder and other issues. On Tuesday morning she found her arbor, from which the bird feeder hangs, pushed over.
Salem
– Perry Township Police Chief Mike Emigh called at 1:04 p.m. Wednesday with a concern about a man in the parking lot of a business in the 1600 block of South Lincoln Avenue while Perry Township Police and the Columbiana County Sheriff’s Office were on a traffic stop. A city officer was going to check on the man and make sure he was being taken care of properly.
– Police responded to the 800 block of East School Street, to the park maintenance building, where it was reported at 1:03 p.m. Wednesday that a truck parked in the fenced-in lot near the building was set on fire within the last few days. Officers checked records and did not have any reports on file for a vehicle fire, loud noise or smoke investigation over the past week in that area. The fire is under investigation.
– A dog was reported left in a vehicle in a parking lot in the 2300 block of East State Street at 12:36 p.m. Wednesday. An officer responded and found the vehicle with all four windows completely down.
– An officer at 2 a.m. Wednesday noticed two people inside Waterworth Memorial Park after closing hours. They were told the park hours and left.
– An officer at 12:33 a.m. Wednesday stopped two suspicious people in the 1100 block of East State Street. No warrants were found and no criminal offenses were being committed.
– A suspicious vehicle was reported at 12:11 a.m. Wednesday in the 500 block of East Second Street. The vehicle was found and nothing criminal was occurring.
– An officer at 9:41 p.m. Tuesday saw a vehicle on East State Street near Highland Avenue strike a metal object in the road. Several tools were found in the road and removed.
– A woman in the 1300 block of South Lincoln Avenue reported at 9:41 p.m. Tuesday that she was having trouble with a female harassing her. She was told her options.
– A reckless operator was reported at 9 p.m. Tuesday in the 600 block of East Third Street. The vehicle was found parked and unoccupied.
– Witnesses in the 400 block of Franklin Avenue at 8:41 p.m. Tuesday reported two males left a bicycle and ran. The girls mountain bike was picked up by the fire department and taken to the police station.
– Police responded at 8:22 p.m. Tuesday to lights flashing on and off at a business in the 1000 block of East State Street. Officers saw a strobe light flashing above the west end entrance, checked the exterior and found it secure. The keyholder could not be reached.
– Suspicious activity was reported at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday in the 600 block of Cedar Street where a caller reported multiple vehicles were in the area stopping for a few minutes and leaving. The information will be sent to the Columbiana County Drug Task Force.
– A stolen bicycle was reported at 4:46 p.m. Tuesday in the 800 block of East Pershing Street.
– Officers responded at 4:15 p.m. Tuesday to a report of a pig at large in the 800 block of East Fourth Street. Officers located the animal and the owner was notified and retrieved it.
– A harassment report was filed at 3:50 p.m. Tuesday by a man in the 100 block of Washington Avenue who said his ex had been driving by and yelling. He was told his legal options.
– Connie Sanor, of Salem, reported at 2:54 p.m. Tuesday that the right side of her vehicle was damaged after she had been at two different locations in the city. It appeared a vehicle struck the right side of her vehicle with the bumper causing deep scrapes on the door and front fender of her vehicle.
East Liverpool
– David E. Wright, 34, West Main Street, Washingtonville, came to a stop behind a garbage truck which began to back. When Wright backed his vehicle, it struck a vehicle driven by Jessica M. Wooten, 37, Division Street.
– Richard E. Buchanan, 54, McCoy Avenue, was making a left turn from Azalea Avenue onto St. Clair Avenue when he crashed into a utility pole. He was cited for OVI and failure to control. Lifeteam ambulance responded, but Buchanan declined treatment, according to reports.
– Officers responded Tuesday to East Sixth Street for a domestic violence call, where Amey Ward, 33, Park Boulevard, reported her husband, Brock R. Ward, 31, had punched her in the mouth and struck her with a metal pan. She told police the incident began at Dollar General after she purchased an item her husband believed was too expensive and continued in the car where he began hitting and punching the vehicle’s interior. She drove to her sister’s home, where Mr. Ward refused to exit the vehicle. When Mrs. Ward shoved her husband, he got out of the vehicle, punching and hitting her in the process, she reported. He fled prior to officers’ arrival but was located walking near Webber Way and was taken into custody. He was charged with domestic violence.
St. Clair Township
– Responding to a report of a vehicle over a hillside on Grimm’s Bridge Road, officers found no driver in the vehicle and the engine cold. Calcutta Towing removed the vehicle, and Wellsville Police Department called to say the owner, Ronald Greathouse, was reporting it stolen from that jurisdiction.
– Charlie T. Burgess, Longs Church Road, reported finding two unauthorized withdrawals on his bank account totaling more than $3,000, with the money deposited in an overseas bank account.
– Officers responded to Grimm’s Bridge Road where Bryan Malone reported his uncle, Richard McKee, had run over his dog with a lawn mower, chopping it to pieces. The dog was in emergency surgery when officers arrived, according to reports. They spoke with McKee, who said he was mowing grass and the dog was chained to a run and would run away when the mower approached. He told officers he didn’t see the chain in the yard, ran over it, and the dog was pulled underneath the mower, where the blade struck it in the head. He said Malone threatened to beat him up, so he had called the police. McKee was given a ride to Huston Road after Malone was advised there was no evidence that the dog was run over purposely and that his only recourse was to file a civil lawsuit against his uncle.
– Employees of Walmart reported they suspected a group of males and one female had shoplifted after finding empty clothing hangers and an empty cell phone charger box on the floor. The investigation is continuing.
– Amber Adkins, Cannons Mill Road, reported problems with her 11-year-old daughter, and she was advised the procedures for handling the situation.
Saline Township
– Saline Township police Tuesday arrested Kenna Rawson, 18, 15972 state Route 213, Hammondsville, on a charge of unauthorized use of motor vehicle.
Lisbon
– The fire department responded to what turned out to be a malfunctioning fire alarm at Opportunity Homes, state Route 45, at 7:56 p.m. Tuesday.
– The fire department responded to what turned out to be a malfunctioning fire alarm at the home of David Chorba, state Route 517, at 6:19 p.m. Monday.
Salem
– A possible electrical problem was reported at 1:23 a.m. Wednesday in the 1100 block of South Lincoln Avenue. Firefighters arrived and found the problem to be malfunctioning equipment. A woman had called to report a smell of burning wires inside her residence. A television was removed that was believed to have caused the odor.
Police
County Sheriff
– Randy Garretson, Applegate Road, Lisbon, reported at 8:40 a.m. Monday someone threw a boulder through the front windshield of his 1998 Dodge Ram dually while it was parked in his driveway.
– Nathan Bachman, at Paradise Lake Campground, Rochester Road, East Rochester, reported a loud explosion at 3:56 a.m. Sunday. A deputy checked the campground and Rochester Road toward North Georgetown, but did not find the source.
– Don Baker, Allen Drive, Salem, reported at 12:34 a.m. Sunday while he was driving on Salem Grange Road someone in a white Jeep Grand Cherokee threw a container of yellow liquid at his vehicle. The container chipped his paint on his vehicle and the yellow liquid spilled. The other vehicle was heading west from state Route 45 toward Depot Road. Deputies checked the area, but did not find a vehicle matching the description.
– Barb Miller, Wells Hollow Road, Wellsville, reported at 12:45 a.m. Monday her nephew, Garett Bowling II, pushed her father, James Miller, and threatened to harm her 17-year-old son. Bowling was charged with one count of domestic violence and another of domestic violence for threats.
Highway Patrol
– Kyle D. Widlicka, 21, Yates Road, Salem, was southbound on Rochester Road in Knox Township at 7:20 a.m. Monday and went off the right side into a mailbox and over-corrected then went off the left side into a ditch and overturned. He was cited for failure to control and taken to the SRMC with non-life-threatening injuries.
– Caitlin Janene England, 16, state Route 9, Hanoverton, was westbound on state Route 558 in Unity Township at 6 p.m. Sunday and went off the right side into a ditch. She was cited for failure to control.
– Evan Michael West, 20, of Richmond, was, southbound on state Route 170 in St. Clair Township at 4:15 p.m. Saturday and swerved to avoid another vehicle and went off the right side into two fallen trees. No citations were issued.
Lisbon
– Police were called to an apartment house on North Market Street at 11:25 p.m. Monday to stand by while an ambulance was summoned to transport a resident to a local hospital to be evaluated.
– An official at the county courthouse asked police to drive around the building at 1:44 p.m. Monday as a precaution because a court case had just ended and they were concerned something might happen.
– An official at D.W. Dickey & Sons reported there was a suspicious person sitting outside the business and rolling cigarettes in the shade at 12:14 p.m. Monday. Police spoke with Kimberly Mutersbaugh, who said she was waiting for a dental appointment. She was told to go over to the property and wait. She also had her phone charger plugged into an outside outlet at D.W. Dickey.
– Joe Cruz reported he was supposed to pick up his children at their mother’s home on Pritchard Avenue but she was not answering the phone. Police went to the residence at 10 a.m. Monday and spoke to the mother, who said the children were in school and she was lying down before going to work. She also said Cruz does not have visitation set up yet. Police called Cruz back and said they would no longer be doing welfare checks on the mother of his children because this was a civil matter.
– The highway patrol requested help with a traffic stop on state Route 11 north of state Route 154 at 11:50 p.m. Sunday.
– A caller reported there was someone near the dumpster behind the Valley View at 12:06 a.m. Tuesday. When approached by an employee, the man became irate. Police arrived and spoke with Kevin Kriss, who was in a car parked by the dumpster. Kriss said his car needed gas and he was waiting to go inside to use the ATM but not until after midnight. Kriss was told it was after midnight, and police remained until he completed his transactions and left.
– William Deeley, McGaffic Alley, Salineville, was sitting in traffic in his vehicle when he was struck from behind by a vehicle driven by John E. Tolson II, North Lincoln, Salem, on Beaver Street at 10:18 a.m. Tuesday.
– Heather Marcum, Pendleton Street, reported Sunday being involved in an argument over money with her fiance, who slapped her on a previous occasion. The fiance denied slapping her, and both parties were advised to stay away from each other until they calmed down.
– A caller reported young girls were running around in the roadway on South Market Street near Lincoln Way at 3:50 p.m. Sunday. Police came across six girls, who appeared to range in age from 4 to 8. Police sent the older girl to get one of their parents, who was told he needed to be mindful of what they are up to.
Columbiana
– A woman reported at 1:33 a.m. Monday she had a cleaning crew at 4WD Hardware and there were men looking in the windows and banging on the doors. Police checked and found the men were employees.
– A man reported at 9:21 p.m. Monday there was a reckless driver in a dark blue Buick four-door coming toward the city on Fairfield School Road from Kelly Park Road. Police checked but did not find the vehicle.
Salineville
– Police were called at 8:34 p.m. Aug. 26 to the Dollar General. The store owner said two men were wandering around the store and he was afraid of theft. Officers spoke to the men, and advised them to pay for the merchandise and not loiter in the store. The men complied, paid for the items and left.
– Police were called at 7:19 p.m. Aug. 26 to a Spartan Road residence after a 3-year-old child was bit in the ring finger by the neighbor’s golden retriever, which was running loose. The bite was not serious and no medical attention was required. Officers spoke with the dog owner, who was advised to turn in copies of the dog’s vaccinations. The case was referred to the county dog warden.
– Police arrested Shane Hart of Salineville at 8 p.m. Thursday on outstanding warrant from Summit County.
– While on patrol around 1:30 p.m. Friday, police observed a silver Dodge Avenger enter onto East Main Street without yielding to oncoming traffic. Officers pulled over the vehicle, driven by Joshua Bickley of Wellsville, and detected an odor of marijuana. Bickley was found to be in possession of suspected marijuana and could face charges pending lab results. He also was cited for failure to yield on a public highway.
– Police were called at 3:16 p.m. Friday to a house on Jefferson for a neighbor disturbance. An officer was informed that David Earich had been yelling at neighbors and was running down Main Street shouting at people. The officer spotted Earich at the Huntington Bank and told him to calm down. Earich then yelled at the officer and threatened him with a piece of truck cable, to which the officer deployed pepper spray. EMTs arrived and later decontaminated Earich before he was taken to jail. Earich was cited for disorderly conduct with persistence and failure to comply.
– Alice Bivens reported at 12:15 p.m. Monday someone had been tampering with her vehicle’s driver’s side lug nuts. Repairs were estimated at approximately $200.
Wellsville
– Judy Justice, Boyce Avenue, reported someone she knows came to her house Thursday night and stole her TV and her dog. An officer attempted to contacted the person in question, but phone numbers given were disconnected.
– Billie Robb, Independence Square, reported at 3:17 p.m. Friday her husband came home and put $300 on the couch and their daughter picked ip up and took it outside. Robb believed the neighbor had the money and would not give it back. Officers searched the neighbor’s house, but did not find any money. On Monday, Robb called police and said the neighbors returned the money to the Robbs after they found it in the bathroom.
Goshen Police District
– Police responded to a home in the 12000 block of Washingtonville Road at 3:08 p.m. Aug. 18 where the resident reported juveniles were damaging a dam used to retain water for his crops.
– Police responded to a suspicious person report in a parking lot in the 9000 block of state Route 45 at 11:48 p.m. Aug. 20. The officer identified the male suspect and sent him on his way.
– A 15000 block state Route 14 resident reported at 12:48 a.m. Aug. 21 receiving unwanted messages from a man he knew. The man was contacted and told to cease.
– Police responded to a report of a loud explosion in the 10000 block of Washingtonville Road at 12:06 a.m. Aug. 22 and found a party at a home in the area. The source of the noise was undetermined, but individuals at the home were advised to keep the noise down.
– An 11000 block Smith Goshen Road resident reported on Aug. 22 that her mailbox had been damaged and stolen overnight.
Salem
– A man on Lexington Avenue reported at 2:24 p.m. Tuesday that a neighbor has been driving recklessly at Continental and Lexington, shortcutting his left turn onto Continental and giving him a dirty look recently. He said he had enough and he and the neighbor had words at a nearby business. He was told to call police first and not confront the other person. The vehicle belonging to the neighbor was not found.
– Officers attempted to locate a wanted person at 1:20 p.m. Tuesday at an address on Brooklyn. The resident said the person moved out in February and he had not seen him since. He wished for all officers, including deputies, to not come to the house anymore.
– A neighbor dispute was reported at 12:14 p.m. Tuesday in the 100 block of North Madison Avenue. A woman complained about the neighbor’s allegedly loud stereo and looking over at them in back around the fence. An officer spoke to the neighbor who said the other woman was the problem, saying they had their power washer and chain saw out at 7 a.m. and she didn’t call. Officers noted they had been there numerous times and they all needed to settle down and try to get along. The neighbor also wanted to complain about the new fence put up by the woman and her husband. She was referred to city Planning & Zoning.
– A woman in the 1200 block of Cleveland Street reported at 10:56 a.m. Tuesday that someone attempted to gain entry into the upstairs apartment, but failed. Police checked the interior with the woman who said her mother owns the building but she was representing her. She felt it might be an old tenant who was evicted and was not happy. A large padlock on the door denied access.
– Erika Smith, 25, of 2100 Monroe St., Salem, was cited for assured clear distance after a two-vehicle accident at 8:43 a.m. Tuesday on Southeast Boulevard near Fairview. The report said she didn’t realize the vehicle in front of her driven by Lisa Wilms, 40, of Countryside Drive, was making a left turn. She was unable to stop and swerved to try to miss Wilms and struck the rear driver’s side of the vehicle. Wilms and a 10-year-old passenger, Gabin Wilms, were both taken to Salem Regional Medical Center by EMT. Another passenger, a 12-year-old, was listed with possible injuries, but was not transported by ambulance.
– A woman in the 100 block of Woodland Avenue reported at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday that an unknown person used an unknown object to puncture both driver side tires on her vehicle.
– A man in the 500 block of East School Street called at 11:24 p.m. Monday for a person to be removed, saying his ex-wife was sleeping on the back porch and he did not want her there. Officers told her she wasn’t able to stay at the residence and needed somewhere else to stay. Her ex-husband said he would pay for her to stay in a hotel for the night. Officers gave her a courtesy transport to a hotel.
– A reckless operator was reported in the 2700 block of East State Street at 10:17 p.m. Monday. An officer saw the vehicle pull into a store parking lot and made contact with the driver, who was a store employee, and told the person about the complaint.
– An officer investigating a complaint in the 600 block of East Sixth Street was stopped by a resident at 9:50 p.m. Monday and told about possible criminal damaging. Her screen door was damaged by unknown means.
– A business in the 500 block of South Broadway Avenue called at 9:13 p.m. Monday for a person to be removed. The person left before police arrived.
– A juvenile problem was reported at 8:15 p.m. Monday in the 400 block of East Second Street. An officer was familiar with the juvenile involved and will attempt to contact him, with the report to be forwarded to the juvenile officer.
– A man on New Garden Avenue reported at 6:27 p.m. Monday that his bank informed him that an unknown person used his credit card without permission. He learned that four purchases were made outside the city. The card was canceled and the bank is investigating.
– Shawn Jones, 25, of Youngstown, was taken into custody at 5:54 p.m. Monday at East State Street and Ohio Avenue on a warrant out of Columbiana County for receiving stolen property. A search of Jones revealed possible contraband and a large amount of cash, the report said. He was turned over to a deputy.
– Michael Hammond, 40, of Youngstown, was taken into custody at 5:51 p.m. Monday on a warrant out of Columbiana County for failure to appear. Officers had been investigating another incident and were made aware of the warrant for Hammett.
– Chad Raymond, 26, of 110 W. Pershing St., was charged with open burning and taken to jail after police and fire personnel responded to his property at 5:42 p.m. Monday. The fire department had given him several warnings about open burning and wanted him cited after finding a recliner chair burning in the back yard.
– A theft report was taken at Smith Oil on East State Street at 5:28 p.m. Monday.
– Police responded to the Walmart parking lot for a report at 5:21 p.m. Monday of a motorcycle in a handicapped space.
– A spokesman for Advance America Cash Advance, 2368 E. State St., reported possible fraud at 3:30 p.m. Monday, saying a man came in for a title loan, made payment in full and the title was given back, then the payment didn’t go through. There were several attempts at making a payment and they also didn’t go through. The man now refuses to give the title back because he says he doesn’t have it. The case is under investigation.
– An unruly juvenile was reported at 1:30 p.m. Monday on Ridgewood Drive. A woman said her son did not want to leave with her, as they were moving to South Carolina. Officers spoke to the juvenile and he understood and left with his mother.
Police
County Sheriff
– Phillip Miller, Knox School Road, Minerva, reported at 12:10 p.m. Friday sometime between April and May he sold a Volkswagen Golf to someone from Pennsylvania. The transaction was made at the BP station in Lisbon and the man drove it back to Pennsylvania with Miller’s license plates still on it. He never sent them back and now Miller is receiving parking citations from the Pittsburgh courts.
– Deputies assisted EMT Ambulance at 6:02 p.m. Aug. 23, at a Georgetown Road, Hanoverton, home where a 12-year-old autistic child was having some sort of episode and was being held by her father. Deputies helped get the child to the ambulance.
– Steve Chestnut, Depot Road, Lisbon, reported at 9 p.m. Friday Charles Holcomb was staying on and off at his home for a few weeks, but had not been there for the past week. Chestnut said on Friday Holcomb was intoxicated and threatening to come over to fight him.
– Michael Hake, Tower Road, Salem, reported at 7:39 p.m. Friday he believes someone was inside his trailer because the door was open when he returned. No items were missing.
– Rebecca Flemming of the Valley View Gas Station, Salem Alliance Road, Salem, reported at 7:11 p.m. Friday there were intoxicated people in a vehicle. Deputies found Danny and Jeremy Johnson intoxicated in the station. Danny Johnson had given up his keys to Flemming and attempted to walk home, but came back. Deputies gave both men a ride home and gave the keys to Danny Johnson’s wife.
– John Olenik, state Route 172, Minerva, reported at 5:59 p.m. Friday he has been having problems with the neighbors riding on his property.
– An anonymous person reported suspicious traffic at the Gilson Road Cemetery where it appeared there may be a party going on at 11:50 p.m. Saturday. Deputies searched the area, but did not find anyone.
– Patty Simms, North 13th Street, Sebring, reported at 10:47 p.m. Saturday her vehicle was egged while she drove under the tracks in Homeworth. Deputies checked the area, but did not find anyone.
– Hope Andrews, Riggs Drive, East Palestine, reported at 10:54 p.m. Aug. 23 she and her husband are getting back together after a separation, but her husband’s girlfriend came to the home in a jealous rage, pounded on the door and when he refused to answer, threw a cinder block through Hope Andrews’ car’s windshield. Charges are to be filed against Tracey Lemley.
– Robert Boord, Stephen Drive, Minerva, reported at 8:39 p.m. Sunday his ex-daughter-in-law Felicia Boord has been calling him and swearing at him. There have been multiple calls to deputies about the same alleged behavior by Felicia Board in the past. A deputy called her and she became irritated with the deputy on the phone, telling him she would not stop communications with Robert Boord and that if they wanted to arrest her they know where to find her.
– Jason Miller, Hilltop Drive, Lisbon, reported a suspicious person staring at the house from the street at 1:49 a.m. Sunday. Deputies did not find anyone out.
Lisbon
– Alivia Molter, 19, Sunnyside Street, East Liverpool, was charged with theft for allegedly shoplifting the following items from the Dollar General store on Monday morning: a container of Pringles, a bag of beef jerky and a bag of Gummy Bears. Molter was stopped by an employee and turned the items over to him.
Columbiana
– Police found Raymond Boyd of Wellsville selling guns and sporting equipment without a permit in the Columbiana Foundry parking lot at 9:39 a.m. Sunday.
– A clerk at Anguli’s Farm Market reported at 10:32 p.m. Sunday the store received a counterfeit $20. Police confirmed the bill was fake.
– Steven Brown, 42, Leetonia, was cited for driving under suspension after a traffic stop at 3:40 p.m. Sunday.
East Liverpool
– Dwayne J. Cogar, Coshocton, was flown to UPMC in Pittsburgh Friday night after an ATV accident. According to reports, he was rounding a bend on Oakwood Avenue at 10:17 p.m. when the ATV went off the right side of the roadway, striking a tree in a yard. The helmet Cogar was wearing shattered on impact, according to police. He was transported by Tri-County ambulance to the LaCroft Fire Station where a helicopter was landed.
– Darlene Bailey reported her son’s bicycle missing.
– Nelson J. Green, May Street, reported the passenger mirror taken from his vehicle.
– Robert A. Ford, 28, reported being choked and punched by a man he knows at a Virginia Street location. Ford said two people witnessed this assault.
– Katha A. Talbert, 59, reported her brother’s handi-capped placard missing.
– Ashley Shasteen, 22, May Street, reported receiving harassing phone calls from a person she knows.
– Jason D. Wallace, Etruria Street, reported his new neighbor threatened to beat in his head after being confronted about driving over Wallace’s hedges and his yard.
– The mailboxes of James R. Allen, James W. Bauer and Kate E. Wilkinson were vandalized Sunday. Allen’s water hose was also turned on and left running all night.
Liverpool Township
– Officers were responding Monday morning to a report of items stolen from the vehicle of Scott A. Butler, 43, Crestview Drive and, when they heard radio traffic that the East Liverpool Police Department was being dispatched to a complaint of a man trying to use a stolen credit card at a gas station on St. Clair Avenue. According to reports, Kevin S. Neely, 32, South Surry Road, had been taken into custody and had Butler’s property in his possession. He was charged with receiving stolen property.
Salem
– A trash accumulation complaint was reported at 1:15 p.m. Monday in the 600 block of Cedar Street where police found a large pile of old furniture and assorted items piled on a curb near a mailbox. The resident said she was moving in a month. She was told the trash had to be moved within 48 hours or she would be cited.
– Matthew Griffith, of the 600 block of Woodland Avenue, reported at 7:17 a.m. Monday that someone damaged his vehicle overnight. The driver side front tire was slashed and the passenger side mirror and headlight lens were broken.
– Police were called at 1:23 a.m. Monday to a business at 2900 E. State St. for an alarm activation, but found all outer perimeter doors secure. The alarm had also sounded at 11:49 p.m. Sunday and doors were secure.
– Two suspicious males in white bandannas were reported at 12:40 a.m. Monday walking east on Oak Street carrying baseball bats and hiding after being seen. Officers were unable to find them. Another resident said two people walked south from Oak near Woodland and banging noises could be heard, but no damage found.
– Sarah Drye, 28, of 44122 Kelly Park Road, Columbiana, was cited for no license after a traffic stop at 8:58 p.m. Sunday in the 100 block of West State. The owner of the vehicle, Robert Gaunt, 59, of 213 Chestnut St., was cited for wrongful entrustment for allegedly permitting an unlicensed driver to drive his vehicle.
– Kenneth Hull, Southeast Boulevard, reported Sunday his son’s bike was stolen while he was at Centennial Park.
– Loud music was reported at 7:56 p.m. Sunday in the 800 block of East Third Street, but nothing was heard.
– Maston Ray Mountz, 24, of Depot Road, was taken into custody Sunday evening on an active warrant from Columbiana County Municipal Court on failure to appear on an underage consumption case. Police had been called to the area of Bank Street at 7:41 p.m. for a suspicious person and found an illegally parked vehicle with several people around it. One person appeared upset and officers checked all involved for warrants. No criminal offense was determined, but Mountz was taken into custody for the outstanding warrant.
– An alarm on a closed business was reported at 7:35 p.m. Sunday in the 1200 block of North Ellsworth Avenue. The exterior was found secure.
– A dispute was reported at 6:38 p.m. Sunday in the 200 block of East Third Street. Officers located one of the people on North Broadway Avenue while speaking with a man and officers noticed a fresh injury to his arm. First responders and EMT Ambulance arrived and he was voluntarily transported to the emergency room. The dispute was allegedly between the man and his ex-girlfriend.
– A woman in the 600 block of East Sixth Street reported at 6:01 p.m. Sunday that she had a verbal dispute with a person who lives downstairs from her. Both were told to stay away from each other to avoid more problems.
– A man in the 200 block of Vine Avenue reported at 5:04 p.m. Sunday that a firearm was taken out of an unlocked vehicle when he was in the process of moving.
– A caller reported a dispute at 4:52 p.m. Sunday at East Third Street and Union Avenue. Juveniles told officers they had been wrestling around when an unknown adult yelled at them to stop. The adult continued to yell at them as they were leaving.
– A child custody dispute was reported at 4:19 p.m. Sunday on South Lincoln Avenue near East Pershing Street. Since the couple was not married and there was no court paperwork, the child went with the mother.
– Amanda Strabala, 27, of 447 Penn Ave., was taken into custody for theft after police were called at 3:54 p.m. Sunday for an alleged shoplifter at Walmart.
– Police were called at 2:28 p.m. Sunday to the 200 block of East Third Street for a well-being check on an infant. Officers spoke with the mother who was holding the infant on the front porch. The infant appeared to be in good health.
Perry Township
– Police responded at 8:59 p.m. Sunday to the 1200 block of Andrew Avenue for a welfare check after a caller said a woman was to pick up her kids from a residence in the city of Salem and never showed. Police were unable to make contact at the residence.
– A woman from West Perry Street reported at 1:32 p.m. Sunday that her granddaughter ran away from home. Police located the juvenile at Centennial Park and returned her to her grandmother. The juvenile prosecutor will be contacted.
– Police were called at 10:30 a.m. Sunday to the 1100 block of West Perry Street for a report of a dog being stuck in a fence dividing two properties. Police freed the dog and returned it to its owner.
– A woman reported at 5:35 a.m. Sunday that she almost struck a person walking on the road on state Route 45 near Goshen Road, dressed in all dark clothing. The person said his ride left a party without him and he was walking home. He was checked for warrants and given a ride to his residence.
– Township police assisted a Columbiana County sheriff’s deputy on a domestic disturbance call at Butler Mobile City on U.S. Route 62 at 10:45 p.m. Saturday. The officer stood by with the deputy while the male half of the argument gathered belongings and left.
– A resident on West Pidgeon Road reported at 7:41 p.m. Saturday that his 10-year-old daughter had gone out to play and he could not find her. Upon an officer arriving, it was learned the juvenile was located at a friend’s house in the same neighborhood. The juvenile was picked up by the parents unharmed.
– A woman from 1100 block of Prospect Street reported an argument with a neighbor at another neighbor’s apartment at 6:29 p.m. Friday. There were no threats. She was told to call police if the neighbor comes to her apartment to argue and she doesn’t want the person there. She was told to stay away from the neighbor.
– Unwanted people were reported at12:05 p.m. Friday in the 1700 block of Ansley Way. A family member had arrived unannounced and the person was concerned for safety. The caller later advised everything was fine. The family member was removing personal items.
– Two suspicious people were reported in the parking lot of Crossroads Ministries on North Ellsworth Avenue at 11:21 a.m. Saturday. Police spoke to the people who were with a paving company waiting in the lot for the rest of the crew.