Police
Leetonia
— An alarm drop was investigated at 5:39 p.m. Saturday in the 100 block of Industry Street.
— Brian Royea, no address noted, was cited for expired registration at 10:40 a.m. Monday in the area of state Route 344 and Beeson Mill Road as well as given a verbal warning about drug paraphernalia discovered in his vehicle during a routine traffic stop. Suspected marijuana was confiscated and disposed of by police.
— A suspicious person was reported at 6:04 p.m. Wednesday in the area of High and Beeson Mill Road near a storage unit.
— A welfare check was performed at 11:59 p.m. Wednesday in the area of Pearl and Spruce streets.
Columbiana
— A report was taken for a single-vehicle crash at 9:43 p.m. Nov. 23 on state Route 46 near Fairfield Animal Hospital.
— Waylon Farris, 41, of New Waterford was cited at 6:49 p.m. Nov. 23 for open container, after a traffic stop in the first block of South Main Street.
— Steven Faulkner, 40, of Columbiana was served at 7:19 p.m. Nov. 22 with an active warrant, after a traffic stop. Additional charges may be pending based on BCI lab results.
— A private property crash was taken at 5:17 p.m. Nov. 21 in the 200 block of state Route 14.
— A welfare check was performed at 8:08 p.m. Nov. 19 for a female yelling at voices that weren’t there.
Salem
— Officers received an anonymous wellness check request from a person from Pennsylvania who advised that she was talking to a friend on Snapchat, and he made statements of wanting to harm himself at 4:32 a.m. Tuesday. After locating the juvenile’s information, he was contacted by phone due to lacking an address to physically check on him and he advised that he was okay, and nothing was needed. Officers obtained an address and responded to the residence where the juvenile admitted to having thoughts of harming himself so the fire department and EMT were contacted and responded to the scene, and he was transported to Akron Children’s Boardman for further evaluation.
— Officers responded to the area of North Lundy Avenue and East Third Street at 10:35 p.m. Monday for a barking dog complaint. Officers checked the area but did not locate any barking.
— Officers responded to the 200 block of Woodland Avenue at 10:07 p.m. Monday for a report of a possible burglary in progress. The caller advised that she heard a few people talking at the address and thought someone was breaking in due to the house being vacant. Officers checked the property finding it to be secure with no signs of disturbance.
— Officers responded to the 800 block of South Lincoln Avenue at 3:14 p.m. Monday for a reported unruly juvenile. Officers advised the parents that they can go to the juvenile court and file unruly charges on their son if he doesn’t listen. Officers spoke with the juvenile and advised him he has to listen to his parents, and he advised that he does most of the time. Officers advised the parents that if they have any more problems, they can call the police.
— Officers responded to the 2200 block of Merle Road at 3:04 p.m. Monday to take a reported domestic dispute. School staff reported that a student had physical markings, and further investigation showed that a domestic dispute occurred over the weekend involving the stepmother Heather Hoffee, 30, Salem, who was taken into custody for domestic violence and transported to the Columbiana County Jail. The juvenile involved stayed with another family member for the remainder of the evening.