Police
Highway Patrol
— Delores Foster, of Clark Street in East Palestine, was cited at 5:21 a.m. Sept. 18 in Unity Township for failure to control, after she was eastbound on state Route 165, crossed the center line and went off the left side of the road and struck two signs.
— Elijah Conser, of New Castle, Pa., was cited at 6:30 a.m. Sept. 19 in Fairfield Township for failure to yield the right of way when turning left. Joseph Schnode, of Lincoln Way in Lisbon, was eastbound on state Route 558 and Conser was westbound and attempted to turn south onto state Route 7, striking him.
— Duncan Hildebrand, of Lincoln Way in Lisbon, was cited at 6:27 a.m. Sept. 23 in Hanover Township for failure to control, after he failed to negotiate a turn while west bound on state Route 172, went off the left side of the road and struck a tree.
— Michael Peterson, of Boardman, was cited at 11:31 p.m. Sept. 22 in Middleton Township for failure to yield the right of way when turning left, after striking Sanjuana Duran, of West Clark St. in East Palestine, while turning from the southbound lane on state Route 170 to CR452.
Washingtonville
— Richard Kennedy of Fredericks burg, Va. was arrested at 11:54 p.m. Sept. 25 for several charges stemming from a traffic stop on state Route 14. Kennedy was stopped for going 67 in a 35 mph zone, passing in a no passing zone. Upon stopping the vehicle, Kennedy appeared impaired and became combative when field sobriety tests were attempted. He ultimately was charged with OVI, assault on a peace officer, obstructing official business, resisting arrest, fictitious plate in addition to the speeding and passing in a no passing zone.
Leetonia
— Thomas Mackey, address unknown, was cited at 9:57 a.m. Sept. 26 in the area of state Route 344 and Industry for speeding and given a verbal warning for expired registration. An officer tried to initiate a traffic stop with lights and sirens; however, Mackey did not stop. Finally he pulled over at 344 and Cunningham. The officer believes he was distracted and didn’t see his due the floating balloons in his back seat.
— Police provided assistance to a young girl who was having difficulty breathing at 8:08 p.m. Sept. 26 while working the football game. Initially reported as an asthma attack, the girl reported that she had been jumped by a fifth grader. Police got a description of the alleged attacker, while EMS treated her for the asthma. A report was put on file with the school administration who is handling the situation.
— An officer responded to the 400 block of Somer Street, where a male half wanted to retrieve some of his personal belongings at 2:41 p.m. Sept. 25. He was informed that police couldn’t determine who owned what that it was a civil matter.
— Four officers responded at 7:47 p.m. Sept. 26to establish a perimeter at an active burglary scene in the 40000 block of Crestview Road alongside Columbiana police, Washingtonville police, Goshen police, Columbiana County sheriff deputies and the Ohio State Highway Patrol as investigators believed one suspect was still inside and armed but learned he fled after learning his accomplice had been apprehended.
— Police responded to a domestic dispute at 12:36 a.m. Sept. 26 in the 400 block of Somer Street. The dispute was verbal only, but the male half had grabbed her phone
— A lost blue heeler dog was reported in the ditch on state Route 344 near Pennex at 11:37 a.m. Sept. 26. He couldn’t be found.
— An officer responded at 6:01 p.m. Sept. 28 to the first block of Pine Street for a neighbor dispute, threatening violence. The report will be forwarded to the prosecutor for possible charges.
— Police agreed to increase patrols in the 600 block of Cherry Fork at 10 a.m. Sept. 26 after receiving a complaint about loud vehicles in his neighborhood revving their engines.