POLICE

October 17, 2026

Sheriff’s Office — A deputy was dispatched to the 39000 block of Grant Street, Center Township at 5:59 p.m. Thursday for a burglary in progress. An arrest warrant has been issued for a 37-year-old Youngstown man related to the incident for multiple charges filed in Columbiana County Municipal Court, including first-degree felony aggravated burglary, second-degree felony felonious assault, third-degree felony strangulation and misdemeanors of aggravated menacing and telecommunications harassment. Highway Patrol — David W. Miller, 38, North Market Street, East Palestine, was ...

POLICE

October 16, 2026

Sheriff’s Office — A deputy was dispatched at 9:52 p.m. Tuesday to South 12th Street, Knox Township, for a custody issue involving a 2-year-old child. The father, from Alliance, arrived at the residence and picked up his child from the mother. — A deputy was dispatched to Georgetown Road, Butler Township, at 7:47 p.m. Tuesday for a person having a mental health issue or a medical, dispatch couldn’t understand the person. Upon arrival with Damascus and Winona EMS, the person was having a medical issue and was transported by Winona EMS to Salem Regional Medical Center in ...

POLICE

October 15, 2026

Sheriff’s Office — Deputies were dispatched at 8:12 p.m. Oct. 8 to Bell Road, Elkrun Township for suspicious activity, with the caller reporting people were moving heavy equipment in the area at night. Deputies made contact with the people, who said everything was ok and they had forgotten to notify their supervisor they were going to be working. Deputies spoke with the owner of the equipment and company and he advised everything was fine. — Deputies responded to a complaint from a man on Fife Coal Road in Yellow Creek Township at 1:50 p.m. Sunday who reported another man was ...

POLICE

October 14, 2026

Salem — A person attempting to kick in a man door of the garage of a vacant home was reported in the 300 block of East Sixth Street. Officers checked the garage and the residence but did not locate any signs of forced entry. — A domestic in progress was reported in the 900 block of West Wilson Street at 9:59 p.m. Monday. The caller advised that they were not injured, but a physical altercation did occur and that the other party had left the residence prior to their arrival. The caller completed a statement to document the incident and had the other party trespassed from the ...

POLICE

October 13, 2026

Columbiana — Officers conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle running a stop sign at North Market and Sixth streets in the 100 block of East State Route 14 at 4:01 p.m. Oct. 3. Contraband was recovered from the vehicle for destruction. — Officers responded to the 300 block of North Main Street at 11:17 a.m. Oct. 3 in reference to an individual experiencing a mental crisis. — Officers took a fraud report on station at 11:42 a.m. Oct. 1, but the victim would not cooperate. — An individual reported an unauthorized use of a motor vehicle at 9:59 a.m. Sept. 30. Perry ...

FIRE

October 10, 2026

Salem — A stove fire was reported in the 200 block of West 12th Street at 7:53 p.m. Thursday. When firefighters arrived, the resident advised that the auto ignition for the stove was stuck on and they had turned off the breaker and extinguished the fire prior to firefighters’ arrival. No excessive heat or smoke was found in the home, and the homeowner was advised to keep the stove off and contact an electrician or stove maintenance.