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Highway Patrol — Brock H. Mascher, 31, West North Avenue, East Palestine, was cited for failure to yield, no seat belt and improper/expired registration after allegedly failing to yield from a private drive while turning left onto eastbound state Route 14 and was struck by an eastbound vehicle on state Route 14 driven by Jared J. Sorrell, 41, East Main Street, East Palestine, at 2:07 p.m. Oct. 1 in Unity Township. No injuries were reported. — Razir Z. Jones, 25, Beaver Falls, Pa., was cited for assured clear distance and treated at the scene by Columbiana EMS for a suspected ...

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Sheriff’s Office — A suspicious vehicle was reported at 9:02 p.m. Wednesday in the area of Morris Road, Elkrun Township. A deputy came across a white Amazon van that matched the caller’s description and saw no other vans. — A deputy at 7:16 p.m. Wednesday spoke with a woman on Holmeswood Drive, Butler Township, in reference to her 17-year-old grandson driving a dirt bike on the public roadways without a license plate or valid driver’s license. She was advised if her grandson is observed operating the dirt bike on public roadways, he will receive a citation and the dirt bike ...

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Sheriff’s Office — A man on Spillway Road, Hanover Township, reported at 6:27 p.m. Tuesday that he was having a custody exchange in the parking lot of United Local Schools, state Route 9, Hanover Township, with his ex-wife of Hanoverton when she opened the door to his vehicle and was yelling at him in an alleged attempt to provoke an argument with him. He said he did not respond back, she shut the door on his vehicle and he left the parking lot. — A resident on state Route 7, Middleton Township, reported at 4:12 p.m. Tuesday that a woman was sitting on the ground at the end of ...

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Sheriff’s Office — Deputies were dispatched at 1:25 a.m. Friday to Cream Ridge Road, Elkrun Township, for report of suspicious activity. Deputies met with the caller and walked the property with the caller and didn’t find anything out of the ordinary. — A runaway juvenile was reported at 10:33 p.m. Sept. 24 at Harvey Avenue, Center Township. A deputy spoke to the juvenile’s parents, advised of places the juvenile might be and asked Lisbon Police to check them. Lisbon Police located the juvenile and brought him back to his parents’ residence. The deputy gave him a warning ...

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Sheriff’s Office — Deputies were dispatched at 5:46 p.m. Saturday to Haiti Road, Washington Township, for an open 911 line. A deputy spoke with the homeowner and there was no contact with that number at the residence. — A man on Eagleton Road, Center Township, reported at 3:53 p.m. Saturday that a man from Maple Street, Lisbon, was making threats towards him and his family for the second time now. He was advised how to obtain a protection order. — A Salem Township woman on Farrington Road called at 1:20 p.m. Saturday regarding harassment on social media. She only wanted a ...

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Sheriff’s Office — Deputies were dispatched at 7:53 p.m. Thursday to Gamble Road at Sell Road, Center Township, for a person sitting in the middle of the roadway. A deputy made contact with the woman who was walking westbound on Sell Road and gave her a courtesy transport to her residence on Sell Road, Center Township. — A woman on Howell Road, Unity Township reported at 5:28 p.m. Thursday that she mailed a check for $80 through the mail on May 7, 2025 and on Sept. 17, 2026, the check was cashed for $370. — Jackson Township Police Department in Mahoning County called at ...