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Sheriff’s Office — A deputy responded at 4:17 p.m. Wednesday to Elkton Auto Corral, Scroggs Road, Elkrun Township, for an alarm, but the owner advised it was a false alarm. — James Merino, 68, Benton Road, Salem, was charged with burglary, a fourth-degree felony, and taken to the Columbiana County jail after deputies were dispatched at 3:44 p.m. Wednesday to a burglary at a residence on Lisa Lane, Center Township. The residents alleged that Merino kicked in their door and entered the residence. A deputy noted damage to the door. Merino, who’s the land owner, was evicting the ...

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Sheriff’s Office — A deputy responded at 1:02 a.m. Tuesday to an address on Cream Ridge Road, Elkrun Township where prowlers had been reported. The caller told the deputy the people had been under his trailer for the last four to six hours, however, when he called the sheriff’s office, he told the people he called and they fled on foot. He didn’t know who they were or where they went. The deputy checked around the property with the caller, but did not locate anyone or any evidence of anyone being around. — A deputy was dispatched at 5:05 p.m. Saturday to Old Irondale Road, ...

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Sheriff’s Office — Deputies and Lisbon police units responded at 4:11 p.m. Sunday to the Travelers Inn, state Route 45, Center Township for a domestic and learned en route that a person had an active warrant from Columbiana County. Upon arrival, the female victim said the suspect was still on the property. Deputies and Lisbon police officers started checking the property and apartments and found Kevin Neely, 44, state Route 45, Lisbon and apprehended him. He was placed into custody on the warrant and other charges and taken to jail. Charges against him in county Municipal Court ...

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Salem — Officers responded to the 400 block of South Union Avenue at 2:43 a.m. Saturday for a report of a possible breaking and entering. Officers cleared the residence and collected information and photos from the caller and advised the caller to keep the doors locked and call back immediately if anything else occurred. The matter will be investigated further, and officers will be following up on the incident. — Officers responded to the 600 block of Aetna Street at 11:31 p.m. Friday for a report of suspicious activity. Officers spoke with the people in question and found that ...

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Sheriff’s Office — An Akron man reported at 4:03 p.m. Thursday that he has his wrecked motorcycle and other belongings on a woman’s property on Hillcrest Road, Yellow Creek Township. She told him he has 48 hours to get the wrecked motorcycle and other belongings off of her property, but he said he’s unable to do that because he’s in a hospital in the state of West Virginia. He was advised to contact an attorney. — A Pine Hollow Road resident in Middleton Township reported at 2:07 p.m. Thursday that she found a bullet hole in her wooden shed and three of her solar lights ...

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Sheriff’s Office — A woman on Buck Road, Knox Township reported at 10:55 p.m. Wednesday that her landlord was at the residence pounding on the front door causing a disturbance. While en route, dispatch advised to disregard due to the landlord leaving in her vehicle. — A Sebring woman at 2:03 p.m. Wednesday requested a welfare check on her 8-year-old daughter, who was staying at her father’s residence on Speidel Road, Hanover Township. A deputy observed the 8-year-old to be fine and spoke with the father. — A resident on Sprucevale Road, Middleton Township, reported at ...