Police

January 14, 2026

Sheriff’s Office — Suspicious activity and unreasonable noise allegedly caused by neighbors was reported at 3:38 a.m. Saturday in the area of Roberts Road, Fairfield Township. Deputies checked the area and didn’t hear any noise and made contact with the caller, advising there was no noise heard. The caller then advised he could still hear the noise. Deputies asked if he needed medical treatment, but he denied needing medical assistance. — A caller from Hanover Township at 1:47 a.m. Saturday reported her ex-boyfriend and father of her child is harassing her by calling for ...

Police

January 13, 2026

Salem — Officers on patrol in the area of East State Street and Highland Avenue at 1:28 a.m. Friday conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle for an equipment violation. The driver, Trevor Stevens, 18, Sebring, was cited for no operator’s license. — Officers attempted to locate a man with an outstanding warrant in the 2000 block of Oak Street at 8:22 p.m. Thursday. Officers were unable to make contact with them. — Officers responded to the 600 block of Newgarden Avenue at 6:47 p.m. Thursday for a report of suspicious messages. The caller advised that inappropriate messages were ...

POLICE

January 10, 2026

Sheriff’s Office — A man on state Route 45, Center Township, reported at 8:09 p.m. Thursday that his neighbor from Black Road, Center Township, was in his vehicle in the roadway in front of the man’s house, revving the engine, waving his middle finger at the residence, yelling and causing a disturbance while the man was inside. — A woman on Black Road, Center Township, reported at 10:30 p.m. Wednesday that she heard a loud explosion at the neighbor’s residence, saying she was scared for her life, her residence shook and she felt this was a way of harassment from the ...

Police

January 9, 2026

East Liverpool — A driver was issued a warning for a headlight out following a Dec. 23 traffic stop on Market Street. — Officers on Dec. 23 advised a female at an Ambrose Street residence to contact them before a male into the residence to gather his belongings if he comes back. — An officer was sent to assist Hancock County on a traffic stop that ended in East Liverpool’s jurisdiction on Route 30 on Dec. 23. The officers stood by while Hancock County finished their traffic stop. — Officers arrived at a Thompson Avenue residence on Dec. 23 after receiving a ...

Police

January 9, 2026

Columbiana — Michael Paterchek, no address listed, was cited at 6:10 p.m. Jan. 3 for driving under suspension near state routes 7 and 14. — Kendall Lewis, of Columbiana, was arrested at 10:31 p.m. Dec. 29 on a warrant out of Stark County. — City police are investigating a minor hit-skip crash shortly before 12:17 p.m. Dec. 29 at the intersection of state Routes 14 and 46. Sheriff’s Office — A man on Unity Line Road, Unity Township, reported at 4:26 p.m. Wednesday that per his bank, he put a check in the mailbox at the New Waterford Post Office, West Main Street, New ...

Police

January 8, 2026

Sheriff Reports — Deputies were dispatched at 8:05 p.m. Jan. 1 to a residence on Wells Hollow Road, Yellow Creek Township, regarding an alleged assault. Deputies spoke with both people involved and after a brief investigation, one of the people was taken into custody. Dale Kenneth Lefebvre, 55, Wells Hollow Road, Wellsville, was charged with felonious assault, a second-degree felony, for allegedly grabbing a woman and throwing her at a coffee table after an argument, causing a deep cut to her forehead when her head hit the corner of the table. Lefebvre already appeared in Columbiana ...