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Salem —Officers responded to the 900 block of Prospect Street at 2:22 a.m. Wednesday to check a residence for potential squatters. It was reported by a prior shift that someone had possibly been entering the vacant home and sleeping there through the night on multiple nights. Officers checked the exterior of the residence and found it to be secure. —Officers responded to the 100 block of West Pershing Street at 1:24 a.m. Wednesday for a reported suspicious person. The caller advised that an unknown person was on their front porch. Officers spoke with the person who advised that ...

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Sheriff Reports —Deputies responded to a noise complaint reported at 12:09 a.m. Tuesday in the 11000 block of state Route 644, Hanover Township. The area was checked and deputies didn’t hear any of the reported noise. — Deputies were dispatched at 11:53 p.m. Monday to an address on state Route 154, Elkrun Township due to some social media posts on a person’s pages. Deputies spoke with the person and their spouse at the home and explained the reason for the visit and reviewed the person’s social media with their permission. It was advised the person has a doctor’s ...

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Liverpool Township — Christopher Valentine (age and address not provided) was issued a mandatory court date for suspended license and expired tags and a citation for his exhaust following a Sept. 27 traffic stop on Anderson Boulevard. — Gavin Brown (age and address not provided) who was issued a warning for a loud exhaust and citations for no turn signal within 100 feet of a turn and no license was told by an officer he could have someone with a valid license come pick up his vehicle following a Sept. 28 traffic stop on Rubicon Street. The car was released to a valid driver. ...

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County Sheriff — A deputy was dispatched at 10:44 p.m. Saturday to Shelby Road, Center Township, for a domestic violence report. Frederick Earl Kruger, 34, Shelby Road, Lisbon, was taken into custody and charged with domestic violence and felonious assault and taken to the Columbiana County jail. — A woman reported at 6:09 p.m. Saturday that she received a call from who she believed was her bank, but it appeared to be a scam. She called the number and spoke to the person, who advised her basic information, but then the person began to ask for personal information. She gave no ...

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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. ...

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Sheriff’s Office — A man on Westville Lake Road, Knox Township, reported at 5:24 p.m. Thursday that his ex-wife was trying to break into the residence. She called and advised per her court paperwork that she is allowed in the residence until it is sold. They were both advised to contact their attorneys. — Goshen Township Police Department, Mahoning County, at 3:16 p.m. Thursday requested a Columbiana County deputy check the welfare of a juvenile at a residence on Buck Road, Knox Township, who made suicidal threats in their jurisdiction. A deputy spoke with the juvenile, who was ...