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Perry Township —Officers responded to the 1300 block of Pembrooke Drive at 1:22 a.m. Sunday for a report of a person who had been trespassed attempting to break into the residence. Officers found that Jeffrey Steffel, 43, Salem, had broken through the back door and was holding it shut refusing orders. Officers were able to enter the residence where Steffel continued to refuse orders to exit and had to be escorted out of the evidence while continuing to resist and pull away from officers. Officers ultimately took Steffel into custody and transported him to the Columbiana County Jail. ...

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Sheriff’s Office — A deputy and a Lisbon police officer responded at 12:52 a.m. Tuesday to Grant Street in Center Township for a woman in mental distress. The female had reportedly stopped taking her medication and was self-medicating with alcohol. She was eventually transported to a hospital by EMS services. — Deputies at 11:53 p.m. Monday conducted a warrant attempt in Wellsville, taking the person they were searching for into custody. The person was taken to the Columbiana County Jail on an in-house warrant. The report did not list the person’s name or any other ...

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Sheriff’s Office — A deputy at 5:37 p.m. Friday returned a call regarding a civil matter on Graham Street, Center Township, advising the person how to proceed. — A deputy was dispatched at 10:21 p.m. Thursday to Lake Front Drive, Knox Township, for a domestic violence report. Both parties signed a refusal to prosecute. — A deputy responded at 9:59 p.m. Thursday to Dollar General, U.S. Route 62, Damascus, Butler Township, for a glass pipe found on the property. The glass pipe was collected and destroyed at the Columbiana County Sheriff’s Office. — A man on Wheathill ...

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Columbiana — An officer took a private property crash report at 4:24 p.m. May 24 at Das Dutch Haus. — Police conducted a traffic stop at 9:58 p.m. May 23 in the 41000 block and learn the driver was operating the vehicle under a former owner, so seized the license plate. — Lorrain Rummel and Lee Knight, both of New Waterford, were named as suspects during a routine traffic stop at 7:38 p.m. May 23 in the 44400 block of state Route 14 after suspected drug paraphernalia and narcotics were seized. — Suspected psilocybin mushrooms was located during a traffic stop at 12:43 ...

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Salem — Officers spoke to a person at the police department at 12:17 p.m. Friday for a report of unwanted messages. The caller was given their options for dealing with the situation. — Officers responded to the 1200 block of Cleveland Street at 10:27 p.m. Thursday for a report of people yelling. Officers spoke with the resident who advised that kids were playing video games, and they were advised to keep the noise down. — Officers responded to the 500 block of Jennings Avenue at 7:40 p.m. Thursday for a noise complaint. Officers found music being played from an amplifier ...

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Highway Patrol — Laura Gessner of Selinsgrove, Pa. was cited at 6:45 a.m. May 13 in Salem Township, after failing to yield from a stop sign at state Route 45 and Salem-Grange Road and she struck a vehicle driven by Bryan Heestand, of McCracken Road in Salem. — Katherine McClure, of Gaithesburg, Md., was cited at 1:25 a.m. May 17 in the city of Columbiana for failure to control, after running off the right side of the state Route 344 ramp on state Route 11 and striking a traffic sign. — Andrew Byler, of Salineville Road in Salineville, was cited at 5:23 p.m. May 22 for ...