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New Waterford — Patrolling officers on Crestview Road at 5:44 p.m. Thursday recovered a loose dog and returned it home. Sheriff’s Office — A juvenile-related report was taken on Sprucevale Road, Middleton Township, at 10:45 p.m. Wednesday, with the report sent to Child Protective Services. — A private property accident was reported at 4:54 p.m. Wednesday in the parking lot of United local schools, state Route 9, Hanover Township. All parties exchanged information. — A man in Madison Township reported at 4:18 p.m. Wednesday that he was the victim of identity ...

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Sheriff’s Office — A deputy was dispatched at 9:30 p.m. Wednesday to a residence on Homeworth Road in Knox Township for a domestic, learning the suspect left and passing the suspect who was eastbound on Buck Road. The deputy activated his overhead lights and the suspect had been traveling at a high speed after passing the deputy, with the deputy losing sight of him. The suspect’s vehicle was located minutes later by an Ohio State Highway Patrol sergeant after the vehicle crashed through a fence and came to rest in a field 100 yards from where it left the roadway. The suspect was ...

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Salem — Officers responded to the area of South Lundy Avenue at 2:06 a.m. Wednesday for a report of two people who had been seen taking a bike from a residence in the area of West Pershing Street. Officers were able to locate the people who advised the bike was theirs. Officers spoke with the residents who confirmed the bike belonged to them. — Officers responded to the 1200 block of East Pidgeon Road at 11:29 p.m. Tuesday to assist Perry Township officers with a wellness check. Officers were unable to locate them. — Officers responded to the area of Southeast Boulevard and ...

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Perry Township — Officers responded to the 1300 block of West State Street at 7:39 p.m. Feb. 4 for a reported domestic in progress. Officers found the matter to be a verbal argument between parties with nothing physical nor any threats reported. The involved parties separated for the night. — Officers responded to the 1200 block of East Pidgeon Road at 5:44 p.m. Feb. 4 to assist Columbiana County Sheriff’s deputies with a standby. The person in question was served with a no contact order and retrieved his belongings. — Officers responded to Salem Acres at 2:13 p.m. Feb. 4 ...

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Sheriff’s Office — Deputies and Leetonia police assisted Columbiana police in taking Brandon Shaffer, Wood Aly, Washingtonville, into custody on warrants out of their jurisdiction at his residence. — A deputy was dispatched at 4:26 p.m. Friday to Hartley Road, Knox Township, for a juvenile-related report, with the report sent to Child Protective services. — Deputies were dispatched at 3:56 p.m. Friday to Lisbon Road, Center Township for a medical call involving a juvenile. EMT Ambulance transported the juvenile to Akron Children’s Hospital in Boardman. Columbiana — A ...

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New Waterford — Officers spoke with a male resident in the 46000 block of Taylor Avenue at 10:14 a.m. Feb. 1 who reported a female friend taking his vehicle overnight without permission. A short while later he called back advising the vehicle had been returned. Leetonia — A Leetonia woman called police at 1:08 p.m. Feb. 6 to report the she had found sets of handprints on all her downstairs windows Feb. 4 when she was cleaning them after returning from vacation. — Pennex Aluminum Company on Commerce reports at 9:58 p.m. Feb 6 that a suspicious person was lurking in their ...