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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 ...

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Leetonia — A single-vehicle crash was reported at 1:18 p.m. Feb. 4 in the 37000 block of Butcher Road, which is out of Leetonia’s jurisdicton. Leetonia responded on scene until Ohio State Highway Patrol did. — A female subject contacted dispatch at 3:48 p.m. Feb. 5, requesting an ambulance for a a 85-year-old man possibly having a dementia episode. Upon arrival and having a discussion, he seemed to be in a good state of mind. — Donavin Hanna, no address listed, was served after noon on Feb. 8 with felony warrants for aggravated burglary and domestic violence. Once ...

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Sheriff’s Office — A suspicious vehicle was reported at 5:48 a.m. Wednesday on North Pleasant Drive near Failor in Unity Township. The vehicle was found stuck in the mud off of the road. The owner arrived and said he pulled off the road to use his phone and when he tried to pull back out he was stuck and doesn’t have money for a tow truck. He was waiting for a friend to call him back or someone to stop and help him, but he’s okay. He was licensed and had no warrants. The vehicle could not be pushed out. He was told to call if he needs anything. — Deputies responded at 3:07 ...

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Leetonia — A village man reported receipt of an email from Georgia alleging that he had a federal warrant from Georgia, which was confirmed fraudulent at 12:31 p.m. Jan. 30. — A village police officer was dispatched at 9:32 p.m. Jan. 31 to assist a county deputy in Washingtonville with a possible domestic. Upon arrival, the officer discovered no domestic but just a “competitive” game of UNO. — A Leetonia resident will retrieve property found near the Columbiana traffic circle that had been forwarded to the village police’s lost and found at 8:10 p.m. Feb. 1. ...

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Salem — Officers responded to the 200 block of East State Street at 9:31 a.m. Saturday for a reported water line break. Officers located the issue, and the water department was contacted to handle the matter. — Officers responded to the 400 block of South Broadway Avenue at 9:09 a.m. Saturday for a reported domestic in progress. Officers spoke to all parties involved, collecting statements and advising them to remain separated for the remainder of the day. — Officers responded to the 400 block of Aetna Street at 7:51 a.m. Saturday for a reported barking dog complaint. ...