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Salem — The school resource officer was advised by school administrators of a social media issue at 2:18 p.m. Monday. All information was gathered and given to the proper agency to handle. — Officers responded to the 200 block of Roosevelt Avenue at 11:30 a.m. Monday to assist another agency. Officers were unable to make contact at the residence. — Officers responded to the area of Jefferson Avenue and Merle Road at 9:38 a.m. Monday for a report of low hanging wires over the roadway. Officers observed the wires which were not hanging low. — Officers responded to the 100 ...

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Sheriff’s Office — A deputy was dispatched at 5:44 p.m. Friday to Huntington Bank, state Route 45, Lisbon for an alarm drop, but all doors and windows were secure at ground level. — A deputy arrived at 4:51 p.m. Friday to an address on Kirk Road, Fairfield Township, for a welfare check. North Star EMS transported the person to East Liverpool City Hospital in East Liverpool.

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Sheriff’s Office — A Depot Road resident in Center Township called at 8:31 p.m. Thursday to request a report on file that he told another Depot Road resident three times now to not come onto his property. — A Butler Township resident on Salem Alliance Road reported at 7:34 p.m. Thursday that her children’s father has been driving past her residence multiple times and calling and sending her unwanted messages for the past month. She was advised how to obtain a protection order. Earlier, at 7 p.m., she reported a man at a Knox Township residence was intoxicated and throwing ...

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New Waterford — Officers responded to the 3300 block of Pinewood Drive at 4:21 p.m. Jan. 5 to assist a resident with unwanted property. Wellsville — A warrant for domestic violence was issued for Joseph Como, age and address not provided, on Dec. 28 after officers responded to a call from a female at a Center Street residence saying he pushed her. The female said Como charged at her and a male with her when they went to leave the residence after delivering groceries for Como. The pair got in their vehicle for safety as Como stood on the steps to the residence holding a ...

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St. Clair Township — A driver traveling north on state Route 170 at 52 mph in a 40-mph zone on Dec. 26 was given a verbal warning following a traffic stop for speed. — An officer spoke with a volunteer firefighter at the station on Dec. 26 to explain that even when toned out and using lights and sirens he still had responsibilities for the safety of others while responding to calls. — A driver was given a lecture on safety and a verbal warning for speed following a Dec. 26 traffic stop on East Liverpool Road for speed. — A driver received a verbal warning following a ...

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Sheriff’s Office — Deputies were dispatched at 6:39 p.m. Thursday to Whinnery Road, Butler Township for a 911 hangup call and ended up taking Amanda Brewer into custody for domestic violence. She was taken to the Columbiana County jail and appeared Friday in county Municipal Court where a pretrial was set Jan. 16. Brewer was accused of allegedly slapping a man across the face and scratching his arms during the domestic. — A deputy was dispatched at 4:55 p.m. Thursday to state Route 344 at Perry Grange Road in Salem Township for an elderly-related call of a person walking. The ...