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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 ...

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Sheriff’s Office — A deputy was dispatched at 4:06 p.m. Thursday to Sell Road, Center Township, for a private property accident. — A woman from Perry Township reported at 8:26 p.m. Wednesday that she was en route to a relative’s residence on Trinity Church Road, Center Township, to get her vehicle that’s parked on the property and the relative is telling her she’s going to have it towed if she does not get it. She was advised it’s a civil matter. Leetonia — An officer was dispatched to an alarm drop at 5:40 a.m. Wednesday to a gas station in the 300 block of ...

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Sheriff’s Office — Deputies were dispatched at 10:35 p.m. Dec. 28 to Wood Aly, Washingtonville, for a domestic violence report, with assistance from Goshen Township Police District from Mahoning County. Brandon Shaffer, 28, Wood Aly, Washingtonville, was taken into custody for domestic violence and taken to the county jail. He already appeared in Columbiana County Municipal Court for arraignment on the domestic violence charge for allegedly head butting a woman and pushing her around on Dec. 28. He’s facing a pretrial on Jan. 9. — A man on Taylor Road, Middleton Township, ...

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Perry Township — Officers on patrol in the area of West State Street at 4 a.m. Monday located a guideline down in the westbound lane. Officers were able to move the line off the roadway and notified Ohio Edison. — Officers on patrol in the area Painter Road near the township limits when locating a piece of metal from a vehicle in the roadway at 2:41 a.m. Monday and removed the debris. — Officers on patrol in the area of Highland Avenue at 2:35 a.m. Monday located a tree limb blocking the southbound lane. Officers were able to remove the tree. — Officers responded to ...

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Sheriff’s Office — A Washingtonville woman on Boston Street reported at 7:29 p.m. Thursday that her ex-boyfriend was driving past her residence and sending her unwanted text messages from different numbers. She was advised how to obtain a protection order. — A suspicious person was reported at 5:28 p.m. Thursday at McDonald’s, state Route 45, Center Township, where a deputy learned a man with an open container of alcohol was asking for a ride and someone gave him a ride to Lisbon. — A deputy was dispatched at 3:32 p.m. Thursday to Thomas Market, First Street, Hanoverton, ...